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2012 Edition<br />

Volume 12<br />

KHS Class of ’66<br />

Founding Members<br />

Janice Ahola-Sidaway (Ottawa, ON,<br />

Canada)<br />

Walter Anderson (Alpharetta, GA)<br />

Ronald Aubin (N. Fort Myers, FL)<br />

Robert Beauregard (Dayville, CT)<br />

Sandra Franklin Beauregard (Dayville, CT)<br />

Richard Bonneville (Seneca Castle, NY)<br />

June Allen Brissette (N. Grosvenordale, CT)<br />

Ann Klein Bryan (Adel, GA)<br />

Chris Burke (Pomfret, CT)<br />

Rita Lebeau Burns (Putnam, CT)<br />

Steven Cooley (Dayville, CT)<br />

Dean Randall Davis (in memory)<br />

Judith Johns Elzholtz (N. Branford, CT)<br />

Charles Ferland (Danielson, CT)<br />

Mikel Fiske (Clayton, NY)<br />

J. Stephen Flanagan (Marblehead, MA)<br />

Jeff Hardell (Brooklyn, CT)<br />

Wayne F. Hildreth (in memory)<br />

Patricia Correia Hoerter (Shalimar, FL)<br />

Tom Jodoin (Killingly, CT)<br />

Deborah S. Kimball (in memory)<br />

Ralph LaChance (Framingham, MA)<br />

Paul Lefrancois (Uncasville, CT)<br />

Candyse Holden LeQuere (Higganam, CT)<br />

Susan Rees Jones (East Lyme, CT)<br />

Tom Martin (Hickman, NE)<br />

Pearl Sipila McCahil (Lake Placid, NY)<br />

Linda Mailhot Merrill (in memory)<br />

James J. Milliard (Dayville, CT)<br />

Jim Rose (Danielson, CT)<br />

Joyce Michaud Rust (Danielson, CT)<br />

Richard Rust (Danielson, CT)<br />

Tim Schmidt (Pownal, ME)<br />

Barbara Crabtree Simonetta (Cheshire, CT)<br />

Deborah Arnold Smith (Springfield, MA)<br />

Gary Sposato (Brooklyn, CT)<br />

Paul Theroux (Lancaster, NH)<br />

Kathy Krajewski Traut (Hampton, NH)<br />

Cathy Wade (Brooklyn, CT)<br />

Jan Wippert Williams (in memory)<br />

**YOUR NAME**<br />

* * * * * * * *<br />

Founding Friends of the Class<br />

Anonymous<br />

Lori Aubin (dedicated past service)<br />

George & Priscilla Davis<br />

Margaret McQueen (in memory, Class of ’66<br />

teacher)<br />

Saul & Sandra Ahola<br />

Killingly Public Library (in-kind service)<br />

Keely Mancini (Superintendent’s office,<br />

communications support)<br />

The Racine Company (in-kind service for<br />

FOLK greeting card)<br />

**YOUR NAME**<br />

News about the Friends of Learning In Killingly Society & its FOLK<br />

Fund, an educational legacy created by the KHS Class of 1966<br />

<strong>Having</strong> <strong>fun</strong> & <strong>getting</strong> crea tive<br />

<strong>while</strong> <strong>building</strong> <strong>fine</strong> <strong>motor</strong> <strong>skills</strong><br />

A group of Killingly kindergarteners enjoy completing activities with<br />

hands-on manipulatives that are designed to strengthen <strong>fine</strong> <strong>motor</strong> <strong>skills</strong><br />

and foster cognitive development. Occupational therapist Karen Kent’s<br />

2011 FOLK grant made it possible for her to develop these types of <strong>fine</strong><br />

<strong>motor</strong> boxes that are now being used by kindergarteners across the district.<br />

Learn more about this and other 2011 projects on pp. 2, 3 & 4.<br />

Your Invitation to FOLK’s Thirteenth Annual Awards Reception<br />

The Friends of Learning in Killingly invite you to join us for<br />

FOLK’s Thirteenth Annual Awards Reception<br />

To Honor FOLK Grant Recipients for 2012<br />

& celebrate 13 years of grant accomplishments by Killingly Educators<br />

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.<br />

Killingly Town Hall, 172 Main Street, Conf. Rm 102, Danielson, CT<br />

Refreshments will be served<br />

RSVP by Mar.9, 2012 to Killingly Superintendent’s Office (LuAnn Goyette, tel 860-779-6600,<br />

lgoyette@killinglyschools.org or Keely Mancini tel: 860-779-6605 kmancini@killinglyschools.org<br />

OR Greater Worcester Community Foundation<br />

Tel: (508) 755-0980 or email: bschowalter@greaterworcester.org<br />

Inside… FOLK Updates – 2 FOLK in the news – 2,4 Grant Highlights – 3, 4<br />

Class of ’66 Reunion – 5 FOLK behind the Scenes –5 FOLK tail ends – 6


Alert!<br />

New URL for FOLK Information<br />

Greater Worcester Community Foundation<br />

(GWCF), FOLK’s Administrator, has<br />

a new improved website. Please take note<br />

of the new URL where FOLK’s guidelines,<br />

application form, and recent grant<br />

history can be accessed at:<br />

www.greaterworcester.org/Nonprofits/Gra<br />

ntGuidelines/FriendsofLearninginKilling<br />

lyFOLKFund.aspx You can also download<br />

a copy of the most recent edition of<br />

FOLKtales.<br />

FOLK Updates…<br />

FOLK Welcomes New GWCF Staffer<br />

Beckley Schowalter<br />

We at FOLK would like to officially welcome<br />

new GWCF staffer Beckley Schowalter,<br />

who will take over as key contact person<br />

for the Fund. Kelly Stimson, who has been<br />

promoted to Director of Donor Services at<br />

GWCF, will work with Beckley for the 2012<br />

grant cycle to ensure a smooth transition. We<br />

look forward to working with you, Beckley;<br />

and Kelly, congratulations on your promotion!<br />

Beckley can be reached at (508) 755-<br />

0980, ext. 116, or via email at bschowalter@greaterworcester.org<br />

FOLK Celebrates 12 Years of Grantmaking<br />

On March 9, 2011 the FOLK Society celebrated<br />

its 12 th year of grantmaking with a special<br />

reception to honor our 2011 FOLK grant<br />

recipients. Hosted by several FOLK founding<br />

members, the event also brought together<br />

friends and colleagues of the grantees, past<br />

grant recipients, Superintendent Silver, other<br />

Central Administrators, many Killingly school<br />

administrators, members of the Board of Education,<br />

and several Town Council members.<br />

Educators representing the 10 <strong>fun</strong>ded initiatives<br />

spoke about their planned projects, which you<br />

can read about below.<br />

Are YOU a Killingly Educator with a great idea to enhance the curriculum<br />

but need a small grant to make it happen? Why not check out our FOLK grant guidelines at<br />

www.greaterworcester.org/Nonprofits/GrantGuidelines/FriendsofLearninginKillinglyFOLKFund.aspx<br />

FOLK in the Local News…<br />

KILLINGLY VILLAGER FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011 A3<br />

BY CLARE HOPKINS<br />

VILLAGER STAFF WRITER<br />

KILLINGLY — The Friends of<br />

Learning in Killingly (FOLK),<br />

awarded 10 grants to Killingly educators<br />

to help them carry out educational<br />

projects Monday, March 10,<br />

at the Killingly Town Hall. “The<br />

reviewers and Advisory Committee<br />

were very impressed with this<br />

year’s project submissions. The projects<br />

were very well thought out,<br />

implementation and follow-up plans<br />

were clear and realistic, and the<br />

projects all strive to inspire a love of<br />

learning,” said Advisory Committee<br />

Chair Janice Ahola-Sidaway.<br />

The FOLK Fund is an educational<br />

endowment <strong>fun</strong>d created<br />

in 1998 by classmates and friends<br />

of the KHS Class of 1966 to promote<br />

innovative school-based<br />

educational projects in Killingly<br />

and inspire the love of learning<br />

in Killingly’s youth. Since its<br />

inception the <strong>fun</strong>d has awarded<br />

$25,700 through 82 grants that<br />

support educational projects at<br />

Killingly schools. Projects in the<br />

past have included environmental<br />

education projects, literacy,<br />

science and art projects, service<br />

learning and citizenship education,<br />

technology, business, communication<br />

and career planning.<br />

FOLK awards grants to Killingly teachers<br />

The Friends of Learning in Killingly Fund (FOLK) recently awarded 10 Killingly<br />

educators with grants to <strong>fun</strong>d different projects. Standing, from left: Barbara<br />

Porter (KCS), Sandra Kelley (KIS), Gale Norman (KCS) Anne Vasbinder (KIS),<br />

Michael Wuescher (KHS), Jennifer Hawkins (KHS), Karen Kent (KMS),<br />

(Seated, from left: Arlene Gauthier (KIS), Julie Corden (KIS), Colleen<br />

Lugauskas (KCS)<br />

“Because FOLK established its endowment<br />

<strong>fun</strong>d more than 12 years<br />

ago and has grown over the years,<br />

we have been lucky that despite the<br />

recent recession, we have been able<br />

so far to maintain our recent <strong>fun</strong>ding<br />

level <strong>while</strong> still ensuring that the<br />

Fund will continue in perpetuity,”<br />

said Ahola-Sidaway.<br />

The <strong>fun</strong>d makes grants up to $250<br />

but larger grants of $400 to $500 are<br />

available for collaborations between<br />

teachers, academic departments or<br />

schools.<br />

This year grants were given to Barbara<br />

Porter (KCS), Sandra Kelley<br />

(KIS), Gale Norman (KCS) Anne<br />

Vasbinder (KIS), Michael Wuescher<br />

(KHS), Jennifer Hawkins (KHS),<br />

Karen Kent (KMS), Arlene Gauthier<br />

(KIS), Julie Corden (KIS), and Colleen<br />

Lugauskas (KCS).<br />

Lugauskas, a grade 3-4 reading<br />

specialist at Killingly Central School,<br />

will be using her $400 grant to help<br />

with the purchase of bicycle safety<br />

books as part of a larger initiative to<br />

promote bicycle safety at the school.<br />

“The money will be used to purchase<br />

a copy of ‘The Bicycle Book’ by Gail<br />

Gibbons for each third and fourth<br />

grade student at Killingly Central<br />

School. In conjunction with the book<br />

giveaway, Danielson Adventure Sports<br />

will be coming on Friday, April 1 to<br />

give a talk about bike maintenance and<br />

road safety rules to our third and fourth<br />

graders. Students will also have the<br />

opportunity to enter a bike safety<br />

poster contest at the school and all<br />

families will have the opportunity to<br />

purchase low cost bike helmets and<br />

safety gear,” said Lugauskas.<br />

Killingly Central school first grade<br />

teacher Porter will be using her $250<br />

grant to help defray transportation and<br />

entry costs for 100 grade one students<br />

to take a field trip to Mystic Aquarium.<br />

“The trip is an important complement<br />

to our science program and study of<br />

animals. Many students do not have<br />

experiences with live animals and this<br />

field trip is a great chance for them to<br />

observe real animals and make connections<br />

to what they have read and<br />

studied about in school,” said Porter.<br />

(continued on p. 4)<br />

Page 2 of 6


2000-2011<br />

Grant Recipients<br />

Kelly Andrews-Babcock (‘08,<br />

’09, ‘10)<br />

Bonnie Beland (’10)<br />

Terri Bordonaro (‘04,‘04, ‘05)<br />

Cheryl Boissoneau (’10)<br />

Paula Bourdeau (‘07)<br />

Cynthia Bradly (‘05)<br />

Nancy Breault (‘07)<br />

Pam Bramlett (‘03, ‘06)<br />

Erica Caouette (‘08)<br />

Jane Camarco (‘03, ‘03)<br />

Alex Casserta (‘02, ‘05)<br />

Bob Chalifoux (‘04)<br />

Denise Cooley (‘00)<br />

Julie Corden (‘07,’’09, ’10, ‘11)<br />

Steven Craig (’09)<br />

Misty Crowley (‘07)<br />

Claudia Danna (‘00,‘03)<br />

Heidi Devine (’09)<br />

Mary Doiron (‘03)<br />

Mona Gardiner (‘07 ’08, ‘10)<br />

Arlene Gauthier (‘04, ’06. ‘11)<br />

Chuck Gatti (‘05)<br />

William Gazzola (2005)<br />

Dale Goodwin (‘00, ‘01)<br />

Donna Guillot (‘04)<br />

Julie Gutierrez (‘04)<br />

Janet Hallbergh (‘03)<br />

Jennifer Hawkins (’11)<br />

Richard Jerr (’10)<br />

Nancy Juhola (’09)<br />

Sandra Kelley (’10. ‘11)<br />

Doris Kennedy (‘01)<br />

Karen Kent (’11)<br />

Kelley Kussey (‘04)<br />

Andrea Lassan (‘00)<br />

Jessica Lackenbach (‘06)<br />

James Lackner (’08, ‘09)<br />

Colleen Lugauskas (’11)<br />

Simonne Lamothe (’10)<br />

Joseph Lewerk (’11)<br />

Kathy Magalis (’09)<br />

Lorraine McLeish (08, ‘11)<br />

Jan McRobert (2’6,‘07))<br />

Patricia Maher (‘05, ‘06)<br />

Diane Misseri (‘02,’03,’05)<br />

Gloria Morrison (’09)<br />

Barbara Mudd (‘01, ‘07)<br />

Jennifer Nadeau (‘04)<br />

Gale Norman (’11)<br />

Kathy O’Brien (‘04)<br />

Michelle Pepin (‘02,‘08)<br />

Allegra Plantier (’10)<br />

Barbara Porter (’11)<br />

Carol Records (’06 -’09)<br />

Bethany Royer (‘08)<br />

Sara Schmidt (’09)<br />

Lisa Siegmund (‘06)<br />

Sara Sumner (‘03, ‘07)<br />

Mary Tardif (‘06)<br />

Barbara Jean Toth (‘07)<br />

Tanya Topazio (‘05)<br />

Meghan Tubridy (‘01)<br />

Anne Vasbinder (’10, ‘11)<br />

James Weigel (’10)<br />

Michael Wuenscher (’09, ‘11)<br />

Jill Zangerl (’10)<br />

2011 Grant Highlights<br />

FOLK awarded $ 3,200 of grant <strong>fun</strong>ding in 2011 to<br />

support 10 worthy initiatives, including <strong>fun</strong>ds for<br />

books to complement a bike safety program, children’s<br />

magazine subscriptions, hands-on tools to foster<br />

<strong>fine</strong> <strong>motor</strong> <strong>skills</strong>, DVD learning tools and other<br />

technology, science laboratory supplies and guide<br />

books, and out-of-town fieldtrips. You can read details<br />

about the projects throughout this newsletter.<br />

Below we showcase a few of them.<br />

A grant to teacher Sandy Kelley helped students in<br />

the KIS Chrysalis program, all of whom are multihandicapped,<br />

to experience the <strong>fun</strong> of traveling by<br />

train, by boarding the train in Providence to travel to<br />

Boston and back. Even the bus ride to Providence<br />

was exciting. Sandy explained, “We were almost<br />

there...all the way to Federal Hill in Providence when<br />

we were stuck in traffic. Our bus was late and we<br />

didn’t want to miss the train. The circus had come to<br />

town and we had to watch as all the animals crossed<br />

the road, including several elephants!<br />

Prior to the trip Sandy contacted the Massachusetts<br />

Right: Logan<br />

Wright &<br />

Vanessa Soto<br />

Below: Michael<br />

Tremblay, sporting<br />

his Patriots<br />

shirt & conductor<br />

cap<br />

Students in KIS<br />

Chrysalis program<br />

ride the train<br />

from Providence<br />

to Boston & back<br />

Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to arrange for<br />

the group’s Providence-to-Boston train trip. The company<br />

went out of its way to cater to the special needs of<br />

the group and make the excursion truly memorable.<br />

Sandy reported on the trip: “The MBTA was so good<br />

to us...they were waiting for us when we rushed to the<br />

train. We really enjoyed sitting at the top of the double<br />

decker. The conductor came by and punched our tickets.<br />

We heard the train whistle as we watched the<br />

countryside go by. In Boston, the crew was so helpful<br />

<strong>getting</strong> our wheelchairs off. We were also greeted by a<br />

representative of the MBTA who gave us a little talk<br />

about the commuter line. South Station is a bustling<br />

place! We all ordered lunch from their food court and<br />

sat for a<strong>while</strong> enjoying the ambiance as we ate. Before<br />

heading back to Providence, we went outside the train<br />

station to see all the tall <strong>building</strong>s and the entrance to<br />

the subway. We checked the big board at South Station<br />

for our track number and headed home! What an exciting<br />

day! Still I get asked, ‘When will we go on the<br />

train again?’"<br />

Brittany LaFleche-Phaneuf, with Mrs. Robinson,<br />

proudly shows us her souvenir conductor cap.<br />

Brooke Blanchette hams it up for the camera<br />

outside Boston’s historic South Station<br />

The MBTA train conductor gives Hunter Arsenault and<br />

Justin Azevedo their own Junior Conductor cap.<br />

Justin St. Onge & Chad Baker<br />

Page 3 of 6


More 2011 Grant highlights…<br />

Off to the State Capitol<br />

KHS teacher Joseph Lewerk’s grant<br />

helped students in three American Citizenship<br />

courses participate in a field trip<br />

to the Connecticut General Assembly in<br />

Hartford. Joseph filed this fascinating<br />

report. “One hundred and ten students<br />

participated in the trip. Prior to the trip<br />

students researched bills proposed by<br />

Connecticut legislators and tracked the<br />

progress of these law proposals up to and<br />

beyond the visit. Based on this prior research<br />

many students had insightful questions<br />

to ask of their current representatives.<br />

Students also visited the Connecticut<br />

State Museum and completed an enjoyable<br />

and enlightening scavenger hunt that<br />

acquainted them with many of the highlights<br />

of Connecticut's history.<br />

By the end of the school year students<br />

revisited the bills they'd been following<br />

and discovered that very few actually became<br />

law, demonstrating the intentional<br />

complexities of the law-making process<br />

and the need for citizens to voice their<br />

opinions to their representatives when<br />

they want to see legal changes effected.”<br />

Helping Foster Social Skills<br />

KIS teacher Lorraine Mcleish’s FOLK<br />

grant was used to purchase a social <strong>skills</strong><br />

DVD set that is designed to help students’<br />

social competence in everyday situations.<br />

Lorraine uses the multimedia materials<br />

with her students and also shares them<br />

with other teachers. KMS Special Education<br />

teacher Jean Hemmig, who also uses<br />

YouTube and puppets in her teaching<br />

strategy, found the DVD complemented<br />

her lesson on “Brushing Teeth and Going<br />

to the Dentists”. She reported, “Overall,<br />

the videos have been a great enhancement<br />

to our program. Thank you FOLK!”<br />

Bike Safety Week at KCS<br />

KCS teacher Colleen Lugauskas used her<br />

grant to support a bike safety initiative, Ride<br />

Safe, Ride Smart, for the school’s 3rd and 4th<br />

grade students. Colleen reported that Don Dauphinais,<br />

owner of Danielson Adventure Sports,<br />

taught the children about bike maintenance and<br />

how that can impact rider safety. At the end<br />

of the afternoon, each student was given Gail<br />

Gibbon’s Bicycle Book, which was purchased<br />

with the FOLK grant. Students were encouraged<br />

to design a bicycle safety poster; and<br />

those who did so participated in a raffle for<br />

bicycle safety gear. “Through all these efforts,<br />

it is our hope that students will ride safe and<br />

ride smart,” she explained.<br />

Learning about Vampires<br />

& Other Captivating Subjects<br />

KIS Grade 6 Social Studies teacher Julie Corden<br />

used her FOLK grant for a class subscription<br />

to the award-winning World History<br />

magazine Calliope. She explains how the<br />

magazine is engaging her students:<br />

“This year our social studies students have<br />

greatly enjoyed reading Calliope magazine. We<br />

started off the school year reading about "30<br />

Events That Changed the World". It opened<br />

their eyes to see that actions of one or a few<br />

can and do impact the world. In October, the<br />

students read the "Vampires: They're Everywhere!"<br />

issue. They were fascinated to learn<br />

about the history of vampires, both myths and<br />

legends, and gain an understanding that often<br />

these myths grew out of a lack of scientific<br />

knowledge in the past. For example, "moaning"<br />

heard from a corpse does not mean they<br />

are alive; rather it is the bacterial gasses escaping<br />

the body by flowing over the vocal cords.<br />

When the bodies were moved, this allowed the<br />

gasses to escape, thereby creating this sound—<br />

not the vampire finally dying because you have<br />

now jabbed a stake in his heart!”<br />

FOLK in the Local News (continued from p. 2)<br />

KCS first graders at Mystic Aquarium<br />

A Trip To Mystic Aquarium<br />

Barbara Porter’s FOLK grant helped defray<br />

costs of a fieldtrip to Mystic Aquarium by KCS<br />

first graders. Barbara reports on this adventure:<br />

“It was a great chance for students to get out of<br />

the classroom and experience what they had<br />

studied in the area of sea life and animals. The<br />

first “ohh” and “ahhs” came as we crossed the<br />

Thames River on the Gold Star Bridge on the<br />

way to the aquarium.<br />

Upon arrival several groups ate their lunches<br />

so they were free to explore the inside and outside<br />

of the aquarium without having to stop<br />

later; plus first graders are always hungry!<br />

There was a nice picnic area right outside of<br />

the aquarium where we were able to eat the<br />

lunches we brought.<br />

After lunch, most attended the sea lion show<br />

in the Marine Theater where they learned first<br />

hand about sea lions and how they differ from<br />

seals, and how talented and intelligent the sea<br />

creatures are. We were also very fortunate to be<br />

the ONLY school group at the aquarium, which<br />

meant there was room enough for all at all the<br />

exhibits and hands-on learning stations.<br />

We also had a close up view of Belugas, sting<br />

rays and the penguins (after all, our school<br />

mascot is a penguin!). My students’ favorite<br />

part was the touch tank where they got to explore<br />

starfish, hermit crabs, and a type of small<br />

shark. More than one first grader was heard to<br />

exclaim, “This is the best day of my life!”<br />

“All of the proposed projects had special qualities,<br />

so it’s next to impossible to single out any as<br />

more noteworthy than the others,” said Ahola-<br />

Sidaway “I was particularly pleased and impressed<br />

with the fact that teachers are sharing<br />

resources with their colleagues and that educational<br />

specialists are partnering up to to carry out<br />

exciting interdisciplinary initiatives. It’s wonderful<br />

to see that teachers are much less isolated<br />

from each other than was so often the case in the<br />

past in virtually all schools across the country. It<br />

is such a pleasure to be associated with the FOLK<br />

initiative, which is helping support Killingly educators<br />

in these joint endeavors.”<br />

Teachers at KIS, Vasbinder and Gauthier, have<br />

teamed up to carry out a project called “Killingly<br />

Connections.” Gauthier’s classes will research<br />

and develop material about the history of Killing-<br />

ly; and Vasbinder’s classes will use this material<br />

to develop, design, and produce professional<br />

style brochures for publication. The<br />

$400 grant will be used to purchase a digital<br />

scanner and cameras.<br />

The project will culminate with the placement<br />

of our student-created brochures in the<br />

Killingly Town Hall for community use,” Vasbinder<br />

explained.<br />

Special education teachers Sandra Kelley<br />

and Ann McLeish teach multi-handicapped<br />

students in Killingly Intermediate School’s<br />

Chrysalis program. Kelly, who is Killingly’s<br />

2011 Teacher of the Year, explained that the<br />

students have been reading about different<br />

modes of transportation.<br />

“We recently read The Polar Express,<br />

which sparked an interest in trains,” she said.<br />

Her $250 grant will help make it possible for their<br />

21 students to take their first ever train ride, a return<br />

trip to Boston’s historic South Station.<br />

Killingly Memorial School occupational therapist<br />

Karen Kent will be using her $250 grant to purchase<br />

supplies for “<strong>fine</strong> <strong>motor</strong> boxes” for each of the eight<br />

kindergarten classes at KMS and KCS. The boxes<br />

will contain a range of items that will be used to<br />

complete 10 different activities specif-ically designed<br />

to develop hand musculature that is important<br />

for writing and other life <strong>skills</strong>. “These activities will<br />

be able to be used on an individual basis as well as<br />

within small groups,” Kent explained. The boxes<br />

will also help the teachers to spot students who may<br />

need special <strong>fine</strong>-<strong>motor</strong> interventions. Clare Hopkins<br />

may be reached at (860) 928-1818, ext. 112, or<br />

by email at clare@villagernewspapers .com.<br />

Page 4 of 6


Tim<br />

KHS Class of ’66 celebrates 45 th<br />

Susan, Rich & Joyce<br />

Renee, Evelyn, Madelyn & Rita<br />

Reunion!<br />

It was a clear mid-September evening, and<br />

the setting was the informal Gathering Spot at<br />

Langevin Tree Farm on Allen Hill Road, overlooking<br />

the beautiful Quinebaug Valley.<br />

About 70 classmates and guests came from<br />

near and far to mark the 45 th anniversary of<br />

our high school graduation — many from<br />

neighboring towns and states, and others from<br />

as far away as Texas (Mikel Fiske), Idaho<br />

(Gerry Gibeault), Ontario (Janice Ahola-<br />

Sidaway), Florida (Ron Aubin, Joyce Rukstela,<br />

& Jay Gould), Georgia (Wally Anderson),<br />

South Carolina (George Katsapis), and<br />

Montana (Gair Lernould). Susan Rees<br />

Jones, our tireless reunion leader, had spent<br />

the last year working on and coordinating the<br />

myriad tasks that go into an event of this sort<br />

— negotiating the locale, drafting reservation<br />

forms, preparing the site, tracking down<br />

classmates. Cathy Wade had spent months<br />

locating addresses of classmates; and Rich<br />

Rust and family did the cooking, organized by<br />

Rich and Joyce’s daughter, Christy Racine.<br />

Thanks to the many donated items from classmates,<br />

the raffle was a huge success. Rich &<br />

Susan hosted the raffle, which netted $251,<br />

which was added to the Class bank account.<br />

Barbara<br />

Joyce<br />

Gair<br />

Cathy<br />

Lee<br />

Jay, Ralph, Louis & Richard<br />

Judy, Paul & Gerry<br />

Supporting FOLK behind the scenes…<br />

Special thanks to all 2011 endowment donors. Your gift has helped strengthen<br />

FOLK in its mission to support current and future generations of Killingly students.<br />

Class of ’66 2000-2011<br />

Volunteer Grant Reviewers & Advisory Committee<br />

Janice Ahola-Sidaway*<br />

Walter Anderson III<br />

Ronald Aubin*<br />

Ann Klein Bryan<br />

Christopher M. Burke*<br />

Judih Johns Elzholz*<br />

Susan Rees Jones*<br />

Ralph E. LaChance*<br />

Paul D. Lefrancois*<br />

Tom R. Martin<br />

Pearl Sipila McCahill<br />

Richard Rust*<br />

Timothy J. Schmidt<br />

Barbara Crabtree Simonetta*<br />

Deborah Arnold Smith<br />

Gary L. Sposato*<br />

Paul R. Theroux*<br />

Kathy Krajewski Traut<br />

Cathy E. Wade*<br />

Janice Wippert Williams*<br />

* Has also served on Advisory Committee<br />

Many ardent FOLK supporters no longer live in Killingly, or for that matter, in<br />

Connecticut. KHS Class of ’66 Founding Member Paul Theroux is a perfect example.<br />

Despite living in northern NH, each year Paul has served as a volunteer<br />

grant reviewer, and some years he has even driven down to Killingly to serve<br />

on its Advisory Committee or attend the Awards Reception,<br />

Prior to his move to NH and following service<br />

in the US Navy, Paul spent three decades in Waterford<br />

CT, where he worked for and then owned<br />

and operated three Funeral homes in the region<br />

(Fulton-Theroux Funeral Service) Throughout his life<br />

he has been very active in community service, including<br />

a 30-year membership in Waterford Rotary,<br />

a volunteer with Boy Scouts, and service on numerous<br />

appointed and elected committees, town boards<br />

and commissions. He currently owns and operates a True Value Hardware and<br />

Lumber store. He is married to Terrill-Ann Sargent, a craftier and artist working in<br />

Japanese Embroideries, and is father to two children, a son Christopher and<br />

adopted daughter Rebecca, With his numerous and diverse life experiences,<br />

FOLK is truly lucky to count him among its supporters.<br />

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Does the FOLK Fund<br />

accept small donations<br />

as well as larger ones?<br />

Indeed, yes! Moreover, unless you<br />

choose to remain anonymous, gifts<br />

from or on behalf of a member of the<br />

KHS Class of ’66 entitles the member<br />

to be a Founding Member. “Friend of<br />

the Class” is what we call all our other<br />

valued FOLK supporters.<br />

Send your check to: FOLK Fund, c/o<br />

Greater Worcester Community Foundation,<br />

370 Main St., Suite 650, Worcester,<br />

MA 01608-1738 or pay by credit<br />

card using the GWCF secure website at<br />

www.greaterworcester.org/GivingToTh<br />

eFoundation.aspx<br />

To Contact FOLKtales<br />

If you have any comments or suggestions<br />

about FOLKtales, please contact<br />

volunteer editor & publisher Janice<br />

Ahola-Sidaway by email at asidaway@uottawa.ca<br />

or by mail at 1003-<br />

1500 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, ON,<br />

Canada, K1G 4J4.<br />

2012 Grant Review Process<br />

in the Works<br />

We are pleased to report that the 2012 review<br />

process is now underway and will be<br />

legally completed by early March. The<br />

recipients of this year’s awards will be announced<br />

at our 13-Year Awards Reception<br />

and the Killingly Board of Education Meeting<br />

on March 14 th . Why not join us!<br />

Remember the FOLK Fund<br />

in Your Will<br />

When updating your will, why not<br />

take the opportunity to make a<br />

charitable bequest to the FOLK endowment<br />

<strong>fun</strong>d.<br />

For more details contact Greater<br />

Worcester Community Foundation<br />

President Ann Lisi, 508-755-0980,<br />

atlisi@greaterworcester.org, The<br />

Foundation manages many <strong>fun</strong>ds, so<br />

be sure to state that your donation is<br />

for the FOLK Fund.<br />

Know Anyone Who Might Enjoy<br />

Receiving Our Newsletter?<br />

Don’t forget! FOLKtales is now accessible<br />

via the web at www.greater<br />

www.greaterworcester.org/Nonprofits/<br />

GrantGuidelines/FriendsofLearningin<br />

KillinglyFOLKFund.aspx You can also<br />

find the link to FOLK via Killingly<br />

School’s webpage under “Community”.<br />

Click on “Foundation Support”.<br />

Ways You are<br />

Making a Difference<br />

Enduring charitable initiatives require<br />

both financial and in-kind support to<br />

thrive. FOLK is no exception. Special<br />

thanks to all those unsung everyday<br />

heroes who contributed to the success<br />

of FOLK in 2010, through a financial<br />

contribution, grant review work, communication,<br />

and/or use of meeting and<br />

display space during this past year.<br />

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