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Congratulations to recipients of our partnership awards!
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Business of the Year
Roger Perno, owner of Roger's Marketplace in Kensington (left), accepts the "Business of the Year" award from Jeff Dooley, director of broadcasting and media relations, for the New Britain Rock Cats, recipients of the award last year. Roger's Marketplace sends in-kind daily bread and other foods to the Friendship Center which directly benefits shelter residents.
Volunteer of the Year Victor Yovino is presented with the
"Volunteer of the Year" award by Jim Delldonna, president of the board of directors. Yovino has personally delivered food from Roger's Market to the Friendship Center everyday (weekends included) for more than 21 years!
Faith Community of the Year
Henrietta Kallajian is thrilled to receive the "Faith Community of the Year" award on behalf of the Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection in New Britain. It is presented by the Rev. Jack Cook, senior minister at First Church in New Britain, last year's recipient congregation. The Armenian Church provides a complete meal each month for shelter residents; special meals and gifts each Thanksgiving and Christmas; and annual collections of food, toiletries and coats. Members of the congregation also walk each year in the Walk Against Hunger to benefit the Friendship Center.
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We get by with a lot of help from our friends
vice president Commercial Lending, Farmington Bank, presents a generous $10,000 grant award from the Farmington Bank Community Foundation to
Gerry Waldo, Friendship
Center kitchen director (right), and Dan Ryba, kitchen assistant. Cook also serves on the agency's Board of Directors. The grant will be used to support the emergency shelter and community kitchen programs.
Community Kitchen staff and volunteers accept a gift of $5,000 in food credits at Foodshare of Greater Hartford from the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain. From left, are Carlos Hernandez, Friendship Center volunteer; J. Leo Gagne, vice chairman of the Community Foundation board of directors; Eric Pierce, Friendship Center intern; Gerry Amodio, Community Foundation board of directors; Steve Beaulieu, Friendship Center kitchen staff; Gerry Waldo, Friendship Center kitchen director; and Terry Sanacino, Friendship Center volunteer.
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Friendship Service Center of New Britain, Inc.
P.O. Box 1896, New Britain, CT 06050-1896
Phone 860-225-0211 Fax 860-348-9040 info@friendshipservicecenter.org
Become a Lasting Friend by including the Friendship Service Center in your estate plan.
Please let us know when you do. Thank you!
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