Celebrate Plainville! Award Selection Committee Named
(February 8, 2008) Ten Plainville business and community leaders have been chosen to serve on the selection committee for the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain’s Celebrate Plainville! award, part of the Foundation’s four-town Celebrate Our Communities! community service awards program in Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington.
The awards will honor one outstanding grassroots volunteer in each community, and a local charity of the honoree’s choice.
Chairman of the 2008 Plainville Selection Committee will be Signe Guzzo, Corporate Secretary/Treasurer, Ideal Machinery & Supply Co. Serving on the committee along with Guzzo will be: Dr. Kathleen Binkowski, Superintendent, Plainville Community Schools; Linda Ferguson, Assistant Controller, Carling Technologies, Inc.; Robert Frazee, Sales Manager and Loan Officer, Family Choice Mortgage; Tabitha Manafort, community volunteer; Robin Lee Michel, Managing Editor, The Plainville Citizen; Gail Millerick, a Plainville resident and Director of Development, MidState Medical Center; Lynda Russell, Co-Owner, The Window Shop, Inc.; Barbara Willard, community volunteer; and Richard Williams, President, The D.R. Templeman Co.
“This year’s committee features new faces along with many returnees representing an outstanding cross-section of those committed to making Plainville a thriving, caring community,” said Community Foundation President Jim Williamson.
The Celebrate Plainville! award recipient will earn the right to designate a $2,500 grant award from the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain to a Plainville charity or community service organization of their choice. The Community Foundation has earmarked a total of $10,000 in grant awards for the program in its four communities.
The Plainville Citizen serves as media sponsor of the Celebrate Plainville! award. Nomination forms are available at the Citizen’s offices at 333 East Street, or by visiting the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain’s website at www.cfgnb.org. Nomination deadline is February 29. Call (860) 229-6018 for more information. The award recipient will be announced in the spring.
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