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Secret Santa Stuns Soup Kitchen Regulars With Cash
By Cassandra Day, Middletown Patch
December 22, 2011
The cacophony of conversation that accompanies the start of lunch at the St. Vincent De Paul soup kitchen was halted briefly Thursday just after 11 a.m. when a stranger breezed through the kitchen and dining area then out the front door.
In his wake was left a pile of cash — and a whole lot of folks down on their luck happily reaching for greenbacks.
Click to read full article.
By Cassandra Day, Middletown Patch
December 22, 2011
The cacophony of conversation that accompanies the start of lunch at the St. Vincent De Paul soup kitchen was halted briefly Thursday just after 11 a.m. when a stranger breezed through the kitchen and dining area then out the front door.
In his wake was left a pile of cash — and a whole lot of folks down on their luck happily reaching for greenbacks.
Click to read full article.
CROP Walk for Hunger a Success!
9/28/2011
By Molly Salafia, Middletown Eye
A better late than never weekend article about this past Sunday’s CROP Walk. Held on the South Green. CROP Hunger Walks are community-wide events sponsored by Church World Service and organized by local congregations or groups to raise funds to end hunger at home and around the world. CROP was an acronym for the Christian Rural Overseas Program as it is under the Church World Service organization.
Local Organizersizer's changed the acronym to Community Response to Overcome Poverty for the event. The walk was organized by Bill Maune and Debra Hopkins, chapter leaders, and honorary co chaired by Mayor Giuliano. This is the second annual CROP Hunger Walk held in Middletown. Giuliano read a proclamation at the opening ceremony of the walk declaring Sept. 25, 2011 CROP Walk for Hunger Day. The organizing committee provided signs, bookmarks, and apples & water for walkers. Ron Krom, director of the local Amazing Grace Food Pantry was in attendance and spoke to the crowd about how funds raised at this event would find their way back to Middletown and help feed local families. Other dignitaries included Representative Matt Lesser (D) (also an honorary committee member), and Common Councilman Phil Pessina (R).
Click to read full article.
9/28/2011
By Molly Salafia, Middletown Eye
A better late than never weekend article about this past Sunday’s CROP Walk. Held on the South Green. CROP Hunger Walks are community-wide events sponsored by Church World Service and organized by local congregations or groups to raise funds to end hunger at home and around the world. CROP was an acronym for the Christian Rural Overseas Program as it is under the Church World Service organization.
Local Organizersizer's changed the acronym to Community Response to Overcome Poverty for the event. The walk was organized by Bill Maune and Debra Hopkins, chapter leaders, and honorary co chaired by Mayor Giuliano. This is the second annual CROP Hunger Walk held in Middletown. Giuliano read a proclamation at the opening ceremony of the walk declaring Sept. 25, 2011 CROP Walk for Hunger Day. The organizing committee provided signs, bookmarks, and apples & water for walkers. Ron Krom, director of the local Amazing Grace Food Pantry was in attendance and spoke to the crowd about how funds raised at this event would find their way back to Middletown and help feed local families. Other dignitaries included Representative Matt Lesser (D) (also an honorary committee member), and Common Councilman Phil Pessina (R).
Click to read full article.
May 30, 2011 - Students Chronicle Lives Of Soup Kitchen Patrons
Conduct Interviews With The Regulars At St. Vincent De Paul In Middletown
By SHAWN R. BEALS, The Hartford Courant
MIDDLETOWN - Take a drive on Main Street past the St. Vincent de Paul soup kitchen, and chances are, you'll see them on the sidewalk out front.
They're the regulars, those who depend on the soup kitchen for their meals. But have you ever wondered about their histories, about what brought them to the soup kitchen?
A book researched and written by students at Middlesex Community College and published recently tells 10 of their stories. Click to read full story.
Conduct Interviews With The Regulars At St. Vincent De Paul In Middletown
By SHAWN R. BEALS, The Hartford Courant
MIDDLETOWN - Take a drive on Main Street past the St. Vincent de Paul soup kitchen, and chances are, you'll see them on the sidewalk out front.
They're the regulars, those who depend on the soup kitchen for their meals. But have you ever wondered about their histories, about what brought them to the soup kitchen?
A book researched and written by students at Middlesex Community College and published recently tells 10 of their stories. Click to read full story.
St. Vincent de Paul's Strong Volunteer Base Genially Serves Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner to the City's Hungry
Photo and story by Cassandra Day, Middletown Patch
Penne pasta with roasted peppers and chicken, sweet onion bread pudding, corn with paprika and chili over rice pilaf. Sounds like a fancy restaurant. Instead, it’s typical fare at St. Vincent de Paul soup kitchen in the North End of Middletown. Click to ready full story.
February 28, 2011 — Stop & Shop Program Gives $3,000 to St. Vincent DePaul
Annual 'Food for Friends' program gives more than $2 million to local and regional food banks
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. announced Thursday that customers who shop at its store in Middletown helped raise more than $3,000 through its annual Food for Friends program. The money was donated to St. Vincent de Paul Place to help provide hunger relief to area residents. Click to read full story.
Annual 'Food for Friends' program gives more than $2 million to local and regional food banks
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. announced Thursday that customers who shop at its store in Middletown helped raise more than $3,000 through its annual Food for Friends program. The money was donated to St. Vincent de Paul Place to help provide hunger relief to area residents. Click to read full story.
By JASON SIEDZIK, Middletown Press
MIDDLETOWN – One factor in Malloves Jewelers’ sense of community involvement is giving back to those in need. The company gave some of their inventory to help feed Middletown families as a silent auction of several pieces of jewelry raised just over $5,000 for Amazing Grace Food Pantry.
Malloves president Marc Levin presented St. Vincent DePaul director Ron Krom Wednesday morning with the oversized check.
“We’re very community-oriented,” Levin said, “and we try to do a lot of things locally.” Click to read full story.
December
2010- Amazing Grace Food Pantry moves to North End
By Dortha Cool Willetts
For two months before the Amazing Grace Food Pantry moved to its new location at 16 Stack Street in Middletown, hundreds of people donated thousands of hours of their time to help paint walls, pack up goods and equipment, move and unload them, and begin setting up furniture and shelving goods in the new pantry. Click to read full story
By Dortha Cool Willetts
For two months before the Amazing Grace Food Pantry moved to its new location at 16 Stack Street in Middletown, hundreds of people donated thousands of hours of their time to help paint walls, pack up goods and equipment, move and unload them, and begin setting up furniture and shelving goods in the new pantry. Click to read full story
November
2010- Amazing Grace: New location, same mission
By HILLARY FEDERICO, Middletown Press
The Amazing Grace Food Pantry opened its doors to shoppers Monday announcing the completion of its relocation from Main Street Extension to the North End.
The new building, located at 16 Stack St., was the initial site for Suburban Stationers’ offices and was purchased by St. Vincent DePaul for $385,000 on Sept. 1. The 6,240 square-foot facility is nearly three times the size of the previous one, allowing for added mobility, comfort and amenities. Click to read full story
By HILLARY FEDERICO, Middletown Press
The Amazing Grace Food Pantry opened its doors to shoppers Monday announcing the completion of its relocation from Main Street Extension to the North End.
The new building, located at 16 Stack St., was the initial site for Suburban Stationers’ offices and was purchased by St. Vincent DePaul for $385,000 on Sept. 1. The 6,240 square-foot facility is nearly three times the size of the previous one, allowing for added mobility, comfort and amenities. Click to read full story
November
2010- St. Vincent DePaul Celebrates 30 Years of
Service with New Face, New Place
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September 2010
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Muralist Marela Zacarias, of Brooklyn New York stands in front of the mural project sponsored by the Green Street Arts Center, 51 Green St., on the exterior wall of St. Vincent de Paul. A collaboration with the muralist, approximately 25 children involved in the Green Street Arts Center’s after-school program who drew up their own design for the mural, and the St. Vincent’s staff, the mural features the Arrigoni Bridge and a dining table with people and art related to food. An official opening took place on Sept. 10th. From left to right, Gary Cain, of Middletown, John Fiedoriowicz, Cromwell, Bill Cockrell, Middletown, and David Santos, of Cromwell are volunteers from St. Vincent's who are also involved in the project. |
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Mike Alewitz, a teacher of mural painting at Central Connecticut State University attended the unveiling of the mural at St. Vincent De Paul as his dog Moose makes a new friend, Jocelyn Wright, 5, who lives on Main Street and spent the summer watching the progress of the mural. A grand unveiling took place on Sept. 10, 2010. Photos by Catherine Avalone featured in The Middletown Press 7.19.10. Click images for larger view. |
Public Health Happenings
The official electronic newsletter of the University of Connecticut Graduate Programs in Public Health
July 2010
Ronald Krom, recipient of the Susan S. Addiss Award in Public Health Practice, focused his applied practice capstone project on “Housing First: A Public Health Response to Chronic Homelessness.” The award recognizes the graduating MPH student who best exemplifies the qualities of Susan S. Addiss: public health advocacy, leadership, demonstrated commitment to the community, and academic performance. Susan Addiss is former Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health and Addiction Services. She had a long and exemplary career in state and local public health and served as President of the American Public Health Association as well as the Connecticut Public Health Association. She is the long-standing chair of the UConn MPH Advisory Committee.Ron received their awards at the Annual MPH Commencement Dinner on May 11.
July 2010
Ronald Krom, recipient of the Susan S. Addiss Award in Public Health Practice, focused his applied practice capstone project on “Housing First: A Public Health Response to Chronic Homelessness.” The award recognizes the graduating MPH student who best exemplifies the qualities of Susan S. Addiss: public health advocacy, leadership, demonstrated commitment to the community, and academic performance. Susan Addiss is former Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health and Addiction Services. She had a long and exemplary career in state and local public health and served as President of the American Public Health Association as well as the Connecticut Public Health Association. She is the long-standing chair of the UConn MPH Advisory Committee.Ron received their awards at the Annual MPH Commencement Dinner on May 11.
St. Vincent
De Paul was recently chosen as one of the 2010 Power of One Community
Service Award recipients from Collins Foundation, Inc. at the recent M.L.
King, Jr. Day Breakfast and Food Drive at the Crowne Plaza in Cromwell.
The Power of One Community Service Award is granted to local agents of change who have demonstrated a commitment to positive social change through their actions and initiatives in the greater Connecticut community. “St. Vincent De Paul Place was identified by their peers, colleagues and community leaders as a stellar example of the principle that one dedicated and determined organization has the power to alter and make a real difference in the lives of others,” explained Gary H. Collins, Founder & CEO of the Collins Foundation. “The beneficiaries of your exceptional work at St. Vincent De Paul Place and Amazing Grace were outspoken in this regard. We couldn't agree more!” Ron Krom, executive director of St. Vincent De Paul Place, accepted the award with several of our staff and Board members at the ceremony on January 18th. The Collins Foundation, Inc., based in Portland, CT www.collinsfoundationinc.org invests in initiatives that improve educational opportunity and strengthen community organizations in Connecticut, with a special emphasis on individuals from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds.
The Power of One Community Service Award is granted to local agents of change who have demonstrated a commitment to positive social change through their actions and initiatives in the greater Connecticut community. “St. Vincent De Paul Place was identified by their peers, colleagues and community leaders as a stellar example of the principle that one dedicated and determined organization has the power to alter and make a real difference in the lives of others,” explained Gary H. Collins, Founder & CEO of the Collins Foundation. “The beneficiaries of your exceptional work at St. Vincent De Paul Place and Amazing Grace were outspoken in this regard. We couldn't agree more!” Ron Krom, executive director of St. Vincent De Paul Place, accepted the award with several of our staff and Board members at the ceremony on January 18th. The Collins Foundation, Inc., based in Portland, CT www.collinsfoundationinc.org invests in initiatives that improve educational opportunity and strengthen community organizations in Connecticut, with a special emphasis on individuals from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds.
January 19, 2010 - St. Vincent
De Paul Place was recently chosen as one of the 2010 Power of One Community
Service Award recipients from Collins Foundation, Inc. at the recent M.L.
King, Jr. Day Breakfast and Food Drive at the Crowne Plaza in Cromwell. The Power of One Community Service Award is granted to local agents of change who have demonstrated a commitment to positive social change through their actions and initiatives in the greater Connecticut community. “St. Vincent De Paul Place was identified by their peers, colleagues and community leaders as a stellar example of the principle that one dedicated and determined organization has the power to alter and make a real difference in the lives of others,” explained Gary H. Collins, Founder & CEO of the Collins Foundation. “The beneficiaries of your exceptional work at St. Vincent De Paul Place and Amazing Grace were outspoken in this regard. We couldn't agree more!” Ron Krom, executive director of St. Vincent De Paul Place, accepted the award with several of our staff and Board members at the ceremony on January 18th. The Collins Foundation, Inc., based in Portland, CT www.collinsfoundationinc.org invests in initiatives that improve educational opportunity and strengthen community organizations in Connecticut, with a special emphasis on individuals from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds.
November 29, 2009 - New
Tack On Homeless Problem: Keep People In Homes, Out Of Shelters, Hartford Courant
November 27, 2009 - Thanksgiving dinner at St. Vincent DePaul, The Middletown Press
November 22, 2009 - Three local high school football players unloaded bags full of winter coats out of the back of a pick-up truck at St. Vincent DePaul Place, the first of what will be many donations from their community as part of a winter coat drive. Read more in the Middletown Press
November 2009 - Community leaders discuss ramifications of Middletown Health Department action Read about it in the Middletown Eye and The Middletown Press
January 29, 2009: St. Vincent DePaul Place receives Community Impact Award from Middlesex United Way
January 11, 2009: Jeweler Graces Pantry story in the Middletown Press
December 18, 2008: Local non-profits report greater need for services in the Middletown Press
November 30, 2008: Amazing Grace Food Pantry Giving Thanks To Community
November 25, 2008: Community Feeds up to 350 dinners, Middletown Press
September 8, 2008: 15,000 cans later, food pantry full in the Middletown Press
September 3, 2008: Supplies diminish at food pantry in the Middletown Press
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