WAIM 2015 newsletter - Windham Area Interfaith Ministry

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Windham Area Interfaith Ministry
WAIMnews
Getting Docked
By Bob Weiss
Among the dozens
of cars and trucks that
deliver donations at
WAIM is a truck that
once a week delivers
bags of clothes while
also picking up other
parcels of unusable
clothes. One day Randy
Rydzowski, the dock supervisor, arrived to find a
sight that left him in disbelief.
Workers were taking bags off the truck
and pushing bags down
a chute off of the dock.
Meanwhile, a dock volunteer, thinking he was
picking up the unneeded
bags of clothes, was carting them to the truck.
But he was mistaken.
Instead, he was moving
the same bags the truck
workers had just pushed
through the chute.
Randy’s amazement evaporated. “I was
laughing so hard I couldn’t stop,” he said. “They
were just missing each
other, and not realizing
what the other was doing.”
With 40 tons of furniture and other donations arriving each year,
the dock can be very
busy. Those figures do
not even count the clothing, which averages 80
to 100 bags each day.
As the dock supervisor for three years
and a volunteer since
2008, Randy has seen a
little bit of everything
including a lamp that
was made with parts
from an old still. Other
exotics can range an art
deco kitchen set, a television in a 1960s lowflung cabinet, or a disco
lamp with multiple, colored flashing lights.
“Its things from
another era that you may
have grown up with but
forgotten,” said Randy.
While WAIM is
grateful for donations,
there are times when
Randy has to decline a
gift. Baby equipment
from cribs, car seats and
booster seats have to
meet the latest standards. Other donations,
such as old paint, oil and
other hazardous materials, should be obvious
but they still sometimes
show up at the dock.
And sometimes a couch
or old chair arrives that is
broken, or is marred by
pet hair or stains.
Randy tries to
be diplomatic but firm.
“Our position is that if we
would not take it to our
home, then the client is
not going to take it,” he
said.
Dock Manager, Rancy Rydzowski (center) with volunteers Leo (left) & Orest
But anything in
good condition is welcome, especially beds,
air conditioners and
smaller items. “If you
see all of the stuff on the
dock you wonder where
is all of this going,” said
Randy. “It’s amazing
because as much as
comes in, as much goes
out again.”
Randy also asks
that donors use the
chute for small items
and only drop off larger
items when the dock is
open from 9 to 12 Tuesday through Saturday.
Otherwise people will sift
through the material,
especially on weekends,
leaving debris and litter
that needs to be cleaned
up.
Randy may be
the supervisor but he
says the heart of the
dock operation is everyone that assists, especially the half dozen reg-
ulars. “They are the
backbone of the dock,
they are like family,” he
said. “We are a team.”
Randy, who lives
in Willimantic and plays
in a four-person rock and
roll band, says he feels
blessed by what he does
at WAIM. Clients come in
with virtually nothing and
leave with dignity and
the start of a better life,
thanks to the donations
that flow in from the
dock. “What better job
can you have where you
are seeing what a difference this can make in a
person’s life,” he said. “I
did not expect to find
myself doing this, but
God has got me in the
right place.”
WAIM executive
director Victoria
Nimirowski agrees. “We
are so lucky to have him
and all of the volunteers
on the dock,” she said.
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No Freeze Project Joins
STEEPLECHASE
A Harvest of Hope
A Cafemantic-Catered Wine
Tasting Event to benefit
WAIM
Sample select wines and perfectly
prepared appetizers showcasing
local fare and what the NY Times
described as “Jonathan Hudak’s
inventive and delicious cooking.”
Cafemantic owner, Andrew Gutt, and
award-winning Chef Hudak guarantee
you a very special evening as we...
Harvest Hope in Our Community
Saturday,September 26th, 2015
Steeple Chase Bike Tour organizers, Perception Programs and
the Windham Area Interfaith Ministry (WAIM) announce our new
partner, The Windham Region No Freeze Project, for the August
15 event. Additionally, for the first time, the Steeple Chase will
offer a 5 mile walking route. Route master, Ron Manizza, has
selected a quiet 5 mile section in Mansfield for walkers to enjoy
in response to requests organizers have received over the
years.
These changes are the latest enhancements to what is already
one of the most scenic and well organized tours in Connecticut.
Steeple Chase gets its name from the fact that each rest stop is
either located at a church, or staffed by a local congregation.
Volunteers at the stops offer tasty homemade treats to fuel
riders for the 20, 35, 50, 62.5 (Metric Century), or 100 mile
routes that wind around rivers, woods, pastures, and farmland
in beautiful Northeastern Connecticut.
Steeple Chase is a fundraiser for Perception Programs, WAIM
and the No Freeze Project. The entire event is organized by
staff and volunteers from the three agencies, so approximately
90% of funds raised go directly to the organizations.
Rain or shine, Steeple Chase begins and ends at the ECSU Athletic Complex, 69 Mansfield City Rd., Mansfield, CT on August
15th. Pre-registration is $25 for individual riders and $75 for
Tickets on sale in mid-August: www.waimct.org
families or groups (day of registration $30 and $85) and
riders are asked to raise additional sponsorships. Preregister at www.perceptionprograms.org, active.com, bikSAVE
ereg.com or by calling Ruth Gordon at 860 450-7122.
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@ 750 Main
Walk for Warmth News
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DATES
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in downtown Willimantic, will be the host of this year’s Walk for Warmth
on November 22. The church, which has just reopened
it’s doors after two years of repair and restoration due to a May,
2013 fire, has hosted the interfaith service and walk in the
past, but we anticipate a greater crowd this year as many will
come to see the changes that have been made to the church.
We at WAIM believe it is very important to educate young people about the challenges facing low-income people in our community, and what can be done to assist them. One of the ways
we can accomplish this is through the Walk for Warmth. This
year, we are forming a Youth Advisory Committee, made up of
young people from area schools and churches, to help us organize the Walk and to provide us with ideas about how we can
engage young people.
If you know any youth who would like to get involved in planning
this year’s Walk for Warmth, please have them call Victoria at
860 456-7270 ext. 11 or email her at [email protected].
THIS YEAR’S WALK FOR WARMTH IS NOVEMBER 22nd!
The annual Storrs Congregational Church
Carillon Festival will donate proceeds from their
Thursday, August 6th concert to WAIM’s Back to School
Program. Guest carillonneur Gerald Martindale is Carillonneur
of Metropolitan United Church in Toronto. The opening act will
be singer-songwriter Tony Memmel. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, he has made several appearances to enthusiastic audiences in Eastern Connecticut over the past year.
The outdoor concerts in are free of charge, but goodwill contributions will go to support the Back to School fund. The concert
begins at 6 pm and will be held rain or shine at 2 North Eagleville Road in Storrs. In the event of rain they will take place
indoors. For more information, please call 860 429-9382.
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St. Mary’s Church, 46 Valley Street in Willimantic has reopened it's doors after two years of repairs and restoration due
to the fire in May 2013. They invite and encourage all to join
us in their wonderful, glorious place of worship. Weekend Masses are Saturday at 4:30pm & Sunday at 10:30am,
and all are welcome!
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Who does WAIM serve?
People who struggle because they are…
 Unemployed or Underemployed
 Newcomers to the area
 Making a fresh start from a shelter,
prison or rehabilitation program
 Victims of illness or disabilities
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Clothing – clean items, in season
and in good condition.
Household Goods and Furniture –
kitchen items, linens, small and
large appliances and furniture.
Utility Assistance – low income
families ineligible for other
programs receive energy
assistance.
Transportation Assistance – funds
are available to eligible individuals
for car repair, insurance, license
and registration fees, and gasoline
for transportation to/from work or
other essential appointments.
Community Garden – participants
grow their own vegetables, herbs
and flowers.
Back to School – children from
eligible families receive new outfits.
Unmet Needs Fund – emergency
help when there is no other funding
available for things like medicine,
food, rental assistance, etc.
Partners in Independence –
matches client learning partners
with trained mentors who support
and guide clients in reaching their
financial, educational, housing and
employment goals.
Winter Holiday Programs
Adopt-a-Family – donors provide
holiday gifts, food and trimmings.
For Kids Only – young children
choose a WAIM gift for their
parents.
Gifts for Teens – parents choose
new gifts for their teens.
WAIM serves the communities of…
Andover, Ashford, Bolton, Chaplin,
Columbia, Coventry, Hampton, Hebron,
Lebanon, Mansfield/Storrs, Scotland,
Willington and Windham/Willimantic.
Community
Partnership
Helps Many
“This looks yummy,” said a guest. “What is it,
squash? I don’t like squash,” says another.
Pam Rogers, Kitchen Manager, asks the guests
to try it, and they both really enjoy the taste.
Heather Clark, Executive Director of the Covenant Soup Kitchen says it’s so great that folks can try different kinds of fresh
produce because of the abundant harvests from the WAIM Community Garden
at Lauder Park. For many years , WAIM volunteers have harvested produce that
is donated to the Covenant Soup Kitchen. Clark, who has been at the job exactly
a year, says that sometimes there is so much, that the extra goes into the Food
Pantry. Then, guests can bring home some of the squash that they realized they
like and make it for their family. “It opens up different options to try different
kinds of dishes that can be duplicated at home.” Clark says.
About once a week in the summer, Andy Ames, who toils at the garden, brings
the harvest to the Soup Kitchen. There, Rogers works her magic. “There are lots
of greens, and the guests really like greens with bacon and onions,” she says.
Gil, a guest at the Kitchen, said that “if someone leaves the Soup Kitchen hungry, it’s their own fault, because there’s always so much good, fresh food. “It’s
an ideal situation to give fresh and not canned foods to our guests,” Clark says.
“This community is good at helping out community members, and the produce
really helps.”
Volunteers Andy Ames and Linda Ferbache are always looking for volunteers to
help them tend the garden and share in it’s bounty. If you can help, please contact Neenah Shafer at 860 456-7270 ext. 13 and she will get you started.
Unless otherwise noted, WAIM News articles were written by Diane Sprague & Victoria Nimirowski.
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Many thanks to the congregations, organizations and individuals who donate to WAIM on a regular basis and are the heart and soul of
our mission. The following donors have made at least one financial contribution during the past fiscal year, July 1, 2014 through June 30,
2014. Hundreds more – too many to list – have donated clothing, furniture , household items or their time. We are grateful for every gift
and truly appreciate your generosity.
INDIVIDUALS
Karl & Elizabeth Acimovic
Kenneth & Cinnamon Adams
Abigail Adams
Grace Adams
Edward & Ruth Affhauser
David & Linda Ahern
William & Sylvia Aho
Donald & Jo Aitken
Philip Yeagle & Arlene Albert
Regina Alfieri
George & Lynne Allen
Jack B. Allen
David & Jeanne Allie
Michael Allison
Edith Allison
Theodore & Linda Almquist
Sheila Amdur
Jay & Andy Ames
Paul Anderson
Gregory & Mona Anderson
Arthur Wood &
Annamarie Andrews
Bea Andrews
Christopher & Sarah Anglin
Anonymous
Charles & Ethel Anthes
Francis Anthony
Estelle Armstrong
Lawrence Armstrong
Patricia Asher
Janet Atkins
Bernard & Anne Auger
Warren & Laura Austin
Ed & Faith Austin
Austin Household
Charles & Deborah Avila
Raymond Ayala
Marjorie Bachand
Jane & Paul Bachand
Theresa Bacon
Kathleen Bai
Ronald & Patricia Baker
Michael & Beverly Ballard
Erin Ballou
John & Frances Barclay
Priscilla & Donald Barnes
Richard & Dori Barnett
Philip & Lena Barry
Philip & Geissler Barry
Yaakov & Eva Bar-shalom
Susan Bartholomew
Richard & Sharon Bartlett
John & Jeannette Bartok
David & Cynthia Bass
Robert & Susan Esty Bauer
Edward & Judith Baxter
Andy Baylock
Stephanie Bayne
Serge & Kathy Beaudoin
J Beaulieu
Marion Beausoleil
Curt Beck
William & Diane Becker
William & Barbara Becker
Kenneth & Beverly Bedini
Ronald & Lexie Beebe
Ron & Judy Belek
Ellen J Bell
Bonnie Bentley
Granville & Ursula Beschler
Stanley & Patricia Biggs
Kenneth & Jeanine Billington
Linda Bird
Harry & Honey Birkenruth
Thomas Birmingham
Joseph & Adeline Bissonnette
Thomas & Linda Blum
James & Jane Bobbitt
Edward & Diana Bogue
Marcella Booth
Carrie Boron
Eileen Furey & Shirley Boron
Helen Liz Bosco
James Boster and Cornelia
Dayton
Gene & Francia Bowen
Angela Bowen
Charlene Bowen
Larry Bowman
Peter & Jennifer Bradshaw
Katherine Brady
John & Elaine Brand
Curtis & Marina Demos Brand
Jo-Ann Bray
Gary & Gloria Brent
John & Cynthia Brinkman
Daniel & Goodwin Brodeur
David & Ellen Faith Brodie
Joseph & Susan Brosseau
Rheo & Faith Brouillard
Earl & Shirley Brown
Cindy Brown
Richard & Irene Brown
Kevin & Cheryl Brown
Lynn & Marjorie Brown
Janice Brown
Donald Brown
Thomas & Gail Bruhn
John & Mary Bruno
David & Nancy Bull
Hill & Andrea Bullard
John & Karen Burnham
Dennis & Diana Burns
Morris & Arlene Burr
Julia Burski
Mark Busa and Mary Rose
Meade
Matthew & Suzette Butler
Kerry & Kathleen Butler
George & Colette Butterick
Cornelius & Johanna Cahill
Norman Caisse
Carol Caisse
Marjorie Caldwell
Edward & Carolyn Calhoun
John & Kathleen Callahan
Marianne Callahan
Elizabeth Cameron
Bruce & Marsha Campbell
Reid Campbell
Jeffrey & Jane-Ann Campbell
Jean Carboni
Susan Carpenter
Vincent Carrafiello
Paul & Shannon Cartier
Joseph & Edith Cary
Vivian Castelli
Deborah & Raechel
Chabot-Weingart
Celeste Champion
Joyce Chandler
Joseph & Elizabeth Charron
Mark Christensen
Diane Christensen & Robert
Stone
Warren & Marguerite Church
Susan Chvirko
Michael & Lisa Ciarrocchi
Boguslaw & Beverly Ciurylo
Rachel Clark
Rebecca & Long Clark
Roland & Lorraine Cloutier
Walter & Carol Cochran
Robert & Helen Coffey
Lois Coleman
Coley Household
Thomas & Elizabeth Collins
Jack & Jane Collins
Judith Conland
Michael & Wanda Connor
Doug & Nan Cooper
Georgianne & Lee Copley
Adelade & Teresa Corcoran
Shirley & Gredg Corcoran
Alex & Jane Corl
Patricia Cornell
David Corsini and Delia Berlin
Doris Cottrell
Laura Craig
Cass Crewdson
Dean & Stacy Cruess
Theresa Cruse
Robert & Florence Cruse
Eva & Wallace Csejtey
Dawn Csiki
James & Anita Cunningham
John & Carmel Cuyler
Craig & Jean Cyr
Peter & Cynthia Czarnecki
Antonio D'Ambrosio
Gloria Danzi
Andrew & Dexene
D'Appollonio
Mary David and Manton
Ridgway & Margaret Davis
J & P Dawson
Richard & Jeanette Day
Ronald & Janet De Carolis
Andrew & Theresa Deane
Peter & Gloria Murray-Debiasi
Michael Della Fera
Jeffrey & Lucy DeLuca
Roger & Margaret Demers
Steven & Lois DeMurjian
Diane Denunzio
Salvatore & Jo-Ann Desciscio
Joseph & Elaine DeSilva
Suzanne Desjarlais
Robert Hackemack &
Jean DeSmet
Timothy & KerryAnn Devivo
Pamela Dewey
John & Susan DeWolf
Zoila Diaz
Richard & Karen Dibala
Bruce & Nancy Dickerman
Marie Dickinson
Alex & Susan Dickinson
Peter & Nora Ann Dickinson
Wayne & Jeri Diederich
Dorria Dimanno
Arthur & Christine Dimock
William & Helen Dittrich
Paul Dmytrasz
Kenneth Doeg
David & Joan Doiron
Kathleen Donahue
James & Judith Donnelly
Maryellen Donnelly
Peter & Beatrice Donohue
Arthur & Michele Dougherty
Paul Doyle
Robert & Lynne Druge
Kathleen Duchesne
Linda Duckstein
Gwen & Lloyd Duff
Leigh Duffy
Diane Duhamel
Christopher & Patricia Dustin
Joseph & Lynn Duval
Charles Dyson
Thomas & Annie Easow
Crawford & Carol Shinto Elder
Walter & Mary Ellen Elwell
Kristin Emmons
Keith & Paula Enderle
Gregory & Heidie Endrelunas
David Enggas
Susan England
Robert & Joy Erickson
Derek & Katherine Erismann
Harry & Susan Evageliou
Michael Coyne & Susannah
Everett
Mary Falotico
Kirstie & William Farrar
Janis & Cary Fausey
Kenneth & Mary Feathers
Kirk & Mary Ferentz
Andrea & Michele
Fesenmeyer
Joslyn & Josephine Field
Stephen & Marlyn Fiori
Calvin & Carole Fish
Tammy Fitch
Frank & Anne Fitzpatrick
Mildred Flaucher
Nicole Lintereur & Mark Flinn
Millicent Flynn
Lawrence & Nancy Flynn
Amy Flynn
Bertrand & Marguerite Flynn
Judith Foehrenbach
Brian & Kathryn Folkes
Deniz & Carol Fonseca
John Fortunato & Elizabeth
Aschenbrenner
Rick & Betty Forzano
Sharon Foster-Chalecki
David & Susan Fowler
George & Josephine Fox
Margaret Fox
Karla Fox
Ivan & Barbara Franson
Hedley & huebner Freake
Todd & Mona Friedland
Charles & Frances Funk
Eleanor I. Furlong
Robert & Kathe Gable
Patricia Gaenzler
Allen Gager
Timothy & Danielle Galligan
Lorraine B. Gallup
Richard Gallup
Louise Garabedian
David & Janet Garson
Joelen Gates
Harry & Ann Gaucher
Harry & Camille Gaucher
Susan Gavitt
Ted & Mary Gawlicki
C. Gaylor
Danny & Judy Gebben
Linda R Geer
P. A. Geissler
Susan Gerald
Valerie Botta & Bruce Gerber
George Giannioses
Joan Gibson
Richard & Diane Giggey
Mr. Jean & Mrs. Mary Gilbert
George & Joan Gilbransen
Timothy & Stephanie Gill
Ellen Marie Gillette
Otis & Dorothy Gilliam
Patricia Gilligan
Thomas & Marilyn Giolas
Jessica Giordano
Randy & Janice Godaire
Claire Goineau
Robert & Alyce Goldberg
Eric Goldberg and Katherine
Bohr
Ronald & Carol Goldstein
Juan & Carla Gomez
Paul & Merrilyn Goodwin
Sam Gordon
Barry & Tedford Gorfain
Mark & Denise Gorka
Cate Grabarek
Lawrence & Cathy Gramling
C. Granger
Karen Grava
Rene & Evelyn Grenier
Paul & Robin Grenier
Robert & Rebecca Grillo
Peter Grose and Margaret
Ruth Nye
Brian Grosjean & Ann
Cavanaugh
Ann Gruenberg
Hank Gruner and
Julie Victoria
Jon & Sanetrik Guarino
Thomas Guerra
Oscar & Marguerite Guilbault
Teresa Gutowski
Robert A. J. Guttay
Leigh Gwara
Jeanne Haas
Ruth & Judy Haddad
Betty Haddad
Wayne & Loretta Haeger
David & Janet Haines
Spenser & Lori Hall
Roswell & Gretchen Hall
Nusie Halpine
William & Susan Hamilton
Wayne & Lisa Handfield
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John & Hudson Hankins
Ceceile & Marian Hanyckyj
Lois Happe
Martha Hardisty
Keltz & Carol Harris
Matthew & Kara Hart
Roger & Jolene Hart
Sandra Hastings
J.M. & M.A. Hatt
Peggy B Hawkins
Chris Hawthorne
Christine Hayer-Repasy
Stephen & Linda Hayes
Evan Haynes
James & Karyn Hearn
Patrick & Charlotte Hebert
Paul & Ruth Heller
Georgina Hendrick
Joseph & Cynthia Henry
Jeri Hepworth
Maryann Hickelton
Delbert & Rubi Hickson
Ann Higginbotham
Carol Higgins
Charles & Maria Higgins
Carol & Dainton Higgins
Lawrence & Gayle Hightower
Theodore & Lucy Hill
William & Karen Hocking
Leonard & Laurelie Hodgson
Charles & Anne Holbert
Rob & Sharon Kennedy Hollay
Ronald & Carol Holman
Katherine Holt
Carole Hopkins
Elisabeth Houle
G & L Howard
Michael & Jane Howard
Davis & Donna Howell
Don & Jan Hoyle
Michael & Maria Hramiak
Janet Huber
William & Carol Huber
Jonathan Hufstader
Harry & Barbara Hunter
James & Cecile Hurley
Carol H. Hurley
Huber & Cynthia Hurlock
Thomas Hyde
Stephanie & Tabor Iazzetta
David & Tish Ignatowicz
Richard & Carol Ingraham
Mark & Karen Ireland
Benjamin & Lucia Irizarry
Nathan & Mary Ives
John & Mary Jackman
Betty Lou Jackson
Patti-Ann Jajliardo
Kathy & Jim James-Stebbins
Norman & Jacqueline Janes
Alice Bertha Jansen
Mary & Dawn Jarvis
Paul & Jeanne Jatkowski
Robert & Amanda Jellen
Donald & Marsha Jendrewski
Richard & Patricia Jenkins
Robert Jennette
Mary-Ann Jodaitis
Raymond & Jane Joesten
Keith & Marietta Johnson
Scott & Kaye Johnson
Harry & Lynn Johnson
Lee & Ann Johnson
Edwin & Irene Johnston
George & Janet Jones
Richard & Leigh JonesBamman
David & Carol Jordan
Daniel & Melissa Jordan
Raymond & Theresa Kalber
Martin & Stella Kalkok
Ellen W Kamm
Shirley Kassman
Leonard & Barbara Katz
Lewis & Shirley Katz
Mary Lou Keables
Denise Keane
Walter Keenan
Andrew & Sarah Keleher
Andrea Kelley
Thomas & Heather Kelly
Martin & Karen Kelly
Ronald & Martha Kelly
Elizabeth Kennard
John & Kerttu Kersen
Quentin & Margaret Kessel
Jay & Dana Kessler
Lamia deceased Khairallah
Judy Kiday
Timothy & Carol Killeen
Amber Lea Kincaid
Anne King
Brian & Lisa King
Susan S. Klare
Waldo & Linda Klein
Nancy Kline
Charles & Charleen Knapp
Jim & Jane Knox
Kyle & Erin Kohman
Kohn Household
Carolyn Kokoska
Christian & Ann Kollegger
Milton & Dorothy Kozelka
Henry & June Krisch
Michael & Miriam Kurland
K. Narayan Kutty
James & Barbara Lacey
Robert & Beatrice LaCombe
Dennis & Marilyn Lacoss
Timothy & Phyllis LaFlamme
Gregg & Linda LaFontaine
Robert & Mary Lake
Doris Williams Lake
John & Diane Lally
Wally & Christine Lamb
Stephen & Tracy Lambert
Bette Lambert
Shakti Lane
Steven & Menard Lane
Wesley & Jamie Lang-Rodean
Roger & Phyllis LaPierre
Katherine LaRiviere
Bryce Larson
Mark & Janet Laukaitis
Richard & Jean Lavecchia
Richard & Carol Lavigne
Laura Lawrence
Robert & Carol Leary
Leo & Barbara Leary
Scott & Rebecca Lehmann
Lloyd & Jane Leighton
Parise LeMaire
David & Mary Jane Lenihan
Alfred & Lynda Leonardi
Don & Stearns Lepore
Sara & O'Brien Lesage
Robin Lessard
Brian & Margarita Lessard
Eugene & Linda Lewis
Michael & Gail Libertine
Michael & Rebecca Limberg
Carl & Julia Lindquist
John & Ava Little
Norman & Pamela Livingston
Jean Lonergan
William & Patricia Long
Richard & Mary Elizabeth
Long
Leanna Loomer
Thomas & Hollace Lorch
Thomas & Kathi Loto
James Loughead
Robin Lubatkin
Robert & Lorraine Luond
Michael Lynch
Catherine Lynch
Geraldine B. Lyon
Gordon & Bette MacDonald
Benedict & Grazina Maciuika
Michaerl Magliocco
Charles Mahoney
Bob & Stacy Malecki
Millard & Madeleine Manning
Thomas & Marilee Manning
Paul & Adrienne Manzone
Norman & Mary Marchand
Wayne Marcotte
Alexander Markons
Daniel & Lyn Marra
Jerry & Adell Martin
John & Lisa Martin
Harvey & Ellen Martineau
Matthew & Margarethe
Mashikian
Ugo & Mary Masi
James & Janine Masso
Loris Masterton
Sandra Mastromarino
Ruth Mathieu
Nancy Mathis
Kirk & Lisa Matson
Frank & Shirley Mauro
J. & S. May
Howard Mayer
Harry & Janice Mazadoorian
Andrew & Karol Mcallister
Olive McCabe
Margaret McCarrick
Margaret Mccarthy
Mary McCarthy
David & Judith McChesney
William & Lisa McCooey
Genevieve McGann
John & Charleen McGill
James & Patricia McGill
Michael & Patricia McHugh
Mary McIvor
Richard & Marcella McKay
Richard & Kathleen McKee
John & Monica McKerracher
Anna McLain
Cheryl McLain
Charles & Ruth McLaughlin
Joe & Donna McLaughlin
Robert & Cathy Mcmahon
Carol McMillan
James & Judith Meacham
Kathy Medbery
Susan Meisler
Mahmoud & Catharina
Melehy
Judith Melichar
Elizabeth Melvin
Albert & Carol Menditto
Garrick & Elizabeth Menditto
Dorothea Mercier
Richard & Betty Merritt
Gen Micali
David & Gerda WalzMichaels
Michael & Dorothy Mickiewicz
Ronald & Adelle Milavsky
Raymond & Joanne Miles
Marty Milkovic and Beth
Bauer
Alan & Katherine Miller
Nancy Millerd
Robert & Sandra Millholen
Laurie F Millix
Peter Millman &
Marie Cantino
Gregory & Laura Mills
Richard & Kathleen Mindek
Martin & Michele Mlyniec
Sandra Mohammed
Marie Montag
Philip & Jeanne Monty
Peter & Mary Moon
Douglas & Elizabeth Moore
Anthony & Jeanne Morascini
John Morey
William & Susan Morgan
William Reese Morgan
Charles & Noreen Morgan
Kathleen Moriarty
Jean Moriarty
David Morse
Stanley & Cynthia Morytko
Linda Kaminski & Carol
Moulton
William & Ruth Moynihan
Gordon & Sally Muir
John & Helen Mulkern
Shelby Muraski
Andrea Murphy
Elizabeth Murphy
Sue Murphy
John & Barbara Murray
Mark & Letitia Naigles
Jeffrey & Lorraine Nalewajk
Joseph Narkawicz
Paula J Newman &
Joseph Narowski
Saul Nesselroth & Carol Lewis
Jane Neu
Chris & Annelle Newcomb
Donna Nicolino
Karl & Joan Nieforth
Joseph & Kathryn Niemasik
Maria Niles
Victoria Nimirowski &
Brian Anderson
Paul & Dawn Noheimer
Judith Noheimer
Patrick Small & Lori Nolin
Rosemary Noonan
Edward & Margaret Norris
Carol North
Craig Nowak
Elsa Nunez
Eric & Amie O'brien
Dennis O'Brien &
Susan Johnson
Richard & Evelyn O'connor
William & Caryl Okeefe
Paul Ashton &
Susan Oldershaw
Etienne & Kathleen Olivier
Marjorie O'Loughlin
Christopher & Debra Olson
Eleanor O'neill
Nelson & Stephanie Orringer
John & Florence O'Sullivan
Kathleen Otter
Robert & Frances Owens
Rosemary Pachesa
Shannon Page
Jane Paine
Janice Palmer
Michael & Michele Palmer
Anne Palmer
Doris Palmer
David & Natalie Palmer
Elaine Wilmes Pandolfo
Joseph Pandolfo
Evelyne Parizek
Nancy Parker
Gene & Diane Parker
Gail Parks
David & Stephanie Partyka
Robert & Karen Paruolo
Kenneth & Kathleen
Patenude
Leonard & Kathy Patera
Nancy Paulhus
James & Kristine Payant
Francis & Marjorie Pearson
Edward Peavy and
Rebecca Reno
Paul & Christine Pelletier
Marie Pellizari
Ellen Peloquin
Thomas & Nancy Perkins
Michael & Maureen Pernal
James & Margaret Perry
Alan & Gail Perry
Sam & Fisher Pescetello
Joseph & Marsha Peters
Benjamin Peters & Lori Arpin
Peters Household
Peter & Florence Petruchik
Nancy Pettitt &
Micahel Callahan
Richard & Christine Philps
Jeannette Picard
Robert & Diane Pisker
Edward & Clara Pitkin
Francis Archambault &
Barbara Pivarnik
George Plesko
Emil Pocock
Elyse & Gerald Dunne Poller
Carol Polsky
John & Karen Porter
Rav Jeremy Schwartz &
Merle Potchinsky
Kurt & Jill Potter
Karen Potter
William & Candace Powers
Michael & Anita Powers
Kara Price
Steven Knauf & Judith Prill
Thomas & Patricia Proctor
Joan Quarto
Ann Quinn
Richard Quirion
Robert & Linda Rainwater
Anita & Christopher Ramm
Richard & Marjorie Ranger
Howard & Alice Raphaelson
Mildred Rapp
Theodore & Jo-Ann
Rappahahn
Barbara Rascona &
Bruce Sheridan
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Anthony & Anne Rash
Khurshed Rastomji &
Della Hennelly
Karen Ravenelle-Bloom
James & Patricia Raynor
James & Karen Renfro
Carl & Marian Rettenmeyer
Charles & Virginia Reviczky
Michael Rice
Ginette & Camille Richard
John & Grace Riesen
Peter Rimkus
Daniel & Linda Riquier
Donald & Karen Roberts
Carol Roberts
Stephen & Rebecca
Robichaud
Belle Robinson
John & Paula Robinson
Leonard & Linda Romeo
James & Kelly Rondeau
William & Karen Rood
William & Melissa Rood
Sandra Rosado
Mark & Helen Ross
Sandra Roth
Jean Rotter
Donald & Yolande Rubb
Chauncy & Nancy Rucker
Marcia Rudge
Richard & Sally Ruef
Ted & Cindy Rummel
Alexander & Sarah Rusell
James & Deborah Russel
Jim & Debra Russell
James & Gisele Russo
David Ryan
William & Bonnie Ryan
Mark & Maureen Ryan
George & Joyce Sabo
Richard & Louise Sage
Valerie Sakowski
Vicente & Omaira Sanchez
Paul & Joann Sandshaw
Bob & Marie Santa
Diane Sauer & Kenneth Noll
Ed & Jean Sawicki
Barbara Sayers
Gerald Sazama
William Scanlon
David & Deborah Scanlon
Jacobus & Mary Schaab
Irene Schein
Edward & Linda Schernau
Howard & Bonnie Schiller
Richard Schimmelpfeng
Jonathan & Elena Schreiber
Paul & Susan Schur
Steven & Roberta Schwane
Doris Angel Sciremammano
George & Mary Jo Scott
Louis & Karen Scotti
Thomas & Michelle Seery
Kathleen Segerson &
Anthony Grosso
Jacqueline Seide
Florence Selleck
Murphy Sewall &
Virginia Fulton
Cheyenne Shafer
Patricia Shannon
Paul & Annette Shapiro
Rita Sheetz
Shirley May Shepard
Todd & Paula Shepard
Samuel & Virginia
Shepardson
Susan Shewes
James & Mary-Grace Shifrin
Philip & Jo-Ann Shine
Benjamin & Catherine Shires
John & Nancy Shovak
Stuart Jay & Joan
Seliger Sidney
Paul Siege
John & Nancy Silander
Marc & Valarie Silva
Carol Silva
Barbara Simmons
Ruth Simons
Joan Simpson
Kimberly A Simpson
Beverly Sims
Nicholas & Dorothy Sinchuk
David Skeels & Patricia
Regan
George & Madeline Skinner
Randy & Denise BergeronSkoly
Elinor Skoog
Nancy Smagacz
Kirk Smallidge
Robert & Virginia Smanick
Jerome & Myriam Smith
Carl & Doorothy Smith
Thomas & Eileen Smith
Marjorie Smith
Mary Bray Smith
Mark & Deborah Smith
Michael & Sarah Smith
Jennifer Smith
Deborah Turner Smith
Henry & Dorothy Snider
Crystal Snow
Edward & Carolyn Soboleski
Janelle Soleau
David Sonstroem
William & Sherri Sowik
Elizabeth Sparks
Brian Speciowski
Cheryl Spillane
E Spitia
Mark & Eileen St. James
Carl & Carolyn Stanich
Ashley Starr
Jeffrey & Janet Starr
Kenneth & Alexinia
Baldwin Start
Catherine Stebinger
Lynda & Berger Stein
Ken Dardick & Judy Stein
Andrea & Peter Stelma
Carl & Phyllis Stensland
Carl Sternat
Norman & Nora Stevens
David & Sandra Stevens
Deborah Stewart
Douglas & Susan Stewart
Gregory & Elizabeth Stillman
Donald & Barbara Stitts
David & Deborah Stoloff
Bill Stover and Leslie Poulos
William L & William K Strand
Lucas & Kathleen Strunk
Robert & Patricia Stukel
Ligita Stukuls
Peter & Elizabeth Sturrock
Sherry Su
Mary-jeanne Sullivan
Richard Sullivan
Edward & Shirley Sullivan
Patricia Suprenant
Timothy & Virginia Swanson
Tim & Ginger Swanson
Lesley Sweeney
John & Gail Switchenko
Patricia & Gregory
Padick Swords
Richard & Violet Szegda
Sophie Tabor
J. Tanaka
Russel & Lisa Taylor
Stephen & Alana Tartsinis
Melissa Telford
Donald & Susan Tepas
Alexander Teplyaev &
Maria Gordina
Tom & Lee Terry
Joan Terry
Marie Tetreault
Susanna Thomas
Judith Thompson
Philip & Paula Thulen
William & Christine Thurston
Lillie Tierney
George & Valerie Timmins
Adam Todd
Robert & Patricia Todd
Leonard & Virginia Todd
Daniel & Lauren Tofolowsky
Rudolf & Mary Tokes
Audrey & Burr Tomlinson
Michael & Melissa Tubbs
Jeanne Tucker
Gregory & Jan Turansky
Anne & George Turcotte
Audrey & Kathleen Tuttle
Ruth Phelan Twomey
Susana Ulloa
Brian & Kathy Usher
Christine Vagell
Samuel Martinez & Monica
Vanbeusekom
Erichard Vengroff
Judith Vezina
Donald & Rita Vigneau
Marc Vranes
Allen Wadsworth
Donna Waldron
David & Jodi Walencewicz
Johanna & Cathy Walter
Susan Wandell
Clifford & Vera Ward
Jeff & Lisa Ward
Elizabeth Wardwell
Susan Wasstrom
Paul & Patricia Watson
Ed & Mary Wehrle
Robin Weiner
Mary & Tim Weinland
Jeffrey & Nancy
Weisenburger
Alicia Welch
Arthur & Adele Welles
Ronald & Janet Weston
Janet Weston
Donald & Diana Wetherell
James & Brenda Whalen
John & Christina Wheaton
Kenneth & Mary White
Howard & Tammy White
Mary White
Patricia White
John & Marjorie Wieczorek
Ronald & Joan Wikholm
Dana & Aliza Wilder
Robyn & Kalen Wilgis
Michael & Anne Willenborg
Ronald & Linda Williams
Jean Williams
Hershall & Maureen Willis
Marilyn Wilson
Charles & Barbara Wilt
Jeffrey & Mary Withey
James & Joyce Wojnar
Andrew & Lynne Ide
Matthew & Susanne Woods
Eileen Woodward
Charles & Frances Woody
Diane Wright
Trenton Wright
Richard & Adrienne Wright
Loretta Wrobel
Bob & Dianne Sprague Wyss
Lisa Yarmis
Seth Yarmis
David & Suzanne Yeo
Peter & Dorothy Yeomans
Lyle & Joanne Yorks
David & Martha Yutzey
Ellen Zahl
Nathan & Sara Zaientz
Richard Zawalich
Kathleen Ryan &
William Zenko
Karen Zimmer
Joseph & Susan Ziobrowski
Douglas & Deborah Zlatin
FAITH COMMUNITIES
Church Of The Holy Family
Columbia Congregational C
hurch
Congregational Church of
Scotland
Ebenezer Lutheran Church
First Baptist Church of
Mansfield
First Church Of Christ
Congregational UCC
First Congregational Church
Andover
First Congregational Church
of Coventry
First Congregational Church
of Willimantic
First United Methodist Church
of Willimantic
Hampton Congregational
Church
Holy Trinity Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church of
St. Mary
Second Congregational
Church of Coventry
St. Joseph's Catholic
Congregation
St. Mark's Chapel
St. Maurice Church
St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel
Storrs Community Church
Storrs Congregational Church
Storrs Friends Meeting
The Federated Church of
Willington
Unitarian Fellowship of Storrs
FOUNDATIONS, UNITED WAY &
PUBLIC SUPPORT
Aetna Foundation
AT&T United Way
Bank Of America
Bearingstar Insurance
Charitable Fund
Cigna Foundation
Community Foundation Of
Eastern Connecticut
Dominion Employee Giving
Program
Hall Foundation
Jeffrey P Ossen Family
Foundation
Leo & Rose Pageau Trust
Liberty Bank Foundation
Liberty Mutual Foundation
Middlesex United Way
Pfizer Foundation United Way
Campaign
Savings Institute Foundation
SBM Charitable Foundation
The Benevity Community
Impact Fund
Town Of Mansfield
Travelers Community
Connections
United Way Of Central &
Northeastern Connecticut
United Way Of Massachusetts
Bay and Merrimack Valley
United Way Of Pioneer Valley I
United Way Of Webster
& Dudley
United Way Of West Central
Connecticut
Voya Foundation
ORGANIZATIONS
Altrusa International
American Truck Historical
Society
Chaplin Elementary School
E. O. Smith Student Activity
Fund School
Eastern Connecticut State
University
First Mile
Franco American Civic &
Social Club, Inc
Knights Of Columbus
St.Thomas Aquinas Council
Lebanon Leos
Mansfield Democratic Town
Committee
Mansfield Lions Club
Mansfield Middle School
Soroptimist InternationalWillimantic
University Of Connecticut
League
Willimantic Lions Club
Charities
Windham Center School
Windham Community
Memorial Hospital
Windham County Bar
Association
Windham High School
Students
Windham Public Schools
After School Program
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Windham Technical
High School
BUSINESSES
Anixer OEM Solutions
Architectural Artisan
Avalon Hair Color &
Design
Civil Engineering Services
Computer Tech
Curriculum Research
& Evaluation, Inc.
General Cable
Hampton Remodeling Co.
Hosmer Mountain
Howard Oven
Image Ink Public Relations
John's Scrap Metal
Landon Tire Inc.
Lavigne, Mark & Rogers
Liferaft Leasing
Mansfielf Pediatrics
On Target Marketing
& Communications
P & J Sprinkler
P W Power Systems
Personnel Concepts
Potters Oil Service, Inc
Raynor & Cano
Renaissance Alliance
Insurance Services
The National Institute For The
Clinical Application Of
Behavioral Medicine
United Technologies Matching
Gift Program
Wilburs Way
Smith-Keon Jewelers
Willimantic Brewing Co.
Willimantic Donuts, Inc.
Willimantic Food Co-op
Willimantic Waste Paper
IN HONOR OF...
"The great work WAIM does"
Adrienne Marks
Anna & Pete Crawford
Anne Rash
Betty & Jim Forrest's 50th
Anniversary
Birth of Ethan to Johnathan
and Elena Schreiber
Carol Higgins
Cathy and Jack Mozzicato
David and Martha Yutzey
David W Yutzey & Lisa Pane
Debby and Terry Hodge
Dianne Sprague
Dorothy R Morgan
Georgina Hendrick
Grace Adams
Hanna Goba-Churchill
Jessica Terbush
Joan Allison
Katherine Yutzey &
Brian Keene
Linda and Michael Gardner
Liskom, Crawford &
Patera Families
Lucy DeLuca Birthday and
Anniversary
Marc Kroisch & Hillary Stern
Marie & Gerrie Liskom
Marilyn Giolas' 80th Birthday
Jack Allen
Nancy and Mark Dewald
Rosh HaShonnah
Shimenei Etzaret & Simchah
Torah 8th great day and
rejoice in Torah
Succoth to remind us how
temporary everything including the roof over our head is
Temple Bnai Israel
Willimantic Police Dept.
IN MEMORY OF…
Albert D. Hawkins
Alfred Thomas Morgan
Alfred Vezina
Alice B. Fowler
Ann Jerue
Ann K. Gaucher
Arthur F. Connor
Barabara Baylock
Baron and Elinor Bray
Bette Cherrier
Bill Lonergan, Jr.
Blanche Brauneck
Bonnie Sue Marcoux
Caroline Mancini
Dorr & Lydia Skeels
Doug Morgan
Dr. Catherine Wade
Dr. Frank Bird &
Dr. Ed Browne
Elisabeth Millette
Eric Kalber
Ethan Kokoska
Eugene Alassi
Families of Joseph
& Marsha Peters
Francis W. Hayes
Fred Dauser
Frieda Friedland
George & Lucianne Elmore
Germaine Ayotte
Germaine Hall
Gertrude Morytko
Grace F. Enggas
Gwen Duff
Hans and Jurgan Sell
Harry Armstrong
Helen & Marian Narkawicz
Hilda Iris Negron
J. Warren Higgins
Jack McMeekin
Janet Haines
Jean C Manter
Jean Manter
Jennie Dunnack
Jennie M Tabor
Jessie Matthys
Jo & Bill Griffin
John "Bunky" DeVecchis
John Devicchis
John Sheetz
John T. Devecchio
Jonah D. Gilbert
Joslyn P. Field
Joyce Cale, beloved Mom and
Friend to All
Karl Rappold
Kathryn L. Wagner
Kermit Klingbail
Kristine Della Fera
Kurt Festmeir
Lamia Khairallah
Lynette Hagen Doeg
Mahmoud Melehy
Maisie Guttay
Margaret Rascona
Marian and Helen Narkawicz
Marianne Morascini
Marie Kowalsky
Mark Hancock Adams
Martin Dale Fox
Mary Alassi
Mary Ellen Strand
Mary Jacobs
Mary Jane Jacobs
Mary Starkey Jefferson
Mrs. Joseph St. King
Muriel Narotsky
Nadja Donnelly
Nancy Murray
Paul Maciuika
Paul Waleniewicz
Peg Zapulla
Philippe A. Roy
Priscilla Donovan
Raymond F. Andrews III
Raymond LeMaire
Rev. Joseph Kzugler
Rev. Ramon Luis Negron
Richard Coolick
Rita Lubatkin
Robert Ryder
Roy McLain Paul Heckler
Sophie Gaunya
Stacia Lucs
Stanley & James Romanow
Sue Graham
Susie Gottesman
T. Alan Miller
Thomas Bull
Tony Clark
Walter and Helen Niemasik
Wilma Visney
WAIM 2014-2015 Revenue and Expenses
Organizations
$7,199
Volunteer
$20,917
United
Way
$37,386
Fundraising &
Administration
$57,026
Grants $67,500
Congregations
$23,322
Individuals
$163,997
Businesses
$12,145
Fundraisers
$32,663
Truck & Rental
Income $15,900
Community
Garden
$12,226
Human Needs
$149,261
Material Good
Redistribution
$90,937
The mission of the Windham Area Interfaith Ministry is to uplift and unite our community by providing
caring service and resources to meet our neighbors’ needs with dignity and respect.
WAIM
P.O. Box 221 (for all mail)
866 Main Street
Willimantic, CT 06226-0221
Non-Profit Organization
US Postage Paid
Willimantic, CT 06226
Permit No. 84
WAIM needs…
(contact Victoria at 860 456-7270 if you can help)
Volunteers for one hour… one day… one week… one year, or anything in between; disposa-
ble diapers; towels, blankets and bed linens; small appliances in good condition; Steeple Chase
walkers and cyclists; new member faith communities; & A Social Media Guru.
This fiscal year (through May 30)….
7,586 visits were made to WAIM for clothing.
10,031 units of material goods (clothing, furniture, appliances, etc.) were given to community members.
754 donation pick-ups were made using our truck.
244 households received energy assistance – heat or electricity.
72 households received case management or connection to other services.
91 families were adopted through our Adopt-A-Family program
121 children selected holiday gifts for their caregivers through For Kids Only.
52 teenagers received holiday vouchers through Gifts for Teens.
365 children received Back-to-School vouchers for new clothes.
131 low-income households received emergency help for unmet needs, rental or transportation assistance.
212 individuals Walked for Warmth.
9,619 volunteer hours have been donated - the equivalent of 5 full time employees.
Please visit our website: www.waimct.org…. And don’t forget to “like us” on Facebook