Dear Editor:
I am writing this letter as a “thank you” to those who made Literacy Volunteers Valley Shore, CT, Inc. even better on April 2, 2011. That day we sponsored the 4th annual April Fools Backward Mile/ 5K Race. This is especially appropriate during National Volunteer Week.
The April Fools race would not have been possible without the help of our volunteers: Jean & Rich Alexander, Don Male, Linda Morales, Ann Fogg, Ann Lander, Rebecca Harris, John McGirr, Mac Walker, Ron& Mary DeMartino, Chris Egri, Pam Skelly, Ada Wilson, Donna Bowden, Nan Strolha, Suki McLaren, Paula Ferrara and the Boy Scouts of Troop 12. I also want to thank our staff and Board members whose time and effort cannot be ignored.
We appreciate the support of the Town of Essex, the Police department and resident Trooper Kerry Taylor, First Selectman Phil Miller and the Essex Parks Department.
Donations from The Clark Group, Tower Laboratories, Guilford Savings Bank, Essex Savings Bank, Edward Jones Investments, Bogaert Construction, Kearney Insurance, Thompson and Peck Insurance, The Clinton Floor Store, The Valley Courier and Cohen’s Bagels without whose support this community event would not be possible.
I want to thank the participants for supporting Literacy Volunteers. We hope they all had a good time and plan to come back next year.
I especially want to thank our Race Director, Cathy Bishop, who spent countless hours organizing and directing this race. The race would not have been nearly as successful without her efforts.
To all those I have mentioned, and to those I am forgetting, I cannot express in words the gratitude that we at Literacy
Volunteers Valley Shore, CT, Inc. feel. THANK YOU!
Sincerely,
Michael A. Noto
Executive Director
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