Helping On The HomeFront
Helping On The HomeFront
To the Editor:
On behalf of the Knights of Columbus, Virgilius Council #185, we would like to thank the 63+ volunteers participating in AmeriCares HomeFront on Saturday, May 1. This year, with funding from AmeriCares and our Council along with additional volunteers from Ridgefield and New Fairfield, we were able to repair two homes in Newtown. One house had the exterior scraped and painted, new fascia installed, the kitchen painted, and a new vinyl floor installed. The other house had the trim painted, a retaining wall rebuilt, a wood shingle roof installed, along with new doors, sheetrocking and exterior beams replaced. Just imagine, all of this work was completed in just one day!
We would like to thank the follow people and organizations for their support: Father Bob Weiss, St Rose Catholic Church, National Charity League (Nutmeg and Ridgefield chapters), New Fairfield Congregational Church, Goulart Construction, Martin Blais Siding, Kirrane Painting, Sherwin-Williams of Brookfield, and our friend Eunice at Bagel Deli & Delight.
God gave us the weather, the volunteers, and the means to accomplish this task and we believe we have made life better for these two homeowners that were â¦at our Gate.
Sincerely,
Charlie Nostrand & Mark Dennen
6 Old Green Road, Sandy Hook                                    May 5, 2004