A Special Year for a Special Project

Tinney Community Center - Ansonia

The Volunteer Action Center and the Corporate Volunteer Council have once again harnessed the spirit of the Valley's corporate community as part of Valley United Way's annual Week of Caring Project to give the Tinney Community Center in Ansonia a complete makeover. During a week when Americans all over the country tried to do something positive for their communities on the anniversary of the terrible events of September 11, 2001, nearly 200 volunteers gave the Center a refreshing new look inside and outside.

Each participant in this week's project received a specially designed t-shirt thanks to the generosity of Iroquois Gas Transmission Systems. The shirts which were designed by CVC member Dawn Tufano of the Indigo Group celebrate this year's participants and features a patriotic theme in honor of the victims and heroes of September 11, 2002. (Click image for a fuller size representation)

American Skandia, Applica and Pitney Bowes provided funding for supplies and equipment for this project. Rug Mart donated rugs and linoleum for the floors in the GED classroom and the weight room in addition to the hallways downstairs.

Food was abundant throughout the week as our work crews were fed by Domino's Pizza, Charlie & Leon's Restaurant, Big Y Supermarket, and Subway Restaurant and Dave Grant Caterers.

You can take a look back at the progress of this exciting project by clicking on each day's link below to see what happened each day and who made it happen.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Come back next week for a full listing of those involved and pictures of the newly reopened Center.

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For more information on volunteer opportunities, please contact the Volunteer Action Center at 926-9478. The Center can also be reached by E-Mail by clicking here.