Feeding The Community: Avon Local Hero

AVON, CT — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented and changing times.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these heroes making a difference in their communities. Together with Ring, we’re working to let all your neighbors know about these outstanding people and their stories.

This submission comes from Carrie Firestone who nominated Eleni Kavros DeGraw of Avon.

Hero's job: Volunteer

Relationship to nominee: Friend/co-volunteer

Reason for recognition: When Covid first hit, Eleni immediately mobilized food shopping for seniors, connected the community with local restaurants with a Facebook page, worked with Foodshare to ensure people got food, helped local businesses feed healthcare workers, and more.

One thing to know: Eleni often spends hours trying to figure out the best way to fill a need in our community while also supporting local businesses.

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