Boy With 'Heart Of Gold:' Branford Local Hero

BRANFORD, 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 Susan Schilpp, who nominated her great-nephew Michael Bouton.

Name: Michael Bouton

State: CT

Hometown: Branford

Hero's job: Helping his community during the pandemic

Relationship to nominee: Great-nephew

Reason for recognition: Michael set up a pantry outside his home with free food it's for anyone to have that needed it. His goal is to help his neighbors during this pandemic.

One thing to know: He has a heart of gold and wanted to be sure people were able to get free food items they might need to help get them through a rough time

Thank you for all you do, Michael!

>> Do YOU have a local hero you would like us to know about? Share their story here. Read about other Local Heroes from Connecticut here.


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