Season Of Giving Now A Decade Old In Willimantic

WILLIMANTIC, CT — The Season of Giving Fundraiser for the Covenant Soup Kitchen and Make A Wish Foundation has just wrapped up its 10th year.

It's a community effort by many Windham area businesses, WRTD Buses and Windham Technical School.

This past month, the efforts raised $10,214, plus 660 pounds of non-perishable food items for Covenant Soup Kitchen and a check for $2,000 was presented to Make A Wish.

Some of the organizers and primary donors gathered behind the Soup Kitchen on Tuesday to present the donation to the appreciative soup kitchen director, Kimberly Clark.

They included, left to right, back row, Anya Walikonis, CSK; Mark DiMauro Jr., Cassella Wasrte Management; a guest at CSK, Tony Boucher, CC Lounsberry; Kimberly Clark, CSK; Tim DeVivo, Windham Golf Course; and, front row, Courtney Formica, Cassella; Tom DeVivo, Windham Mayor; Scott Ron Miller, Miller Brothers Self Storage; Jim Passarello, Beaver Brook Saw Shop; Jeff LeBlanc, NAPA Willimantic Auto and Truck; and Bruce John, local philanthropist.