South Windsor Introduces 'Warm Communities' Initiative

The South Windsor Police Department took to Facebook to tell the story of a woman who missed her bus by a single minute on Feb. 16, a day that it was 14 degrees outside. They wrote that she had to wait another hour for her transportation to arrive.

“Every time an individual waits for the bus for an extended period, or must walk to work, or a perhaps a person out shoveling snow, it is impossible not to feel for their plight,” South Windsor Police Department wrote.

In reaction to this, South Windsor will launch it’s initiative called “Warm Communities.” The department wrote that once the weather begins to cool down again in the fall, police will distribute hand warmers to those who have to stand in the cold and inclement weather for extended periods of time, most likely waiting for public transportation.

Even during the present warmer months, rain and be chilling and damaging to those who have to get around. This program is the department’s way of making people’s journeys easier, as well as to extend the message that the town of South Windsor cares, the department wrote.

Police said 160 pairs of hand warmers have already been donated by Mr. Manoj Tripathy, on behalf of Tata Consultancy Services’ Corporate Social Responsibility program.

“When officers spot someone standing in the cold - perhaps at an unsheltered bus stop - they will be able to offer them hand warmers,” South Windsor Police Department wrote. “It’s a simple idea; a small gesture with a greater meaning.”