| APRIL 2009 -- Volunteers from many aspects of town life were honored for their dedication at a reception held at the Berkshire Hall in Brodie Park on Wednesday night.
Dennis Minor, director of the Recreation Department, said the ceremony is a way to recognize the many volunteers who give their time to provide a great quality of life in New Hartford. The Recreation Department invited many volunteers and recognized each party who responded to its invitation, Minor said.
“Just about every adult in town volunteers at some point,” Minor said. “I’ve never seen people come together like they have in New Hartford.”
Dozens of volunteers shared conversation, drinks and laughter at the reception. According to the program, the honorees were the New Hartford Women’s Club, the Lion’s Club, the Cub Scouts, Sk8, youth baseball, youth soccer, Bill Baxter, football, the New Hartford Zoning Board of Appeals, the Senior’s Club, the Land Trust, the Commission on Aging, the PTO, Friends of Brodie, the Board of Finance, the Garden Club, the Conservation Commission, Eureka Grange No. 62, the Recreation Commission, Earl MacInnes, Phyllis Webb, Dennis Minor, Christy Tellier, Bill Eagan, John Maschi, the Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Commission, the South End Fire Department, New Hartford Village Fire Department and the Pine Meadow Volunteer Fire Department. |
