Written by Julia Douglas
The Rotary Club of Ridgefield recently renewed its support for RVNAhealth with a $7,000 grant to support the organization’s COVID-19 community response initiatives.
RVNAhealth has been vaccinating the public since January 11th and has distributed nearly 15,000 vaccines to date. The funds will be used to help cover the tremendous costs associated with vaccine administration and running the clinic at Yanity Gym.
“RVNAhealth is very fortunate to receive this grant from The Rotary Club of Ridgefield, a portion of which was matched by Rotary District 7980,” shares MJ Heller, Director of Philanthropy at RVNAhealth. “We have incurred a significant amount of unbudgeted expenses throughout this pandemic and the response from The Rotary Club has been truly amazing. In addition to their financial support, the Rotarians have been very generous with PPE donations from the start and have volunteered their time and expertise, as well. We really are humbled
Some Danbury area towns are looking for creativity with COVID vaccine as they await state instruction
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Bridget Bethray RN, with RVNAhealth administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Sherwin Gorenstein, of Ridgefield, in the RVNA clinic in the Yanity Gym, on Thursday morning in Ridgefield.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media
As towns across Connecticut wait for vaccine doses to arrive each week, they also look to the state for guidance on next steps. The majority of town officials are still laser-focused on vaccinating residents 75 and older from phase 1b before moving on to think about future phases. Yet, with one round of sign-ups under their belts, a few towns in the Danbury area have begun to brainstorm future rollout tactics.