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More than 100K empty cans will help buy clothes for Middletown-area kids in need FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 Members of the Middletown Kiwanis Club and Cans 4 a Cause Founder Jeff Myjak, right, collected between 100,000 and 125,000 bottles and cans worth an estimated $5,500 during a May 15 fundraiser for Warm the Children at Pat Kidney Field. At left is Public Works Deputy Director Chris Holden.Chris Holden / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less 2of6 It took three trips for six dump trucks and an emergency operations trailer to haul bottles and cans to Cans-4-a-Cause Founder Jeff Myjak’s house, where they began the expected two-week-long sorting process Thursday in Middletown.Chris Holden / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less ....
In 2020, Warm the Children helped needy through virtual means Lynn Baldoni FacebookTwitterEmail Warm the Children, sponsored by the Middletown Kiwanis Club, takes donations to buy warm winter clothing for families in need.Contributed photo / Warm the Children The Middletown Kiwanis Warm The Children project serves 565 children from 246 families in midst of COVID 19 pandemic. My involvement with the Middletown program began when I joined the Kiwanis Club. As a volunteer shopper, I would meet a family at Walmart and shop with them for warm winter attire. Most of our families are referred by the public elementary and middle schools, as well as a few social service agencies from our service area, which includes Middletown, Cromwell, Portland, Middlefield, Durham, East Hampton and Haddam. Each child is allotted up to $90 to spend on new winter attire ($70 if under 4). ....
I love helping people : Retiring Middletown officer moves to job at Cromwell schools FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 Middletown Police Lt. Heather Desmond retired Jan. 1 after over a quarter-century on the force.Contributed photo / Heather DesmondShow MoreShow Less 2of8 Now retired Middletown police Lt. Heather Desmond speaks to the press in July 2014.Hearst Connecticut Media file photoShow MoreShow Less 3of8 4of8 Retired Middletown police Lt. Heather Desmond, far right, talks to reporters about an incident at Wesleyan University in September 2017.Hearst Connecticut Media file photoShow MoreShow Less 5of8 Now retired Middletown police Lt. Heather Desmond briefs the press on a shooting which took place in October 2018 on Long Lane.Hearst Connecticut Media file photoShow MoreShow Less ....