MultimediaSlideshows Community snaphots By mycitizensnews - October 5, 2012 0 181 Daniel Whitman of Naugatuck raises money and awareness for local nonprofit organizations, including Salvation Army and Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury, during the Southbury Training School car show recently in Southbury. –CONTRIBUTED The ITD Corporation in Prospect recently held an open house. Pictured, from left, Waterbury Regional Chamber Public Policy and Economic Development Director John DiCarlo, ITD Executive Sales Manager Hal Oaks, IDT President Martin Gerndt, ITD Sales Support Engineer Destrie Monis, ITD U.S. Sales Representative Bill Miller, Waterbury Regional Chamber Event and Program Coordinator Courtney Ligi, ITD Managing Director Wolfgang Eder, ITD Office Coordinator Grace Smolinski, and Waterbury Regional Chamber Membership Director Cathy Dalton. –CONTRIBUTED The PSC Dynamo Girls Premier Soccer Club recently wrapped up a successful 2011-12 season in state and Region 1 competitions. Teams 98 and 99 won first place at the Nordic Cup Tournament in Burlington, Vt., took home second place at the Ludlow Columbus Day Tournament in Ludlow, Mass., and the Farmington Bank Labor Day Shoot Out Tournament in Farmington as well as finishing third at the University of Rhode Island College Showcase Tournament in Kingston, R.I. and the Lincoln Page Tournament Hofstra University in Long Island, N.Y. PSC Dynamo is a premier soccer club made up of young athletes ages 12 to 15. The players are from surrounding communities, including Prospect, Beacon Falls, and Naugatuck. Pictured, top row assistant coach John Pannone, Julia Sheetz, Justine Troiano, Lauren Charrette, Jenna Pannone, Kyla Megalhaes, Dakota Cipriano, and coach Joe Sousa. Bottom row, Olivia Carasone, Erin Mulhall, Haley Andrews, Adrianne Yacavone, Maribella Sousa, Samantha Plasky, Kaci Michaud. Not pictured, Ariana Avarado. –CONTRIBUTED Cub Scouts from Naugatuck Pack 109 Mason Bedard, Jimmy Ayash, Tommy Ayash, and Matthew Steckert, sold popcorn during a fundraiser in front of Walmart on New Haven Road in Naugatuck Sept. 8. –CONTRIBUTED The Naugatuck Board of Education recognized some Andrew Avenue School students at its Sept. 13 meeting for doing well on the Connecticut Mastery Test. Andrew Avenue School students, from left, Jayden Noble, MacKenzie Mahoney, Adrienne Laviolette, Sammy Vasile, Raymond Mastropietro, Jonathan Chatfield, Justin Stone, David Deforge, Justin Barth, and Arshjott Bhangu. Not pictured, Guilherme Nunes and Rafael Viana. –CONTRIBUTED State Rep. Rosa Rebimbas (R-70), right, presents a check for $500 to a representative from the Naugatuck YMCA on behalf of the New Haven County Marshals Association alongside a Connecticut State Marshal last month at John J. Sullivan’s in Ansonia. –CONTRIBUTED A car wash was recently held at J&M Automotive on New Haven road in Naugatuck to raise money to buy gifts for Naugatuck soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The car wash raised $300 and over 125 individualized packages are expected to be sent to the soldiers. Pictured, from left, volunteers who help out at the car wash Stephen Lengyel, Thomas Lengyel, Steven Moody, Kayla Couch, Matheau Jackman, and Paul Procopio of Pittsfield, Mass. –CONTRIBUTED