Western Elementary School kindergarten teacher Lisa Ward, left, and Principal Brenda Goodrich are doused with buckets of water by their peers Sept. 25 at the school in Naugatuck. The event capped a fundraiser held by the school to support Western second-grader Olivia Thompson, 6, who is in need of a heart transplant. The school raised $5,272 for Thompson. –LUKE MARSHALL
Naugatuck-based Pennsylvania Steel Co.-New England Division celebrated its 10 year anniversary in July. The celebration included a raffle for New York Giants tickets. Venessa Napoli, of Pennsylvania Steel Co., is pictured handing the tickets to the raffle winner, Gary Farrar from The Cadi Co. –CONTRIBUTED
Marty-Lee Fenton, of Naugatuck, was presented the Daughters of the American Revolution Community Service Award from the Trumbull-Porter Chapter at the September Welcome Back Pot Luck Supper meeting. The award recognizes individuals and/or organizations for outstanding voluntary achievements. Fenton has been an active member of the Ecumenical Food Bank of Naugatuck and Beacon Falls, the Naugatuck Historical Society, and the Naugatuck Garden Club for many years. Pictured, from left, Trumbull-Porter Chapter Regent Katie Gabrielson, Naugatuck Historical Society Vice President Sandra Clark, Fenton, Naugatuck Garden Club Vice President Gerri McCabe, and garden club and chapter member Daryl Masone. Missing from photo Beverly Krayeski. –CONTRIBUTED
Western Elementary School students sing a song they helped write about second-grader Olivia Thompson, who is currently awaiting a heart transplant, Sept. 25 at the school in Naugatuck. The event capped a fundraiser held by the school to support Western second-grader Olivia Thompson, 6, who is in need of a heart transplant. The school raised $5,272 for Thompson. –LUKE MARSHALL
President and CEO Ion Insurance David Drescher, right, presents a check for $690 to Joe Mascia, executive director of the GIL (Grounded In Love) Foundation of Prospect, Sept. 1. The GIL Foundation is a nonprofit that provides supports and services to residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Connecticut. –CONTRIBUTED
Western Elementary School faculty members, from left, Whitney Godin, Racheal Hayes, Pam Quinn, and Stephanie Curylo are doused with buckets of water by their peers Sept. 25 at the school in Naugatuck. The event capped a fundraiser held by the school to support Western second-grader Olivia Thompson, 6, who is in need of a heart transplant. The school raised $5,272 for Thompson. –LUKE MARSHALL
