Thursday, May 17, 2012

Thank to Community from Kiwanis for Making Pasta Day A Success!


From Middletown Kiwanis:
May 17, 2012

The Middletown Kiwanis would like to thank everyone that helped to
make our annual Pasta Day fundraiser a great success. At the end of the
day we had served just over 400 pasta dinners!

Congratulations to our Silent Auction winners! Prizes this year included
passes to many of the local golf courses, UCONN basketball posters,
a DVD player, sunglasses, plants, US flag, handcrafted birdhouses, gift
certificates for local restaurants, car washes, pizzas, flowers, manicures,
movies and car maintenance.

We especially appreciate our friends and neighbors who came out to
support the community, enjoy good food and great company. Thank
you to the Middletown High School Key Club members and their
advisors who helped serve dinner and then stayed to help clean up.

A special thank you to our very generous local businesses: A Marvelous
Car Wash, Attention to Detail, Blackbird Tavern, Coca-Cola, Destina
Theater, Domino's Pizza, EG Salon, ION restaurant, Kidcity, LaPiastra,
Lyman's Golf Course, Mallove's, Neon Deli, Minor Hills GC, Nail
Techniques, Palmer EyeCare Center, Patriot’s Coach Bill Belichik,
Portland Golf Course, Portland West Golf Course, Price Chopper, Quarry
Ridge Golf Course, Rock Cats, Smith & Bishel Co., Stone Post Gardens,
Typhoon Restaurant, UCONN Athletic Department, Victor's Auto Body,
Walmart and Wild Orchid Florist.

For over 60 years the Middletown Kiwanis have been supporting
local charities and projects including: Warm The Children, Camp

Sunshine, Kiwanis Bicycle Safety Rodeo, I Have a Friend Youth Center,
Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute, Middletown High School Key Club,
Middletown Little League, Mount St. John School, Salvation Army,
St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen, Amazing Grace Food Pantry, MARC,
Gilead Community Services, Even Start Program at Middletown Adult
Education, Recognition of Graduating Valedictorians and Salutatorians
from all Local High Schools, college scholarships for a student from each
high school and a student attending Middlesex Community College.

The Middletown Kiwanis Club meets every Wednesday at 12:15 pm, if
you are interested in becoming a member of the Middletown Kiwanis
Club please email us at Kiwanis.club.middletown@gmail.com.

Sincerely,

Christopher Conley
President

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