Wounded Vet Gets Guide Dog

story & photos by Jessica Warzeniak based on interview by Alexis Ann

(l-r) Becky Cook, placement specialist, Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Tech Sergeant Matthew Slaydon, U.S. Air Force (ret.), Legend, Jessica Morrissey, Mystic, and Jack Hayward, Director of Communication, Fidelco, met with the Resident at the Fisherman Restaurant to tell the story of Matt [...]

June 23rd, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Featured Articles | Comments are closed

College Knowledge Day Draws Hundreds of High Schoolers

“I think the kids are going to wake up,” Zachary Mathiau remarks. “They will have to sacrifice and work hard in high school in order to get into college.” Zachary is a ninth grader at East Hartford High School attending the College Knowledge Day at ECSU in Willimantic on June 3.

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Girl Scouts of Connecticut Honor Anika Noni Rose

Anika Noni Rose

Girl Scouts of Connecticut is pleased to announce that the Woman of Merit honoree for 2010 is Bloomfield native and Broadway and film actress, Anika Noni Rose. A dinner celebrating Anika was held on Wednesday, June 9 at the Hartford Marriott Downtown. The event is supported by Aetna, Comcast, [...]

June 23rd, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Featured Articles | Comments are closed

Celebrate International Guide Dog Day at Fidelco

The 2009 Fidelco Open House is being held on Saturday, April 18th, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation campus in Bloomfield. April 18th is also International Guide Dog Day. There will be activities all day long, including tours, demonstrations and blindfold walks. This is a free, rain [...]

April 15th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Featured Articles | Comments are closed