From left: Judy Nicolari, Eunice Lisk, Lori Veillette, Cheryl Biros.
Members of the Ansonia Rotary Club could be seen this week trimming rose bushes and planting flowers in downtown Ansonia, dressing up the pocket park named after Dr. Fred Haddad at the corner of Bridge and Main Streets.
Passing drivers gave the thumbs-up sign and honked horns in approval of the change in appearance. City Director of Constituent Services, Greg Martin, also stopped by to add his former Ansonia Garden Club.
As the Ansonia Rotarians had installed a tower clock in the park years ago, it seemed only fitting to Club President Lori Veillette that the Rotary club invest some of its time and resources into improving the appearance of this downtown green area. Next step for the park will be the engagement of a professional clock repairman to estimate repairs needed to the tower clock.
On another note, the Ansonia Club will shortly announce the winner of its annual academic scholarship, which is a $1,000 award to a graduating Ansonia senior.
It is also sponsoring Ansonia High School student Brian Le to attend a weekend Rotary leadership camp conference at Camp Hazen in Hebron, where students from around the state will gather next weekend.
The Club meets weekly for lunch at CRAVE Restaurant. Guests are welcomed. Membership is open and dues are $40 per quarter. For more information, call 203 – 888-1101.
