Bits and pieces: Retired teachers association scholarship, Barnes Group supports Big Brothers Big Sisters, ‘Honoring Heroes’ program set and Wheeler golf tournament

Posted By: Staff June 21, 2023

Retired teachers present scholarship, donate to Military Museum

Recently The Bristol Area Retired Teachers presented their scholarship to Abigail Quintero of Bristol Central High School. In the photo, from left to right, is co-chair of the scholarship committee Alex Beal, Abigail, her father and a teacher at BCHS Juan Quintero and BART treasurer Liz Phelan. Standing behind Abigail is Bristol Central principal Pete Winninger.

In addition to the scholarship that went to Bristol Central’s Quintero, earlier this spring the Bristol Area Retired Teachers went to the Bristol Historical Society building to visit The Bristol Store, The Military Museum and the Bristol Business and Innovation Room, where they presented a donation for the Military Museum. Above is President Mike Thomas with a member of the retired teacher association’s Angela Stortz presenting a donation to the Military Museum.

Bristol business leader supports Big Brothers Big Sisters

Standing from left in the photo are, Andy Fleischmann, president & CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut; and Thomas Barnes, chairman of the board of directors at the Barnes Group, Inc. Seated from left are, David Meehan, senior vice president and senior relationship manager at Bank of America; and Paul Cestari, vice president of IT and digital systems at the Barnes Group, Inc. | Photo provided by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut

Barnes Group a Bronze Sponsor of annual golf classic

Tom Barnes, from Bristol, was one of more than 160 guests and golfers who came out to support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut at the youth mentoring organization’s Annual Golf Classic, held recently at the Golf Club of Avon.  

Barnes’s company, the Bristol-based Barnes Group, Inc., is a longtime supporter of the non-profit and was a Bronze Sponsor of its yearly tournament.

Funds raised will support existing mentoring match relationships and will create new relationships between state children in need and caring adult mentors, who help the children reach their highest potential.

For information about Big Brothers Big Sisters, follow this link: www.ctbigs.org.

City Hall summer hours set

For the summer, most City Hall Offices will close at 2 p.m. on Fridays. The Building Department, the Comptroller’s Office, and the Public Works Department, however, will close at 1:30 p.m. on Fridays.

The changes will be in effect until Friday, Sept. 1.

Exchange Club program ‘Honoring Heroes’ planned in June

The Greater Bristol Exchange Club will be honoring the late police officers Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt. Alex Hamzy, along with Officer Alec Iurato as this year’s “Police Officers of the Year” at its “Honoring Heroes” program at the Aqua Turf Grand Ball Room on June 29.

DeMonte and Hamzy were struck down in the line of duty in an Oct. 12 shooting. Iurato, who was injured in the same incident, is credited for stopping the shooter.

Proceeds from the event will go to the “Fund the First,” a fund which was set up in honor of our deceased officers, and to assist their families.

Tickets are available online at Honoring Heroes Tickets. For sponsorships, go to Sponsorships.

For information, contact Exchange Club program director, Jack Ferraro at TheBristolExchangeClub@gmail.com.

Wheeler 38th annual golf tournament fundraiser set for Sept. 13

Wheeler’s 38th Annual Golf Classic, presented by Mutual of America Financial Group for the fifth consecutive year, will take place at The Country Club of Farmington on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Registration is open, and sponsors, players, and prize donors are welcome. 

Proceeds from this event will support our planned community health center and flagship location in Bristol, which will provide convenient, whole-health services for the whole family in one convenient location.

In 2022, the Golf Classic event grossed a record-breaking $100,000 to support individuals and families in care through Wheeler’s Basic Needs Fund, bringing the total amount raised since its inception to more than $1.3 million.

For more information, visit WheelerHealth.org/Golf or contact Sue O’Connell at 860.793.4214, 860-609-1583, or soconnell@wheelerclinic.org.

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