Tomlinson joins Thomaston Savings Bank as Vice President

TCC provides school supplies for local teachers; Residents support Operation Fuel

THOMASTON — Patricia “Trish” Tomlinson has joined Thomaston Savings Bank as Vice President, Senior Commercial Lending Officer.

Tomlinson comes to the bank with 25 years of commercial lending experience, and has most recently been employed by People’s Bank, following the acquisition of Farmington Bank in October 2018.

In her new role, Tomlinson will be responsible for developing new commercial banking relationships and servicing an existing portfolio of accounts.

“We are very excited to have Trish join the Thomaston Savings Bank Commercial Lending Team,” said Jay Murdick, Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending Team Leader, Thomaston Savings Bank. “With her strong background in developing and structuring commercial loans and true commitment to customer service, we know her expertise will be an asset to the Bank and to our customers, as we extend our branch network into Farmington and expand our commercial lending platform in that market.”

She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Business from Bentley University. Tomlinson is active in her community, serving on the board of the United Way of West Central Connecticut since 2011 and its executive board since 2013.

Tomlinson and her husband Doug raised their two daughters, Taylor and Brooke, in Farmington and have resided there for nearly 20 years.

Litchfield County residents support Operation Fuel

LITCHFIELD — The Marion Isabell Coe Fund, U.S. Trust, Bank of America, N.A trustee, has awarded a $5,000 grant to Operation Fuel for energy assistance for households in Litchfield County.

Operation Fuel provides year-round emergency energy assistance throughout Connecticut to lowerincome working families and individuals, the elderly, and disabled individuals who are in a financial crisis. Anyone who needs energy assistance should call 211 or visit www.operationfuel.org. For information on Operation Fuel, or to make a donation, go to www.operationfuel.org.

TCC provides school supplies for local teachers

TORRINGTON — Round Room LLC, the Verizon Authorized Wireless Retailer, recently announced that more than 570 of its TCC stores donated school supply packs to nearly 6,000 teachers across the U.S. The recipients included educators at Torringford School.

The sixth annual Teachers

Rock Supply Giveaway took place during the week of Feb. 11, ensuring that classrooms were wellstocked at the start of the new year. Since 2014, TCC has donated more than 30,000 supply packs to deserving teachers across the country.

Each participating TCC store partnered with a local school to donate the supply packs — valued at $77 each. The supply packs include pencils, pens, dry erase markers, erasers, glue, paper, tissue boxes, sticky notes and more, and enable each teacher to impact an average of 30 students.

Other schools in Connecticut that received the supply packs from TCC include: Sarah J Rawson Elementary (Hartford), Christian Academy of Arts, Science & Technology (Vernon), Mary T Murphy Elementary (Branford), A.W. Cox Elementary (Guilford), Irving School (Derby), St. Peter and Paul (Waterbury), East Hampton Middle School (East Hampton), and Helen Street (Hamden).

“The National Center of Education Statistics reports that nearly all public school teachers spend $480 out of their own pockets to pay for school supplies each year,” said Scott Moorehead, CEO of Round Room, parent company of TCC. “It’s such an honor to be able to give

back to educators across the country for six straight years. We want to show our deep appreciation for their hard work, and our Teachers Rock Supply Giveaway has been a great way to demonstrate how much we care.”

More information about the Teachers Rock Supply Giveaway is available at www.TCCRocks.com. Supporters of the campaign are encouraged to use hashtags #WhyTeachersRock, #BetterTogether and #TCCRocks on Instagram and Twitter to help spread the word.

To learn more about TCC, visit www.TCCRocks.com. Customers can also connect with the company at www.facebook.com/ tcctalk and www.twitter.com/tcctalk.

Foundation partners with theatre for summer programs

TORRINGTON — Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation is the sponsor of the Warner Theatre’s 2019 Summer Arts Program.

The program, according to a statement, is a key feature of the Warner Theatre’s Center for Arts Education.

Established in 1993, the Warner Theatre Summer Arts Program is a summer day camp licensed by the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health, where students ages 5-16 can explore and develop their artistic talents in an atmosphere of encouragement, enrichment, and enlightenment. The goal of the program is to provide children and teens with an opportunity to explore a wide variety of performing and visual arts in a place where self-esteem and confidence can be nurtured and discovered.

Faculty members cite regional, national and international teaching and performing credits and all have experience communicating their diverse knowledge to children. Students engage in daily activities such as acting, improv, musical theatre choreography, tap dance, visual art, creative writing and technical theatre.

The Summer Arts Program offers three two-week sessions, chock-full of learning and fun, with an opportunity to perform at the end of each session. Older campers will have the opportunity to culminate their two week session with a full scale musical production. And for our youngest campers ages 5-6, we offer two Mini Camp sessions each consisting of one-week half-day sessions. To learn more about the summer program, visit warnertheatre.org

Contributed photo Patricia Tomlinson comes to the bank with 25 years of commercial lending experience, and was most recently employed by People’s Bank, following the acquisition of Farmington Bank in October 2018.