Enfield Everyday Hero: At-Risk Dog Rescuer Steven Curran

Do you know someone making a difference in our community? Patch wants to tell their story in a new series we’re calling “Everyday Heroes.” We are looking to share inspirational and uplifting stories of people who work to change others’ lives for the better.

Today’s nominee was sent in by Heather Rivino.

Name of Everyday Hero

• Steven Curran

Relationship to the nominee

• Co-worker

Details of good work

• “I would like to nominate a friend and co-worker of mine. He works with dogs from all over, placing at-risk ones in eminent danger of being euthanized and rehabilitating them through different programs. His name is Steven Curran and he is a correctional officer and dog program coordinator for the State Department of Correction. He is assigned to Garner Correctional Facility in Newtown, but works with the dog programs in several places they are in Cheshire, Niantic, Enfield, Montville and Newtown. The town the dog group he works with is based in Old Saybrook. He spends much of his free time rescuing dogs and created and oversees several rescue programs within the DOC and is also in the process of setting up programs within additional facilities.”

Why do you feel is this person an Everyday Hero?

• “I feel Officer Curran is an everyday hero, because he has an enormous heart and capacity for love of animals. That isn’t something he just preaches, he practices it every single day of his life and he is helping others to do the same. He doesn’t do it for accolades or to impress anyone, he does it because it is in his heart.”

Do you know someone who is an “Everyday Hero?” Nominate them by following the instructions below.

Please answer the following questions:

1. Name of Everyday Hero
2. Your relationship to the nominee
3. Details of good work done or being done
4. Why do you feel is this person an Everyday Hero?

Email your answers, along with a jpeg photo, to wendy.mitchell@patch.com and your Everyday Hero could be featured!

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