Mystic Women's Club Donates $2,400 to Help Keep Families Warm

The Mystic Woman’s Club recently awarded the proceeds from its annual poinsettia sale to the towns of Groton and Stonington to help keep folks in need warm this winter.

Each community received a $1,186 grant to help fund local heat assistance programs.

"On behalf of Stonington Human Services and the residents we that serve, I would like to thank the Mystic Woman’s Club for their very generous donation of $1,186.00, which will be used to support our local fuel bank," Human Services manager Leanne Theodore said. 

"Stonington Human Services has been a local fuel bank for the last fourteen years participating with Operation Fuel, TVCCA and United Way’s Project Warm Up.  When program funds run out, as they quickly do, we rely heavily on donations to our fuel bank to assist residents in need," Theodore, who is also Youth and Family Services administrator, said.

The club is a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs in Connecticut.  The club meets on the second Thursday of each month, September through May, at 7 p.m., in the undercroft at St. Mark’s Church in Mystic.  Prospective members are encouraged to visit meetings, which are open to the public.