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Volume 12, Number 17
Friday, July 19, 2019
Businesses pitch in to help North Haven FD
CAMP NO LIMITS
By Everett Bishop The Citizen
North Haven Fire Commissioner Peter Criscuolo proved that grassroots fundraising can be quite effective. On Thursday, July 11, at a North Haven Board of Selectmen’s meeting, Criscuolo showed the selectmen and those in attendance a check written out for $12,500 from North Haven’s Town Fair Tire to help support the local fire department. And this was only a drop in the bucket. Matthew Reid, 12, of Cheshire, and a mentor take part in Camp No Limits’ field day on the Quinnipiac University York Hill Campus on Friday, July 12. The four-day, overnight camp aims to increase the functional independence of children living with limb loss.
All told, Criscuolo’s
fundraising push brought in more than $100,000 for the fire department. “I went out and called a few of my friends. They donated the money,” Criscuolo said. “They gave it to me because I represent a wonderful place to live. They believe in the town they’re giving the money to.” Town Fair Tire was one of many businesses in North Haven that donated. Others included National Lumber, Edible Arrangments, F & F Mechanical and C. Cowles and Co. See NHFD, A11
Photos by Bailey Wright, Record-Journal
Four days of fun at QU for children with limb loss By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff
HAMDEN — The more than 20 campers gathered at Quinnipiac University’s York Hill campus Friday, July 12,
were different ages, but they all had something in common — some form of limb loss. The participants had gathered for a camp geared just
for them, called Camp No Limits. The youngest camper was four years old. The oldest campers were teenagers. Since 2015, See Camp, A10
Fire commissioner Peter Criscuolo with a $12,500 check from Town Fair Tire and a ballistic vest.
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