All the Right Ingredients

Message from Dushy Mahendran, TEEG President

The 2008-09 year has been an exciting time at TEEG. The economic downturn demanded far more than has ever been expected of us before. I am pleased to say that with the generosity of our community, we have been able to meet the challenge. TEEG was able to respond to 70% more calls to the agency, provide 75% more mentoring hours to teenagers, and distribute 40% more bags of food. Volunteers contributed 80% more hours.

These are just some of the highlights of the tremendous growth experienced during the last fiscal year. Our accomplishments are a testament to the commitment of our community volunteers, community donors, the municipal leadership in the towns of Thompson, Woodstock and Pomfret, our State legislators, and the dedicated TEEG staff.

Our Board is mindful of continuing to meet the growing needs of the times while remaining true to our roots… remaining a small community agency dedicated to empowering individuals to reach their highest potential. We have worked to develop a strategic plan to be better positioned organizationally to handle yet another year in growth while ensuring that we stay true to our mission.

All of us at TEEG are greatly appreciative of the efforts underway to create a better space for our agency to operate. We are grateful to the dedication of the volunteer members of the building committee, and their determination to build this new structure “the TEEG way” – using only grant dollars, volunteer time, donated materials and community commitment. While we recognize this project is a Town project, we appreciate the voice that we have been given in the planning. We are striving to construct a building that is “green” from the outside in… using the most efficient building techniques and materials to save on operational costs down the road… and humble from the inside out by taking the time necessary to create a structure that reflects the community’s commitment to the process. We are eager to relocate our work into a new facility that will accommodate not only TEEG’s needs but also provide room for the Recreation Department and common space for many town programs.

During this time of financial recession, we are depending on your continued support to give a hand up to those who are hit the hardest. Your continued contributions will ensure that children and parents are empowered to reach toward their own independence and that seniors, the most vulnerable individuals in this community, will receive the assistance they need to maintain their independence and dignity.

TEEG Staff

 

TEEG Board of Directors
Standing Left to Right : Delpha Very (Policy Committee Chair) Barbara Goloski Angela Miller, Alex Mahendran, Barbara Pickett Fran Roy (Secretary), Ada Temple, Jane Austin, Barbara Mulligan, Mary Ann Fountaine, (Vice President) Lynne Bergeron, Barbara McGarry, Dushy Mahendran (President).

Seated front to back: Donna Rawson, Laura Prouty, Linda Piezarka, Mercedes Robbins (Treasurer)

Missing from photo: Jane Hale
2007 Elected Honorary Director: James Naum