A monthly publication of the Somers Congregational Church, UCC March, 2012 Gathered in Somers, Connecticut, March 15, AD 1727 Volume 285 Number 3

The Reverend Dr. Barry Cass, Pastor

Church Email Addresses:

Barry Cass - bcass@somerscongregational.org Carly Sanborn - somerscong@somerscongregational.org Jacqueline Nappi - jnappi@somerscongregational.org Liz Scanlon - lscanlon@somerscongregational.org Barbara Anderson - careroom@somerscongregational.org

Website:

www.somerscongregational.org

The First Sunday of each month is

Name Badge Sunday!

Be known! Wear your Name Badge.

No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here.

CONFIRMATION – MARCH 25

Confirmation 2012 will be held on Sunday, March 25 at

the Community Education Center on the Johnson

Memorial Medical Center Campus. The worship service

will be held in the expandable classroom so there will be

plenty of room for the Confirmands and their guests.

There is a class of ten being Confirmed this year. Darcy

Anderson, Jake Anderson, Zach Bley, Hannah Christian,

Kaitlin Gagne, Amanda Milliken, Melissa Morton, Allen

Paskewitz, Nate Stanton and Kyle Trusch. The group

will lead worship at 10 o’clock and be welcomed as the

newest members of the Somers Congregational Church.

For every problem life sends,

A faithful friend to share,

For every sigh, a sweet song,

And an answer for each prayer.

~ Irish Blessing

May God give you...

For every storm, a rainbow,

For every tear, a smile,

For every care, a promise,

And a blessing in each trial.

Among the notes I received along with checks recently came one

that began, “Our families, on both sides, can trace their roots in

Somers back at least one hundred years. I was baptized and went to

Sunday school at the Congregational Church.” The writer, who is

now 85 years old, and whose family left Somers seventy years ago,

goes on to say that she had always intended to return here and has

always felt Somers was home. The church continues to hold a

significant place in her memory.

This note is representative of many that we have received. People who were a part of the church at one

time still feel a connection and a bond with our community. To me that says that through the years leaders and

members of the church have held being a part of the community and being an open and welcoming place to be

ideals for life together. The town was founded through the efforts of the men and women who founded the

church here in 1727, and church people have been invariably involved in the life of the community throughout

our two hundred eighty-five year history.

Since the fire we have seen the results of our involvement in the community as, time and again,

individuals, groups and businesses in Somers and the surrounding area have reached out to us offering support

and being present with us through this difficult time. I see the outreach we have sought to carry out reflected in

the way people have reached out to us. Of course we never did outreach in the expectation of being on the

receiving end at a later date, but we have consciously had a hand in trying to create a community care.

I hope that the message has come through that we are doing our best to maintain the ministry and

mission of the Somers Congregational United Church of Christ even as we work at recovering from the

devastating fire. Worship and Church School at Johnson Memorial Medical Center each Sunday has helped to

make things normal again. A full schedule of activities also helps keep us moving ahead and focused on the

real purpose of the church and our life together.

You will note that Confirmation will be going ahead as planned and it is our intention to be sure the

Holy Week and Easter events happen as always, with the necessary changes to be sure they happen. The one

casualty seems to be the Men’s Palm Sunday Breakfast which seemed to face to many variables to be

undertaken successfully.

Although I am plenty busy I have told a few people that one of the things I miss in the trailer is the way

there used to be so many people dropping into the church for meetings, activities or just to say ”Hi” on a regular

basis. If you were one of those and we have not had a chance to speak lately, please know I do miss those

encounters.

There is lots of information in this issue of Highlights about where we are and where we are going in

terms of the rebuild. Remember too, you can find a regular Update on our web page

www.somerscongregational.org

and we hope to have hard copies of the Updates available at worship each week.

This Lent I will be preaching a series on grief to help us all get through these months.

Have a blessed Lent

Barry

Second Tuesday Book Club

The Book Group Tuesday March 13– 7 P.M. -- Open to EVERYONE!

March's book is Outliers Malcolm Gladwell

Gladwell poses a provocative question in Outliers: why do some people succeed,

living remarkably productive and impactful lives, while so many more never reach

their potential? Challenging our cherished belief of the "self-made man," he makes

the democratic assertion that superstars don't arise out of nowhere, propelled by

genius and talent: "they are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and

extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the

world in ways others cannot." Examining the lives of outliers from Mozart to Bill Gates, he builds a convincing

case for how successful people rise on a tide of advantages, "some deserved, some not, some earned, some just

plain lucky."

Outliers can be enjoyed for its bits of trivia, like why most pro hockey players were born in January, how many

hours of practice it takes to master a skill, why the descendants of Jewish immigrant garment workers became

the most powerful lawyers in New York, how a pilots' culture impacts their crash record, how a centuries-old

culture of rice farming helps Asian kids master math. But there's more to it than that. Throughout all of these

examples--and in more that delve into the social benefits of lighter skin color, and the reasons for school

achievement gaps--Gladwell invites conversations about the complex ways privilege manifests in our culture.

He leaves us pondering the gifts of our own history, and how the world could benefit if more of our kids were

granted the opportunities to fulfill their remarkable potential.

Worship at Blair Manor On the Second Tuesday of each month our church is responsible for a worship

service at Blair Manor. Led by our pastor, worship begins at 10:30 A.M. and lasts

about a half hour. We are fortunate that Anne Larson accompanies the group in

singing two hymns most months. Other members and friends of the church are more

than welcome to join us, to be a part of the service and to add voices to the singing. If

you have any questions, talk to Barry.

The next Blair Manor worship service will be Tuesday, March 13 at 10:30 A.M.

From the Church Historian . . . .

Many people have asked if our historic records were destroyed. Fortunately, our

historical books and papers are stored in a room on the second floor of the Bugbee

Center and so were not damaged by either fire or water.

Shortly after the fire, we received an email from a reference librarian at the CT State

Library. She is also on the historical committee at the CT Conference UCC and the

historian at her own church in Ledyard. She had heard about our fire and wanted to let us know that the State

Library has the original records of our church dating from 1727 to 1890. We did know this and have copies of

those books. However, we did not know that they have plans and correspondence relating to the building of our

church in 1842. I went to Hartford to look at these and found them very interesting. The State Library will put

all these on a CD at no cost to us.

This is part of one of the documents from the State Library about the building of the 1842 Meeting House. (This document also contains hard to read Information on dimensions of beams, plates, purloin plates, rafters, principle rafters, queen posts, king post, sills, sleepers. Blanks indicate words that are difficult to read) Size of house 77 feet by 46 (length of posts 28 feet from top of site to top of plates)

and over the columns a ___ panel, the pitch of the roof leaving a half frieze on the 3 sides, said end to be ceiled

above the columns and in rear of the colonnade a full entablature on 3 sides To stand end to the road and

finished after the Ionic order, 4 columns in front with corner caps with suitable ____ on the 4 corners. The rear

___ is to be half projection. The level cornice to properly returned above the head of the rear ___.

A suitable plinth around the Exterior House To be covered with (cylinder ?) clapboards, no 1 shingles, no 2 ___ lain 5 ½ inches to the weather.

8 windows on either side the audience room, 8 below 24 lights 10 by 15, 5 above 24 lights 10 by 14. The lower

sashes of the upper and lower windows raised by weights. The windows with the blinds fastened to the___ and

all rolling slats painted with ___ or paris green. One door in front 8 feet wide and __ height and grained oak.

Piazza 9 ft, vestibule 9 ft with 2 doors into the audience room and open stairs half way at each end of the

vestibule with doors at the head and under the stairs.

In following months I’ll submit other articles from this wonderful historic information – about the building of

the foundation, about the agreement with the Town of Somers to use our meeting house for town and school

meetings etc.

Ailene Henry

Church Historian

Altar Flowers for the Month of March March 4 Altar Flowers this morning are given by Trish Endweiss in loving memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Endweiss March 11 Altar Flowers this morning are given by The Popham Family in loving memory of Donald, Pauline, and Jennifer Morganson and Earle Popham March 18 OPEN March 25 OPEN

It is our custom that altar flowers are donated in memory of or in honor of loved ones. Arrangements can be bought or hand-done. An individual or a group of individuals can donate them.

There can be more than one bouquet on any given Sunday. If you would like to give flowers for the altar in March, please call Claudette Colby (860-749-3570)

Snow Shovelers Needed!

We are still looking for volunteers to shovel. You may sign up for one

day, several days, the same day each week or even a week at a time!

You can sign up with a neighbor, a friend or your whole family. We

have plenty of snow shovels and a snow thrower to assist you!

Please sign up on the big calendar in the main lobby during the week or

at coffee hour on Sundays,

or contact the House and Grounds Committee

houseandgrounds@somerscongregational.org

THE 19

th ANNUAL CHOCOLATE SALE COMMITTEE THANKS YOU!!!

Thank you to all who baked, packaged, helped with promotion, organizing, set up and the day of the

sale. Thank you also to all who came and purchased chocolate. We had over 73 people bake and

had more baked goods than ever. All of this made for a very successful sale. The event was a lot of

fun and it is true, friends are the real chocolate chips of life.

Somers Congregational Church

Building Committee – March 2012 Highlights

The Building Committee members Jim Jewell, Pat Jones, John Jones, Diane Joseph (secretary), Tom Mehl, Sara

Mulvihill, and Mark Marschall (Chair) have been working to set the proper foundation for the building of our

new church. Following are the highlights of what the committee has done thus far:

Architect reviews and interviews: The committee has been meeting twice each week in order to move as

quickly as possible to interview architects and review their qualifications as candidates to design and help build

our new church. The committee decided after reviewing multiple options that the proper approach to our

project was to select an architect first and then work with the architect to define, interview, and select a

Construction Manager who will also serve as General Contractor to build our church. Emphasis has been

placed on finding architects that have a proven track record of designing and providing services throughout the

building process of historic buildings and church projects like ours. The committee has researched numerous

architects and identified three in our area that met these criteria and invited each to make formal presentations to

us. Church photographs and available drawings were shared with the architects for the purpose of

understanding what was lost and what will be rebuilt. The architects also toured the property to see and take

photographs of what remains before the demolition started. After the architect presentation phase, the

committee conducted tours of architects’ offices to continue the review process and obtain additional

information as we narrowed our selection. Architects were then asked to submit detailed proposals with their

proposed scope and associated costs for our review. These were reviewed in great detail and committee

members conducted reference checks to ask detailed questions. A visit to an architect’s previous historic

church project was also done before completing our selection criteria to make a recommendation to Church

Council. On February 21st, the Building Committee presented a proposal to Church Council recommending that

they hire the architect that we feel was the best fit for the requirements we set as a committee prior to our

search. We feel they will be an outstanding architect to work with us to build our new church. More details on

this selection will be shared in the near future.

Photo library: Members of the church have been very helpful by sharing pictures of the church. Joe Driscoll

is creating Picasa web albums by Google to make these pictures available to our architect and other contacts

outside the church that need these pictures to help recreate what we once had. The committee will continue to

work with Joe Driscoll to collect photographs of the previous church building to assist the architect in the

rebuilding process. Please forward any photos you wish to share to build@somerscongregational.com or give

them to a Building Committee member. The following link is the Picasa album for interior and exterior pictures

that show details important to us and our architect.

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=104391270939854034949&target=ALBUM&id=57043650808

22572673&authkey=Gv1sRgCMyA0e7Qn-in5wE&feat=email

Blueprints/Drawings: Jim and Donna Popham have been extremely helpful in taking existing blueprints and

drawings of the church buildings throughout their history and converting them to electronic files to share the

architect and others. The original plans and documentation for the 1842 Meeting House that were in the

Connecticut State Library archives were retrieved by Ailene Henry and shared with the Building Committee.

These have also been converted by Jim and Donna for sharing with our architect.

Communication and liaison with other committees: The Building Committee continues to interface with the

various committees that have been formed to cover all the responsibilities associated with rebuilding our

church. The committee continues to collect ideas and thoughts of the congregation regarding the rebuild project

via the paper forms handed out at the Annual Meeting and available at Sunday services. The committee also

has received many ideas sent to their e-mail address: build@somerscongregational.org. We keep track of these

ideas so we can discuss them at the appropriate time and we also share them with other committees if they

pertain to their responsibilities. We are also interested in finding the names of “experts” in our congregation

whom the committee can call on to provide additional input when we reach certain stages of the project. If you

have an area of expertise that you feel would be helpful as we rebuild, please send us an e-mail to

build@somerscongregational.com which will reach every member of the Building Committee. Work with other

committees has included:

Insurance to understand what is expected from the Building Committee as we proceeded to identify an

architect to begin the rebuild process. Our committee must have a firm understanding of what is involved in the

insurance claim so a routine liaison with the Insurance Committee will be required throughout the entire rebuild

process. Artifacts to help identify items in the rubble that could be helpful to our architect to recreate or items

that potentially could be reused in some way in the new church building. These include the granite front steps,

pew sections, column sections, foundation stones/rocks, woodwork moldings, and hardware. The Artifacts

Committee also took many photographs that will be helpful down the road. Organ to keep informed of their

discussions regarding the replacement of the organ and where the choir will sing in the new sanctuary. The

Organ Committee’s work with organ builders as well as architects that specialize in organ design, installation

specifications, and acoustics will ultimately work with our architect to integrate this important part of the

sanctuary space into the overall design. Renovation to understand what will be done to restore the new

addition and the Bugbee Center so they can be re-opened and put back to use. Many of the decisions made by

the Renovation Committee could impact decisions to be made by the Building Committee. For example,

decisions recently made for restoring water and heat to these spaces certainly impact upcoming Building

Committee plans. So, an on-going communication between committees will continue to result in decisions

being made now that will not require rework in the future. Jim Jewell serves on both committees and this is

extremely helpful to the Building Committee.

Finally, the Building Committee would like to thank everyone for their support and confidence in us as we

proceed with our responsibilities to assist with the rebuilding process. This will involve the combined efforts of

several teams and individuals to build a church to resemble what we had that was built in 1842 while now

having to meet all the required codes of 2012. This is a huge project that requires a strong foundation of doing

what is required in the planning and design phase in order to ultimately rebuild that beautiful church building

we miss so much.

Respectfully submitted,

Mark Marschall

SOME IMPORTANT MARCH DATES

March 4 Communion Sunday

March 10 Enfield Congregational Church Benefit: Meatloaf Dinner at

5:30 followed by a Bluegrass Concert

March 15 Community Supper

March 18 Joining Sunday

March 20 Church Council

March 25 Confirmation Sunday

March 25 Loaves & Fishes

March 26 Silent Auction Benefit for Building Fund at DG Graphics

March 31 Blair Manor Benefit: Pasta Dinner for Building Fund

Covenant To Care

Val Samuel, our Department of Children and Families Social Worker in the Adopt a Social Worker Program, has asked for our help. There is a mother with 3 children who is in need of 2 twin beds and dressers and a kitchen table set. Also, a mother of 2 who is currently living in a hotel but waiting to move into an apartment. She has nothing and is in need of all household furniture and household items. Catherine Haugh, the regional director of the program, is always in need of baby blankets, twin sheet sets, blankets, towels, baby shampoo and lotion. Also, there is a need of baby clothes and Pack and Play cribs.

In the month of January, I was able to deliver a twin bedroom set and new mattress set to a little boy who was placed with an Aunt. I will never forget the big smile on his face looking out the front window as we delivered his new bed. Thanks for all your help in the past. If you can help now, please give me a call (860-749-8213) to set up a pick

up time or talk to me at church.

Sue Zdebski, liaison to CTC Adopt A Social Worker Program and Mission Board Member

Somers Congregational United Church of Christ

Free Community Supper Thursday, March 15 5 to 6:30 P.M.

EVERYONE is invited to share this free Community Supper and to

enjoy the fellowship and good time. Bring your family and friends

WHILE WE ARE OUT OF OUR BUILDING COMMUNITY SUPPERS

WILL BE HELD AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF SOMERSVILLE

Let us know you are coming by signing up at church, or calling or e-

mailing the church office. The March 15 dinner is being hosted by the Membership Board. We are looking for a host for

April – please call the church office if anyone is interesting in hosting.

Weekly Scripture Readings for March 2012

* passage that will be Church School's prime focus for the week

**passage that will be Church School's secondary focus for the week

March 4 (Communion Sunday) Second Sunday in Lent

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Psalm 22:23-31 Romans 4:13-25 Mark 8:31-38

March 11 Third Sunday in Lent

Exodus 20:1-17 Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 John 2:13-22

March 18 Fourth Sunday in Lent

Numbers 21:4-9 Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 Ephesians 2:1-10 John 3:14-21

March 25 Fifth Sunday in Lent CONFIRMATION

Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 51:1-12 Hebrews 5:5-10 John 12:20-33

SILENT AUCTION BENEFIT FOR BUILDING FUND

5:00 – 7:00 P.M. AT DG GRAPHICS

Business After-Hours Get-Together

on March 26 at 58 Springfield

Road, Somers, which is where DG

Graphics and Knitting Criations are

located. Plenty of parking in the

front and rear of the building.

The Silent Auction will benefit the Somers Congregational Church.

Special Thank You....... Mona’s Pizza & Wings for Special Sale fundraiser

New Fairfield Congregational Church for 200 mini Prayer

Shawls and a donation to the Building Fund

Belchertown Congregational Church for having a Murder

Mystery dinner fundraiser

CAYA Worship Team – for having a Concert of Praise to

benefit the Building Fund

PALM SUNDAY SERVICES

APRIL 1 8:15 & 10:00 A.M.

JMH EDUCATIONAL CENTER

6:15 A. M. – Sunrise Worship and

Breakfast on Soapstone Mountain

10 A.M. – Traditional Worship at JMH Educational Center

WATCH FOR DETAILS REGARDING . . . .

Effie Estell died on Thursday, February 2, 2012. A Memorial Service was held at the

Somers Funeral Home on Monday, February 6 and the Rev. Barry Cass officiated.

A. Bruce Miller died on Saturday, February 11, 2012. A Memorial Service was held at

the Somers Funeral Home on Wednesday, February 15 and the Rev. Barry Cass officiated.

Hilda Dinsmore died on Friday, February 17, 2012. A Memorial Service was held at the Leete-Stevens

Enfield Chapels on Wednesday, February 22 and the Rev. Barry Cass officiated.

Upcoming Sunday School calendar for March

March 4 Sunday School/ Communion/ Grades 6-8 stay in the Auditorium

March 11 Sunday School

March 18 Sunday School

March 25 Sunday School

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE WITH GOD

WHEN: Monday, June 25 – Friday, June 29

TIME: 9 a.m. – NOON

WHERE: Location to be determined

COST: $5 a child / $20 family maximum

Scholarships Available

AGE: 3 – 11 years old

Please see or contact Liz Scanlon lscanlon@somerscongregational.org for more information or to

register your child. Also, if you are interested in helping out that week, please let her know.

I want to welcome all the new faces that have registered in the

last several weeks. Our Sunday School is growing and it is

wonderful to see.

Liz Scanlon, Christian Education Director

Council Corner February 21, 2012

Church Council Calendar. The calendar was updated to include the

benefits in March for the Building Fund: Enfield Congregational

Church is having a dinner and bluegrass concert on March 10 and

Blair Manor is having a pasta supper on March 31st. (see Highlights

for details).

Contracts. Contracts for Carly Sanborn administrative assistant,

Jackie Nappi, organist, and Barbara Anderson, care room

supervisor are signed. The contract for our CE Director, Liz Scanlon is renewable August 1,

2012.

Restoration Committee update. Asbestos abatement in the Bugbee Center began February 21

and will take 2-4 weeks to complete. The addition and the Bugbee Center have been sealed and

will remain that way until project is done. Water has been re-established from the current

water main with a new line going into the addition with 3 valves, one for each building.

Building Committee update. Church Council unanimously accepted the recommendation of the

Building Committee to hire an architect. (see article)

Annual Meeting/Organizational Meeting. Church Council consensus was the new format of

having the annual meeting/soup lunch/organizational meeting on the same day worked very well,

especially considering the circumstances. The new format had been planned prior to the church

fire.

Appointments. Heather Loupe was appointed to the Insurance Committee. Diane Joseph was

appointed Secretary (non-voting), to the Building Committee. David Morton, Laura and Paul

McKiernan, Liesbeth Burns were appointed to the Artifacts Committee. Sharon Renzoni (Chr),

Sally Roig, Edna Smith, and Doris Castro were appointed to the Costume Committee which will

have the responsibility for making the costumes needed for the Christmas Pageant. They will

report to the CE Director. John Panto was appointed to the Board of Deacons. Jane Gamble,

Terri Siver, Laurie Gorski and Barbara Moser were re-appointed to the Memorial Garden

Committee.

Sponsors/Donations. The Church Council voted that local businesses would not be solicited for

additional funds, donations or sponsors for fundraisers for at least this year. The reason is

because of businesses are going above and beyond and sponsoring benefits this year for our

Building Fund.

Inventories. Reminder that the target deadline for all inventories to be submitted is March 1st.

Please out the list on an excel spread sheet if possible and send it to

insurance@somerscongregational.org

Anne Kirkpatrick (abksomers@aol.com)

Roger Bradley shared a story from his youth about the steeple and the bell of the Meeting House. It seems that one night, the town constable was called out because the bell in the steeple of the Congregational Church was ringing. They men came to the church, unlocked the door and climbed the stairs to the rope, on the balcony. By then the bell had stopped and no one was to be found. When they left the building, however, the steeple bell began to strike again. Unlocking the door, they made their way quickly beyond the balcony, up the attic stairs into the steeple. Again the bell had stopped and no one was to be found. Down they came and back outside. When they were outside, once again the bell began to ring. They made the climb again and again found no one.

Roger admitted nothing, but let us know that he knew – for a fact – that some boys had gotten into the steeple, tied a string onto the bell clapper and then run the string through the louvers and down the outside of the steeple and church into the bushes next door. From that location the boys were able to not only ring the bell, but to watch with great amusement as the men tried to figure out what was going on.

We also have a story to share about the steeple’s outdoor speakers and an organist who entertained the town unaware. But that is a tale for another day.

If you have a memory you would like to share about the church, the steeple and events

that happened there, please send them along.

**SAVE THE DATE**

Annual BIG Tag Sale

LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED

Saturday May 5, 2012

8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Donation Drop Off

Saturday, April 28nd (9am-3pm), Sunday April 29th (12pm-5pm)

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, April 30th-May 2nd (9am-7pm)

(We regret that we cannot accept any clothes, large exercise equipment, computers,

printers, large outdated televisions, record albums or items weighing more than 50 lbs. with the

exception of furniture).

Do you think you would like to be a part of our Tag Sale Team?

We could certainly use your help the week prior to the sale and/or the

day of the sale.

If you would like to find out more – please call any of our Team Leaders

and we can tell you all about the BIG Tag Sale:

Jill Conley 749.8687 Dorian Jones 749.1946

**WITH THE DONATION OF A TAG SALE ITEM OR

NONPERISHABLE FOOD ITEM, FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE

INVITED TO SHOP AT OUR “BEAUTIFUL THINGS” PRESALE ON

OUR FIRST DROP OFF DAY SATURDAY APRIL 28, 2012 FROM

9AM-3PM**

THE 2012 Feinstein Challenge: March 1 – April 30, 2012

HELP FIGHT HUNGER IN OUR AREA

For the 15th year in a row, Alan Feinstein is giving away $1

million dollars to help fight hunger in the U.S.

The Feinstein Challenge has become the greatest grass roots

campaign ever to fight hunger in the U.S. Your donation of food

or money makes YOU a partner in this campaign. The more you

give, the more we receive from the Feinstein Challenge. We will

track any food and money that we collect for our food pantry –

Champ’s Place, March 1 – April 30. If you are making a donation

by check, please make out your check to the “Somers

Congregational Church” and note in the memo line, “Feinstein

Challenge”. At the end of the campaign we will submit our

report to the Feinstein Foundation.

The best news is that whatever food and money we collect and

whatever matching funds we receive stay right here to benefit

people in our area! Won’t YOU help fight hunger in SOMERS?

Deadline for Next Highlights is March 21, 2012.

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Senior Pastor: The Rev. Dr. Barry Cass Administrative Secretary: Carly Sanborn Organist/Music Director: Jacqueline Nappi CE Director: Liz Scanlon Care Room: Barbara Anderson