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At TEEG we believe i the
stregth o iterwove relatio-
ships. Just as the textile mills
gave birth to our regio, ad
the workig eighborhoods
gave rise to our commuities,our agec gives comort to the
amilies, childre ad seiors
that call the Quiet Corer home.
We are all coected, ad we
are grateul or the parters that
support us i our work.
We are weavers cratig a abric
o commuit. Our work begis
with the thoughtul ad
geerous orgaizatios ad
idividuals who provide us with
the raw materials -- the resources
we eed to provide services to
our commuit. Uder the
careul guidace o the TEEG
Board o Directors, those re-sources are spu like ar to be
stretched ad kitted together.
Our dedicated sta the set to
weavig together programs that
provide the warmth ad comort
that empowers idividuals,
stregthes amilies ad uites
our commuit.
A r
i, P Pop Hrlt AkowgeeThe 2008 Aual Report is the result o the creative eorts o old rieds ad ew parters. We are
ideed ortuate that Mar A ad Kle Dostaler o MAD Commuicatios were oce agai willig
to serve as TEEGs commuicatios cosultats. Uder their directio, words ad images are brought
together i a meaigul wa to tell our stor.
We also are grateul or the ew relatioships established with Laura Moorehead o Agell House Desigs
i Cetral Village ad Mike Berier o Express Photo i Putam. A aual report is just a compilatio o
ames ad umbers, acts ad fgures util it is give the color, texture ad depth o the artists perspective.
Our appreciatio also goes out to Robert ad Susa Vicet or allowig us to use their propert as the
backdrop oce agai to tell our stor. Ad lastl, our thaks go to the woderul team at Kerri Graphics
i Dudle, Mass. Their dedicated team o pritig proessioals has worked with us to help get out the
TEEG stor sice 2000.
Because o geerous cotributios o time, talet ad resources like these, TEEG is able to weave a
cloth large eough ad warm eough to serve our missio.
DdonWe dedicate this ears aual report to Robert Dea III. We ca thik o o better example o how theabric o commuit is wove together tha this oug ma ad his amil. Robert chose TEEG as the
recipiet o his Eagle Scout project. With the help o his parets, Lisa ad Robert Dea Jr., alog with his
rieds ad ellow Scouts rom Troop 30 ad their amilies, he built a much eeded storage shed or TEEG.
Robert ad his support team raised all uds eeded to complete the project ad worked tirelessl to build
a woderul structure. The space i our buildig is limited, ad we utilize ever square oot ad the some.
The utilit shed is helpig to house ad protect the tools we use to maitai our commuit gardes as well
as providig some much eeded storage space or our programs.
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Maser CrferWe shear, we wash, we card, we spi, we pl. We ta, we kit, we crochet, we weave,
we elt. At TEEG, we lear whatever skills we eed to ad do whatever it takes to weave
the abric o commuit. The product o our work is used to clothe a eighbor i eed,
provide warmth to a amil who is cold, wrap carig arms aroud a seior who is aloe,
or provide a et to catch a adolescet who is at risk o allig through the cracks.
TEEG was ouded 21 ears ago with the missio to empower people to attai their
highest level o livig ad make our commuit a better place or everoe. Each ear, we
rededicate ourselves to reach more people, provide more services ad touch more lives.
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In our 21styr ev, EEGha rov
mort, our,suort ioronor hn
25,000 i!
2007-2008 TimesLivesPogams WeeTouched
EalyChildhood Paret/Child Plagroup 906Parets as Teachers 22Paret Outreach 422
YouthSevices IAM Adolescet Therapeutic Support Services 1,978Back to School 191Summer Erichmet ad Campership Program 105
CommunitySuppot Ager Aside 111andEducation Gamblers Aomous 312
CommunitySevice Emerget Food Distributio 453Holida Givig 1,943Iormatio ad Reerral Cosultatio 4,001
Case Maagemet 3,278Mothl Commodit Distributio (Food) 4,389Operatio Fuel 551Salvatio Arm 65Summer Luch 3,190Voluteer Opportuities 318
SenioOuteach Mothl O-site Distributio (Food) 1,074Seior Case Maagemet 627Seior Recreatio ad Evets 494
Seior Assistace ad Outreach 1,297Totaltimeslivesweetouchedfscalyea2007-2008 25,748*
*Total represents service delivered to 1,899 unduplicated individuals and 804 families.
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T EEG Wver GuiWorkig or a ot-or-proft agec
requires a certai kid o perso.
Fortuatel, at TEEG we are blessed
with 17 o them carig, dedicated
proessioals who are committed ad
missio-ocused, ever takig their ee
o the purpose o our work. The people
o TEEG are carig idividuals dedicated
to the ideals ad values o o-proftwork. Ad we kow, o matter how
hard we work, or how great the eed,
we will ol be as successul as the
parterships we weave.
The team at TEEG works everda to
deliver meaigul services ad pro-
grams to people i eed right here i
our commuit. What makes our agecuique is how tightl wove each
program is to the ext.
Kit O: A rer l i er rc bil siEEG out ht er rger n ri in sumerlu rr. T our rov Cize No B soor F N, er rger n ej , uioulu dui sumer o.
Pur : A er i r out ErCidh rr i t Er Lri Ceer h reri en EEG Mr R. Fer Eeer Sh.
Kit O: A mmui emer so in o --hsul r ht n l i ret i diult on-
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Pur : A eor ori i 12-yr- you uover nu mus et erll set in li-himusc rr h reri i Ror Sh in Pm.
TEEG Sta rom L to R: Bob Moaha, Food Securit Program; Do Moutord, Adolescet Metor; Reee Dower, Adolescet Metor; Kell Piper, youth adFamil Services Coordiator; Jei Foutai, Grats Admiistrator; Doa Grat, Executive Director; Diae Farquharso, Earl Educatio Commuit Outreachad Adolescet Metor; Stac Johso-Rodecap, Commuit Services Coordiator; Mac Hare, Receptioist; Satia Salce, Adolescet Metor; Lori Britto, As-sistat Director; Gle Kolat, Adolescet Metor; Brad Ritchotte, Seior Outreach ad Adolescet Metor; Kell Igasiak, Executive Assistat ad AdolescetMetor. Missig rom photo: Gia Mills, Adolescet Metor; ad nick Coell, Adolescet Metor.
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Sii Tr SAMessageomDushyMahendan,TEEGPesident
The tapestr o TEEGs 21st ear o service tells the stor o resiliec ad resolve i
the ace o icreasig eed ad ew challeges. Thaks to the abilit o our agec to
quickl adapt to chagig realities, we successull stretched resources ad restruc-
tured programs to accommodate uexpected ad uprecedeted growth. I some
program areas, the commuit eed or services icreased more tha 100 percet.
Our Board o Directors is proud o what the TEEG amil has achieved, ad I would
like to thak each ad ever member who has cotributed to our cotiued success.
The patchwork quilt that is the TEEG amil is made up o voluteers,
idividual doors, corporate sposors, oudatios, the tows o
Thompso, Pomret, Woodstock ad Putam, our State legislators,
other commuit agecies ad a dedicated sta. Together, we are
weavig a tapestr o empowermet that ca be haded dow to
uture geeratios.
The art o quiltig is about usig the resources o available materials
ad commo threads to create ispirig works o art. TEEGs abilit
to be creative i developig ew programs ad take risks has give
hope to childre, teeagers, parets ad gradparets.
A eer our 22yr, r i
e dieret hle ildi limihs s. W r r ev mmui suort hv eiv in poi
ibili ht il lo u ouri oi our mon ev Qu Corer.
TEEG Board o Directors rom top, L to R:Barbara Pickett; Laura Prout; Le Bergero;Barbara McGarr; Alex Mahedra;Barbara Mulliga; Jae Austi; MercedesRobbis, Treasurer; Barbara Goloski;Dush Mahedra, Presidet; adDelpha Ver, Polic Chair.Missig rom photo: Fra Ro, Secretar;Dreie Chace, Mar Ae Fotaie, VicePresidet; Jae Hale, ad ewl elected
board members Lida Peiczarka,Doa Rawso ad Agela Miller.
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SeperdiOur RourEach ear, sharig our aual report with the commuit
gives TEEG the opportuit to make special ote o
idividuals who have goe above ad beod i their
eorts to make a dierece. We are hoored to ame
the 2008 campaig chairpersos, David ad Peg Babbitt.
The Babbitts are a shiig example o what makes
northeaster Coecticut, ad the Thompso commuit,
such a special place. As home-grow locals, Dave ad
Peg have bee part o the heart o our commuit or
decades. The also have bee at the core o TEEG sice
our begiig. With a visio o brigig the commuit
together to serve the eeds o those less ortuate,
Peg was a logstadig member o the TEEG Board
o Directors ad served as the Chairma rom
1997 to 2001. As a respected educator i the
Thompso commuit ad committed civic member,
Dave has alwas uderstood the shared resposibilitwe all have to help those who eed a had.
Si 1987, EEG ha en er or ize our mmui.I mon iv
h out but er h ua l er sivor omcieee. Our suort l EEG
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Pi Sro YrnWove ito facial abric o TEEG is the $5.00 check rom a seior who eeds ourhelp but will ot accept charit; the $11.71 delivered i perso b the childre who
saved their allowace to help someoe i eed; the $2,611.68 raised b Tourtellotte
Memorial School Hoor Societ studets to support the homeless i our commuit;
the fve ear old droppig o a git or a child he doest kow at Christmas; ad the
middle school studet brigig b a extra backpack he purchased while doig his
ow school shoppig. These cotributios, ad ma more gits o geerosit, are sew
together with the wisdom, isights ad facial support rom mriad sources to create
a sigle, multicolored quilt. The tesile stregth o State support, combied with therich texture o our commuit cotributios, ad highlighted with the priceless accets
o ver special idividual doatios are all combied to create a oe-o-a-kid treasure
or our commuit.
Over the last ear, we aticipated the ecoomic dowtur ad streamlied our
operatios to make the most out o our grat resources. Just as we ecourage our
cliets to do, we made ever eort to live withi our meas ad pla or the uture.
This ears surplus will fll the void rom shortalls i ext ears State udig.
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Sources of Funding 2007 2008FEDERAL
U.S. Departmet o AgricultureSeior Resources Area Agec o Agig
FOUnDATIOnSEd Huger CoecticutThe Bishops Fud or ChildreWilliam Caspar Graustei Memorial Foudatio
MUnICIPALThompso Departmet o EducatioTow o PomretTow o WoodstockTow o Thompso
PUBLIC/PRIVATEOperatio Fuel
STATEDepartmet o Childre ad FamiliesDepartmet o EducatioDepartmet o Social ServicesOfce o Polic ad Maagemet
COMMUnITy
Idividuals, Busiesses ad Services Clubs
I or 2007-2008TotalIncome$724,030
Chuches$4,795 Copoate
$54,595
Fedeal$38,000
Foundations$67,965
Municipal$45,465
Pivate$61,350
Schools,Scouts,SeviceClubs$2,860
DSS/DCF$176,141
OPM$100,000
FeeoSevices$172,858
Exe or 2007-2008TotalExpenses$648,371
EalyEd$59,804
YouthSevices$238,251
CommunitySuppot&Education$37,920
CommunitySevices$120,165
SenioOuteach$192,231
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M H M Lt WorTEEG is ortuate to have a wealth o voluteers who are all too willig to help us i weavig the abric o commuit ito meaigul
programs. Thaks to their eorts, were able to distribute more ood, prepare more holida meals, fll more back-to-school backpacks, heat
more homes, help more seiors ad reach more adolescets. To all o ou who have joied the kittig circle that is TEEG Thak ou!
Act II MiistriesToree AdamsWilliam Aderso
Christie ArmstrogJoh Armstrog
Samatha BarberRita BartheletJoh Bartolotta
Doroth BergeroKatie BergeroKelsea Bergero
Reid BergeroRoger Bergero
Roger Bergero Jr.Patti BerierColi Billigs
George BilodeauEd BoucheJoshua Bourbeau
A BourbeauJud Bricault
Agela Brissette-MillerRo Brissette
yvette BrissetteElaie BrodeurAmada BrogaCait Brow
Derr BrowKimberl Brow
Zack BrowKaitl BurkeKurt Clie
Robert Dea & Famil
Robert Dea IIISidd DeJesus
Erica DeMarsLeoa Eckard
Mark File Jr.
Samatha FitzgeraldThomas FitzgeraldJoseph Foutai
Joce FoutaiMar Fredethal
Rebecca GatieauRobert GirardRobert Girouard
Cthia GouldKala GouldGabriel Grat
nola GratShelb Grat
David GreeeGail GrimMichele Gullier
Phillip HasoaAdam HardtAshle Hardt
Justi HebertAshle Her
Douglas Hernorma Her
Grat HouleKim HouleChristia IamartioJ2A Program
Richard JacobsoSoja Jaques
Daiel JezierskiElizabeth JezierskiMaria Jezierski
Jeae Johso
Richard T. JohsoTimoth Johso
Rachel Johsto & FamilMichael Joli
Erest Rae Keee
Alex KirkladMarsha KrippsAtho Kruzel
Dallas LaerriereLioel Laramee
Justie LeblacAm LusaLaurie Masfeld
Kare McCarthChristia McCravenathalie Meledez
Loga Millernatha Miller
Tim MillerMoms Club o WoodstockCecile Moaha
Joel MoahaSpecer MoahaKaleigh Moaha
Brad MoahaPat Moaha
Jessica MoahaSea Moaha
Daw MoriMar MoriJarrod MorrisoEd Mortimer
Lisa MuiseElla Musumeci
Kare MusumeciThomas MusumeciCidlee Mers
Deb neudor
Bob neudorJoe Olesiak
Ae OuilletteRoger Poirier
Christia Polaco
Tia PorterRichard Reaud
Carol ReoldsDusti RitchotteMichael Robe
Bria RodecapStephaie Rodriquez
Alicia RogersCod RogersEmil Rogers
Sue RogersErica RupertJoshua Savar
Zachar SavarJared Shaw
Jere ShippeeRuth SimmosBe Stochaj
Hde School StudetsMariaapolis StudetsSt. Josephs Parish Members
St. Joseph School StudetsThompso School Sstem Studets
Pomret Elemetar School StudetsTom SullivaRalee Tetreault
Patrick ThomasDamie TrippAlicia Tucker
Fredric TuckerJaet Tucker
Adam ViesPaul Warer
Susae WitkowskiIsrael ZorolaSara-Rose Zorola
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