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helton's Center Stage eatre was the site of the Greater Valley
Chamber of Commerce's 47th annual Gold Seal Awards
Reception Oct. 24.
Joseph LoPresti of Barnum Financial Group, Bruce Sofferman
of Smile Dental Center in Shelton and omas Wilson of the
Wilson Agency in Shelton were recipients of the GVCC's Gold
Seal Award, which recognizes exemplary community service
through dedicated leadership.
e Platinum Award, which recognizes a previous Gold Seal
award-winner who 10 or more years later remains active in the
community, went to Ernestine Luise of Shelton.
And this year's Silver Medal Award winner is the Valley United
Way's Grow Your Own Neighborhood Garden program.
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Good as Gold
in the Valley
Sharon Closius, president of the Valley Community Foundation; Jasmine Torres of
the Valley United Way; Lisa Savoid of the Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck
Valley; and Sharon Gibson Ellis, president of the Valley United Way.
Shaye Roscoe, president of the Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley;
Al Paolozzi, vice president and senior market manager for People's United Bank,
which sponsored the reception; and Diane Stroman.
Kenneth Weinstein, president of Newtown Savings Bank; Patrick Charmel,
president of Griffin Health; Gold Seal winner Bruce Sofferman and Sarai Ruiz,
both of Smile Dental Center in Shelton.
The GVCC's Gold Seal Awards.
