A series of entries designed to capture the ongoing adventures of NINA! See how we came to be where we are today, and follow along as we enter the new century of social media!
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We opened up the Plimpton House this evening as a preview for the funders and peers who supported us on this project. These are some shots from before the event.
The man in the green shirt on the staircase is Jonathan Clark, who donated 102 Huntington Street to NINA and has been one of NINA’s longest supporters. The woman in the gray shirt is Erin Fletcher, a NINA homeowner, a NINA board member, and the proprietor of Vine & Ivy Flowers, which provided the floral arrangements for the event.
The funeral for Wethersfield firefighter was held today at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph. Both Farmington Avenue and Asylum Avenue were closed for the funeral.
More photos are available at the Courant.
Carpet installation in the apartments, and further along in the kitchen in the owner’s unit. Also, Ramon being camera shy.
The Friends of Sigourney Square Park hosted a “Fall into Autumn” event in the park today. The event featured activities and information about health and well-being.
Photos here provided by Maxine Nugent and the Friends.
The kitchen is coming together – the wainscoting is nearly in and painted, the cabinets are being installed, and the new window, where there used to be a door, is being framed and installed.
Around the rest of the house, the crown molding and baseboard is underway and a new mantle has been installed in the fireplace in the formal parlor (now the “ballroom”). Painting is happening on the second floor.
In the apartments, floors are going in, and kitchens are mostly done.
A group of volunteers, led by our board members Andrew Daly and Rachel Pattison, came down to 102 Huntington Street to put in some work on the interior of the house. The yellow sink made quite an impression!
Today, NINA was featured on the MetroHartford Alliance's Pulse of the Region podcast. Our executive director, Ken Johnson, appeared on the program along with board chair Lynda Godkin and board president Andrew Daly. Ken, Lynda, and Andrew discussed NINA's past, present, and future in a wide ranging conversation with Kate Ballman, the host of the program. The program remains available to listen to online, and I also tried adding the "iframe path" to this entry. We'll see if that works!
Many thanks to board member Susan Winkler for making this connection for NINA and for all of her efforts to make it happen.