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Randy Collins Benefit

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 999 Tolland Stage Rd Tolland CT 06084  See map

Randy Collins and his family NEEDS YOUR HELP  


As many of you might know, Randy was involved in a serious accident while working in his UPS truck and sustained major injuries to both legs. He almost died from blood loss. Both femurs were broken, the left tibia wasshattered (bone graft to be announced) and shark bite type injuries were sustained by both calf muscles. It will be many months, and more surgeries, before Randy will be able to walk on his own again.


This will continue to create a very serious financial hardship for Randy and his family for the next couple of years. This is where you can help:


A fundraiser is being planned for Randy on Saturday, September 29th. If you can’t make it, please consider purchasing a ticket or making an online donation anyway.  


EVENT DETAILS  


When: Saturday, September 29th


Where: at Randy’s home 999 Tolland Stage Road, Tolland, CT


Hours: 1-6 p.m.


Donation:  $15 per person - Children under 16 will be free. Online Donation: Paypal donations can be made to collins-randy@att.net


Parking: ***** Parking will be on Garry Road ONLY. Garry Road is directly behind Randy’s house. Please DO NOT pull into Randy’s driveway or attempt to park on Tolland Stage Road. He is located near a big curve in the road where motorists are often speeding.    


RAFFLE: Raffle tickets will be $5 each and can only be purchased on the day of the event There will be many great items available for the raffle to be held that day. They include: Art work by Jay & Kate Fountain; Photography by Marcia Mcdavid; Photography by Kimberly Watson; Bird photography works by Tom Sayers; Wine from Village Spirits; Gift certificate to Applebee’s; Various items from ESPN; A ukulele from LAG guitars and MORE…….. Grand Prize is a brand new guitar from LAG guitars!!!! ($500 value) If you would like to donate items to the raffle, please email collins-randy@att.net     


MUSIC: We also have an awesome line up of musical talent to keep us entertained through out the day:



  • Alan Veniskofsky

  • Kate Callahan

  • Andre Balazs

  • Jay Bernard

  • Billy Magofna & Tim Macdonald

  • Micheal Cleary

  • Matt Ziener

  • The Kelvins

  • ??? Randy Collins???    

  • The emcee for this awesome event will be the one and only Chion Wolf of WNPR & The Colin McEnroe Show!     


FOOD: Food will be donated by: Lena’s of Hartford, Willington Pizza, Metro Bis of Simsbury, Big Y of Tolland, with chili by Fara and Robyn. *** please feel free to bring your own potluck items to share with others. ***


We may not have enough chairs so please feel free to bring your own.  


If you have any questions about this event, please call (860) 324 6292  or  (860) 729 9952

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q May 21, 2013 at 01:25 pm
"Minimal impact" means some. Retiring debts over the next few years is a good thing andRead More doesn't mean you should borrow more. Perhaps when those debts are paid off there will be a little more money available to meet the basic needs of the schools and the town departments. As wonderful as the expansion sounds, it is not an immediate need - it is a "want". We know the potential benefits of the expansion. Please give specifics as to the cost per taxpayer per year and for how long to pay off this specific project. Thank you.
Betty-Lou Griffin May 21, 2013 at 11:48 am
The "complete reworking of the library" only included HVAC renovations being done on theRead More whole building, repair of the leaking roof and skylight that was ruining the library, and replacement of the circulation desk. No space was added. I am glad to hear that you recognize the benefits of expanded library space. Town Manager Steven Werbner has indicated that Tolland will be retiring several debts over the next several years, and this expansion would therefore have minimal impact on Tolland's debt burden or tax level. If we wait, multiple existing grant opportunities may disappear. Let's NOT wait another decade to address this problem. Let's at least send it to public hearing and referendum so that we can have a sincere and wide-reaching community discussion on this important issue, and allow our citizens the OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE.
q May 21, 2013 at 09:33 am
Love the idea of an expanded library space, but is the time really now? We couldn't even afford toRead More fully fund our school and town budgets for next year. We will be experiencing a lower quality of education and reduced town services and until we can bring that back up to par we should not be taking on new debt. Just a quick look at next year's budget shows we are still paying on the new High School, the Geothermal project, bonding for roads improvement, sewers, open space bonds, Cross Farms development, the new Library roof, and now the artificial turf/lights project at THS. Even if some grants are available to help with the cost, the Library Expansion Project will add more debt for the town (taxpayers). Is this really the time to do that?
q May 21, 2013 at 10:10 am
Love the idea of an expanded library, but we saw with this latest school/town budget that this townRead More cannot afford to maintain the level of education and town services we now have. How much will this library extension cost per year per taxpayer? Perhaps we should pay off some of our existing debt (including all the new debt incurred in just the past 3 years) before taking on new. Also, you mention the need for quiet tutoring rooms. Are these paid tutors you're referring to? If so, will they be charged rental fees for using the spaces paid for by the taxpayers? Aren't there spaces available at the new Rec Center at Parker? How about space at the schools? With fewer teachers and fewer students there are now empty classrooms.