Naugatuck Parent School Council to Honor Longtime Volunteers

The Naugatuck Parent School Council has honored Mike and Denise Kinne as recipients of the 2013 Raymond K. Foley Award. The award honors an individual or group who has demonstrated outstanding service and unselfish dedication contributing to the betterment of Naugatuck children.

Mike and Denise Kinne have been married for 29 years, settling in Naugatuck in 1988. They are the proud parents of three sons: Sean 27, Ryan 23, and Nolan 18. Mike has been working in the banking industry for over 30 years and is currently employed as CEO of FD Community Federal Credit Union in Waterbury.Denise has worked for 24 years in the finance department of Waterbury Hospital in Waterbury. The Kinnes are active members of St. Vincent Ferrer Church.

Mike and Denise have served as treasurer, vice president, and president of the NHS Soccer Booster Club for eight years. The Kinnes also brought the NHS boys’ basketball booster club back to life five years ago when their son Nolan joined the team. Denise Kinne ran all the NHS senior night and post-season banquet plans and finances for soccer, basketball, and baseball from 2008-2012. Both Mike and Denise voluntarily served as parent representatives on coaching interview committees and as part of the NHS Athletics Disciplinary review board. They have spent countless hours organizing a variety of profitable fundraisers for NHS sports programs.

Mike and Denise Kinne will be honored at the annual Foley Award Dinner on Tuesday, May 7 at the Crystal Room in Naugatuck.  Tickets are $30 and will be available at all Naugatuck Public Schools, the Tuttle Building, and the town hall beginning Friday, April 12.  Tickets for the Foley Award will be on sale until Wednesday, May 1. 

Please join the Naugatuck Parent School Council in honoring Mike and Denise Kinne for their dedication to the children of Naugatuck. Questions can be directed to Hillside Intermediate School Principal Johnna Hunt, at (203) 720-5260 huntj@naugy.net  or Doug Towne, Parent School Council President, at (203) 219-1573 douglas.towne@mascocs.com. 

The above press release comes from the Naugatuck Parent School Council.