Front Page News
July 20, 2011
Pittsfield's 2011 Citizens Of The Year
Pittsfield has chosen Bev and Rene Drolet as 2011 Citizens of
the Year. It is baffling how two people can accomplish so much in
the space of a day and still have time to leisurely walk their dog
around the center of town stopping to trade the news of the day and
offer encouragement to those they meet along the way.
Through the years when both were active in full time jobs and
since retiring, they have worked as a team and separately to make
Pittsfield a little better; a little warmer place to live.
The little pond beside their house is kept free of debris in the
winter for skating by the neighborhood, sometimes with hot chocolate
and a fire to keep the skaters warm. What better reminder of home
than the small beanie babies which were popular with all and what
better place for their new home than Afghanistan, where they made a
connection between two peoples. Bev saw the opportunity to do this
and began collecting them to send there. As Bev was inside caring
for elderly friends, Rene was outside mowing their lawns.
Inside the office at Shaker Village, Bev coordinated volunteers;
outside Rene kept the parking serene. Bev has remained socially
active as well. She has organized 12T events, run a summer theater
workshop, has taught and still teaches sacred dance to seniors at
Havenwood. They are also active in their church.
Still going strong for Pittsfield, they are involved in one of
their most time and energy consuming projects yet. They have been
managing the Pittsfield Clothes Closet for the past seven years.
They are the janitors, interior decorators, maintenance personnel,
and when necessary, repair and clean donated items.
Indeed Bev and Rene have made Pittsfield richer by their
presence. Congratulations on your selection as 2011 Citizens of the
Year.
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