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Louise is one of our newer volunteers at the center .She is super energetic and willing to
help out and pitch in anywhere and with anything needed. Louise has a son and they
spend a lot of time together, she also enjoys reading , visiting the beach, gardening and
baking. Even with all that, she rarely hesitates when asked to help and if need be learn
then jumps right in.
With over 25 years of experience in the food and restaurant industry, she was a natural
fit for our COASTAL CAFE. Louise has been amazing in the kitchen as a volunteer and
has helped the staff in their keep everything running smoothly. She enjoys volunteering
at Thrive 55+ because everyone is really nice and this is what makes her continue to
volunteer.
Having been a supervisor before, Louise has had the experience and pleasure of training many young adults to
work with older adults and for many of the young people it was their first time ever working with this particular
demographic and the one thing she used to always teach them was that when working with older adults you
should look at it as if you have inherited many grandparents. This is something to this day that Louise still teaches
young people who are new to working with older generations and are unsure as to how to interact with them.
Louise calls it her “Motto”.
Louise is an asset to Thrive 55+, we are very lucky to have her on the TEAM! Thank you for everything Louise.

Tim and Sarah have resided in CT for almost all of their lives where they raised a
family and now are both retired. They have both always been very artsy/creative
and living on the shore line inspired them to use items that are provided by nature
such as sea glass, drift wood, gourds and much more. Tim and Sarah love creating
bird houses, wind chimes, bird feeders and pretty much anything that they decide
needs to be created. Stop by the Nook and take a peek at their latest creations.