Reaching Out In The Season Of Giving ...
Published: December 26th, 2006
By: Jill Kraft

Reaching out in the season of giving ...

NORWICH – In a small satellite office for the State Comptroller in Albany, people choose to donate items for various causes.

Throughout the winter holidays, the office, located in the Workers’ Compensation building, chose to have, what they call, the “mitten tree.” This is the second annual mitten tree, and people working for both the comptroller’s and the workers’ compensation offices donated winter clothing apparel and other items. The tree was a big success last year, as items donated went to an Indian reservation in South Dakota.

This year, when deciding what to donate, additional items such as new school supplies, story books, writing utensils and, like last year, winter apparel was collected.

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