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[email protected] • BY MAIL: 28 CHANNING STREET, NEW LONDON, CT 06320 One year on the job! By Carin Savel, JFEC Executive Director One year ago, on May 15, 2019, I began my service to JFEC as the new Executive Director and the first female leader in decades. As I drove from Raleigh to New London last May, I mused about Pledge 2 my new community, new hometown, and new Federation, but I never thought I’d be living in a new reality. Protect Amidst the current turmoil, fear, and uncertainty, however, I am grateful. I have been warmly welcomed into such a caring, dedicated, launches and generous community. I’ve gotten to know many of you in coffee houses, in your homes or at community events. I’ve enjoyed each of On May 15, the your drop-in visits -- just to see the office! Federation launched I’m blessed -- the Federation volunteer leadership and Pledge 2 Protect, our hardworking staff are all worth their weight in gold. I’ve been to initiative to provide restaurants, plays, synagogues, Main Streets, and beaches, and I’ve protective masks for had a ball documenting it all on Facebook.