Windsor Central Middle School Kevin Strahley, Principal Toby Youngs, Associate Principal 213 Main Street Windsor, New York 13865 (607) 655-8247 (phone) (607)655-37600 (fax) Windsor Town Council 124 Main Street Windsor, NY 13865  The Honorable Town Supervisor, Carolyn Price  The Honorable Village Mayor, Ron Harting Windsor Village Board of Trustees 107 Main Street Windsor, NY 13865  Members of Windsor Town Council and Windsor Village Board of Trustees:  Iam happy tol be writing you all tol highlight some oft the: many great things about Windsor. As some of you may know, in the past two months, we havel had two Community events that required Windsor Schools and Iwanted to take some time tol highlight a few individuals within the Community who have gone above and  Community members to collaborate, plan, and execute these special events.  beyond this year.  Dave Decker- Streets and Water Superintendent Craig Terrell- Windsor Fire Department Chief  Rhea Deyo- WYSR Officer  Onl May 19th, we: ran our first Windsor Strong Community Day. During our Summer Program last year, Windsor Middle School Students were tasked with the question, "What makes a Community Strong?" These students answered "A Community that runs health-related events helps to bring people together and make the Community stronger." The Windsor Strong students and teachers wanted to act on this belief and formeda a committee that consisted of students, teachers, administrators, and Community members to plana Community 5K: race. After months of planning, May 19th finally came and it was al huge success. Wehad over The reason Is share this story is tol highlight twoi individuals who gave a significant amount of time toi this event. Dave Decker, the Streets and Water Superintendent and Rhea Deyo, a Windsor Youth Sports and Recreation Officer. Dave always found time in his busy schedule to attend our planning meetings and provided much input and guidance. There was never a time where Dave stepped in and said "We can't do that." He was willing to do whatever it took to make the event successful. He is a hard worker and iti is evident that he cares about this Community. We: appreciate the time and effort that he put forth.  701 runners in the race!  "Thel Mission oft the Windsor Central School Districti is to ensure each) learner is future ready by providing empowering educational experiences."    Rhea Deyo also volunteered many hours of her free time tol be the event organizer. She opened the concessions, loaned many necessary items and organized the 5K and the Community day (which was al huge undertaking!) She systemized and arranged various areas of the event as well as organized our thoughts and put them into action. Shei is a true asset to the Community and we are thankful for her time and effort. The In June, the Middle School sought to. hold ai fundraising event to assist 8th grade students of need ini raising money sO they could attend the 8th grade trip to Washington D.C. We were. hoping to run a car wash but needed a place to run it. Craig' Terrell, our Windsor Fire Department Chief was contacted and asked if the Fire Station could be used. Craig not only allowed us to use the Fire Station but also offered to do a Chicken BBQ. Craig and a few other volunteer firefighters spent the afternoon cooking and serving chickens. We were greatly appreciative for their efforts... but that is not all that they did. Craig and his crew donated all oft the proceeds of thel BBQ to our 8th Grade Trip fund! Their generosity allowed five of our financially needy students the opportunity to attend the trip. This act of kindness should not go unrecognized and we could not These three individuals exemplify what Windsor and its Community members are all about. Igrew up here, graduated from here, and the reason thatIam raising my family here is because ofi individuals like the ones outlined above. Windsor is a great Community to live in and wel have some great people who make it such. Although none of the individuals are aware thatIam writing this, If feel their efforts were worth recognizing. I would bel happy to share more with you if you would like. Thank you for your time and have a great summer.  event would not have been as successful ifity weren't for these twoi individuals.  be more thankful for the contribution.  Sincerely, 3547 Toby Youngs  "The Mission oft the Windsor Central School) District ist toe ensure each learner isi future ready by providing empowering educational experiences."