Frito Lay Employees Donate $1,800 to Northeast Connecticut Cancer Fund of DKH

Employees at the Frito Lay distribution and manufacturing plant in Dayville presented Gene Michael Deary, one of the founding members of the DKH Deary Memorial Cancer Fund, with a check for an $1,800 donation at the plant on Tuesday, December 1. 

Staff at Frito Lay raised the money for the donation through collections and a series of fundraising events, including a Pink Day, that were held throughout October and spearheaded by the plant’s Woman’s Inclusion Network. 

The cancer fund, just recently renamed to the Northeast Connecticut Cancer Fund of DKH, provides financial assistance for cancer screening and treatment for residents of Northeast Connecticut in need. The fund is administered by Day Kimball Healthcare and provides assistance to more than 200 local residents each year. 

Shown second from left is Gene Michael Deary with, from left to right, Erin Holden, Sheila Bash, Chelsea Ebner, Gail Brown, Heather Belanger, Charity Stoyanovich and Collin Clair, all part of the Woman’s Inclusion Network in the Dayville plant.