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Phyllis Paccadolmi Awards

Phyllis Paccadolmi (192?-2006) devoted over 50 years of her long life to the Ridgefield Library, joining its small staff straight out of high school in 1946 and retiring in 1999 after having served in every capacity from page to director. For generations of Ridgefielders, “Miss P” personified the Ridgefield Library and is remembered fondly for her warmth, helpfulness and encyclopedic knowledge of the town and its people. This award honors those whose commitment to the Library exemplifies her spirit and dedication.

Contact: Chris Nolan, Library Director, 203-438-6960  cbnolan@ridgefieldlibrary.org

 

This Year's Awards

The 2011 Paccadolmi Awards were given out to two dedicated and deserving individuals at the annual Library Social on May 13th.

N. M. Donofrio - benefactor and Campaign Steering Committee member

Nick Donofrio is a distinguished executive recently retired from IBM. While he has received numerous awards and honors in the science community, our focus is on his connection to the Ridgefield Library. In recognition of Nick’s passion for encouraging women and minorities to pursue careers in engineering, his family has underwritten the award-winning Donofrio Lecture Series: Inspiring Girls in Science for the last 6 years. Nick has been an advisor to the Library on strategy for a new building for the past 5 years, an initial donor to the Campaign for the New Ridgefield Library and an avid fundraiser. Nick is a leading advocate of the Library in the community and behind the scenes. He is also one heck of a celebrity bartender!

Liz Montanari - former Library Board member and community volunteer extraodinaire

Liz Montanari has a long history of volunteerism in Ridgefield and is a valued member of the Ridgefield Garden Club. As a past Library Board member, she served on the Building Committee and Green Advisory Board. She has served on the Library’s Development Committee as a Board member and as a community volunteer. The original volunteer coordinator for the Annual Library Social, Liz is a gifted hostess and has an artist’s eye for arranging flowers and gardening, which she demonstrated to great effect at a recent Table of Contents library fundraiser. She’s been an extraordinary volunteer for the Ridgefield Library.

Past Year's Recipients:

2010
Peter T. Coffin and Dr. Heidi B. Hammel

2009
Hope H. Swenson and Melissa Brady

2008
Dr. Theodore Safford, Jr. and Nicole & Daniel Gutter

2007
Morton S. Bailey, III and Gretchen Bishop

 

 

 

Gutters

Nicole and Daniel Gutter, recipients of the 2008 Paccadolmi Award for volunteerism