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The United Way of Southington’s annual Day of Caring Sept. 5 brought volunteers from The Hartford of Southington to paint the interior of Community Mental Health Affiliates’ Child Guidance Clinic. CMHA’s Child Guidance Clinic provides outpatient mental health services to children and families and empowers them to resolve their challenges. The fresh coat of paint brightened the building to provide a welcoming atmosphere, organizers said. The United Way provides funding to CMHA, enabling hundreds of central Connecticut families to get the help they need to make positive changes in their lives. United Way’s Day of Caring fosters relationships between United Way agencies and local workplaces and promotes volunteerism in the community. Employees from The Hartford of Southington take a break in front of CMHA’s Child Guidance Clinic with Debora Kustron, CMHA director of child & adolescent services, top left; Raymond J. Gorman, CMHA president and chief executive officer, top center; and Luis Rivera, CMHA CGC program coordinator, top right, during the United Way of Southington Day of CaringSept. 5.

Jennifer Harvey, who works at The Hartford Insurance Group, washes down cots at the Margaret C. Griffin Child Development Center, during the annual Day of Caring held by the United Way of Southington Friday, Sept. 5. She was among dozens of volunteers who pitched in to help non-profits during the Day of Caring.

Workers on the First Congregational Church, 37 Main St., are assisted by a crane to replace the belfry's wooden columns with steel. It was discovered during the renovation project that the columns were rotted.

Hundreds of people turned out to the Wood-n-Tap restaurant in Southington July 22 for Tip-A-Rock Cats Player night, raising $768 each for the Rock Cats Foundation and The Hospital of Central Connecticut’s George Bray Cancer Center. Rocky, the Rock Cats' mascot, and several Rock Cats players from the local Double A Minnesota Twins affiliate, met guests and signed autographs. With Rocky are John and Kathie Yuskis, of Kensington, and their granddaughter, Lauren Yuskis, 2, of Southington.

Two families walk past North Center School, which is the new location for Plantsville School in Southington. Thursday was the first day of classes for Southington, and the first day of school in this building for the Plantsville students.

Southington's A. Sanders connects on a hit against Meriden in the Record-Journal/Wallingford Parks & Recreation Men's 2008 Tri-Town Tournament at West Side Field on Aug. 23.