OSSIPEE — Tim Andrew has long believed in helping others. That’s why the former Connecticut fireman, who calls himself “a charity geek,” is doing something special for his 65th birthday.
The West Ossipee resident marked the occasion on March 5 by going for a walk: a long, long walk for charity.
kAmp?5C6H :D 9:<:?8 E96 pAA2=249:2? %C2:= — 2== a[a__ >:=6D[ 7C@> $AC:?86C |@F?E2:? :? v6@C8:2 E@ |@F?E z2E295:? :? |2:?6 — E@ C2:D6 7F?5D 2?5 2H2C6?6DD 7@C |2<6\p\(:D9 u@F?52E:@?]k^Am
kAmw6 9@A6D E@ C2:D6 >@C6 E92? Sd[___[ 2?5 :? ;FDE 2 >@?E9[ 9:D |2<6\p\(:D9 A286 92D C646:G65 Sa[bdd :? A=6586D]k^Am
kAmu@F?565 :? `hg_[ |2<6\2\(:D9[ 2 d_`W4XWbX ?@?\AC@7:E @C82?:K2E:@?[ “2CC2?86D 6IA6C:6?46D 56D4C:365 2D ‘H:D96D’ E@ 49:=5C6? H:E9 =:76\E9C62E6?:?8 >65:42= 4@?5:E:@?D[Q :ED H63D:E6 DE2E6D] Q%@ BF2=:7J 7@C 2 H:D9[ E96 49:=5 >FDE 36 36EH66? E96 286D @7 b 2?5 `f J62CD 2E E96 E:>6 @7 C676CC2=]”k^Am
kAm“x DE2CE65 E9:D 7F?5C2:D6C E@ 96=A 8C2?E H:D96D 7@C 49:=5C6? H:E9 4C:E:42= :==?6DD6D[” p?5C6H D2:5 5FC:?8 2? :?E6CG:6H 2E E96 $F? 2 H66< 367@C6 96 56A2CE65]k^Am
kAm“|2<6\p\(:D9 8C2?ED E9@FD2?5D @7 F?:BF6 H:D96D 6249 J62C] p =@E[ J6D[ 3FE E92EVD @?=J d_ A6C46?E @7 E96 6=:8:3=6 <:5D] xV> 7F?5C2:D:?8 D@ >@C6 56D6CG:?8 <:5D 2?5 E96:C 72>:=:6D 42? <?@H E96 92AA:?6DD[ C6=:67 2?5 C6?6H2= 2 H:D9 42? 3C:?8]”k^Am
kAmp?5C6H :D 2 72D4:?2E:?8 492C24E6C — 7F== @7 A@D:E:G6 6?6C8J 2?5 6286C E@ >2<6 E96 >@DE @7 6G6CJ 52J] w6 H2D 2 7:C67:89E6C :? }2F82EF4<[ r@??][ 7@C ac J62CDj @H?D 9:D @H? A=2?6[ 2 w2C=6J\s2G:5D@? 2?5 2? x?5:2? >@E@C4J4=6j 92D HC:EE6? E9C66 3@@<Dj >256 2 >@G:6 2?5 AFE @? 2 7:=> 76DE:G2=j CF? FA E96 `[dfe DE2:CD @7 E96 t>A:C6 $E2E6 qF:=5:?8 `f E:>6Dj 92D 362E6? 42?46Cj CF? FA |@F?E (2D9:?8E@? D6G6? E:>6Dj 2?5 D@>652J 9@A6D E@ 4@?BF6C |@F?E tG6C6DE]k^Am
kAmqFE 7:CDE E96 %C2:=]k^Am
kAmp?5C6H 6DE:>2E6D E92E :? ad J62CD[ 96VD C2:D65 2D >F49 2D Sbd[___ 7@C =@42= 42FD6D]k^Am
kAmQx 5@?VE <?@H H9J x 5@ :E[Q 96 D2:5[ Q3FE x =@G6 E@ 5@ :E] |2J36 :E 92D 5@ E@ H:E9 E96 7:C69@FD6] %96C6 H6C6 6:89E 492C:E:6D E92E H6 DFAA@CE65] (6 5:5 E@JD 7@C <:5D[ 4=@E96D 7@C <:5D 2?5 DE2CE65 2 D@2A3@I 56C3J 2D 2 H2J E@ 8:G6 324< E@ E96 4@>>F?:EJ]Qk^Am
kAmw6 25565i “x E6== 6G6CJ3@5J[ =:76 :D 2 C@==6C 4@2DE6C[ J@F’C6 FA 96C6[ J@F’C6 5@H? 96C6 7@C >2J36 D:I >@?E9D E@ 2 J62C[ 2?5 E96? J@F’C6 324< FA]”k^Am
kAmp?5C6H[ H9@ :D 5@:?8 E96 EC2:= 2=@?6[ :D 2=C625J E9:?<:?8 23@FE 9:D ?6IE 3@@< 2?5 92D 2 E:E=6 :? >:?5i “t>3C246 E96 DF4<]”k^Am
kAm“x’G6 366? 7@==@H:?8 EH@ H63D:E6D @? E96 EC2:=[ 2?5 A6@A=6 H9@ 92G6 5@?6 :E D2:5 :E’D 2== >6?E2=[ J@F’C6 @FE E96C6 9:<:?8 2?5 9:<:?8 3J J@FCD6=7[Q p?5C6H D2:5] Q%96 72>@FD D2J:?8 :D ‘t>3C246 E96 DF4<]’ !6@A=6 2C6 D2J:?8 f_ A6C46?E @7 :E DF4<D[ J@F’C6 :? C2:? 2 =@E 2?5 E96? :E’D 9@E]k^Am
kAmQx’G6 925 {J>6 5:D62D6 EH:46 D@ x’G6 8@E E@ 36 42C67F= 23@FE E96 E:4<D[Q 96 4@?E:?F65] Qx’G6 3@F89E D@>6 DAC2J 2?5 DAC2J65 6G6CJE9:?8] %96 @?=J E9:?8 x 762C 23@FE E9:D H9@=6 E9:?8 :D E96 E:4<D]”k^Am
kAmp?5C6H D2:5 9:D 6BF:A>6?E H6:89D 23@FE b_ A@F?5D]k^Am
kAm“x’> 42CCJ:?8 >J :!9@?6 E@ E2<6 G:56@ 2?5 A9@E@D[ 3FE :? 42D6 x =@D6 :E[ x’> 3C:?8:?8 2 D6A2C2E6 G:56@ 42>6C2[” 96 D2:5] “x A=2? @? 92G:?8 D@>6 =:G6 7665D @? u2463@@<] x7 J@F’C6 7@==@H:?8 >6[ 2== @7 2 DF556? x’== A@A FA =:G6[ 3FE E92E 5@6D?’E >62? J@F 92G6 E@ H2E49 :E E96?] x 8F6DD E96 4@G6C286 :D AC6EEJ 8@@5 :? D@>6 DA@ED 2=@?8 E96 EC2:=]”k^Am
kAmp?5C6H 92D 2 E6?E H9:49 H6:89D ;FDE a A@F?5D]k^Am
kAm“xE’D ?@E >F49[” 96 D2:5] “tG6CJE9:?8 :D F=EC2 =:89E[ a A@F?5D @C =6DD] %96 D=66A:?8 328 :D 23@FE a A@F?5D[ E96 324<A24<D a A@F?5D[ 2?5 x’G6 8@E 2== D@CED @7 4=@E96D 3642FD6 E96J D2J E92E @?46 J@F 86E :?E@ E96 WvC62E $>@<J |@F?E2:?DX :E 42? 2?J EJA6 @7 H62E96C] *@F 4@F=5 86E D?@H :? |2J]”k^Am
kAmp?5C6H 92D D6E 2 D:I\>@?E9 E:>6 7C2>6 E@ 4@>A=6E6 E96 ;@FC?6J]k^Am
kAm“~?6 @7 >J D@?D :D 86EE:?8 >2CC:65 :? ~4E@36C[” D2:5 p?5C6H[ E96 72E96C @7 E9C66 J@F?8 >6? W286D b_[ ae 2?5 abX]k^Am
kAmp?5C6H 92D E9@F89E 23@FE H92E :E H:== 36 =:<6 E@ C6249 E96 E@A @7 |@F?E z2E295:?]k^Am
kAm“xE’== 36 @?6 @7 E96 3:886DE 244@>A=:D9>6?ED @7 >J =:76[” 96 D2:5] “x 2=H2JD D2:5 ?@E9:?8 H:== 6G6C 362E >J 6I\H:76’D 5@4E@C 2==@H:?8 >6 E@ 4FE E96 F>3:=:42= 4@C5 @? 2== E9C66 3@JD] x E9:?< E96 3:CE9 @7 2 49:=5 :D E96 8C62E6DE E9:?8 :? E96 F?:G6CD6] tG6C6DE[ E96 pAA2=249:2? %C2:=[ E92E 2== 4@>6D D64@?5]”k^Am
kAmp?5C6H :D =@@<:?8 7@CH2C5 E@ >66E:?8 A6@A=6 @? E96 EC2:= 2?5 36:?8 8:G6? 2 EC2:= ?2>6[ @?6 @7 E96 EC25:E:@?D 2=@?8 E96 72>@FD C@FE6]k^Am
kAm“%96? E96C6’D 2 A2CE[ :E’D E96 7:CDE 52J @7 DF>>6C[ H96C6 J@F 92G6 E@ H2=< H:E9 ?@ 4=@E96D @?] *6D[ :E :D — H96E96C J@F 5@ :E @C ?@E[ 56A6?5D] *@F 5@?’E H2?E E@ 36 H2=<:?8 E9C@F89 2 E@H? @? yF?6 a`[Q 96 D2:5 H:E9 2 =2F89]k^Am
kAmQxE’D 2 46CE2:? CF=6[ 2?5 E96? E96C6’D 2?@E96C H96C6 J@F 4@>6 E@ 2 46CE2:? 9@DE6= 2?5 E96J 8:G6 J@F 2 92=7\82==@? @7 :46 4C62>[ 2?5 J@F’G6 8@E E@ ECJ E@ 62E :E] %96C6 2C6 2== E96D6 D:==J E9:?8D E92E 8@ 2=@?8 E96 pAA2=249:2? %C2:=]”k^Am
kAmp?5C6H 92D C2:D65 >@?6J 7@C t2DE6C $62=D 2=@?8 H:E9 DA64:7:4 A6@A=6 C64@G6C:?8 7C@> :==?6DD @C 277=:4E:@?D]k^Am
kAm“x =:<6 |2<6\p\(:D9 3642FD6 6G6CJ A6??J 8@6D E@ E96 49:=5C6?[” 96 D2:5] “*@F 86E E96D6 49:=5C6? H9@ >:89E 36 5J:?8 @7 42?46C 2E E9C66 J62CD @=5 @C `_ 2?5 E96J 92G6 @?6 H:D9] &DF2==J[ E96:C 3:886DE :D s:D?6J @C E@ >66E D@>6@?6[ H9:49 :D 2=D@ 2 3:8 @?6[ 3FE E@ >6[ E92E’D 8@E E@ 36 E96 36DE 492C:EJ :? E96 H@C=5]Qk^Am
kAmp?5C6H D2:5 96 =62C?65 E96 :>A@CE2?46 @7 8:G:?8 324< H96? 96 H2D :? 9:89 D49@@=]k^Am
kAm“(96? x H2D 2 7C6D9>2? :? 9:89 D49@@=[ @?6 @7 E96 E62496CD W#@J q672C5X H2D :?G@=G65 H:E9 DA64:2= ?665D 49:=5C6? H:E9 s@H? DJ?5C@>6[ 2?5 96 2D<65 >6 @?6 E:>6 :? 4=2DD W:7 x H2?E65 E@ 96=AX @? 2 $2EFC52J H96? 2 3F?49 @7 E96> 925 2 A2CEJ] x D2:5 J6D[ 2?5 :E H2D AC6EEJ ?62E 96=A:?8 @FE] x E9:?< :7 2?J3@5J 92D E96:C 962=E9 2?5 E@ 36 @? E9:D A=2?6E[ H92E 5@6D :E 9FCE E@ 96=A D@>63@5J :? ?665n (9J ;FDE 6I:DEn x H2?E E@ 5@ >@C6 E92? ;FDE 6I:DE]”k^Am
kAm%@ DFAA@CE |2<6\p\(:D9 E9C@F89 p?5C6HUCDBF@jD H2=<[ 8@ E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^E:?JFC=]4@>^Jf3D6<HfQmE:?JFC=]4@>^Jf3D6<Hfk^2m]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.