Mineola Non-Profit Volunteer Named Citizen of the Week

A volunteer with Mineola-based Family and Children’s Association was recently  selected by Citizens Bank as the “Citizens Bank Citizen of the Week” for her work with high school students on marketing and administrative tasks.

The “Citizens Bank Citizen of the Week” recognizes the work of volunteers who have performed outstanding community service on behalf of nonprofit organizations throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Colleen Butt, a special education teacher from New Hyde Park, utilized Family and Children’s Association as a marketing workshop for her students who assist the agency with public relations and general administrative projects.

The non-profit is committed to serving vulnerable children, seniors, families and communities on Long Island by providing housing, as well as educational and counseling programs.

Butt and her students from have developed a close working relationship with Family and Children’s Association through their weekly visits for nearly a decade.

“We are thrilled to honor Colleen Butt as the ‘Citizens Bank Citizen of the Week,’” Citizens Bank New York President James P. Gaspo said in a statement. “Colleen’s work allows Family and Children’s Association employees the opportunity to serve as mentors to young people, while giving her student volunteers the chance to learn valuable employment skills.”

Family and Children’s Association Marketing and Communications Director Joyce Mullen said Butt and her students “support the activities of Family and Children’s staff and allow the agency to do more with less for the good of Long Islanders in need. Ms. Butt and her students arrive with smiles on their faces and complete their assigned tasks in a very timely and professional manner. We don’t know what we would do without her and her wonderful students!”