Joan Doiron
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Mohegan Sun VP Administration Ray Peneault, Ray of Sunshine winner Joan Doiron of Mansfield, and her husband Dave, who nominated Joan
Our August 2006 winner was Joan Doiron of Mansfield. Her husband Dave wrote:
"Your announcement of the Ray of Sunshine got me thinking about Joan. I don’t really know the criteria, but I think she’s a gift to a lot of people she encounters. If you asked anyone at E.O. Smith or at the Relay for Life about her, you’ll hear things like dependable, kind, fair, a champion of the underdog and a real work horse. During E.O. Smith’s graduation, I pointed out to her that the program said to hold applause until after everyone had received thei diplomas, but no one was paying attention to it. And she said she was particularly applauding the kids who didn’t have much family and friends who would cheer them, kids that were “special students” or kids that weren’t popular and wouldn’t get a lot of cheers from their classmates. She’s been a real gift to the special kids at Smith, both in her P.E. classes and with a group of those students who get paired up with other students to participate in competitions that could get them to the Special Olympics. She’s so patient with them and always works with a good sense of humor.
In her usual P.E. classes she grades a person not if he/she is doing everything perfectly but for effort and improvement. And she won’t tolerate bullying or disparaging comments by her students. Joan rarely shows up in the candids taken at the Relay for Life, because she’s to busy working. And she’s the one who stays up all Saturday night keeping the teen campers in line." |
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| Ray of Sunshine Archive: |
| September 2010 - Dan Hill |
| May 2010 - Susan Humes |
| February 2010 - Donna Charron |
| November 2009 - Pamela Bibeau |
| August 2009 - Joan Morin |
| June 2009 - Kay Roan |
| March 2009 - Marion Russo |
| December 2008 - Frank and Shirley Mauro |
| November 2008 - Charlene Perry |
| October 2008 - Angela LaTour |
| September 2008 - Joan Goba |
| August 2008 - Donna Clauson |
| July 2008 - Rosa Tirado |
| June 2008 - Barbara Leary |
| May 2008 - Kord Baker |
| April 2008 - Joe Henry |
| March 2008 - Barbara Colon |
| February 2008 - Charlie Wynn |
| January 2008 - Jessica Medina |
| December 2007 - Linda Harbec |
| November 2007 - Richard Kelley |
| October 2007 - Lynn White |
| September 2007 - Paul Doyle |
| July 2007 - Pam Horrocks |
| June 2007 - Lauren Perrotti |
| May 2007 - Jean DeSmet |
| April 2007 - Gen Micali |
| February 2007 - Belinda Clark |
| January 2007 - Miriam Epstein |
| December 2006 - Anita Sebestyen |
| November 2006 - Eileen Spear |
| October 2006 - Monique Roy |
| September 2006 - Helen Card |
| August 2006 - Joan Doiron |
| July 2006 - Roddy McComber |
| June 2006 - Tom Beardsley |
| May 2006 - Victor and Martha Funderburk |
| March 2006 - Barry Shayer |
| February 2006 - Judith Jencks |
| January 2006 - Ray Milvae |
