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CHARLES H. FLYNN HUMANITARIAN AWARD |
The 2006 Charles H. Flynn Humanitarian Award
William C. Nimons
In recognition of "outstanding volunteer leadership" in the Lower Naugatuck Valley
Valley United Way has announced that William C. Nimons, Senior Vice President of Naugatuck Valley Savings & Loan has been selected as the recipient of the Charles H. Flynn Humanitarian Award for 2006. A life long resident of the Valley, Mr. Nimons has had a major impact on the community through his extensive list of community activities serving a variety of organizations throughout the Valley. Jack Walsh, President and C.O.O. at Valley United Way said that, “Bill represents the spirit of community leadership and involvement exemplified by Charles H. Flynn and the 33 previous winners of this prestigious award. We are very fortunate that he has been so willing to share his time and expertise with so many different groups in the Valley down through the years.”
A veteran of the United States Air Force, Nimons served as Executive Vice President with Shelton Savings Bank for 24 years and became very active with many groups in the Valley. He has maintained those strong ties to those organizations. He is currently the treasurer and a member of the board of directors of the Birmingham Group Health Services. He is also a board member and 2nd vice president at the Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley and is chair of the building committee for the Club’s Ansonia Project.
In addition, he is also currently a member of the board of directors of the Valley United Way and serves on its Finance Committee. He previously served as president of the United Way’s Board in 1991, which followed his heading up a very successful community campaign for United Way in 1986.
He is also a corporator of Griffin Hospital, serves on the board of directors of the Connecticut Hurricanes Drum & Bugle Corps and previously was a director at both the Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Housatonic Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Mr. Nimons has also been very active in civic affairs in Ansonia and served on the Board of Education, the School Building Commission for the 2001 School Projects, the Economic Development Commission, the Planning and Zoning Commission, and the Inland Wetland Commission. He served as Ansonia’s representative to the Valley Regional Planning Agency.
As well, Bill has been a member of the Derby/Shelton Rotary Club for more than 25 years and is a past president of the organization and has been honored as a Paul Harris Fellow. Prudential Financial Services named him as a “Community Champion” in both 2000 and 2001. The Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce honored him with their prestigious Gold Seal Award for community service in 1990 and Sacred Heart University Alumni Association honored him with the Pioneer Award in 2002.
A graduate of Seymour High School he holds his MBA from Sacred Heart University and earned his undergraduate degree Magna Cum Laude from Sacred Heart University as well. Mr. Nimons has been a resident of Ansonia for 33 years since his marriage to his wife Elaine (Novinsky). They have three children—Michael, Amy and Jeffrey and 2 grandchildren Catherine and Kylee.
The award was presented at Valley United Way's Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 at Grassy Hill Lodge in Derby.
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