Submitted by Clark Judge.
When the Killingworth Ambulance Association celebrated its 50th anniversary Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021 at Deer Lake, it concluded the event with a 15-minute video chronicling the group’s history. Afterward, the committee that produced it was congratulated, the room was cleared and everyone went home.
But wait. We’re not finished. The credits haven’t rolled. We must thank those most responsible.
Without the help of Haddam-Killingworth High School, the video might not – no, would not – have been possible. Which is why the Killingworth Ambulance Association applauds and salutes one HKHS group in particular for its work in assembling a piece of Killingworth history and bringing it to Sunday’s celebration.
Would the members of Kasha Topa-Finberg’s Event Broadcasting class please step forward? Because without them, there would be no documentary.
As it turns out, they were ideal partners. Like the concerned citizens who organized the KAA 50 years ago, they volunteered their services. And, like the individuals portrayed in the video, they were professional, accountable and successful.
Senior Shelby Welsch and junior Logan DiCicco were the most responsible, each instructed to collaborate with the Ambulance Association on the project. Welsch would film it. DiCicco would edit it. And Ms. Topa-Finberg would oversee it.
“Working on the KAA project was an amazing opportunity for Shelby and Logan,” said Topa-Finberg. “Not only were they able to exercise their communications and technical skills, but they were involved in working with the community. They worked extremely hard on a turnaround project and created a finished, real-world product that made us proud.”
Result? See for yourself. By clicking on the following attachment, you can watch what they produced and understand why their assistance was so invaluable and why the KAA is indebted to them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfOKm575ST8
