Victor Visockis, Southington
Victor Visockis wanted a lasting way to honor his parents. After the death of his mother, who had been a substitute teacher in Prospect, he decided the best way to pay tribute to both of his parents was to provide extra academic help to elementary school pupils.
“She just loved all kids, and they loved her,” Vic said of his mother. “And my father always thought that if kids got a kickstart early in life, it would help them later as adults.”
Vic didn’t want the work and expense of starting his own foundation, so he established a fund at Connecticut Community Foundation to support tutoring at Algonquin Elementary School.
With the Victor and Rosemary Visockis Education Fund, named for his father and mother, Vic can make ongoing contributions to the fund while the Community Foundation works with the elementary school to carry out his plan.
“Connecticut Community Foundation has been great in terms of making the connection,” he said. “They handle the nuts and bolts of everything.”
