HAMDEN -- Members of Eli Whitney's Skills USA team met Gov. Dannel P. Malloy when he and his staff toured the Connecticut Food Bank Distribution Center in East Haven. The students volunteered after school at the facility, sorting and packing food items for distribution across the state. Malloy spoke to the students, thanking them for their community service efforts, according to teacher Gabe Ardito.

Team members were Gabriella Cuapio, Terrell Jones, and Yessica Perez along with Advisor Karen Etheridge, Hairdressing Department Head, and Drafting Instructor Jonathan Encarnacion.  As a part of Whitney's school awareness program for Susan Komen Foundation's Race for the Cure Marketing Project, all team members showcased our pink Whitney shirts.

The SkillsUSA members have volunteered at this facility in the past and were excited to help host Malloy's visit on June 12.