Joe Lafortune

My name is Joe Lafortune and I am from Grosvenor Dale, CT.  It is a small town within Thompson, CT and the first town over from the borders of Mass and CT.  I am an accounting major here at Nichols College and I commute from home.  I am a junior currently because I took a couple years off from school while I was working full time.  It is true what they say; to get back into school after you take time off is one of the hardest things to do.

I work as a carpenter for 1^st Capitol Construction every summer since high school.  I enjoy the work and absolutely love having a job that gets me weekends off during the summer time.  I also have a part-time job with Sears in Putnam, CT that keeps me a steady income especially throughout the school year.  I am currently trying to leave that job though because ever since I got a new manager I haven’t enjoyed it nearly as much.

I drive a black Ford Ranger 2008 that I absolutely love because it gets me the convenience of a truck with better gas mileage than a heavy duty truck.  Plus, when friends want to go places I never have to drive because of the limited space in my truck.  Although to be honest I do want a bigger truck that I can just mess around with in the woods and go mudding with.

I am in a pitch league held at the Valley Springs Sportsman’sClub.  The first time I played in the pitch league I came in 4^th place with my teammate and the next season, we finished 1^st.  There are approximately 25 teams every season although it has been growing slightly ever since it first started.   I am also in a pool league held at the Oxford VFW but that is just our home field and half of our matches are away at other places between Worcester, Auburn, and Oxford.  I really enjoy these leagues because it gets my mind off the day-to-day hectic things that occur in everyday life.