Jo Anne Rainville

Jo Anne Rainville is the Tamworth Community nurse [yes, Tamworth has a community nurse!] who has kept the town informed about the pandemic, vaccine, safety, stats regarding our community.  She arranged back in March 2020 to give all residents of town hand sanitizer [it was unavailable in our area] and has refilled these bottles throughout the year.

She made masks available to residents who needed them. Meals on Wheels recipients were given toilet paper back when that was unavailable. Jo Anne also made sure that the local libraries had masks and sanitizer available so they could open safely. She has recently collected and is giving out diapers to parents who are struggling to afford them. She has done all this while keeping the office open for residents who need health care [she treated people in their cars and in a tent outside all winter], found and loaned out equipment for residents who need things like hospital beds and walkers, organized a phone tree at the beginning of the pandemic so that every resident got a twice-weekly phone call checking in on needs, arranged a town-wide walk with friends program to get folks outside, and continued being a gruff, down-to-earth supporter of every Tamworth resident. She is amazing and Tamworth is lucky to have JoAnne.