Owners of Rita's bar in Norwich, Mike Hayes and Adam Bosworth, were awarded a certificate of appreciation by Common Council Alderman Matthew Caldwell for their continuous support of the Norwich City Youth Bureau. (Photo by Catherine Sasso)

NORWICH – At last week’s Norwich city common counsel meeting, Alderman Matthew Caldwell presented owners of Rita's Tavern with certificate of appreciation.

Caldwell recently discovered that over the course of the past six years, Rita's owners Mike Hayes and Adam Bosworth have donated about $9500 to the City of Norwich youth bureau. This money sponsored summer bus trips, events at the colonial theater and ice skating rink, plus other special programs and supplies for the youth bureau.