Dail Frates Named Recipient of WCBR 2026 Good Neighbor Award

Congratulations to our very own Dail Frates for receiving the Windsor County Board of Realtors 2026 Good Neighbor Award!

The honor is given for her many contributions to Zack's Place and the Windsor County Meals on Wheels program.

Inspired by the love of her stepson, Zack Frates, Dail co-founded Zack's Place in 2006, together with her husband Norm Frates. Subsequent to the of founding Zack's Place, Dail served as a Board Member and Chair of the Fundraising Committee and established three highly successful annual fundraisers to sustain the now IRS approved 501 (c)(3), not-for-profit enrichment center. In 2010 she relinquished her role as a board member and became the interim executive director after a series of rapid turnovers in this position. Under her tutelage, the center flourished and participation grew at an incredible rate, now serving over 60 participants. New enrichment programs were introduced, the program day was extended to full time, and interesting and exciting field trips were added to the calendar. Volunteers from the community flocked to the Center as never before to offer their skills and financial support. Dail's passion and experience as the parent of a special needs child combined to make this enrichment center a truly unique place where, not only people of all ages meet to partake in the varied programs, but where they make real friends both within the Zack's Place family and with the community at large.