Poker Run through Seymour, Oxford Sunday to benefit Seymour Pink

1st Annual Poker Run A Poker Run will be held THIS Sunday July 29th to benefit Seymour Pink.  The run will start at Heavenly Donuts on Derby Ave in Seymour and end at Rose's Italian Restaurant in Oxford. Registration is from 9-11am on Sunday and is $25 per rider ~ $10 per passenger.  There will be dinner at the end donated by Rose's Italian Restaurant and free chair massage donated by Advanced Chiropractic & Rehab. Please join us Sunday for this fun event.

About Seymour Pink Our mission is to unite a community in the fight against breast cancer. Through fundraising efforts, our goal is to fund breast cancer research, provide education and to empower and assist breast cancer victims and their families.

Ansonia fire company joins resident to offer sprinkler fun at Nolan Field

Recuperation journey: Bath time

A follow-up to earlier post about blue jays. 
Here they are at about noon cleaning up in the gutter - as seen through the window.

Concert in Bridgeport to benefit United Way of Naugatuck and Beacon Falls

State Sen. George S. Logan, R-17, of Ansonia, is lead singer of Electric Lady, a Jimi Hendrix Tribute Band. 

Recuperation journey: Seen through window

I know I've said it before but I think throwing eggshells in the yard for the blue jays has trained them to come around and wait for me to do just that. 
Here they are waiting this morning. 

Seymour Recreation schedules soccer camp

Griffin Hospital in Derby, Valley United Way to host cooking demo

Cooking demonstration slated at Griffin Hospital Community Garden./ Contributed photo

DERBY - Griffin Hospital and the Valley United Way will host a free cooking demonstration  from 4-5 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Griffin Community Garden in front of the hospital, 130 Division St.

Chef Remo Santilli, Director of Food Services at Griffin Hospital, will demonstrate how to make a quick, easy, and delicious summer dish which highlights some of the fresh vegetables in the Griffin Community Garden.

The event is free and open to everyone. For more information, call the Valley United Way at 203-926-9478.

Grow Your Own initiative

The Griffin Community Garden is part of the Valley United Way’s Grow Your Own initiative, which helps bring fresh produce to residents who need assistance getting healthy food. With gardens in Derby, Ansonia, Seymour, and Oxford, Grow Your Own is designed to engage Valley neighborhood residents to actively participate in selecting, planting, maintaining, harvesting, and preserving fresh, nutritious produce. 

The ultimate goal is to help “food insecure” residents obtain healthy fruits and vegetables to supplement what they are currently getting from local food pantries – as well as to encourage neighborhood residents to start their own gardens and improve their eating habits, helping alleviate one of the biggest social obstacles to good health.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.