*Apologies. This program started today but I didn't see this info until after the class was over.
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Learn balance techniques at free Derby Senior Center classes
*Apologies. This program started today but I didn't see this info until after the class was over.
'Turnback Tuesday' features downtown Derby store
'Turnback Tuesday' is highlighting Alex (Alexander) Horbal, a dealer in choice groceries and meats located at 135 Main St., Derby from 1905-1913.
Not only did they supply eggs, butter, cheese, and notions, but they were also a steamship ticket agent and able to forward money to all parts of the world.
Interestingly, their phone number was 586-5, a much shorter number when compared to today’s standard 10 digit ones.
Thanks as always to Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week!
Recuperation journey: Keep looking up
... even when it's raining.
Photo taken through the patio door.
Teams raise $2,500 for Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness in Derby
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DHS Athletic Director Matt Bradshaw, DHS Assistant Softball Coach Alyssa Goggi, DHS Softball Team Co-Captain Cristina Carloni, DHS Assistant Softball Coach Lindsay Wheeler, Derby High Softball Coach Joe DiMartino, DHS Softball Team Co-Captain Ivana Coutinho, Laura DiMartino; and Charmel.
DERBY - The Derby High School softball team recently presented Griffin Hospital President and CEO Patrick Charmel with a donation of $2,500 to The Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness Center at Griffin Hospital.
The funds were raised at the eighth Annual Derby-Ansonia Pink Softball Game in May. Organized by long-time Griffin Hospital employee and Derby High School Softball Coach Joe DiMartino, the fundraiser is held in honor of his wife, Lori, a breast cancer survivor.
Overall, the annual event has raised a total of more than $25,000 to help breast cancer patients in the greater Valley community.
Located at 300 Seymour Ave. The Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness at Griffin Hospital offers patients a comprehensive range of personalized breast care and wellness services.
For more information about The Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness, call 203-732-1300 or visit griffinhealth.org/cbw.
This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.
F.A.D.E. to hold 5th annual 5K fundraiser at Shelton Riverwalk
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SHELTON - Fight Against Drugs Everywhere (F.A.D.E.) will hold its fifth annual drug awareness 5k run/walk at 5:30 p.m. June 27 at the Shelton Pavilion and Riverwalk.
All proceeds will benefit the BHcare’s Alliance for Prevention and Wellness (APW).
This year’s event will feature guest speaker John Lally and the “Today I Matter Project.” The event will conclude with a candlelight remembrance ceremony.
Names will be read of loved ones lost to overdose. People can submit names at the event to be read aloud.
Drug overdoses and drug overdose deaths continue to rise at an alarming rate. More than 120 people die every day in the U.S. from an opioid overdose. Both prescription painkillers and heroin are contributing to this phenomenon.
The overall drug deaths in Connecticut have nearly tripled over the past seven years, from 357 in 2012 to 1,018 in 2018.
FADE 5k run/walk is being held to raise awareness of the opioid epidemic and overdoses, acknowledge and support the grief felt by families and friends who have lost a loved one, provide hope to families who have a loved one struggling with a substance use disorder, and to provide local prevention and treatment resources.
Register today at https://bit.ly/FADE2019.
The Alliance for Prevention & Wellness, a program of BHcare, is the Regional Behavioral Health Action Organization for the DMHAS Region II service area.
APW’s mission is to foster positive mental health by preventing substance misuse and other health-risk behaviors, and by building resources that promote wellness.
For more information, visit www.APW-CT.org.
This is a press release from the Alliance for Prevention and Wellness.