Friday, November 29, 2019

Boy Scout Troop 105 selling Christmas trees at Hilltop Hose in Ansonia


Christmas dinner offered at Assumption Church hall in Ansonia


Forecast for Sunday postpones Seymour Christmas Parade to Dec. 8


From the Office of the First Selectman of Seymour Facebook page:

"Due to weather concerns, The Seymour Christmas Parade will be rescheduled to Sunday, December 8th starting at 2 pm."


Recuperation journey: Friday sunset


Lovely colors seen in the sky at 4:30 p.m. today. Sunset is so early this time of year!

Boutique owner in Derby presents checks from fashion show proceeds

Photo credit: Io Escu/The Still LYFE photography

DERBY - Agathe Ngo Likoba, owner of Likoba Boutique, recently presented checks from her fashion show fundraiser to Griffin Hospital and the Derby Senior Center.
Agathe, a Parisian native, designs haute couture jumpsuits. Her elegant boutique is at 25 Elizabeth St.
She offered members of the Circle of Friends breast cancer support group at Griffin Hospital - of which I'm a member - to model her jumpsuits in a charity fashion show to celebrate the boutique's first anniversary. Six of us were models.
I was thrilled to be a part of what turned out to be an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime event held at the Derby Senior Center. 
Agathe shared this photo taken Tuesday at her shop. 

Pictured from left: Ashley Agrello, event director; Dominique Lee, owner, Envision Beauty, Milford, makeover of the cancer survivors; state Sen. George S. Logan, R-Ansonia; Joyce Grohe, co-facilitator, Circle of Friends support group; Nildaliz Ramos, battling breast cancer, Circle of Friends; Christine Sonsini, Director, Derby Senior Center; Liam
Hudson, Joel Barlow High School student, red carpet manager/event assistant; Patricia 
Villers, Circle of Friends; Fozia Saadat, Circle of Friends; Angelique M. Tribus, Likoba's daughter;
Agathe Ngo Likoba, founder/CEO, Likoba, LLC.; Janet Hall, senior development officer, Griffin Hospital Development Fund; Cheyenne Johnson, Derby High School student, sales person/manager, Likoba Boutique; Eric Wade Hudson, Key Corp.
Missing from photo: Circle of Friends co-facilitator Donna Hayes and Circle of Friends member Dawn Wulff.


Griffin School of Allied Health Careers in Derby to host open house


Contributed photo
The Griffin Hospital School of Allied Health Careers is hosting an Open House Dec. 11. 


DERBY - The Griffin Hospital School of Allied Health Careers is hosting an Open House from 3-7 p.m. Dec. 11.
The event will provide information on the school’s highly successful and affordable Certified Nursing Assistant, Patient Care Technician, Phlebotomy and Certified Clinical Medical Assistant programs.
An Eligibility and Enrollment Specialist with The Workplace Inc. will also be at the open house from 3-5 p.m. to assist with enrolling potential students in the Health Career Academy program, which offers tuition assistance and other support to those pursuing a career in health care.
The school’s winter semester starts in January, with the Medical Assistant Program starting in April 2020.

Griffin Hospital's School of Allied Health Careers is one of the first hospital-based schools of its kind to be authorized by the Connecticut Department of Higher Education. 
Classes are taught by certified instructors, and offers invaluable hands-on clinical training at Griffin Hospital, long-term care facilities. For the MA course, students learn at Griffin Faculty Physicians’ primary care offices and specialty offices such as gastroenterology, OB-GYN, surgical, and cardiology.
The school has a history of preparing students for certification exams with a 98 percent pass rate.  
The school has a high employment rate at Griffin Health Services and other surrounding area hospitals.
Anyone 18 years of age or older with a high school diploma or GED may apply for admission. For more information or to apply, call 203-732-1276 or 203-732-7578 or visit griffinhealth.org/allied-health.


This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.


Spanish program for children on tap at Huntington Branch Library in Shelton


SHELTON - Spanish with Sandra will be offered from 4:30-5 p.m. Tuesday at Huntington Branch Library, 41 Church St.

Open to children 5-9 years old and their caregivers to join Ms. Sandra for stories, finger games, and musical activities in Spanish.

Registration is required; call 203-926-0111 or register online http://engagedpatrons.org/EventsRegister.cfm?SiteID=2661&BranchID=827&Branch=Huntington%20Branch%20Library&EventID=398329&PK=634177

Inauguration of Cassetti, officials slated at Ansonia High School


Head over to Artfish42 Gallery in Milford on Small Business Saturday



Artfish42 is a wonderfully eclectic art gallery located at 42 Naugatuck Ave., Milford at Walnut Beach. 


Patronize Rosa Mina Tuesday, support Ansonia High School PTSO