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The moon tonight is in waxing gibbous phase, 91 percent illumination.
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Bingo event on Huntington Green to benefit Griffin Health's The Valley Goes Pink
SHELTON -The Valley Goes Pink Campaign will host Beach Blanket Bingo on the Huntington Green from 4-7 p.m. Aug. 22.
The event will feature 99.1 FM DJ Chaz as the bingo caller for the first rounds, and the Super Duper Weenie food truck and an ice cream truck will have food available for purchase.
Attendees are asked to bring a beach blanket or chair.
Tickets are $25 pre-register/$30 at the door. Pre-registration is highly recommended.
Visit https://bingoonthegreen.givesmart.com to register.
The Valley Goes Pink is a grassroots, community-wide effort to increase awareness about breast cancer and the importance of early detection, support The Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness at Griffin Hospital, and to celebrate the charitable spirit of the region’s businesses and organizations.
For more information about upcoming events and about joining the campaign visit griffinhealth.org/pink.
This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.
Southbury to host hazardous waste, paint collection for region Saturday
For those wishing to attend, please follow the instructions on the attached flyer.
The address is: Southbury Town Hall, 501 Main St. South, Southbury.
This is shared from the City of Ansonia Facebook page.
'Turnback Tuesday' (on Wednesday) features image of Derby Public Library
Turnback Tuesday is sharing an image of the Derby Public Library.
This recent donation is a copy of an artist rendition of the Library. The Library opened to the public in February 1903.
Some interesting tidbits about the building are the stones on the outside are of White Ansonia Granite with Spanish Terra Cotta Tiles on the roof. The Library’s first Head Librarian was Miss Grace A. Child and the First Board President was Edwin B. Gager.
This picture was a recent gift from Norman Hayden made in memory of his parents, Bill & Edith Hayden of Shelton.
Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.
PowHERful Conversations networking event slated at Quarry Walk in Oxford
OXFORD - The stage has been set for stimulating panel discussions Aug. 17 with some of the region's most successful women business leaders at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road. The event will run from 3-7 p.m.
Radio personality Ann Baldwin, President and CEO of Baldwin Media, will serve as moderator.
This will be followed by guided tours of this award-winning lifestyle center with a focus on the 15 women-owned businesses on campus.
Panelists include:
Roberta Cooke, President, BHcare; Kathy Ekstrom, Development Manager, Haynes; Jayne Kelly, SVP Commercial Lending, Ion Bank; Kayleigh Mihalko, Owner, Cloud Media Marketing; Loni Richards, President, Service After Service; Nicole Russo, Owner, President and CEO, Microboard; Kathleen Simpson, Haynes; Karen Stockla, Chief Compliance Officer of Enabling Solutions and Vice President of Global Compliance Programs, Operations and Technology, Prudential; Orsella Cooper Hughes, Executive Director, The Prosperity Foundation; Jenny Drescher, Founding Partner, The Bolder Company; and Ellen Feldman Oranto, Founding Partner, The Bolder Co.
In addition, there will be Live Music by pop duo Make Two, door and raffle prizes and an electronic swag bag filled with savings from the Shops at Quarry Walk.
Best of all, this special event open to everyone will benefit the WIN Entrepreneurial Grant Program to support women-owned businesses in the Valley.
For tickets:
This is shared from a Facebook event page.
Derby Neck Library to host author of 'Family Tree: Rooted in Survival' via Zoom
DERBY - Derby Neck Library will host author Rebecca Freimann via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. July 29. She will give an emotional account and tribute to three branches of her family and their struggles to survive the Holocaust.
Freimann has chronicled their struggles in her book, "Family Tree: Rooted in Survival."
To register call the library, 203-734-1492 or email headlibrarian@biblio.org.
This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.