Ansonia Police collecting non-perishable food, cash donations for Stuff A Jeep Friday

Event will be held at Stop and Shop,100 Division St,. Ansonia. 

Ansonia Nature Center to host story time, creature feature

ANSONIA - Join Ms. Jenn from the Ansonia Library at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 10 to hear a story called The Mitten. 

Come see the amazing creatures who use special adaptations to adapt in the winter months. Free program.

The Nature Center is at 10 Deerfield Lane.

This is a press release from the Nature  Center.

Friends of Ansonia Library ready fall book sale Saturday

 

Seymour Public Library announces holiday closings

 

Huntington Congregational Church to hold Pumpkin & Holly Fair

Huntington Congregational Church is located at 19 Church St., Shelton.

Recuperation journey: Looking at the sky

 ... at 4:15 p.m. Love nature's colors! 

Ansonia Nature Center to host Tellabration event Saturday for families

Karianna Rosenberg

Tellabration is a mammoth storytelling event - and that’s no Tall Tale! 

It is a storytelling phenomenon, made up of dozens of storytelling happenings all over the world. Its purpose is to introduce adults, as well as children, to the pleasures of the oral art of storytelling. It is one of the programs offered by The Connecticut Storytelling Center, based in New London.

The Ansonia Nature Center will host a Tellabration for families at 2 p.m. this Saturday featuring performer Karianna Rosenberg.

Karianna guides listeners deep into their imaginations through her poetic and vivid imagery of world folk tales, myths, heroine and hero journeys, trickster tales, and nature stories. She also offers a growing number of personal stories about traveling adventures, her many marvelous wildlife encounters, and her original teaching stories. 

Karianna has a unique ability to engage all of the senses as she takes her listeners on magical journeys to better understand and connect with themselves, other cultures, and the rest of the natural world. 

A full listing of Tellabration sites in Connecticut with dates and times can be found by logging onto http://www.connstorycenter.org. and clicking on “Tellabration” or by calling The Connecticut Storytelling Center at 860-934-8165. 

Registration is required for this FREE family program at ansnaturectr@ansoniact.org. The Nature Center is at 10 Deerfield Lane.

This is a press release from the Ansonia Nature Center.

Mizzi Cosmetics donates lip gloss to Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital

From left, Mizzi founder Brenda Mierzejewski and her mother Concetta (Mizzi) Susi delivered 50 gift boxes containing lip gloss to Cancer Center Clinical Operations Manager Laura Howell, and Debbie Bender of the Griffin Development Fund, in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month./ Contributed photo

DERBY - Mizzi Cosmetics of Middletown recently provided lip care gifts for patients at The Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Mizzi Cosmetics founder and Ansonia native Brenda Mierzejewski and her mother, Concetta
(Mizzi) Susi, delivered 50 gift boxes containing lip gloss for the Cancer Center patients to provide comfort during treatment.

Mizzi makes cosmetics using only natural and organic ingredients. Mizzi has gained national
fame since starting in 2013. 

Celebrity Kylie Jenner mentioned Mizzi products on social media and the company’s lip balm made it into a swag bag at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

Derby Police Auxiliary to hold annual Stuff-A-Cruiser food drive Sunday

DERBY - The Derby Police Department’s Auxiliary Unit will hold its 6th Annual Holiday Food Drive to benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Society Sunday, Nov. 20, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at BJ's Wholesale Club, 20 Division St.

At the “Stuff-A-Cruiser” event, officers will accept non-perishable food donations to feed area families in need via St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank.

According to data compiled by the Valley United Way, 12 percent of Valley adults reported experiencing food insecurity.

Give while you check your own Thanksgiving shopping off your to-do list this Sunday at BJ's. All members of the public are encouraged to come to BJ's parking lot to donate food items, even if you shop elsewhere.

As you celebrate with your family and loved ones this holiday, know that you helped provide for families that might otherwise go hungry. 

This is shared from a Facebook event page.