DERBY - Derby Public Library invites all young adults ages 12 to 17 to a Teen Advisory Board meeting at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 18.
Attendees are encouraged to voice their ideas for improving and expanding young adult library services and teen programming.
Focus will include participant input that contributes to the library fulfilling its mission of quality-of-life enhancements in knowledge, entertainment, and citizenship.
For more information stop by the Library at 313 Elizabeth St., call 203-736-1482 or visit www.derbypubliclibrary.org .
This is a press release from Tony DeLos, young adult librarian.
The ceremony is at Veterans Park next to City Hall.
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Toys will be accepted at the fire house for the Toys 4 Kids Drive from Dec. 7-14. Each year through the generosity of Shelton residents, the fire company provides truckloads of new, unwrapped toys for families in need through programs like Team Toys 4 Kids.
The following weekend, Saturday, Dec. 14, from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Santa will be escorted on a fire truck through White Hills. Santa and his helpers will be tossing out popcorn balls to children during Santa’s tour. The trip begins in Upper White Hills and ends in Lower White Hills.
Members of the White Hills Fire Company will follow Santa’s engine with pickup trucks as part of the fire company’s Toys 4 Kids drive.
New unwrapped toys will be collected by the firefighters for distribution by TEAM, Inc.
TEAM Toys 4 Kids has been able to make magic happen for thousands of children and families and infinite life-long family memories. If you are not able to drop a gift off at the firehouse and miss Santa during his tour you can visit www.teaminc.org and donate and YOU can MAKE MAGIC HAPPEN for Valley children.
In the event of foul weather please visit www.whitehillsfireco.org or the White Hills Fire Company Friends and Neighbors Facebook page for the rain date.
This is shared from the fire company's Facebook page.
The restocking fairies have been working overtime with lots of toys and new items! Come shop and work off that turkey - who says shopping can't be an aerobic activity!
We are now welcoming Christmas hams and all food to our pantry! 
This is shared from the nonprofit's Facebook page.
Small Business Saturday fosters a sense of connection, strengthening neighborhoods and ensuring that local businesses, which are often the heart of their communities, continue to thrive.
Please click on the links below for participating small businesses in Ansonia and Derby.
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ANSONIA - Join us from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Nature Center, preserving and enhancing our precious forests and meadows!
Together, we’re on a mission to protect the integrity of our natural habitats by removing harmful invasive species and nurturing our valuable trees and plants.
Our dedicated team is committed to safeguarding the tree canopy and preventing the further encroachment of destructive plants.
From cutting down invasive Asiatic Bittersweet vines to clearing out other invasive species, we’re actively working to restore and maintain the health and biodiversity of our beloved landscapes.
Whether you’re 18 or 80, our Conservation Corps welcomes newcomers who are eager to positively impact the environment.
Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
This is a press release from the Ansonia Nature Center, 10 Deerfield Lane.
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Griffin Health and the Agency on Aging of South-Central Connecticut are hosting a series of emotional wellness talks and free blood pressure screenings for seniors throughout the Valley in December.
The events will feature a discussion of coping skills individuals can use in stressful or anxious moments to promote emotional wellness. Griffin Health caregivers will also be offering free blood pressure screenings and consultations.
The events are scheduled for Dec. 2 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Seymour Senior Center; Dec. 5 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Ansonia Senior Center; Dec. 18 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Shelton Senior Center; and Dec. 19 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Derby Neck Library.
These offerings are part of the AgeWell program which co-sponsored by Griffin Health and the Agency on Aging of South-Central Connecticut to increase access to care and prevent disease among the Valley senior community through a series of health screenings and healthy living education sessions each month. Periodically, this program provides nutritiously balanced and delicious foods for attendees.
Registration is required to attend the AgeWell events.
To sign up, contact the location (Ansonia Senior Center: 203-736-5933; Seymour Senior Center: 203- 888-0406 ext. 1; Shelton Senior Center: 203-924-9324; and Derby Neck Library: 203-734-1492).
This is a press release from Griffin Health.
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Turnback Tuesday celebrates Thanksgiving. The first celebration was in 1621 with the Plymouth colonists and the Native American Wampanoag people.
Celebrated more as the first autumn harvest, the colonists and Native Americans feasted on the bounty of the harvest. Local fruits and vegetables were most likely consumed along with fish, venison, and fowl.
The day of Thanksgiving was originally celebrated by individual colonies and states on different days. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that a national Thanksgiving Day be held on the last Thursday of each November, a tradition that is still observed to this day.
Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting history each week.
This is shared from the nonprofit's Facebook page.
In 1875, the Kellogg Post of the Grand Army of the Republic began a movement to erect a monument to the men of Derby and Shelton who gave their lives as volunteers during the war.
Inscribed on the brass plaque are the names of 83 men, and the poem was composed by Theodore O'Hara, an Irish Kentuckian.
The substructure was completed in 1878 and in 1883, the 7 foot tall bronze statue of a Union Soldier standing at rest was added.
The memorial was dedicated on July 4, 1883 amid great fanfare, a parade, and approximately 8,000 people in attendance. The surrounding cannons were donated later.
Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.
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