Monday, October 14, 2024

Visit gift shop Tuesday before Seymour Pink Day celebration Wednesday


Sharing post from Seymour Pink founder Mary Deming:

Great news just in time for Seymour Pink Day!!!

The Seymour Pink Gift Shop will be open tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 15 from 11 am to 2 pm. Thank you to Peggy and Sue for volunteering.

Hope to see you Wednesday at Hot Tamale’s! Thank you for your support!!


My Sister's Place in Ansonia to host Customer Appreciation Day


ANSONIA - Take a trip to the heart of Ansonia on Purple Thursday and visit My Sister’s Place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.! MSP is located at 380 Main St.
Wear Purple and receive 20% off your order!
My Sister’s Place, a program of BHcare, is a unique family thrift shop and donation center supporting victims of domestic violence and their children. 
The store offers quality new and gently used clothing, furniture, and housewares at discount prices. 
All proceeds from MSP support BHcare’s The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services.
The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services provides emergency shelter, a 24-hour crisis hotline, walk-in crisis centers, counseling, advocacy, and other critical support services, completely free of charge to nearly 6,000 victims of domestic violence and their children each year.

To learn more about My Sister’s Place, visit www.supportumbrella.org or call (203) 734-2960.

This is shared from a Facebook event page.


Seymour Oxford Food Bank official grateful for public's support


Monday Morning reminder that kindness and love exist.
As the Executive Director of the Seymour Oxford Food Bank I see beauty and kindness every day.
I see people come together as equals to help each other. To offer love, support and encouragement.
To be in this space is a true gift and if you have ever been to our food bank I hope you feel this too.
Thank you EVERYONE for continuing to support your neighbors.

The food bank is at 20 Pine St., Seymour.


This is shared from the organization's Facebook page.

Griffin Health in Oxford to host cooking demo on cancer-fighting food


 OXFORD -The Griffin Center for Healthy Living will host a free cooking demonstration on foods that can help fight cancer as part of its Food Is Medicine Series.

How to Boost Cancer Fighting Benefits with Meal Planning will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen, Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road.


This free culinary workshop will provide evidence-based cancer prevention education through cooking demonstrations and a discussion of how a variety of food choices can enhance the health benefits of weekly meal planning. 

Carolyn Gundell MS, CDCES, of The Griffin Center for Healthy Living, will present easy-to-understand cooking methods and demonstrate delicious recipes that can boost the cancer fighting benefits of daily meals.

This event is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required. Contact Lindsay Vitale at 203-732-1408 or Lvitale2@griffinhealth.org to sign up.


The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen Food Is Medicine Series provides nutrition-related education and resources in an interactive, real-world kitchen environment.

Participants of this free program will receive vital information on what types of food are most beneficial to their health, how their diet can help them prevent or manage chronic health conditions and live, step-by-step instruction on how to make nutritious dishes for themselves and their loved ones.

The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen Food Is Medicine Series is part of Griffin’s commitment to the Planetree patient-centered care model, which promotes greater well-being in communities through access to health information and assistance in helping individuals address the social determinants of health such as access to fresh nutritious foods and how to prepare them.


For more information and to view upcoming Food Is Medicine events, visit griffinhealth.org/food-is-medicine or contact The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Coordinator at 203-732-1369.



This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.


Beautiful autumn color from a decade ago


I took this photo in 2014 near the Ansonia Library.
Thanks Facebook memories! 
 

Children invited for Halloween fun at Plumb Memorial Library in Shelton


SHELTON - Children are welcome to visit Plumb

Memorial Library’s Children’s Department on Oct. 31 - Halloween - during our open hours of 9 a.m.-8 p.m. for our “Booktacular Giveway!”
Children are encouraged to dress in their favorite Halloween costumes, colorful masks, patterned hats &/or creative face paint and then show it to a Plumb Children’s Librarian at the desk for a special treat!

NO registration is needed. This is a drop-in program.
The Library is at 65 Wooster St.

This is shared from the Shelton Library System Facebook page.