Kids get opportunity to create fun gift for Dad at Seymour Public Library

SEYMOUR - Drop in and make a fun gift for Dad this week from Tuesday through June 14 at Seymour Public Library.

Father's Day is Sunday, June 15.

The Library is at 46 Church St. 

Shared from a Facebook event page.

My Sister's Place Thrift Store in Ansonia posts this week's sales

Mother’s Day is around the corner! Treat her (or yourself!) to something special from My Sister’s Place!

From unique jewelry to home décor and spring wardrobe gems, our thrifted treasures are one-of-a-kind and budget-friendly.

And remember, every purchase supports survivors of domestic violence through The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services (@ucdvs). Your gift gives back!

380 Main St., Ansonia

Open Tuesday – Saturday | 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Shared from the organization's Facebook page.

Make a succulent plant gift for Mother's Day at Ansonia Nature Center

From the 'Turnback Tuesday' archives: Derby philanthropists

"Turnback Tuesday" features a woman who had a huge impact on the City of Derby, Mrs. Alice (Grout) Wood. Alice and her husband loved Derby and wanted to make a lasting contribution.

In 1901, they announced their gift of a public library to the City of Derby along with a gift of $5,000 for books. The Library - dedicated Dec. 27, 1902 - still has some of these original books in its collection.

[This was first published on Oct. 2, 2018.]

Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.

Consider a gift to Boys and Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”- Winston Churchill

Check out our kids on the billboard on top of the Cohen & Thomas building in Derby this month!

Consider Backing a Club kid and give today

https://bgc-lnv.org/backakid/

This is shared from the Club's Facebook page.

Create gifts for Mother's Day at Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center

 

Painting given to mayor features a slice of Derby's past

I meant to share this last week when I saw it on Derby Mayor Rich Dziekan's Facebook page. It's a beautiful painting of the historic cobblestone hill on Caroline Street in downtown Derby. 

From Dziekan:
"A special thank you to Neil Dorso and his wife Barbara for presenting me with her painting of Caroline Street. Notice the detail in the cobblestones that used to adorn the surface. This looks great on my office wall."

A New Haven Register story was published in September 2016 about the removal of the cobblestones.

Recuperation journey: Another gift from a special friend

Not only did my new friend Robin give me her kidney, she gave me a key fob featuring a bone kidney!

Robin Gilmartin of West Hartford is an altruistic donor who gave up a healthy kidney on May 9 for a perfect stranger, which turned out to be yours truly. 

She found the kidney on this fun site featuring gifts for transplant patients. 

Who knew there was kidney transplant jewelry? Not I. 
But I like it! 
I wonder which pair of earrings I will buy? Hmmm...