Save the date: Fundraiser for Adam's House slated in Woodbridge

Adam's House is a family grief education and support center located at 241 Coram Ave., Shelton.

Wesley Village residents in Shelton make blankets for wildlife in Australia

From left: Terry Moffat, MaryAnn Griffith, and Lisamarie Grailich talk about different colors and modifications they can make to the bowl pattern to accommodate larger or smaller animals./ Contributed photo

SHELTON - During the 2020 kickoff breakfast for the Prayer Shawl Ministry at Wesley Village, members agreed to help the homeless animals caught in the Australian Wildfires.

Kelly Coppola, activities director at Crosby Commons at Wesley Village, learned of the need for animal nests and blankets from staff members Terry Moffat and Lisamarie Grailich.  

A local news program featured a call for donations of nesting bowls and crate blankets for the homeless wildlife displaced by the fires in Australia.  

Coppola brought the idea to coordinators, Barbara Quinn and MaryAnn Griffiths, who went to work on finding the patterns, yarn, and hooks to start the project.  
They shared the supplies along with the information about the project at the breakfast meeting.

The Prayer Shawl Ministry is made up of residents of Wesley Village and volunteers from the community.  

Over the years, they have knitted or crocheted prayer shawls and lap robes which were blessed by the community chaplain and then given to sick individuals or grieving family members.  
In addition to the animal project, they will also make baby car seat blankets and hats to donate to Griffin Hospital in Derby to give away with the car seats they install.  

If you are interested in joining the Prayer Shawl Ministry at Wesley Village, call 203-944-8279.

Wesley Village senior living campus is located at 580 Long Hill Ave. and is part of United Methodist Homes, a local not-for-profit organization. 

The Wesley Village campus offers assisted and independent living, memory support, skilled nursing, short-term rehab, and outpatient therapy and fitness services. 

To learn more, visit www.wesleyvillage-ct.org.

This is a press release from United Methodist Homes. 

Recuperation journey: Looking at the sky

Photo taken with cell phone at 7:15 a.m. Have a great Monday!

Connecticut Civil War Symposium slated in West Haven

Civil War Symposium slated in March at West Haven Veterans Museum

Ansonia Stop & Shop selects Master's Table for bag program

Sharing a message from James Fedak, founder, Master's Table Community Meals:

"We are so excited to share that we have been selected to be a part of the Stop & Shop Community Bag Program, which is designed to make it easy for customers to contribute to their local community while supporting the environment.

"For the month of February, each time a $2.50 reusable Community Bag is purchased at the Stop & Shop located at 100 Division St., Ansonia, $1 will be donated to Master’s Table Community Meals, unless otherwise directed by the customer through the Giving Tag. 
This is a great way to raise awareness, support the environment and fundraise for our cause.

Let’s get started! We can begin by spreading the news to our friends and family. Call, send emails, and post on social media. 
The more people who learn about the program and purchase the Community Bag during the month of February, the more money we will raise.

To learn more about this program, please visit stopandshop.bags4mycause.com.

Please note that if you buy a bag from another store please follow instructions on the tag and choose Master's Table Community Meals as the recipient of the donation."

Recuperation journey: Feathered friend in February

This popped up in my Facebook memories from Feb. 1, 2017. 
Local friends: look at all the snow that year. 
Happy Feb. 1!