I'll meet you at the corner - Lizzie's Corner in Seymour

Downtown consignment shop to hold grand opening Saturday

Oxford resident Liz Pisano poses Monday in her new shop in Seymour. She's holding one of the decorative Re-Designed by Elizabeth bottles she creates. 

SEYMOUR - On Monday I had the pleasure of visiting Liz Pisano and family members as they were busy getting Lizzie's Corner Consignment and Gifts ready for Saturday's grand opening. 
The celebration will run from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Pisano said, since it is First Saturday, the monthly downtown shopping event. The shop is at 19 Bank St.

Wine stoppers, holders, and signs are for sale, as are Pisano's unique lighted bottles. 

She is accepting small furniture, home decor, wall art, new gifts, crafts, and anything wine-related. 

Fun gifts for the wine lover in your life. 

Wall decor!

Kitchen items.

Decorative soaps.

Pretty scarves hang in the window.

Brian Pisano was working hard Monday to get the store ready.

The shop offers a 50/50 split with consigners. Crafters should check with Liz Pisano for the monthly fee and commission information.

She said eventually she'll host Ladies Nights featuring chair massages and manicures. 
Pisano also is considering hosting fundraisers for local organizations, with a percentage of her sales on a particular day going to the nonprofit. 


For information call 203-888-1030.

TEAM in Derby seeks input from Valley residents

DERBY - TEAM requests public input as the agency embarks on planning for its 2016-2019 Strategic Plan. 

In order to plan effectively for the next three years, TEAM is seeking input from municipalities, organizations, and local residents to identify the needs within the community.

The survey seeks input on topics like jobs, education, housing, childcare, transportation, elderly, health care, community needs, and more. 

While TEAM has sought survey input from clients on specific topics, this is the first time that a comprehensive survey has been done across the Lower Naugatuck Valley community.

“Feedback from the survey will provide for critical guidance for TEAM’s planning and coordination of efforts to address the complex needs in our communities. I encourage all residents to make sure their voice is heard,” David Morgan, TEAM President/CEO, said. 
“Your responses will help continue to improve services in the Lower Naugatuck Valley and surrounding communities.”

The community is invited to participate by going online to: www.tiny.cc\TEAMsurvey.  
Paper copies are available at the following locations: 

• TEAM, Inc., 30 Elizabeth St., Derby
• Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Shelton, Seymour and Oxford City/Town Halls
• Local libraries – Ansonia, Derby, Shelton, and Seymour 

The anonymous paper survey will be available until Jan 15, 2016 and is expected to take less than 15 minutes to complete. The online survey is available until Jan. 21, 2016.  Your responses are confidential and extremely valuable.

For more information call 203-736-5420 ext. 207. 

This is a press release from TEAM Inc., a private, 501c (3) non-profit corporation whose mission is to connect individuals and families with solutions that lead to well-being, self-sufficiency and full participation in the community. 
It aims to achieve its mission by conducting activities that address the needs of economically disadvantaged individuals and families including resource mobilization, education, advocacy and service delivery. 
TEAM programs serve the communities of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Milford, Orange, Oxford, Shelton, Seymour and Woodbridge.