Thursday, October 10, 2019
Seymour Recreation to hold Sip and Paint at Seymour Land Trust
Seymour Land Trust is at 13 Chatfield St., Seymour.
Fair at Warsaw Park in Ansonia to feature healthy start to Halloween
DERBY - The 18th Annual Children’s Health and Safety Fair will be a Halloween treat for families from 3-7 p.m. Oct. 25 at Warsaw Park, 119 Pulaski Highway, Ansonia.
Griffin Hospital Community Outreach and Valley Parish Nurse Program, Safe Kids Greater Naugatuck Valley, and Griffin Faculty Physicians encourage families to don Halloween costumes and come to a “Halloween Hoopla,” featuring free healthy treats, games, and information on a variety of health, wellness, and safety programs.
The event will be held rain or shine.
Interactive health, wellness, and safety displays at the event will include poison prevention, hand washing, pedestrian, pet, car seat, and Halloween safety, as well as how to call 9-1-1 and more.
There will also be a bike helmet clinic and a safety house exhibit to teach about safety features in homes. Free, fitted bike helmets will be available for the first 300 children.
For more information, call 203-732-1337.
About the Valley Parish Nurse Program
The Griffin Hospital Valley Parish Nurse program was established in 1990 and is now one of the oldest in the country, with nearly 40 participating churches, more than 125 parish nurses, and 350 additional volunteers who support the nurses and who serve on the health cabinets of the individual churches.
About Safe Kids
Safe Kids Greater Naugatuck Valley works to prevent unintentional childhood injury, the number one cause of death for children in the United States.
Its members include local police, fire, EMS, schools, LNV Boys & Girls Clubs, TEAM Headstart, Derby Elks, and APW. Safe Kids Greater Naugatuck Valley is a member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations dedicated to preventing unintentional injury.
Safe Kids Greater Naugatuck Valley was founded in 2004 and is led by the Griffin Hospital Valley Parish Nurses. For more information, visit safekids.org.
About Griffin Faculty Physicians
Griffin Faculty Physicians Primary Care is a multi-specialty medical group affiliated with Griffin Hospital, offering exceptional, personalized care to residents in the Lower Naugatuck Valley and the surrounding communities at our conveniently located offices in Derby, Oxford, Southford, Seymour, and Shelton.
This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.
State of the City address slated at Ansonia Nature Center
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