ANSONIA - Are you a savvy sales associate looking for a rewarding job?
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My Sister's Place thrift store is located at 380 Main St. All proceeds benefit BHcare's The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services.
This is shared from My Sister's Place Thrift Store Facebook page.
DERBY - Derby Neck Library invites little ones to join Miss Krissy and Miss Sarah at 10:30 a.m. Monday for some fun finger plays, stories, and games aimed at early literacy, language development, and socialization!
This Zoom meeting is targeted to ages Birth-5, but everyone is welcome!
Sign up for our Youth Services mailing list to receive the Zoom link by clicking here: https://forms.gle/EUp2yRBLFNJVMnz17
This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.
SHELTON - With the arrival of October, residents at Crosby Commons Independent and Assisted Living Community have no shortage of fall activities, events, and fall projects to keep them busy.
Their most recent project was a creative one, a collaboration with the Hearts of Hope organization and the Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital in Derby.
Early this month Crosby Commons residents partnered with Hearts of Hope to paint small, ceramic hearts for local breast cancer patients. Gwen Cook, coordinator of the Stratford, Connecticut chapter of Hearts of Hope, delivered the hearts to the senior living community. Individuals and groups are able to purchase hearts to paint for a special cause.
Activities Director Lauren Donovan and Director of Community Outreach Lisa Bisson, helped to organize the project, which was well received by residents, with over a dozen people expressing interest in painting and delivering the hearts.
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the community chose to donate the hearts specifically to breast cancer patients.
What is a heart of hope? “A Heart of Hope is a small handmade ceramic heart that is hand painted by people who seek to make a difference in the world. The heart is the magical combination of the human touch with a tangible object that offers hope to people in a seemingly hopeless situation. It is a physical symbol of kindness, love and support.
Each painted heart is especially powerful because a complete stranger reached out in support in a time of need. Hearts are beautifully presented in an organza bag with a personal handwritten note of caring, which includes some information about the sender.” (https://ourheartsofhope.org/community-service/)
Crosby Commons residents and team members recently hand delivered the hearts, along with a few beautifully knit pink prayer shawls, created by the Wesley Village Hearts and Hands of Love prayer shawl ministry.
Crosby resident Audrey Kaszuba said, “I love arts and crafts so whenever we are working on a project like this, I try to be part of it. When I found out we would be donating the hearts to the Griffin Cancer Center, I knew I wanted to get involved and to be there to deliver them.”
“I have been a patient with Dr. Barajas and her group at Griffin and I can’t say enough wonderful things about them,” said Kaszuba. “They all work together, hand in hand along with you through the whole process and are just fabulous. For me, it was like a little bit of payback to be able to support them in this way and do something special for other patients.”
Griffin staff were delighted to receive the donation and expressed their thanks and appreciation on behalf of the patients.
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 independent and assisted living, enhanced assisted living, early memory support, skilled nursing and short-term rehab.
To learn more about Crosby Commons, Wesley Heights, Lifestyle Transitions, or Bishop Wicke Health Center, visit our website or contact us at 203.225.5024.
To become part of the Wesley Village team, visit our website at: https://www.umh.org/career-opportunities-at-umh.
This is a press release from United Methodist Homes.
