Ansonia ceremony to kick off city's participation in Alzheimer's awareness

ANSONIA - The city’s participation in the month long national Alzheimer’s Awareness campaign will officially begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday in front of City Hall.

Mayor David S. Cassetti will lead a list of speakers with an official purple Ribbon Cutting ceremony as the city joins the national campaign “Paint the Town Purple” - the symbolic color of Alzheimer’s Awareness.

This ceremony marks one of the first disease awareness efforts endorsed on a large scale by the city. 
“I’ve been seeking to have Ansonia involved in such a cause for some time, similar to what neighboring communities have done. This just seemed right given its severity and growing affliction numbers,” Cassetti said. “The business outpouring to support our initial campaign has been wonderful and inspiring.”

More than 35 downtown businesses and organizations will participate in Alzheimer awareness support with everything from providing informational handouts, posters, purple Forget-Me-Nots, purple themed drinks, purple desserts, and purple flowers. 
Public donation boxes will be available at most businesses.

In support of the symbolic purple theme, the City has already festooned downtown with several dozen large purple ribbons on its antique light posts, and added a purple center line stripe on Main Street.

Eddy’s Bake Shop is selling purple frosted cupcakes while Lewis Jewelers will feature amethyst jewelry, and Copper City Bar & Grill will offer a special purple drink, to highlight just a few business offerings.

Alzheimer’s claims more than 80,000 lives annually in the United States while afflicting millions more. 

These numbers are projected to increase dramatically over the next 30 years.

If you have any questions about Alzheimer's or any other form of dementia, call the Alzheimer's Association 24-7 helpline at 1-800-272-3900 or go to alz.org/ct.

This is a press release from the Mayor's Office.   

Ansonia posts map of local restaurants for 'Paint the Town Purple'

*From the City of Ansonia Facebook page:

"Updated list of Dining Destinations in Ansonia. A helpful tool for support of Alzheimer's during "Paint the Town Purple," June 14th through June 21st. Print and pass along or share. The more the merrier."

Please click here for info about Paint the Town Purple.

Ansonia to paint town purple to promote Alzheimer's awareness

Info shared from the City of Ansonia Facebook page:

ANSONIA - Main Street received a symbolic purple stripe Saturday as part of making Ansonia an official supporter of the national Alzheimer's Awareness Month in June. 

Downtown will soon be festooned with purple as most merchants have agreed to support this awareness month with their own individual purple symbolisms such as purple drinks, purple desserts, purple flowers, purple decorations and more. 

Throughout downtown, all antique street light poles will soon display large purple ribbons.

More details to be announced shortly including a purple ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 14 at 10:30 a.m. at City Hall.

Meanwhile, additional streetscape line striping improvements continue around town as parking lines were added to Tremont Street (adjacent to Spector Furniture), upper Main Street Municipal Parking Lot 1 (upper Main dining district), Abe Stone Park, and relining of the basketball court there. 

The East Main Street Municipal Parking Lot 3 will get lined on Sunday.

Finally in preparation of Holy Rosary Church’s annual Italian Festival in August, a green stripe was added to last year’s red lines to now officially recognize the Italian heritage and flag.