Farmer's Market Cards for seniors available at Ansonia Senior Center

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Farmer's Market Cards for seniors are available at the Ansonia Senior Center. 

This card is for qualifying individuals age 60 or older, or disabled living in housing facilities. The value is $40 and can be used at the Farmers Markets. Seniors will need to bring their proof of income and appointments are highly recommended. 

Please call the Senior Center with any questions you may have.

Church of the Good Shepherd in Shelton to host Christmas craft workshop

 

Exercise, play bingo, see a movie, more at Doyle Senior Center in Ansonia

Plumb Memorial Library in Shelton to kick off celebration of libraries

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SHELTON - On Friday Plumb Memorial Library, 65 Wooster St., will begin a celebration of libraries and our patrons! 
Kids in Kindergarten to Grade 6 are invited to come to the Children’s Department and create Valentine’s Day cards for our military veterans. The program runs through Feb. 9. 
Cards will be mailed to the Veterans Administration CT Healthcare System (VA hospital) in West Haven.

For information call the Children's Department, 203-924-9461.

Circle of Friends at Griffin Hospital in Derby supports others with cancer diagnosis

DERBY - At our 'Circle of Friends' support group meeting Thursday night we created cards for friends we've never met. 
We are breast cancer survivors who meet once a month at The Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital. 

We always have a lot of laughs, and Thursday night was no exception. As always a big thank you goes out to our group facilitators, Joyce Grohe and Donna Hayes, for making the meetings memorable! 

The notes we penned for women who recently have been diagnosed with breast cancer are meant to encourage them on their treatment journey. 
Our handwritten, colorful cards will be sent to the Girls Love Mail program based in Folsom, Calif. to be read over before being distributed. 

Participants are urged to start their letters with "Dear Friend," or "Dear Sister," and to follow writing guidelines.
We had fun using stickers, feathers, and other forms of "bling," as we called it, to decorate the cards. 

Here's a sample:

Here's a photo of one of my 'Circle' friends snapping a picture of our display. 

Girls Love Mail was not around in 2011 when I was diagnosed, but I know I would have loved to receive a hand-written note of encouragement from a friend I had never met.