Ansonia Library holding 2026 monthly reading challenge

 

Derby Neck Library offers puzzles, games, more Mondays in Teen Space

DERBY - Sharpen your mind and unwind: Mondays are for puzzles, games, and more at Derby Neck Library!

Join us in the Teen Space for a mix of brain teasers, strategy, and friendly competition! 

Here you can piece together giant jigsaw puzzles, sharpen your mind with Wordle and Sudoku, challenge a friend to regular chess or laser chess, or even dive into the world of Magic: The Gathering!

Whether you’re here to relax, think hard, or try something new, there’s always a challenge (and a new friend) waiting for you!

No registration required, but sign up for our Youth Services mailing list to stay in the loop on cancelations by clicking here.

The Library is at 307 Hawthorne Ave.

St. Vincent De Paul in Derby starts decluttering challenge for Lent; donations sought

 * Apologies for posting a day late!

All ages invited to Ansonia Library's LEGO Club Oct. 24

 

The Library is at 53 S. Cliff St., Ansonia.

St. Vincent De Paul Thrift Shop and Food Bank decluttering challenge starts today

Each day of Lent, fill a bag or box with things you no longer use/need and donate to our thrift shop that supports our very busy food pantry! 

Did you know that in 2023 we distributed 263,994 pounds of food - produce, meats, dairy, bread, and nonperishables - to in-need residents of Derby, Shelton, Ansonia, Seymour, and Oxford? That's 22% more than the year before!

Also, worn out clothing can be recycled by us (bag and label separately please)
Open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 237 Roosevelt Drive, Derby. 

Donation bin available for after hours.

This is shared from the nonprofit's Facebook page.

The Children's Room at the Ansonia Library to present craft challenge

 The Library is at 53 S. Cliff St., Ansonia.

Tween Taste Test on tap at Huntington Branch Library program

SHELTON - Registration for Tween Taste Test  from 5:15-6:15 p.m. Aug.14 at Huntington Branch Library is now open!
Tweens ages 10-12 can join us for a blindfolded taste test challenge, where we will be putting your taste buds to the test trying to tell the difference between store brand and name brand snacks! 

A list of ingredients can be provided upon request; we cannot accommodate for food allergies. Each tween must be registered individually. If the child is under the age of 12, caregivers must remain in the library for the duration of the program.

The Library is at 41 Church St.

Register here: https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsRegister.cfm?SiteID=2661...

This is shared from the Huntington Branch Library Kids and Teens Facebook page.

Oxford Public Library to hold STEM Challenge to create flower art

 

Ansonia Library holding 'Nailed It' Halloween challenges for youth

 The Library is at 53 S. Cliff St.

Ansonia Library slates LEGO Club monthly challenge

 

Ansonia Library readies Lego Club fun

 

Derby Public Library presents new scavenger hunt challenge

New Scavenger Hunts are posted on Tuesdays. Ready for a challenge? Can you find 6 items that are cube-shaped? What counts as a cube? These items must have 6 square sides and 12 corners. 

So you may have to think outside the box on this one.

This is shared from the Derby Public Library Facebook page.

Strength-4-Survivors to support The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services

NEW HAVEN - BHcare’s 33^rd annual fundraiser supporting domestic violence services will be a virtual, 14-day event called Strength-4-Survivors. 

This year, due to the coronavirus, The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services has created a mindful and safe way to raise awareness and funds for our free and confidential services. 

Sign up for S4S today at s4s.bhcare.org. Starting March 13, and continuing through March 26, you will be sent a daily challenge via email. 

Challenges will be physical, mindful, or creative and will have several options for people at any level. 

Like our previous bowling event, participants ask friends and family to sponsor them. 

On March 27, a live raffle will be held, and all participants will have a chance to win gift cards from local businesses and eateries. 

All proceeds benefit UCDVS and Hope Family Justice Center (HFJC), which provides services to nearly 8,000 victims of domestic violence and their children each year throughout Greater New Haven and the Lower Naugatuck Valley. 

UCDVS provides emergency safe shelter, 24-hour crisis services, counseling, court advocacy, support, and other crucial services. 

The HFJC consists of a multi-disciplinary team of professionals who work together, under one roof, to provide free wraparound services for domestic violence victims and their families.

S4S offers sponsorship opportunities for all budgets, with levels starting at just $100. As a sponsor, you’ll receive promotional exposure to over 6,600 social media followers of our four Facebook pages, and residents of the 19 towns we serve in the greater New Haven area. 

You'll join with other community businesses and leaders to raise critical funds and awareness for the program and demonstrate your support for these services. 

The S4S is presented by the Bassett Family Fund. Our Platinum Sponsor is The Candid Group and our Gold Sponsors are Yale New Haven Health, Valley Community Foundation, VNA Community Healthcare & Hospice, Gulish & Associates, and Subway. 

Our media partners are WTNH, WPLR 99.1-FM, Star 99.9-FM and Zip06.

For more information about domestic violence services, call 203-446-9739 x1856 or visit www.bhcare.org. 

If you or someone you know needs immediate assistance, please call our 24-hour hotline numbers at The UCDVS 24/7 Crisis Hotline numbers at (203) 736-9944 or (203) 789-8104.

BHcare is a regional community provider of behavioral health, addiction prevention, and domestic violence services for the Lower Naugatuck Valley, Greater New Haven and Shoreline communities. 

For more information, visit www.bhcare.org.

This is a press release from BHcare.

BHcare to hold challenge for The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services

This is shared from an event page on Facebook:

Strength comes in many forms.
The Coronavirus has changed our everyday lives. Despite this, we are still committed to providing life-saving and life-changing services for victims and survivors of domestic violence. 

This year, instead of lacing up our bowling shoes, we're hosting a virtual 14-day challenge that will empower your body, mind, and spirit. 

The challenge will run from 7 a.m. March 13 to 8 a.m. March 27.

Join The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services for the Strength-4-Survivors challenge!

Sign up here: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/s4s2021/register/

The Strength-4-Survivors challenge will honor victims and survivors of domestic violence. Funds raised by S4S will support the services and programs that The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services provides for nearly 8,000 people a year.

Each morning, you will be sent a challenge to complete. They will range from mindful, to creative, to physical- with options to modify or challenge yourself. 

Complete the daily challenge and post it on social media. Bragging is totally acceptable!

The money you raise in sponsors will go to The UCDVS, helping victims, survivors, and their children rebuild their lives. 

Valley Arts Council quizzes community on famous paintings

Oxford Public Library to hold Lego challenge for kids

Law firm donates to Project Purple fundraiser for pancreatic cancer

New Haven’s Faxon Law Group continued its yearly Bucket List Challenge campaign by donating $10,000 to Project Purple, a Seymour-based pancreatic cancer research and patient financial aid charity, and to Hartford’s Camp Courant, the oldest and largest free summer camp in the United States.

 

The trial law firm raised close to $60,000 in total for the two charities by collecting donations online and entering donors who contributed $100 or more into a raffle to win a bucket list trip to Kona, Hawaii.

 

According to Faxon Law Group’s website, the trip is valued at $10,000 and includes round trip airfare for two guests, a seven-night deluxe hotel stay, complimentary entries to the Kona Marathon and/or Family Fun Runs, a gift card for spending, and more.

 

The trip’s two lucky winners, Marisa and Paul Valentinetti, were thrilled to win after Marisa generously donated to Project Purple in honor of her mother who passed away from pancreatic cancer.

This is a press release from Project Purple.

Seymour police chief goes 'over the edge' for Special Olympics CT

Seymour Police Chief Paul Satkowski./ Seymour Police Department Facebook page photo

SEYMOUR - Police Chief Paul Satkowski rappelled down more than 30 floors at Mohegan Sun Casino Sky Tower to raise funds for Special Olympics Connecticut. 
It is the 50th anniversary of Special Olympics.
Satkowski accepted the "Toss Your Boss" challenge and went Over the Edge.

Satkowski smiles as he makes his way down Sky Tower./ Seymour Police Department Facebook page photo.

The police department thanks all who donated and reports the fund-raising goal was surpassed.


*Information shared from the Seymour Police Department Facebook page.

Congratulations to Chief Satkowski!

Recuperation journey: B&W fun continues

The current Facebook challenge to post one black and white photo a day for seven days  without people or explanation has inspired me to share a few more here. Just for fun.

So ... who is up for a sepia challenge? It could be interesting.

Recuperation journey: Shades of gray on a gray day

As I mentioned here yesterday, the 7-day Black and White Photo Challenge currently making the rounds on Facebook is fun, and strangely addicting. 
I've started looking at my photo archives in a new way, searching for some that I could turn into interesting B&W pix to share.

I thought this one - a gift from my sister-in-law after my kidney transplant - looked cool in shades of gray:

It was two pounds of fabulous chocolates for me to "share" with my family members. 
I probably gained five pounds eating many of these bon bons when no one was looking. 
But I was recuperating, so I figured it was OK.