CWV Bingo in Derby to benefit CT Burns Care Foundation, children's burn camp

 

The Salvation Army in Ansonia marks National Salvation Army Week

The Salvation Army Greater Valley is located at 26 Lester St., Ansonia.

 

Seymour Pink to hold golf tournament at Hop Brook Golf Course in Naugatuck

The annual 9-hole tournament will be held at a new location, Hop Brook Golf Course in Naugatuck.

Ansonia, Derby join to hold Inaugural Ball for Charity Feb. 21

 

'Turnback Tuesday' highlights Woodworth Lodge #2 in Derby

Turnback Tuesday remembers the Woodworth Lodge #2, Ancient Order of United Workmen (AOUW).

The AOUW was founded Oct. 27, 1868 in Meadville, Pa. by John J. Upchurch and William W. Walker.

It was a fraternal organization in the U.S. and Canada that provided social and financial support after the American Civil War.

Their emphasis was “Benefit Society” with the motto “Charity, Hope and Protection.”

The Lodge in Derby was instituted on June 14, 1880. The meetings were held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday evenings each month in the Pythian Hall located at 221 Main St., Derby.

The Woodworth Lodge disbanded sometime in 1932, while the organization on a national level dissolved in 1952.

Thank you to Robert Ahearn for this recent donation.

Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.

Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley to hold golf tourney in Orange

8-10 a.m. - Registration & Driving Range

10 a.m. - Shotgun Start

Followed by Awards & BBQ Lunch

The Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley has been changing the lives of young people in our area for 65 years. 

Proceeds from this charity golf tournament will help us provide services regardless of a family’s ability to pay. Thank you for helping us help those who need us most!

This is shared from the Club's website.

Shelton Little League to hold golf tournament fundraiser in Stratford

 

Comedy show in Shelton to benefit CT Burns Care Foundation, children's burn camp

 

Adam's House to benefit from charity tap at BAD SONS Beer Co. in Derby

Lawmakers to ring bell for Salvation Army at Stop & Shop in Ansonia

Boutique owner in Derby presents checks from fashion show proceeds

Photo credit: Io Escu/The Still LYFE photography

DERBY - Agathe Ngo Likoba, owner of Likoba Boutique, recently presented checks from her fashion show fundraiser to Griffin Hospital and the Derby Senior Center.
Agathe, a Parisian native, designs haute couture jumpsuits. Her elegant boutique is at 25 Elizabeth St.
She offered members of the Circle of Friends breast cancer support group at Griffin Hospital - of which I'm a member - to model her jumpsuits in a charity fashion show to celebrate the boutique's first anniversary. Six of us were models.
I was thrilled to be a part of what turned out to be an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime event held at the Derby Senior Center. 
Agathe shared this photo taken Tuesday at her shop. 

Pictured from left: Ashley Agrello, event director; Dominique Lee, owner, Envision Beauty, Milford, makeover of the cancer survivors; state Sen. George S. Logan, R-Ansonia; Joyce Grohe, co-facilitator, Circle of Friends support group; Nildaliz Ramos, battling breast cancer, Circle of Friends; Christine Sonsini, Director, Derby Senior Center; Liam

Hudson, Joel Barlow High School student, red carpet manager/event assistant; Patricia 

Villers, Circle of Friends; Fozia Saadat, Circle of Friends; Angelique M. Tribus, Likoba's daughter;

Agathe Ngo Likoba, founder/CEO, Likoba, LLC.; Janet Hall, senior development officer, Griffin Hospital Development Fund; Cheyenne Johnson, Derby High School student, sales person/manager, Likoba Boutique; Eric Wade Hudson, Key Corp.

Missing from photo: Circle of Friends co-facilitator Donna Hayes and Circle of Friends member Dawn Wulff.

BAD SONS Charity Tap Line to support Ansonia PD in June

BAD SONS Beer Co. is located at 251 Roosevelt Drive, Derby.

Dziekan to bartend at BAD SONS to support Valley Community Foundation

BAD SONS Beer Co. in Derby to support The Great Give

DERBY - Charity is on tap again at BAD SONS Beer Co. for The Great Give® 2019! 

Throughout the month of April, proceeds from the BAD SONS’ Charitable Tap Line will be going towards a “great” cause. 

A dollar from every beer purchased from the Charity Tap Line will be going toward a prize for Valley nonprofit organizations participating in The Great Give® 2019. 

Customers who purchase a pint from the charity tap will receive a token, which they can use to cast a vote for their favorite Valley nonprofit participating in The Great Give®. 

The organization with the most votes at 8 p.m. May 2 will get the Charity Tap Prize Pool.

The Great Give® 2019, which will be taking place from 8 a.m. May 1 to 8 p.m. May 2, aims to raise $1.9 million in 36-hours for nonprofits serving Greater New Haven. Approximately 400 nonprofits have registered to participate in the online giving event organized by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. 

“At BAD SONS Beer Co. we believe the popularity of craft beer can and should be used to bring people together for the benefit of the local community,” said Mike Student, Brand Commander at BAD SONS Beer Co. “Our ‘BAD SONS doing GOOD THINGS’ charity tap line was introduced for this exact reason and through this tap line, we have been able to create awareness and give back to local charities who support our Valley community. We are proud and excited to be sponsoring a prize in The Great Give® for the second year in a row!”

“We are thrilled to once again partner with BAD SONS Beer Co. to raise prize money for nonprofits participating in The Great Give®,” said John Ready, Donor Services and Communications Officer at the Valley Community Foundation. “Whether it’s through special events, giving days like The Great Give®, or establishing a fund for a specific purpose, there are a range of creative ways the community can participate in philanthropy.”  

To help bolster the Valley’s support of The Great Give®, Derby Mayor Rich Dziekan will step behind the bar at BAD SONS again as a guest bartender April 18 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. All of Dziekan’s tips for the evening and 25 percent of the proceeds will be added to this Great Give® prize. 

Also in April, and for the second year, the Valley Community Foundation, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, and young professionals from around Connecticut are hosting a Board Matchmaking Happy Hour at BAD SONS. 
That evening members of the young professional groups will be invited to get to know local nonprofits and find ways to connect as volunteers. 
Valley nonprofits will each have a representative from their organization to meet potential volunteers and make a one-minute timed pitch about their organization. Contact the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce at (203) 925-4981 for more info and to register.

About The Valley Community Foundation
Established in 2004, the Valley Community Foundation distributes $1.6 million in grants each year to support the local nonprofit sector and the people it serves. 
In addition to grant-making, VCF works in strong partnership with The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, to promote philanthropy in Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton and receives funding from The Gates Fund and other preference funds at TCF that benefit the Valley. 

About The Great Give® 2019
The Great Give® is an annual 36-hour online fundraising event that unites donors with charitable organizations serving Greater New Haven in a fun and engaging way. Created by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the community-wide event is in its ninth year. 
It receives sponsorship support from TCF, its partner in philanthropy the Valley Community Foundation, and other community sponsors, interested in promoting local philanthropy. 
TCF is aiming to raise $1.9 million in 36 hours for Greater New Haven’s charitable organizations.


This is a press release from the Valley Community Foundation.

BAD SONS in Derby raises funds for Seymour-based Project Purple

DERBY- BAD SONS Beer Co. featured Project Purple as their BAD SONS Doing Good Things charity tap recipient for December 2018 and January 2019!

BAD SONS selected its Light Rider lager as the charity tap for Project Purple, donating $1 of every pint sold in December 2018 and January 2019. 
BAD SONS also donated its tap area to host a Mullett Unplugged concert Jan. 4.
This event was sold out with 65 participants rocking the tap room floor! 
BAD SONS donated a percentage of the bar sales from that event to Project Purple.

The two events brought in $1,801 for Project Purple’s mission to raise awareness, support patients and families, and fund research efforts to defeat pancreatic cancer.

The Project Purple team would like to thank BAD SONS and Mullett. They would also like to send a special thank you to Zois Pizza, Antonio’s, and Dew Drop Inn for supporting our mission and the event on Jan. 4.

For questions about Project Purple or other fundraising events please contact us at (203) 714-6052 or email katie@projectpurple.org.

About Project Purple
Project Purple is a 501c (3) not for profit organization with a mission of raising awareness and funds toward a cure of Pancreatic Cancer. To learn more about Project Purple visit - www.projectpurple.org.

Charity tap at BAD SONS in Derby to support Exchange Club of Shelton

Shelton firm raises $4,805 for Seymour-based Project Purple

SEYMOUR - Staff members at Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte and Sterczala, P.C. in Shelton took it upon themselves to support Project Purple, a Seymour-based nonprofit, by naming the nonprofit as the recipient of its 2018 Jeans for Charity Fundraiser.

The staff was encouraged to donate to a fund which was matched by the firm every Friday, in exchange for being allowed to wear jeans. DHL&S raised more than $4,805 for Project Purple as part of its annual campaign.
DHL&S, which specializes in accounting, tax, auditing, and business consulting, has raised more than $58,905 for local charities with its Jeans for Charity campaign since 2004.

“Fundraisers like this are so important for spreading awareness and sharing our mission,” said Project Purple CEO Dino Verrelli.

Project Purple is a national charity that paid out $100,000 in patient financial aid to 152 patients and families who were fighting pancreatic cancer in 2018, while donating $1.38 million in research grants last year.

This cause is near and dear to the DHL&S office staff, as some of its members have been impacted personally by the disease.
“We are proud to support such a worthy organization,” DHL&S said in a Facebook post.

Click here to contact the Seymour-based Project Purple.

St. Vincent De Paul thrift shop in Derby announces sale

Funds raised at the St. Vincent De Paul thrift shop, 237 Roosevelt Drive, Derby, support the organization's food bank that helps the needy in our community. 

BAD SONS brewery in Derby to help California wildfire victims

DERBY - BAD SONS Beer Co. is holding a fundraiser from noon-7 p.m. Sunday to support victims of the recent wildfires in California. 
The brewery is at 251 Roosevelt Drive. 

Read all about it here in a story by New Haven Register correspondent Jean Falbo-Sosnovich. 

Hoptoberfest on tap next month at Shelton Riverwalk

SHELTON - The Derby-Shelton Rotary Club will host Hoptoberfest 2018 Sept. 8 (Sept. 9 is severe weather date) again in the Rotary Pavilion at the Riverwalk. 
Hours are 1-5 p.m.

The festival will feature craft beers, chicken wings, and live music with all proceeds being invested into community programs based on the current needs of the Rotary Club's charitable partners. 

Ticket sales are limited to 1,500 as a consideration to vendor breweries, restaurants, and other contributors.

Since 2013, the event has raised close to $80,000, allowing the Club to help fund programs such as: Sponsor A Kid at the Boys and Girls Club in Shelton; the Valley United Way food bank; the Parent Child Research Center in Derby; literacy programs in Derby and Shelton Public Schools, and other worthwhile projects in the Valley. 


*Information shared from Facebook.