Seymour Public Library to host Food Explorers cooking program

SEYMOUR - Join Food Explorers at noon June 26 at Seymour Public Library for a hands-on cooking program!

You’ll be making your own dough to make tortillas from scratch! You’ll learn how to mix, knead, and roll your dough to make your own tortillas, and create a delicious filling for quick and easy tacos.

Best for children ages 5 and up. Registration is required for this program.

The Library is at 41 Church St.

For more information, or to register call 203-888-3903.

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page. 

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Derby Public Library to kick off summer reading program

 

Volunteers sought to assist elderly patients at Griffin Hospital in Derby

 

DERBY - The Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) at Griffin Hospital is looking for volunteers to provide additional support for elderly patients.

Research shows that between 30 and 50 percent of seniors can experience a decline in their physical and cognitive abilities during a hospital stay.

HELP is a comprehensive, evidence-based, patient care program that provides important connections between volunteers and patients, including meal time assistance, daily orientation, therapeutic activities, walking and exercise, to help patients maintain their optimal level of well-being. 

HELP volunteers also work in partnership with the doctors and nursing staff to highlight issues specific to geriatric care and to provide education to patients and their families.

Anyone 18 years and older is eligible to volunteer for HELP. 

No previous medical experience is required, and training and supervision are provided. Volunteers are required to give a minimum six-month commitment of one four-hour shift per week. 

The program is most needed on weekdays from 4-8 p.m. Limited day shifts are also available.

College students looking to enter the medical field are encouraged to apply as this opportunity will provide hands-on patient care experience. College scholarship incentives are also available.

To apply or for more information, call 203-732-1553. 

For more information about volunteering at Griffin Hospital, visit griffinhealth.org/volunteer.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

The Victorian Lady to visit Humphreys House in Ansonia

Kandie Carle as The Victorian Lady
Saturday, June 22
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
David Humphreys House, 37 Elm Street, Ansonia

 

Join us at the David Humphreys House for this FREE performance by actress and historical reenactor,  Kandie Carle.

 

The VICTORIAN LADY

 

While dressing in actual vintage and authentically reproduced undergarments, clothing and accessories, Kandie Carle adds humor, history and intriguing anecdotes about fashion, home life and etiquette of men and women during the Victorian time period. 

The VICTORIAN LADY program brings to light some of the differences as well as some of the similarities between us and our victorian ancestors. 

A visual delight resplendent with wit and grace, it is a refreshing view of a magnificent era in history.

          
 

Oxford Historical Society to hold tag sale Saturday at homestead

 

Griffin Health caregiver named to prestigious 40 under 40 list

Bryan Bostic

 DERBY - Griffin Health caregiver Bryan Bostic of Ansonia was recently named to the 2024 Westfair Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 list for his compassion and devotion as a health care professional and for commitment to his community.

The 40 under 40 recognition is given to individuals between the ages of 25 and 40 years old who are leaders in Fairfield County’s business growth.

Bostic has been a caregiver at Griffin Health for 16 years, starting as a patient transport dispatcher. 

While working at Griffin, Bryan enrolled at Southern Connecticut State University and proudly earned a BA in Business Administration in May 2016.

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Bostic was called to serve as Griffin’s Laboratory Call Center Lead, where he helped maintain 126 skilled nursing facility accounts during Connecticut Department of Public Health COVID-19 Testing Program. 

This career move led to Bostic becoming a laboratory account representative, managing 50 accounts for skilled nursing facilities. In January of 2024, he was elevated to employee wellness navigator, providing fellow Griffin caregivers with guidance on high-quality health care options to maximize their savings.

For his exemplary patient-centered work during the COVID-19 pandemic, Bostic was named Griffin’s 2020 Employee of the Year. The award was the culmination of several Employee of the Month awards and a Planetree Spirit of Caring Award in 2018 that reflect Bostic’s leadership at Griffin, including serving on Griffin’s Planetree Steering and Thankful Thursdays committee.

Bostic is also a distinguished 2022 Graduate of the Leadership Greater Valley Program, an 8-week intensive community leadership program sponsored by the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce, where he was a great contributor. He currently serves on FUEL, the Advisory Board of the Chamber's Young Professionals Group.

“Bryan is truly a devoted, compassionate and award-winning health care professional who has made an indelible mark on all those that he comes in contact with,” the nomination for Bryan stated. “Bryan is deeply admired and respected by his colleagues at Griffin Health and serves as a model for others to emulate. His warm smile and engaging personality sets Bryan apart and has endeared him to others.”

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.