Camera Club
The Granby Camera Club will meet at the Senior Center on Monday, May 6, at 7 p.m. The topic will be drones. This will be an interactive evening as we fly, learn and ask questions. Scavenger hunt words for April are: spring, obscure and favorite.
National Day of Prayer
The public is welcome to the 73rd Annual National Day of Prayer gathering being held on Thursday, May 2, at 6 p.m. at the Granby Municipal Building, 15 North Granby Road.
Women’s Breakfast
On Wednesday, May 1, the Granby Women’s Breakfast Group will be entertained by Granby resident Jo-Ann Smith who, along with her husband Jim Fergione, completed hiking the 2,194 mile-long Appalachian Trail. A delicious breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m. and the program will begin at 9 a.m. Cost $5. In order to be properly prepared, it is important everyone make a reservation by calling the Senior Center at 860-844-5352. Participants are asked to bring a roll of paper towels to support the Granby Food Bank.
Buy a bag, support the Drummer
Citizens for a Better Granby, publisher of The Granby Drummer, will receive $1 for each $2.50 reusable community bag sold throughout May at the Granby Stop & Shop, 120 Salmon Brook Street.
We are grateful to Stop & Shop for providing an easy and eco-friendly way for the Granby community to support the Drummer!
Preserve Our Properties Day
On Sunday, May 19, from 12 to 2 p.m., join the Granby Land Trust for a work party on the GLT’s Katan-Ensor Preserve in West Granby. Land trust members and Youth Conservation Corps members alike are needed to help us maintain and improve the trails on this beautiful property. We will meet at the trailhead at the end of Strong Road. Please bring work gloves, a water bottle and a shovel and rake if you have them. Let us know if you’ll be able to help by emailing Rick Orluk at rickorluk@peakeventmarketing.com We hope you can join us!
Men’s Breakfast
The Granby Men’s Breakfast will be Friday, May 10, 8:30 a.m. The speaker will be Nat Kennedy presenting Locking the Canal. He and his wife Linda are licensed boaters and spent two weeks alone piloting a 22-ton canal boat 300+ miles on canals, including the Erie Canal.
Register as soon as possible by calling the senior center at 860-844-5352. Your early registration helps the cook team have an accurate count for food orders and table setups.
Arrive between 8 and 8:30 a.m., pay the $5 fee, receive a badge, find a table and enjoy some coffee. Breakfast will be served at your table.
Civic Club
The Granby Civic Club will meet on Thursday, May 16 at 1 p.m. at the Senior Center. The guest speaker will be Annabel Dinse, coordinator of the Granby Food Bank. She will update us on the current needs of the Food Bank and our community. Guests and visitors are encouraged to come and become more aware of what is happening in our community. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Ginny Wutka at ginny@lostacres.com
Rotary Club May Events
In May, the Simsbury Granby Rotary Club will have wonderful guest speakers at the morning meetings at Hopmeadow Country Club: on May 2, Jen Bell, the managing editor for The Granby Drummer; on May 9, Rick Orluk, president of Granby Land Trust; on May 16, Sandy Flagg, founder and director of Waste Not Want Not Community Kitchen; and on May 23, Simsbury Police Detective Sergeant Scott discusses current scams and other happenings.
Vendor Opportunities
Granby Racial Reconciliation is offering businesses, organizations and community members an opportunity to host a booth at Granby Racial Unity Festival on Saturday, June 29. The arts festival will be held at Granby Memorial High School from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. This is an opportunity for participating organizations to share products and/or services with the community. Space is limited and registration ends May 31. A $50 donation is requested for each vendor. Vendors will need to supply their own tent, table and chairs. For additional information and to reserve a booth, visit granbyracialreconciliation.com/gruf-vendor-registration
In Town Focus was Granby’s original and much-appreciated calendar. Today’s digital calendars are wonderful personal reminders but the Drummer’s In Town Focus is tried and true!
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