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The next Granby Men’s Breakfast e-Group is Friday, June 11. The next three meetings will focus on Granby updates. June will be Jordan Grossman, Granby Superintendent of Schools reviewing the school opening challenges with the pandemic.
Please consider donating urgently needed blood at First Congregational Church of Granby on Wednesday, May 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appointments can be made online at redcrossblood.org
After COVID closure for a year, the volunteers at Salmon Brook Historical Society are back at work. The research library is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon or by appointment by calling 860-653-9713.
The Granby Multiple Sclerosis Support Group will resume when the Granby Senior Center reopens. Meetings are at 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month.
The next Granby Men’s Breakfast e-Group is Friday, May 14. The guest speaker will be Dr. Joseph Baxer, president of the Connecticut Chapter of the United Nations Association, discussing the United Nations, its 75th Anniversary, and its relevance in 2021.
In observance of National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 6, members of Life Church New England invite the public to join them at 6:30 p.m. for a time of prayer for our nation. Life Church New England is located at 23 Griffin Road.
Celebrate Connecticut Trails Day with the Granby Land Trust. Join us on Saturday, June 5, at 10 a.m. for a family-friendly hike on the Seth and Lucy Holcombe Preserve.
On Wednesday, April 21 at 1 p.m., the Granby Women’s Breakfast Group will host a presentation, via Zoom, by Jason Scappaticci, associate dean of student affairs, Manchester Community College. His talk will be about the U.S.S. United States, the fastest ship in the world.
The Friends of Granby Public Library (FOGPL) will begin accepting donations on June 1, so please start to set aside your donations for the big book sale event that will be held Sept. 24 – 26 at Holcomb Farm.
The next Granby Men’s Breakfast e-Group is Friday, April 9. The guest speaker will be Rick Orluk, president of the Granby Land Trust, who will speak to us about its most recent property, Dismal Brook Preserve.