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Our morning routine, not unlike anyone else’s, is watching some news and an occasional scanning of the local Sarasota Herald Tribune, Kelly catching up on happenings in the Siesta Key, Fla. area and me checking local golf scores from the previous day.
Waste Not Want Not celebrated its tenth anniversary at the Hungry Hearts Fundraiser on March 23. Saint Therese Parish Hall was transformed with this year’s Enchanted Garden theme, with gnomes, fairies, mushrooms, and lush green and flowering plants everywhere.
As host of CT Valley Views, Susan Patricelli Regan continues to bring “proof to the people” through high profile guests and topics to Connecticut citizens. The state’s budget is in critical economic condition and the show’s grass roots medium of Public Access TV is a full half hour, sans advertorial interruptions, that provides candid and illuminating insight to its viewers.
For the second consecutive year, Foxfield F.A.R.M. Foundation has been awarded a major grant from the Simsbury Jr. Women’s Club when it doubled its donation from 2018.
Foxfield F.A.R.M. Foundation has been awarded the GoldStar Seal of Transparency, which reflects the charity’s goals, strategies, capabilities, and vision and highlights the difference this organization contributes to its community.
Simsbury Bank donated a total of $2,500 to the Farmington Valley YMCA for two fundraising events this spring.
The students of the Windy Hill Guitar Ensemble and the students of the Youth Exploring Spirituality! (YES!) Group of South Church have organized a fundraising event for the children and families of Guasmo, Ecuador.
The Women’s Guild of St. Mary’s Church, Simsbury, organized a drive at the church to provide an Easter meal to the Granby Food Bank recipients.
Depression. While we may be getting better at talking about it, it remains a challenge to treat successfully.
I moved to Granby from Milford when I was in first grade, so Granby has truly been my hometown. I have two college-age brothers and am the youngest in the family.