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Granby Food Bank
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We currently need:
canned fruit
jelly/jams
spaghetti/pasta
sauces
salad helper
condiments
crackers
hamburger helper
Donations can be dropped off at the VNA office on Salmon Brook Street
Granby Drummer (https://granbydrummer.com/category/life/page/96/)
We currently need:
canned fruit
jelly/jams
spaghetti/pasta
sauces
salad helper
condiments
crackers
hamburger helper
Donations can be dropped off at the VNA office on Salmon Brook Street
Michelle Niedermeyer of Lost Acres Vineyard gave a delightful presentation on the art of winemaking to 70 ladies at the May 2 Granby Women’s Breakfast.
First Church of Granby is hosting its annual Strawberry Supper on Saturday, June 9, at 219 North Granby Road, in Cook Hall. There will be two sittings, at 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Proceeds will go towards the mission of First Church in the community and in the world.
Valley Brook Community Church is offering three camps this summer for children age 4 through 12. All camps are held at Valley Brook’s campus, 160 Granville Road (Route 189), North Granby.
The Granby UNICO Club will host its annual pasta dinner on Friday, May 4, on Manitook Lake at 70 Lakeside Drive, with continuous open seating from 5 to 8 p.m. The public is invited to enjoy a great home-cooked Italian meal featuring penne pasta with sauce, meatballs, sausage, salad, fresh bread and beverages. Dessert is a make-your-own ice cream sundae with ice cream donated by Grass Roots.
The Granby Chamber of Commerce honored Jen Burkhart-Wundt as its Business Person of the Year and Jim Hall as Humanitarian of the Year at the Chamber’s 15th Annual Awards Banquet at Holcomb Farm in March. The chamber also recognized Evans Automotive as New Business of the Year and presented a special Community Service Award to Ralph Johnson upon his retirement as owner/operator of ABC Pizza.
Susan Patricelli-Regan interviews members of Metacomet Post 1926 U.S. Veterans of Foreign Wars. In this important segment, all U.S. veterans and first responders reflect their earnest outreach and community-oriented mission.
Simsbury Bank made a $2,500 donation and is the champion sponsor of the Farmington Valley YMCA’s Bike for the Battle on April 28. Participants ride stationery bikes in shifts.
Tim Herbst, a lawyer, former First Selectman of Trumbull and Republican candidate for the 2018 gubernatorial race, is on a mission to “root out waste, fraud and abuse at every level” of state government. In an interview with Susan Patricelli-Regan, Herbst stated that he will follow all Connecticut constitutional election protocol when the primary results are in and will not petition to continue if he does not qualify at the May GOP convention.
Foxfield F.A.R.M. Veterans’ Groundwork Equine Therapy Charity has been awarded a $500 grant for 2017-2018 by the Simsbury Jr. Woman’s Club. The awards night was held at the Freemason’s Hall in Simsbury, on April 19 with a social reception.