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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.
Granby Girl Scouts Lauren Badorek and Amber Tomasino from Troop 66174 have been awarded the Silver Award, the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn. The idea behind this award is to help the community and to make a long lasting impact.
There are many things that individuals can do to promote cognitive function. Being proactive in overall health and lifestyle may increase brain flexibility as well as encourage a positive mental state.
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.
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.
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.
DiGiorgi Roofing and Siding Inc. recently provided the Foxfield F.A.R.M. groundwork therapy program for veterans and first responders with a donation of gutters installed on the new barn to provideflooding protection for the veterans patio and horse stall areas. The Digiorgi family business, with headquarters in Beacon Falls, is a family-owned and operated home and commercial improvement company serving the entire state for over 85 years.
Simsbury resident Gayle Murphy has a stack of cards that she has been saving for the past three months. She had them on display for every week that she received a food delivery from Healing Meals Community Project (HMCP), and now she takes them out to remind herself of how far she’s come.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) presented its highest accolades to Granby residents Tim and Deb Lenihan at its Annual Volunteer Awards Reception in March. The Lenihans were chosen to receive the Volunteer of the Year Award because of their unwavering dedication to raising funds to help accelerate cystic fibrosis (CF) research.