Kick off the holiday season and celebrate World Kindness Week with our family-friendly day of service at the Y from 1:00-3:00pm on Sunday, November 24! Enjoy time together with family and friends while assisting with a variety of available service projects. Event is free, but registration is required, and can be completed at: https://newcanaanymca.volunteermatters.org. For more information about Family Volunteer Day of Service, contact Nicki Jezairian at: 203-920-1657 or Jezairian@newcanaanymca.org.
Kick off the holiday season and celebrate World Kindness Week with our family-friendly day of service at the Y from 1:00-3:00pm on Saturday, November 23. Event is free and open to all! Register at https://newcanaanymca.volunteermatters.org.
The New Canaan Community Foundation is proud to help continue a tradition that the Volunteer Center began nearly 20 years ago: Volunteer Recognition Awards. These awards celebrate extraordinary volunteer efforts by New Canaan residents as well as other members of our community who volunteer in New Canaan. The Volunteer Recognition Awards ceremony will take place at New Canaan Town Hall on Thursday, November 21st at 5:30pm. All are invited to join us afterwards across the street at Gates Restaurant to kick-off the “Most Generous Town” competition against Darien!
The New Canaan Land Trust invites you to an Arbor Day Celebration on Sunday, April 28th at the Silvermine-Fowler Preserve. Running from 1pm to 4pm, the family-friendly event will feature a native plant workshop and planting, guided tours of the Preserve and a scavenger hunt developed by Treasure Hunt Tours. Designed to showcase the importance of native plants and shrubs, the afternoon offers activities, education and fun for people of all ages. Free and open to the public, the event will take place at the Silvermine Fowler Preserve, and participants should park at the base of the driveway for 765 Silvermine Road. For the detailed schedule, visit New Canaan Land Trust’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/events/2007217286044168/
Though many residents may only associate firefighters with sirens and smoke during major crises, the work that takes place behind the scenes—such as cleaning, maintenance and housekeeping—is absolutely essential, officials say. For the past year, New Canaan High School junior Jack Major has contributed to this vital aspect of the New Canaan Fire Department’s operation. “He helps us clean up, takes care of weeds, wipes down the trucks,” Fire Capt. Mike Socci said of the teen. Socci and more than one dozen fire and school officials joined family and friends at the firehouse on Main Street on Wednesday for a celebratory lunch in honor ofMajor’s contributions. Socci and Fire Chief Jack Hennessey presented Major with a monogrammed plaque recognizing his enthusiasm and dedication to the job.
