NORWALK, Conn. – Letter Carriers in Wilton and Norwalk are delivering grocery bags to all postal customers in advance of the annual National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive, which is scheduled for Saturday, May 9.
According to Norwalk Site Manager Callie Jayne, various volunteer groups have been spending time at P2P in Norwalk stapling the suggested shopping list of non-perishable foods to brown paper grocery bags. “We have 14,000 shopping bags and lists for postal customers in Norwalk and 7,200 for Wilton, she said.”
The South Norwalk Community Center is allowing P2P to use its facility as a staging area over the weekend. On Monday, 200 volunteers from Pepperidge Farm will not only sort and inventory the donations but will also help transport the food back to the Norwalk site.
“Working to reduce food insecurity in Norwalk and surrounding communities is a challenge best met with the help of others; so we are grateful for the collaborative assistance of Pepperidge Farm and SoNo Community Center,” Jayne said.
Each week, more than 150 individuals and families shop at the Norwalk pantry for enough food to prepare three meals a day for seven days. “At P2P we think that no one in Fairfield County should have to be hungry,” Jayne said, “and donations to this Food Drive will help to ensure that people in our community won’t be.”
People are encouraged to leave a bag of groceries at their mailbox on the morning of Saturday, May 9 or drop it off at the local post office.
Place, race and opportunity: Where do we go from here?
Part 1 of the two-part conversation about race, “A Matter of Place,” shined a light on modern-day housing discrimination and segregation and the impact on health and opportunity, focusing on the history of housing discrimination and its modern form, “discrimination with a handshake and a smile.”
Part 2 is a presentation by Erin Boggs, executive director of Open Communities Alliance, and discussion about where people live, whether in high or low opportunity areas, and where society goes from here.
The presentation, buffet supper and short discussion will be held from 5:45 to 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, in the Norwalk City Hall Community Room.
Speakers will include Fair Housing Advisory Commission Chairman Rev. Dr. Jeffrey A. Ingraham and Darnell Crosland, president of the Norwalk Branch NAACP.
RSVP by Monday, May 10, to Norwalk Fair Housing Officer Margaret K. Suib at MSuib@norwalkct.org or (203) 854-7820. Location is fully accessible.
Flowering Tree Photo Contest adds category for children
A Flowering Tree Photo Contest sponsored by the Norwalk Tree Alliance has been expanded to provide for a prize category for images taken by children 12 and younger.
Prizes in each age group are to be awarded – and the photos displayed – from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at the Connecticut Tree Festival in Cranbury Park.
The contest is open to residents of Fairfield County for images taken in the county, black-and-white or color, submitted on 8 X 10 photographic-grade paper in uncreased condition, one photo per contestant.
Photos should show a tree in flower, taken at any time of the year. They become the property of the Norwalk Tree Alliance and will not be returned. Entries will be judged by a panel assembled by the Norwalk Tree Alliance and the decision of the judges is final.
Submissions must include the photographer’s name, address, phone number and e-mail, location of the tree, the species and the date the image was taken.
They should be submitted by 1 p.m. May 11 to the Customer Service Center, Room 224, at the Norwalk City Hall, 125 East Ave., second floor.
Additional information is available by calling (203)847-1600 or via e-mail at ntact@ymail.com.
Everything at the festival is free: admission, parking, chances on door prizes, and a picnic-style lunch for everybody. Exhibitors pay nothing for space or their booths, nor are they permitted to sell products or services on the property. Upwards of 40 of them lined the park’s Great Lawn last year when the festival drew more than 2,200 attendees.
The day showcases a diverse lineup of ecologically oriented exhibitors encircled by hands-on demonstrations by experts in tree-planting and care. For the younger set, there are bucket-truck rides to the treetops and a rope tree-climb with the kids secured in harnesses, plus live animals, face-painting and crafts.
Get in your licks at LMMM’s Ice Cream Social
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will launch its second annual Ice Cream Social from noon to 4 p.m. June 14 in Mathews Park at 295 West Ave.
Hunter Arton of Wilton and Andy Garfunkel of Norwalk will co-chair the event, which features a wide range of family-friendly entertainment for children and adults.
Featured entertainment will include performances by T.A.T. supported by members of Rubberband of Norwalk, the Mulkerin School of Irish Dance of Norwalk and West Haven, Norwalk Academy of Dance, The Grandmas and Grandpas of Wilton, magician and juggler Jason Pipitone, palm reader Jessica Fattahi of Stamford, high-wheelers, and more.
LMMM’s costumed interpreters will bring the Mansion’s history back to life, while props will be on hand for memorable selfies. Booths hosted by a variety of local crafters and bakers will offer hand-made must-haves. Visitors will learn how ice cream was made during the Victorian era and enjoy this 19th century confectionary invention.
For a reduced $5 admission, the Mansion will offer mini-tours of its Period Rooms and its current exhibits.
While general admission to the event is free and so are selected programs, the Museum will charge for some of the activities and for all food sold during the event. Tickets will be available at LMMM’s booths at designated locations in Mathews Park.
For more information on the schedule of events, food stands, and prices, email info@lockwoodmathewsmansion.com or visit www.lockwoodmathewsmansion.com.
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