The gingerbread cookie workshop allows eager children to use their creative talents to create and take home a fully decorated, one-of-a-kind “masterpiece.” Continue Reading →
Kids Get in Holiday Spirit at Jr League Gingerbread Cookie Workshop
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First Congregational Church Christmas Tree & Wreath Sale for Charity Continues Dec 1
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All proceeds will go tosupport six vital local charities: Kids in Crisis, The Den for Grieving Kids, the Young Adults Program at Pacific House, the Soundwater Young Mariners Academy, Building One Community, and BackCountry Jazz, which provides music enrichment to Bridgeport students. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Holiday, Volunteering, First Congregational Church
Junior League of Greenwich Community Grant Award Deadline Approaching
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Every year, the Junior League of Greenwich awards a grant to a community organization. The grant is to provide financial support for a community need not currently being met by Junior League projects or programs. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Volunteering, Community Grant Award, Junior League of Greenwich
Dec 8 Designer Trunk Show at Curry & Kingston Will Benefit The Undies Project
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There is no better way to start the holiday season picking up gifts for your friends and family and knowing that you are helping those less fortunate this time of year. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Curry & Kingston, SMHD Galleries, The Undies Project
Antiquarius Kicks Off the Holiday Season in High Style: Events Run Nov 30 – Dec 5
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The Highly Anticipated Holiday House Tour, Boutique, and Antiques Show Are the Greenwich Historical Society’s Biggest Fundraiser Continue Reading →
Filed under: Arts, Giving, Holiday, Antiquarius, Eastern Greenwich Civic Center, Greenwich Historical Society
Greenwich Green & Clean Does It Again! 121 Gorgeous Holiday Baskets Will Grace Downtown
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Dozens of volunteers assembled 121 baskets of greenery in a heated greenhouse provided by Sam Bridge on North Street. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Holiday, Volunteering, Alyssa Keleshian, Ami Koike, Chieko Dunne, Green & Clean, Kanako MacLennan
Cos Cob Winters Eve Festival Set for Saturday, Dec 1, 2018
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The Cos Cob Volunteer Fire Department will provide attendees with rides on an antique fire engine. There will be face painting, games, and the tree lighting – something for all ages in Cos Cob. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Holiday
School-Wide Service Project at Riverside School: Holidays for Haiti
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Packets containing gifts, along with home made cards made by Riverside School students, will be mailed out to Danita’s Children, a school in Haiti, in early December. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Schools
GHS Headmaster Takes a Pie in the Face for Fun and Charity
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On Wednesday Jake Mondschein and James Sosa got to pie interim headmaster Rick Piotrzkowski after their houses won the the annual Thanksgiving penny wars and food drive at Greenwich High School. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Schools, Volunteering, Greenwich High School, Karen Foster, Kathleen Mendez, Rick Piotrzkowski, Roots & Shoots
In Tradition Established in 1973, Greenwich Firefighters Deliver Thanksgiving Fixings to Widows
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On Monday morning more than a dozen Greenwich Firefighters from the Local 1042 IAFF met at Stop & Shop on West Putnam Ave to purchase turkey and fixings to deliver to widows of firefighters and needy families. The effort is a longtime tradition at among town’s firefighters. Chuck Teichert, a longtime Greenwich resident who started as a volunteer in 1977 and became a career firefighter in 1991 said he looked forward to Monday’s effort. “It’s important for the community. It’s important for the retirees and it feels good,” said Teichert, who had just finished an 8:00am til 8:00am 24-hour shift. Continue Reading →