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This year’s festival will also serve as a filming location for The Adoptables, a new comedy series created by Greenwich native Blake Sherwyn that parodies The Real Housewives and features a cast of real-life shelter dogs from Adopt-A-Dog. Continue Reading →
Participants should wear long pants and closed-toe shoes and bring sunscreen, bug spray, and a reusable water bottle. Trash bags and disposable rubber gloves will be provided. Continue Reading →
The Friends of Binney Park is hosting a family-friendly volunteer event on Saturday, September 19 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm at Helen Binney Kitchel Natural Park. This section of Binney Park is located across from the Perrot Memorial Library along Harding Road. All are welcome to come help. Volunteers will help protect and restore our native nature by pulling invasive plants and planting native plants. Student volunteer hours will be available. Continue Reading →
This global event invites the community to come together to protect our oceans and waterways by removing harmful non-biodegradable trash from our shoreline. Continue Reading →
The book swap at Holly Hill is fun to browse, but it is so well stocked with books from all genres – from mysteries to romance and from biographies to cook books – that it is often possible to find a specific book. It is open from 8:00am to 12:00 noon on Fridays and Saturdays. Continue Reading →
Protecting more than 1,000 acres across 82 preserves, a local conservation organization celebrates five decades of protecting the places that define the character of our community. Continue Reading →
This series was inspired by the 2025 Chinese New Year of the Snake. It includes Nicole’s “By the Sea” series which features collected crab and oyster shells from the Long Island Sound, hence the title “Wood Snakes By the Sea.” Continue Reading →
Neighbor to Neighbor has been Greenwich’s only dedicated food pantry for more than 50 years, filling gaps in the community with the support of donors, volunteers, and partners. As needs shift, the organization has shifted with them. And today, the need is greater than ever. Rising costs of food, gas, and other everyday expenses, along with changes to eligibility for federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, have pushed Neighbor to Neighbor’s client numbers up 13% compared to this time last year. And more than 11,000 families across Fairfield County are at risk of losing some or all of their SNAP benefits, a change expected to have a ripple effect on Neighbor to Neighbor and other food pantries in the area. Continue Reading →
Filling in the Blanks (FITB), a nonprofit dedicated to combating childhood hunger, is excited to announce the Eighth Annual Unite to Fight 5K, presented by Silver Golub & Teitell LLP, set to take place on Sunday, August 23, 2026, at a new location of Mill River Park in Stamford. Continue Reading →
This facility offers care, support, and a strong sense of community to residents, as well as valuable opportunities for volunteers to make a meaningful impact on residents’ lives. Continue Reading →