Meeting of Parent Support Group in the Naugatuck Valley Region for parents who have out-of-control adolescent and adult children.Tough LoveSt. Anthony's ChurchRoutes 68 and 69Prospect, CTWedensday evenings from 7:00 PM - 9:30 PMEpilepsy Support Group
The Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut will hold a support group for adults living with epilepsy the third Tuesday of every month at the Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticutʼs office in Middletown, CT.
For more information please call 800-899-3745 or visit www.epilepsyct.net
Epilepsy Parent Support Group
The Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut will hold a support group for parents of children with epilepsy the monthly at the Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticutʼs office in Middletown, CT. Please call for monthly meeting date.
For more information please call 800-899-3745 or visit www.epilepsyct.net
Eighth Annual Meriden Rotary Club Daffodil Festival Road Race
The Eighth Annual Meriden Rotary Club Daffodil Festival Road Race will be held on April 22nd, 2007 at 10:00am in Hubbard Park, Meriden, CT. The 5K Road Race Event is one of the kickoff events of the weeklong Daffodil Festival. The First 125 Pre-registered runners receive shirts. Entry fee is $18.00 pre registration, $20.00 Day of Race. There is also a children's fun run directly preceding the 5K Race. Walker's are welcome! Last years overall winners were Chris Chisholm in the Men’s' division from Farmington and Sandra Dalles in the women's division from Middlefield.
The course is an out and back run along scenic Merimere Reservoir. Mile markers and refreshments are provided. Carnival rides are open for everyone's enjoyment and restroom facilities are available. Participants may park in the park during this event.
All proceeds to benefit the Meriden Rotary Foundation Boys and Girls Club Scholarships in Memory of Fire Chief Bill Dunn and Beat the Street Community Center.
Any questions, registration forms for race or interest in sponsorship availability, please contact: Cliff Carlson 203-514-5105, cliffc@huntersamb.com.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER
Submitted by Diamond Belejack
The Volunteer Department at Midstate is looking to increase volunteer staffing in several key areas of the medical center. The Tremaine Resource Center is expanding and in need of additional volunteers who assist the public needing to access health information. Basic computer skills are needed.
There is also high demand for volunteers in our Emergency Department reception area. These volunteers provide customer service to all visitors and patients by providing friendly visits and ensuring individuals are comfortable and kept well-informed during their stay.
If you enjoy meeting and greeting the public, and have excellent customer service skills, please contact Diamond Belejack, Manager of Volunteer Services at 694-8572 or e-mail dbeleja@midstatemedical.org.
Artists & Artisans Wanted For Spring Arts Festival
Come join the fun and festivities as we welcome spring on the Train Station Green in Wallingford on Sunday, April 29th, 2007 at the "Everything’s Coming up Spring Arts Festival". Applications are now available to artists and artisans for table spaces on the Green. We are also looking for artists/artisans willing to do demonstrations during this event. Festival hours are 11am to 5pm. For an application/questions please call Brenda/Easel Works at 203-294-1548 or 860-343-8425.
"All About Town" Art Exhibits
Take a walk, enjoy a cup of coffee, some friendly smiles and visit our displays of art work created by local and area artists. From professional to student paintings each piece has a message of its own. Stop by for a visit at Half Moon Cafe, Craig Jewelers, Wallingford Center Inc., Stella Deli, and Easel Works Creative Art Studio and Gallery. If you are a business or area artist interested in participating in "All About Town" please call Easel Works at 294-1548.
Wallingford Garden Club Activities for 2007
Meeting 11:30 at First Congregational Church Hall, Center and South Main Sts Mini luncheon, business meeting, program $5.00 donation for guests
4/10/07
Xeriscape
Marie Lipski to discuss plantings for dry areas and how to conserve water.
5/5/07
Annual Plant Sale 9:00-12:00 at the Railroad Station Quinnipiac St and Hall Ave. Plants available from members’ gardens.
5/8/07
Container Design Kathie Felice, Gardener’s Market vendor to discuss how to plan and make a container garden.
Annual Plant Sale and Conservation Newsletter
The Southwest Conservation District will be having the Annual Shrub and Perennial Plant Sale April 27th and 28th at Lockwood Farm in Hamden and Bethel Fairgrounds Barn in Bethel. Available are: Evergreen bare root seedlings, Native as well as ornamental shrubs and trees, perennials. Plants to be featured are: variegated, fragrant, compact and/or suitable for bird and butterfly gardens. Volunteer UCONN Certified Master Gardeners as well as North Haven and Wallingford Garden Club members will be on hand to assist the customers on site. Pre order forms are available from SWCD office at 900 Northrop Rd Suite A in Wallingford CT 06492. Call for a Newsletter and order form. Email address: swcd43emt@sbcglobal.net If you live outside of New Haven or Fairfield County check the other Conservation. Districts for their annual plant sales by checking the website www.conservect.org
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL HABITAT CONSERVATION AWARD
Employees at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company’s Wallingford Campus received international recognition for their contributions to wildlife habitat conservation at the Wildlife Habitat Council’s (WHC) 18th Annual Symposium, Connecting People & Nature. Bristol-Myers Squibb demonstrates its commitment to environmental stewardship and increasing native biodiversity by achieving habitat recertification at the Wallingford Campus.
“At the Wildlife Habitat Council, we believe it is vital to improve approaches to the environment if our landscapes are to remain sustainable for future generations. As our organization moves forward into the global arena, we must involve more people in local initiatives to enhance open spaces,” said Robert Johnson, WHC President. “Developing this strong sense of place is the key to better connecting people to nature and ultimately the key to protecting nature. WHC members are leading the way and opening the doors to corporate habitats to educate and involve entire communities. Congratulations to Bristol-Myers Squibb for their exceptional efforts to responsibly manage our natural world.”
The 180-acre Wallingford Campus is located in Wallingford, Connecticut. The property contains approximately 100 acres of undeveloped land consisting of forests, meadows, fields and wetlands. The current wildlife team grew out of the former “Green Team” of the late 1990’s. As employee interest grew, the group refocused to promote and implement projects that would increase species diversity, preserve and enhance natural habitats and provide education regarding the value of habitat preservation. Today, the wildlife team has grown to over 35 participants and continues to expand.
This strong team has implemented a number of projects to achieve the goals set forth by the management plan. With the help of local Boy Scouts, nest boxes were built and installed around the property for eastern bluebirds and tree swallows. 25 boxes were placed around the site in locations near water and open meadows. A Pond Management Program will help create a diverse habitat for a number of insects, amphibians, birds and other species. No-mow zones will create buffer areas where native plants will establish themselves naturally in an early successional stage. Basking logs were added to the ponds to create perching, resting and cover resources for aquatic species. Additionally, algae growth and migratory geese populations are controlled. A self-sustaining pollinator habitat and two nature trails with interpretive signage are also found at the site.
The Wallingford Campus adopted stiff goldenrod, an endangered species in Connecticut, as part of their habitat management efforts. The perennial flower was planted in the flower garden and is highly attractive to pollinators and birds who feed on its seeds. This program was designed as an initiative to raise employee awareness while also protecting an important native species. The involved employees are very involved in community outreach as well. Each year, the wildlife team hosts an Earth Day event, which includes a children’s poster contest, flowering seed giveaways and plant raffles. Local students and scout troops also use the Wallingford Campus for educational purposes.
Future goals of the Wallingford Campus include planting a new pollinator garden, creating an invasive species management program, creating an upland meadow restoration program, developing an educational curriculum, and expanding both the pond edge naturalization program and the existing nature trails.
The Wallingford Campus was one of 175 sites recognized at the 2006 Symposium for creating a habitat program. Over 50 Corporate Lands for LearningSM programs now reach thousands of learners from schools and scout groups to master gardeners and university researchers. Since 1990, WHC has certified 408 programs worldwide. The certification program recognizes outstanding wildlife habitat management and environmental education efforts at corporate sites, and offers third-party validation of the benefits of such programs. Certification requirements are strict and require that sites apply for periodic renewal.
The Wildlife Habitat Council is a nonprofit, non-lobbying organization dedicated to increasing the quality and amount of wildlife habitat on corporate, private and public lands. WHC devotes its resources to building partnerships with corporations and conservation groups to create solutions that balance the demands of economic growth with the requirements of a healthy, biodiverse and sustainable environment. More than 2.4 million acres in 48 states, Puerto Rico and 16 other countries are managed for wildlife through WHC-assisted projects. For more information, visit WHC online at www.wildlifehc.org.
Scholarship Offered
The Adelman Family Foundation, Inc. is offering $500.00 scholarships for the 2006-2007 academic years to graduating seniors interested in a career in nursing or to older individuals returning to school to become a nurse. Applicants must be graduating from a Meriden high school, be a resident of Meriden graduating from a school out of town or be an older student returning to school. Participation in any course of study that would make the student eligible to sit for the registered nurse examination is acceptable to qualify one for the scholarship. Scholarship applications are available at the Guidance Offices of local high schools, the Meriden Public Library, Meriden Board of Education Office or can be obtained by contacting the Foundation at (203)238-1010, e-mailing to or writing to the Foundation at Post Office Box 2420, Meriden, Connecticut 06450.
Poiema Arts Conference
Faith Living Church presents its first arts conference for musicians, singers, actors, painters, photographers, writers, and media technicians, March 23 – 24, 2007. This event will run Friday evening from 7-9 pm and Saturday from 9am – 1 pm.
As the various arts have been enjoying resurgence in the Church in an increasingly dynamic way, this event will serve to both encourage the use of the arts in the church and present to the public an exciting side of Christianity they might not have expected. The arts bring relevance, beauty and connectivity to the gospel message both inside the church walls, and out the doors into our surrounding culture.
Poiema is a Greek word, found in the New Testament, meaning “masterpiece” or “workmanship”. We also get our English word “poem” from this word.
The conference, to be held at Faith Living Church, 20 Grove Street, Plantsville CT, will be jam-packed with music, drama, teaching, an art exhibit, several breakout sessions, and two special presentations from world-renown Christian artist & designer Timothy Botts. Tim will be coming in from Chicago to share his unique perspective on the many opportunities for the arts in Christian ministry.
Tickets may be obtained online at www.faithlivingchurch.com or by calling (860) 621-6452. Prices are $20 in advance (by March 16), $25 at the door, with discount rates for groups of 10 or more.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Dear Parents of School Aged Children,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School is now accepting applications for Full Day or Half Day 4-year old Preschool Program and Full Day Kindergarten. We also have limited openings in grades 1-8. OLMC is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
The mission of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School is to educate students from Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade in a faith-forming academic setting. The family atmosphere of our school flows from the parish and provides a nurturing learning environment. Our school emphasizes respect and responsibility for one’s words, actions, and God’s creation while encouraging all to feel the love of God.
We offer, tuition assistance, Before and After school programs, impressive computer lab, foreign language (Spanish) for Grs. 1-8, updated library, fully equipped science lab, busing for all Meriden residents, student council, coed soccer, girls and boys basketball, a ski club, theater productions and many extra curricular activities.
We welcome students from all parishes, nationalities and faiths. Please consider visiting Our Lady of Mount Carmel School and arrange a tour of our Learning center and classrooms or visit our web site at: www.olmc-mer.ct.campusgrid.net.
Sincerely,
Norine McDermott - Principal of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
These are entries to a Washington Post competition asking for a two-line rhyme with the most romantic first line, but the least romantic second line: My darling, my lover, my beautiful wife: Marrying you screwed up my life.
I see your face when I am dreaming.
That's why I always wake up screaming.
Kind, intelligent, loving and hot;This describes everything you're not.
I thought that I could love no other --that is until I met your brother.
Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you. But the roses are wilting, the violets aredead, the sugar bowl's empty and so is your head.
I want to feel your sweet embrace;But don't take that paper bag off your face.
I love your smile, your face, and your eyes --Damn, I'm good at telling lies!
My love, you take my breath away.What have you stepped in to smell this way?
My feelings for you no words can tell, Except for maybe "Go to hxxx."
Visit The Children’s Museum For Free On the First Sunday of Each Month, a Public
Service Sponsored by AETNA
The Children’s Museum (formerly Science Center of Connecticut) will be open free of
charge to the general public on the first Sunday of every month for one year, as a result of a $25,000 grant provided to the museum by Aetna.
“We feel that this program will be an educational asset to the greater Hartford community. It gives us great pleasure to provide this opportunity to families and children so they can take advantage of all the exciting things The Children’s Museum has to offer, without worrying about the cost,” said Marilda Gándara, President of the Aetna Foundation.
“How wonderful it is that Aetna is enabling the museum to open it doors free of charge to the community we serve. The first Sunday of the month for free program will make it possible for more children and families than ever to experience the wonders of science and nature through our exhibits, live animals, and floor programs,” said President and CEO Edward J. Forand Jr.
The next free exhibit admission day will be Sunday, April 1. The program will continue through February of next year.
The Children’s Museum is committed to igniting the curiosity of young people through science and nature. In addition to the museum and the Gengras Planetarium, the organization includes the United Technologies Wildlife Sanctuary, Roaring Brook Nature Center in Canton, and The Children’s Museum Preschool, one of the oldest preschools in the country. The Children’s Museum serves close to 200,000 people annually, and is the fifth oldest children’s museum in the country, and Connecticut’s largest museum.
Located at 950 Trout Brook Drive in West Hartford, the museum is accessible from I-84 Exit 43 and offers free parking. For more information, visit the website at www.TheChildrensMuseumCT.org .
Family Shabbat Services and The Rabbi’s Toy Box at Temple B’nai Abraham
At Temple B’nai Abraham at 127 East Main Street in Meriden, families are always welcome to attend Friday night and Saturday morning Shabbat (Sabbath) services. The Rabbis Toy Box is available to help entertain little ones. On Shabbat morning, services begin at 9:30 a.m. Children can help carry the Torah silver and march with the Torah. Special Family Shabbat evening services will be held on March 16th and April 20th beginning at 6:30 p.m. On other Friday evenings services begin at 6:00 p.m. For more information, please call (203) 235-2581.
About Temple B’nai Abraham
Temple B'nai Abraham is a Conservative synagogue which provides religious, educational and social programming for all age groups in a warm, extended family atmosphere. Shabbat services are egalitarian, and feature congregational singing. All are welcome.
Business EXPO
Join the Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce for our annual Business EXPO- April 18th, at the Holiday Inn, 201 Washington Ave., in North Haven. EXPO 2007 will start at 11:30am with a Vendor lunch, open to the public at 12:30pm to 6:30pm and culminate with a Business after Hours from 5-6:30pm. This is a great opportunity for area businesses to promote their products and services to more that 1,000 attendees. Sponsors to date: Comcast Spotlight, Business New Haven, Fastsigns, Myrecordjournal.com and MidState Medical Center.
Vendor space is limited and filling up fast. Please contact Maribel at 269-9891 or email maribel@Quinncham.com for more information.
Community Film Festival in Wallingford
The congregation of the First United Methodist Church (FUMC) in Wallingford is pleased to announce the Community Film Festival. We are offering free movies and refreshments and an opportunity for open discussion after the show. The Community Film Festival takes place at the FUMC Old Rock Hill Road, Wallingford. This showing will include free pizza, popcorn, and drinks.
The film Festival will be resuming on Monday April 9th we will begin a series on The Economic and World Community beginning with a screening of The Corporation (2004) and including A Civil Action (1998) with John Travolta, and Walmart:The High Cost of Low Price (2005) for example.
Several themes will be discussed in the coming weeks, all are about the community whether local or global. Please contact the church for additional comment about what the purpose of this series is and what is hoped to be gained by this discussion.
More information is available at the church office by contacting Pastor Karen Cook at: 941 Old Rock Hill Road, phone 269-9100. You may also call 203-269-6902
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