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Picture this: A gaggle of giggling children are racing around under sunny skies as they enjoy a variety of fun activities and games. That sounds pretty wonderful anytime, but perhaps it’s an exceptionally appealing image during this time of social distancing.
It can be said that what is truly valuable only comes into focus during times of crisis. This is especially true of Suffield Community Aid (SCA) – your local safety net – and the Town of Suffield’s chosen partner to deliver vital resources.
This picture of a beautiful hawk soaring above Main Street was captured by Karen Jason.
Suffield has a new community participation opportunity for residents to remain engaged while still practicing social distancing. In 2019, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving established $100,000 community funds for each of the 29 towns in the Foundation’s region, which includes the town of Suffield.
Selected from the pages of the Windsor Locks Journal and lightly annotated by Wendy Taylor, Kent Memorial Library
The last several weeks have changed the lives for all of us. The COVID-19 reality has created a storm of varying proportions worldwide. For some, it’s more a time of forced catching up and slowing down, but for many others, it’s scary, disruptive and life-changing in disappointing and terrifying ways we never could have imagined even four months ago.
Most young people from Suffield have found themselves enduring a demanding schedule during this school year without much time for any leisure. Many of those in high school are diligently balancing their considerable academic course loads with sports and fine arts commitments, and for some, even a job that eats up their extra free time.
In spite of schools being closed as of March 16, the school food service department continues to provide meals to students. The meals are available to all children age 18 and under.
Times have gotten hard for everyone, and Enfield Loaves & Fishes announced that it has seen an unprecedented demand for meals amid the coronavirus pandemic and the economic shutdown that has accompanied it.