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Suffield Community Aid

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Identity thefts and scams are rampant in Suffield. The Suffield Police report that they receive calls concerning identity theft and scams daily!

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Enfield Loaves & Fishes Spring Challenge

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The Enfield Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen is once again beginning its Springtime Challenge. Our principal fundraising drive helps to keep our doors open. The Soup Kitchen is seeking monetary donations from March through April 30. Letters were recently mailed to past benefactors, and area schools and churches, in an effort to raise money and supply food items to enable Enfield Loaves & Fishes to feed the ever-increasing number of needy people in Enfield and surrounding towns. The Enfield Soup Kitchen served 113,871 meals in 2018, including meals to hungry children and 76,422 snacks served to children participating in after school programs of Educational Resources for Children (ERFC).

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Prominent Rosarian

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The Suffield Garden Club will hold a monthly meeting on Monday, April 1 at 11:45 a.m. at the Second Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall. Coffee, tea, a light lunch and a short business meeting are followed by a guest speaker at 1 p.m.

Suffield now has its own Master Consulting Rosarian, Marci Martin. Marci, our guest speaker, moved from Windsor, Conn. to Suffield in May 2018 with 125 of her roses to love, care for and share. She is a rose garden consultant for personal and commercial gardens around the state.

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Tree Pruners Wanted

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Do you love to prune trees, or want to learn the finer points? We’re looking for a dedicated group of people who would like to get together regularly over the spring, summer, and fall to prune our Main Street dogwood trees and give them some tender loving care. Help us to help our trees, and we’ll help you become a confident pruner. Learn from a certified arborist the ins and outs of selective pruning and how to tell which branches should stay and which should go. We’ll break into small teams and put our training to use, learning and building confidence as we go and benefitting our scenic by-way in the process.

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Is There a Writer in You?

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Do you like to write? Do you enjoy finding out what’s happening in Suffield? The Observer is looking for people who would like to write articles for the paper. We can help you with ideas and mentor anyone who is interested. The articles are typically between 350 and 500 words and due by the 15th of each month.

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Looking for the Original Volunteers

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We will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Suffield Observer in May. We have located over two thirds of the original volunteers and are seeking your help to contact the following volunteers whose names appeared on the masthead of the very first edition so that they can be included in this special celebration. Please email inbox@thesuffieldobserver.com or call the office at 860-668-7442 with contact information. Thank you! Dick Labouchere, Scott Sylvia, Michael Gilbert, Elizabeth McGuire, Skip Morell, Joan Treiber, George Unruh, Joe Cadieux, Jessica Drew, Nancy Hall, Henry Hallas, Louise Hallas, Betsy Hedden, Mike Cooper, Anna Ferry. 

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Spring Tag Sale

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Spring has sprung, so it’s time for the annual tag sale run by the West Suffield Village Improvement Assn. on April 6 from 9 a.m.to 2 p.m. at Academy Hall (1499 Mountain Road).

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Texas Hold’em Tournament

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The Suffield Knights of Columbus runs a Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament on the first Friday of the month from October through April. The game is hosted by the VFW Landry Sic Post 9544 located at 972 Sheldon St. in Suffield. $5 of the $30 entry fee is donated to Suffield Community Aid and directed to help veterans in need. The 2017-18 season generated a donation totaling $1,500.