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MyKoats4Kids, a nonprofit organization and proponent of providing winter costs to children in foster care in the Pioneer Valley Area is seeking donations of gently used or new winter coats for children of all ages. Cassidy, Ben and Cam Begley, siblings and students at Suffield High School, started the organization in 2017.
This year’s annual combined meeting of The Suffield Woman’s Club and its sister club in Enfield took place on January 8 in Father Ted Hall at Sacred Heart Church.
Preparations for the Suffield Foundation for Excellent Schools (SFES) dinner dance auction gala to be held on Saturday, March 23, beginning at 6:00 pm are well under way and you can be part of the fun! This year’s theme is Fire and Ice and with lighting from Dave Camera’s Shoreline AV, a platinum sponsor, the ballroom at the Sheraton at Bradley promises to be magical.
Women in Suffield have a proud history of taking the lead in community service. This is certainly true for the Suffield Woman’s Club (SWC).
The annual ice harvest sponsored by the Historical Society, Suffield Land Conservancy and the Noble & Cooley Museum will take place at the Mill Pond on Water Street in Granville on Saturday, February 2 from noon to 3 p.m. (providing there is ice). Storm date is February 3.
Sometimes it’s not easy to find a workable date to celebrate a new Eagle Scout’s achievement, and Mickey Barron’s Eagle ceremony had to wait for Christmas break at Emmanuel College, in Boston, where he’s beginning another long achievement trail: he hopes to go to medical school and do some good for humanity from that vantage. The Eagle ceremony was held on January 8 in Fellowship Hall at Second Baptist.
Art Sikes will hold a workshop at the Suffield Senior Center on Wednesday, February 20 at 7 p.m. He will explain what resources are available, review work that has been done dating old homes and look into how you can find additional information about our old homes and the people who lived in them.
Editors of the Month meet with the editor in chief to determine the type of material to seek that month. Many submissions arrive through an originator’s own initiative, but the editors often call seasoned writers and request articles on key issues or topics.
The ladies of the Phelps-Hatheway House and Garden cordially invite you to a tea in honor of Jane Austen’s birthday! On Sunday, December 16 (which marks her 243rd birthday) indulge in savories, sweets and teas popular in the early 19th century.
The Enfield Loaves and Fishes and its directors, volunteers and guests would like to thank all the EL&F gardeners who help plant, nurture, and deliver vegetables to the Soup Kitchen. Many generous people from both Enfield and surrounding communities have made a wonderful contribution by helping provide food for those who have so little.