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The Suffield Historical Society’s Zoom meeting on Tuesday, May 11, at 7 p.m. will feature Kevin Johnson, who will dramatically reenact the historic figure of Jordan Freeman, an African-American servant of John Ledyard and the body servant of Col. William Ledyard in the Revolutionary War.
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has established a $100,000 Greater Together Community Fund for the Town of Suffield. In 2019, the Hartford Foundation established a Greater Together Community Fund in each of the 29 towns within the Foundation’s region to support residents in taking ownership around the needs in their towns, encourage broad and inclusive civic engagement and anchor the Foundation in each town.
The Suffield Observer will sponsor two scholarships to Suffield residents who will be entering an accredited two-or four-year college in September. The scholarships honor Samuel S. Fuller, founder of the paper, and Robert O. Y. Warren, a former Chairman of the Board.
Suffield Woman’s Club (SWC) is delighted to be back together again on May 11 for their annual meeting and luncheon at 11 a.m. at Father Ted Hall. Come meet friends, old and new.
The West Suffield Village Improvement Association’s annual tag sale at Academy Hall is currently planned for July. Keep an eye on the Observer for a final date.
Suffield Woman’s Club is pleased to announce the awarding of Honorary Membership to 67-year member Phyllis Stafford.
The Suffield Garden Club members cordially invite you to celebrate spring with us by visiting our 43rd Annual May Market. Stroll through the Phelps-Hatheway yard and barn to see many different and delightful offerings.
We are all looking forward to getting together again with friends and family. Academy Hall is ready for you to host parties and family events.
Suffield Rotarians are inherently social creatures and enjoy meeting regularly to break bread with their colleagues. We initially learned that 2020 would be a much different type of year in mid-March 2020, when we were notified that all visitors were banned from entering Suffield by the River, where we were holding our dinner meetings at the time.
Landry-Sic VFW Post 9544 on Sheldon Street, closed for a long period because of the COVID-19 pandemic, reopened in March, and on March 20 a special ceremony was held. A dozen and a half hard-working volunteers had labored hard for several months, not only to clean up the dust and debris that accumulates in a closed building, but to make some long-needed repairs and freshening.