Join Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority (HRRA) Executive Director Jennifer Heaton-Jones for some serious Trash Talk. This program will help residents learn where our garbage and recycling really goes. Learn about the State of Connecticut’s universal recycling guide and what happens when you put the wrong thing in your recycling bin. Understand how waste and recycling impacts the environment and how reducing your waste and separating your food scraps can save you money. Sign up required.
Lunch & Learn: Brush Up on Your Oral Health on Tuesday, July 16th from 12:00pm-1:00pm. Join Dr. Suzanna Kia and the staff from Aspen Dental in Danbury as they bring you an informational program on oral health and hygiene. Oral health is important at any age, but especially as we get older. This informational program will be followed by a Q&A to answer your questions. Sign up required.
Craft Corner: Painted Terra Cotta Pots on Thursday, July 11th from 1:00pm – 3:30pm. Join artist Pamela Cassidy as she leads a class on painting and decorating beautiful designs on Terra Cotta pots. This step by step instructional class is for all levels. Paints, brushes, pots and basic supplies will be provided. There is a $7 fee to offset the cost of materials. Sign up required by July 3rd.
Farm Market On the Move at Elmwood Hall Wednesday, July 10th, August 14th (English & Spanish), September 11th, and October 9th. From 1:00pm – 3:30pm. Clatter Valley Farm of New Milford will bring their fresh vegetables and produce. Cash, credit cards, SNAP cards, “Seniors Eating Well” gift certificates and state department of agriculture cards will be accepted.
This is an ongoing event throughout the summer. On Wednesday, July 10th, August 14th (English & Spanish), September 11th, and October 9th. Start time is 1:30pm. Heather Peracchio, MS, RDN, CD-N will lead this popular program. It is a nutrition seminar designed to help those age 60 plus incorporate more fruits, vegetables, and exercise into their lives. She will also talk about our local Farmers’ Market. For each monthly seminar completed, a $20 gift certificate will be provided to shop at the Danbury Farmers’ Market or at the Farm Market on the Move located at the Danbury Senior Center, which takes place on the same day as the nutrition seminars. Limited to 70 people per date. Sign up is required for each, separate date. Sign up opens the Thursday after the previous seminar. Sign up for July’s seminar begins June 13th.
