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Letter: Come to the April 10 Discussion on Women and Alcohol

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To the editor,

I wanted to bring your attention to the upcoming “Women & Alcohol: A Community Conversation” event being held at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 10 at Darien Library. The event is being put on by the Darien Library and YWCA Darien/Norwalk as an evening to have an honest dialogue with local experts on alcohol and women’s health, social drinking, role modeling and the rise of alcohol use among women. The event came about because I noticed the emphasis on alcohol in our community, the way drinking is made light of on social media and how women are being increasingly marketed to by advertisers. This coinciding with the significant increase in alcoholism in women and alcohol-related deaths made me want to have a community conversation around it. I took this idea to the YWCA who in turn brought it to the Darien Library and the conversation began in earnest to make this forum happen.

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Meet the Darien YW’s Board of Directors for 2017-2019

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YWCA Darien/Norwalk is proud to announce the Board of Directors for 2017-2019.  

 

Serving on the Executive Board is President Louisa Stead, Vice President Aidan Walsh; Secretary Wistar Wallace and Treasurer Emily Boothroyd. Elected for a two-year term are Sima Farmer, Alison Loop, Holly Mitchell, Louisa Stead, Wistar Wallace and Aidan Welsh. Continuing for the second year of their two-year term are Emily Boothroyd, Samantha Casella, Eloisa Melendez, Colleen Morris, Diana Turowski and Amie Willis. __________

— an announcement from the YWCA of Darien/Norwalk

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The YWCA thanks all of our board members for their time and commitment to serving our community and keeping our mission strong.

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Register Now for Tuesday, Jan. 5 ‘Kindergarten Readiness’ Talk

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Register now to attend a talk Tuesday by Dr. Susie DaSilva, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction at Darien Public Schools, and district staff members on Kindergarten readiness. “A Day in the Life of a Darien Kindergartener” is the subject of the presentation, which begins at 7 p.m. and continues to 8:30 p.m. at Noroton Presbyterian Church’s Horton Hall (2010 Post Road — park in the lot off of Noroton Avenue). According to the announcement on the website of the YWCA of Darien-Norwalk, a co-sponsor of the event: “Get answers to your questions regarding kindergarten readiness and some insight into what to expect with THE experts in Darien — the staff that work with the children every day and can get the inside scoop on what it’s REALLY like in a Darien kindergarten.” You can register online here (if the website isn’t working, contact the YWCA — which is closed until Monday morning — at 203-655-2535). Here’s the poster for the announcement: