Darien Community Association
DCA Thrift Shop Darien Community Association 12-13-17

DCA Thrift Shop Could Use Some Help This Holiday Season

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The Darien Community Association’s DCA Thrift Shop could use some help during the holiday season. Here’s a call for volunteers in the DCA newsletter:

No experience is necessary, and you’ll love the feeling of helping others — and have fun while you’re doing it. Staffing during this holiday and winter season is very challenging with volunteers’ travel schedules.  We need additional help to support the good work of the shop and the DCA. Volunteers help tidy clothing, price items, create in-store and window displays, and sell to customers.  Consider helping with a friend – whether it be a regular shift, or just a few hours. If you are interested, please contact Carol Smith at 203-655-4552.  Thank you!

Dance
DAC Nutcracker 2017 11-24-17

Darien Arts Center Presents Annual ‘Scenes from the Nutcracker’

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The Nutcracker comes to life as the Darien Arts Center’s (darienarts.org) dance companies join together to enchant audiences of all ages at their annual production, “Scenes from the Nutcracker.” This Tchaikovsky holiday classic is abbreviated to an hour-long narrated show, specifically geared for young audiences. Children get to sit up close and are invited to meet and greet the characters after the performance. ___________

— an announcement from Darien Arts Center

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The show, a Darien favorite since 2002, provides an appealing introduction to attending dance performances for the younger set. “The Nutcracker was written for children,” says DAC Dance Director and show choreographer Bonnie Gombos.

Community Organizations
Sidewalk Santa Salvation Army 11-17-17 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sidewalk_Santa.jpg?fastcci_from=10108949&c1=10108949&d1=15&s=200&a=list

What Happens When You Give to the Salvation Army Bell Ringers in Darien

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Here’s what happens to the money you put in the red Salvation Army kettle that will be sitting outside Palmer’s Market in upcoming weekends through the end of the year, who collects it and who benefits from it, from an announcement from the town Human Services Department:

The Salvation Army bell ringing season starts the week-end after Thanksgiving and runs through Christmas Eve, when the red kettles are packed away for the season. When you give at the red kettle in Darien, located outside Palmer’s Market, 90 percent of the money dropped in goes right back to our community! Did you know that the volunteers outside of Palmer’s Market collect up to $400 per day in donations? The volunteers are your friends and neighbors. Groups such as the Boy Scouts, the Masons, Darien Men’s Group and others spend their weekends in December ringing the bells to benefit our community.

Community Organizations
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You Can Drop Off a Christmas Gift for the Toys for Tots Program at These Allstate Offices

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Consider donating to a local Allstate agency’s Toys for Tots donation drive. All donations collected will go to local families in the community they were collected in. Since 1947 the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program has rallied local communities to collect new, unwrapped toys for less fortunate children within the community they are collected. Last year, local Toys for Tots coordinators distributed over 18 million toys to nearly 7 million children, with the requests for toys higher than ever. Between now and Friday, Dec.

Art Exhibits
Island Lighthouse Painting by Dana Goodfellow Rowayton AC 11-16-17

Darien Artist Dana Goodfellow Donates Painting for Rowayton Art Center Raffle

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A beautiful painting, “Island Lighthouse,” by award-winning artist and instructor Dana Goodfellow has been generously donated to Rowayton Arts Center’s Holiday Gift Show. Valued at $3,200, it could be yours if you have the winning ticket! _________

— an announcement from Rowayton Art Center

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The work of Dana Goodfellow can be found in private collections throughout the U.S. and has been featured in several local publications. Proceeds from the raffle and Holiday Gift Show are used to support the Art Center and its educational outreach projects. You can find more information about the painting (size: 36 by  36 inches) and to buy tickets ($20), here.