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Person-to-Person Holiday Toy Store 2017

Person-to-Person Is Looking for Donations Through Impact Vine

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The holidays are right around the corner … remember the excitement and fun of opening presents with your family? We want to make sure every child has this same wonderful experience this year so we’re raising money to purchase two dozen more children’s toys for Person to Person’s Holiday Toy Store. __________

— an announcement from Person-to-Person on ImpactVine.com

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Person-to-Person will again be hosting the Holiday Toy Store in December (our 23rd year!). With the help of a volunteer committee, dozens of volunteers, and countless generous donors, more than 1,900 children will have a holiday that is merry and bright. Each child will receive a toy, a book, and a board game to play with their family.

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United Church of Rowayton 910-26-16

United Church of Rowayton Sponsors Food Drive for Person-to-Person

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Area residents are invited to join in The United Church of Rowayton’s fall food drive October 1-9, to help fill the shelves at Person-to-Person (P2P). “This is the first year for our newly remodeled food program at P2P,” says Susan Zelman, site manager. “Our goal is healthier eating habits and lifestyles,” she says. “The new program can be seen at MyPlate.gov.”
Non-perishable food donations are welcome such as canned beans and lentils, canned tuna, salmon and chicken in water, canned or boxed soups, stews and chilies,  100% fruit spread, pasta sauce, and healthy snacks such as protein, breakfast and granola bars, unsalted nuts and seeds, whole grain crackers and single-bag popcorn. Bill Peltz, with the church’s Board of Christian Outreach, says, “Hunger is not limited to the holidays.

Books & Authors
Jeannette Walls author The Glass Castle contributed 09-09-17

Bestselling Author Jeannette Walls Coming to Person-to-Person Lunch Event in Darien

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Jeannette Walls, author of the bestselling book “The Glass Castle,” a memoir of resilience and redemption, will be the keynote speaker at Person-to-Person’s “Transforming Lives Luncheon,” a fundraising event for the organization on Oct. 26. Walls will share the story of her childhood — a turbulent, free-spirited adventure punctuated by poverty and neglect — and how it shaped her life. The second annual “Transforming Lives Luncheon” will be held on Oct. 26, a Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wee Burn Country Club, 410 Hollow Tree Ridge Road.

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Stamp Out Hunger Logo NALC 05-11-17

At Last Weekend’s Food Drive, Rain Held Down Donations, But You Can Still Give Food: Letter

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Still have a bag from last weekend’s food drive? You can take it to the Post Office this week or to Person-to-Person at or 1864 Post Road. They could really use it after the rain depressed regular donations by 20 percent. Here’s a letter from P2P’s director:

To the Editor,

What a rainy Saturday! Despite a constant rainfall throughout the day hundreds of volunteers from Stamford, Darien, Norwalk, New Canaan, Westport, Weston, and Wilton came to Person-to-Person to help with the National Association of Letter Carriers “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive.

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P2P National Association of Letter Carriers food drive 05-11-17

Leave a Bag of Groceries at Your Mailbox Saturday, for Letter Carriers’ P2P Food Drive

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Darien residents are encouraged to leave a bag of groceries at their mailbox on Saturday morning, May 13. With 9 percent of Fairfield County households living below the poverty level — and another 23 percent struggling to afford the basic needs of food, clothing and shelter — hunger and food insecurity is an issue for many of our neighbors. Since 1992, Person-to-Person has been the designated recipient of grocery donations collected in Darien during the annual National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive. Person-to-Person Darien Site Manager Aidan Wildes notes that the number of people living in poverty plus those who earn less than the basic cost of living in the communities we serve are significant — 16 percent of Darien households, 14 percent of New Canaan households and 35 percent of Stamford households. “Each week, the Darien Food Pantry provides more than 65 families with enough food to prepare three meals a day for seven days.”

The selection of non-perishables and canned goods includes foods high in nutritional value, many of which are donated by members of the community.

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Halstead Opus Person-to-Person 02-06-17

Opus Luncheon Honoring Alumnae, March 1, Raises Money for Balloons for Campers Day

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The Opus Luncheon Honoring Alumnae, which is sponsored by Halstead Property, LLC and Barrett Bookstore, will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 1 at The Country Club of Darien. Local author Sara Goff will serve as keynote speaker. Opus for Person-to-Person invites the public, Opus members, alumni and guests to mingle and reconnect with old friends, while supporting Balloons for Campers Day. ____________
— an announcement from Opus for Person-to-Person
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Tickets are $65 per person, which includes lunch and a signed copy of I Always Cry at Weddings. USA Today says about “I Always Cry at Weddings,” “The cast is vibrant, and the author describes every character as so unique that you cannot only see them, but hear the inflections in their voices.

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P2P volunteers 01-15-17

Person-to-Person Will Accept Clothing Donations Again Starting Tuesday, Jan 17

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A full week earlier than anticipated, effective Tuesday, Jan. 17 the Person-to-Person Clothing Center in Darien is once again accepting donations of seasonally-appropriate clothing, footwear and outerwear as well as small household items.

According to P2P Director of Volunteers Janet King, numerous volunteers have worked tirelessly over the past week to inventory, sort and display donations received through the end of 2016. “We had expected this process to take the better part of three weeks,” King said. “However, P2P volunteers are so hard-working and efficient that they were able to complete this project in record time.”

King is not only thankful for the efforts of the volunteers, she also appreciates the understanding of all those who held their donations during this period. ___________

— This is an announcement from Person-to-Person.

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Too Many Holiday Donations for Person-to-Person to Handle for Now

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How’s this for a problem a charity is fortunate to have? Person-to-Person received so many clothing donations, household items, toys and other items this past holiday season that it’s holding off on accepting any more for now, the 48-year-old organization announced. The organization, founded in 1968 to provide low-income people in Lower Fairfield County with basic emergency services, is “conducting a comprehensive inventory in the Darien Clothing Center,” the announcement said, “so we that we can catch up.” Donations will be accepted again by P2P as of Monday, Jan. 23.