At annual Open House Sunday
SHELTON - Spooner House, 30 Todd Road, will host its annual Open House for the community from 1-5 p.m. Sunday. This year’s event will honor all emergency service personnel in Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour, and Shelton.
The Open House is free; however, visitors are encouraged to bring a donation of cleaning supplies or paper goods to help keep the shelter and the food bank area stocked. A list of suggested items is below or donors may call 203-225-0453 with questions.
Throughout the afternoon, tours will be offered of the facility while visitors get to meet the staff and members of the Board of Directors. Refreshments will be served compliments of a variety of the more than 30 Spooner House support volunteer groups.
“The emergency service personnel in the area are very important to our residents and staff,” said Susan Agamy, Executive Director of Spooner House. “We are delighted to honor all firefighters, police and ambulance workers in five of the lower Naugatuck valley towns at this year’s Open House.”
“In four years, our food bank program has experienced a 150 percent increase in the number of meals provided to households in need, from 61,000 in 2008 to 170,000 projected this year,” Agamy said. “We have also seen a 20 percent increase in the number of people needing shelter and related services over the past, and this event is designed to thank everyone for their continued help,” she said.
Cleaning supplies needed: Fabric softener sheets, bleach, floor cleaner all-purpose cleansers (non-abrasive), stainless steel cleanser, dish soap, toilet bowl cleaner, glass cleaner, liquid hand soap, Lysol spray, Lysol cleaning wipes, rubber gloves (all sizes), sponges, paper towels, toilet paper, tissues, napkins, plastic wrap, aluminum foil, Ziploc bags (all sizes) and trash bags (39 gallon and kitchen size).
This information is from a press release from Spooner House.
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