Donate to Toys 4 Kids at Nov. 24 Kick-off

Like Us on Facebook  @DerbyHistorical Forward to a Friend The Derby Historical Society was founded on April 18, 1946, to serve the Naugatuck Valley towns of Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour, and Shelton. Contact Us 37 Elm Street Ansonia, CT 06401 (203) 735-1908 info@derbyhistorical.org www.derbyhistorical.org  Regular Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 am - 1 pm *Research and Tours By appointment* Sunday, November 24th, 2019 at 9 am! 19 Chucta Rd, Seymour, CT (rain date, Sunday, December 1st) The Yankee Clipper Presents: the 15th Annual Christmas Breakfast for Valley TEAM Toys 4 Kids! The 6th Connecticut Regiment and the Derby Historical Society hope to see you at this amazing event. Did you know that our very own hero, David Humphreys served as a Captain for his own company of the 6th CR? Come and spend a morning with some hot cocoa, free breakfast, the troops, and the Derby Historical Society! Your hosts, Diane and Tom Baklik, have invited all to come and be a part of this memorable experience. The Yankee Clipper is a local Country Barbershop. Please bring a new, unwrapped toy, and be sure to bring your camera because Santa will be escorted down the road by the Seymour Police, the Blue Knights, the 6th CR, and the Mattatuck Fife and Drum Corps!

Seymour Police Collecting Toys

SEYMOUR - Town police officers will at Stop & Shop, 15 Franklin St., between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday for the Annual TEAM Toys 4 Kids Toy Drive. 

They will be collecting new, unwrapped toys and money donations to help make a happy holiday for children in need. If you are unable to make the event, the Police Department at 11 Franklin St. is a drop-off location for TEAM. 
 

Valley Toy Drive Kicks Off Nov. 10

Santa's Coming to White Hills in Shelton

SHELTON - White Hills Voluntary Fire Company is getting ready for Santa’s annual tour of White Hills and The White Hills Community Tree Lighting Ceremony in conjunctions with the Toys 4 Kids Drive.

 

Friends and Neighbors in White Hills are invited to the Fire House at 2 School Street for a community tree lighting at 6:00PM on Saturday, December 3^rd.  All are welcome to join members of the fire company for a cup of hot chocolate after the tree lighting. The Perry Hill School Choir will be leading us in song and there will be a visit from Santa. 

Toys will also be accepted that night for the Toys 4 Kids Drive. Each year through the generosity of Shelton residents, the fire company provides truckloads of new, unwrapped toys for families in need through programs like Team Toys 4 Kids.

(This is a press release from TEAM, Inc.)

Santa Claus Coming to Annual Seymour Breakfast

Shelton fire company ready to escort Santa

SHELTON -  Santa Claus is comin' to White Hills.

From 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday Santa will be escorted on a fire truck through the White Hills of Shelton. 
Santa and his helpers will be passing out popcorn balls to children. 
The trip begins in Upper White Hills and ends in Lower White Hills.

Members of the White Hills Fire Company will follow Santa’s engine with pickup trucks as part of the fire company’s Toys 4 Kids drive. 
New, unwrapped toys will be collected by the firefighters for distribution by TEAM Inc.

In the event of foul weather visit www.whitehillsfireco.org or the White Hills Fire Company Friends and Neighbors Facebook Page for the rain date.


This information is taken from the fire company's Facebook page.

Santa sets sights on Seymour

SEYMOUR - Santa Claus is coming to Seymour Volunteer Ambulance Association, 4 Wakeley St., from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8.

Join ambulance volunteers to support a great cause, avoid long lines at the mall and kick off the holiday season.
Get a jump start on your holiday cards and give Santa your holiday wish list.

Santa will pose for digital photos and the photos will be printed while your child enjoys a holiday movie, writes a letter to Santa, creates a craft project with one of Santa’s elves or enjoys a holiday treat.

You are free to preview the photos taken and then select the ones you wish to purchase. Choose from (1) 8x10, (2) 5x7 photos or (9) wallet size photos.
Each printed sheet is $14, or you can purchase the entire package for $35.
All proceeds will benefit the Seymour Ambulance Association.

The association also will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for Toys 4 Kids.

For more information contact Amanda Skellington, 203-888-8843 ext. 0, or at picswithsanta@seymourems.org.



This is a press release from Seymour Ambulance Association.

TEAM posts toy drop-off sites in Valley

Here is a list of locations where toys are being collected for TEAM's Toys 4 Kids.

Ansonia
Ansonia Public Library    53 S. Cliff St.
Ansonia Town Hall        253 Main St.
Ansonia Yankee Peddler      150 Main St.
Bank of America        382 Main St.
Big Y            403 Main St.
Boys & Girls Club        28 Howard Ave.
Central Subalpi Club    30 Parker St.
Christ Church        56 S. Cliff St.
Cutting Crew        405 Main St.
Doyle Senior Center    153 Main St.
Emmett O’Brien HS        141 Prindle Ave.
Lewis Jewelers        176 Main St.
Molto Bene        557 Wakelee Ave.
Only for Her        98 Main St.
Smith's Shell Station    22 Great Hill Road
Spector Furniture        385 Main St.
Speed of Sound Tech.    230 Pershing Drive
Webster Bank        200 Division St.

Beacon Falls
Post Office        101 N. Main St.

Bethany           
Bethany Town Hall        40 Peck Road
Webster Bank             696 Amity Road

Derby           
Archie Moore's        17 Elizabeth St.
Big Lots            600 New Haven Dr.
Birmingham Health Center    210 Chatfield St.
Club Ballroom        33 Elizabeth St.
Derby City Hall        1 Elizabeth St.
Derby Neck Library        307 Hawthorne Ave.
Derby Public Library    313 Elizabeth St.
Derby Senior Center    293 Main St.
Edible Arrangements    676 Derby Ave.
Griffin Hospital        130 Division St.
McDonald’s        44 Division St.
Naug. Valley .S. & Loan    49 Pershing Dr.
Smile Dental Center    61 Elizabeth St.
Smoke & Bones        1 New Haven Ave.
St. Mary’s/St. Michael’s     14 Seymour Ave.
TEAM, Inc.        30 Elizabeth St.
The Dew Drop Inn        25 North Ave.
Webster Bank        500 New Haven Ave.

Monroe
Salon Sanctuary        380 Monroe Tpke.
Adrianna’s Pizza        244 Roosevelt Drive

Oxford   
All Star Transportation    516 Oxford Rd.
Coldwell Banker R.E.    71 Oxford Rd.
Key Air LLC        3 Juliano Dr.
Oxford Town Hall        486 Oxford Rd.
Smile Dental Center    318 Oxford Rd.
Webster Bank        60 Oxford Rd.

Seymour
All Star Transportation    591 North Main St.
Cole Heating & Cooling    100 S. Main St.
EnV Hair Lounge        225 West St.
Naug. Valley Svgs. & Loan     249 West St.
Seymour Library        46 Church St.
Seymour Police Dept.    11 Franklin St.
Seymour Town Hall        1 First St.
Sikorsky Fin. Credit Union    253 West St.
Staffworks        117 Main St.
Strand Theater        165 Main St.
Webster Bank        15 New Haven Rd.
Yankee Clipper Barbershop    19 Chucta Rd.

Shelton       
A Child’s Garden        20 Ivy Brook Rd
Alpha Veterans Disability    19 Forest Pkwy.
Bank of America        1 Trap Falls Rd.
Barnum Financial Group    6 Corporate Dr.
Better Athletic Dev.        33 Hull St.
Billy D’s Full Belly Deli     58 Bridgeport Ave.
Bpt. Ave. Shell & Novelty    99 Bridgeport Ave.
Bright Horizons        3 Corporate Drive
Comfort Keepers        500 Howe Ave.
Cork & Keg        515 Bridgeport Ave.
Curtiss-Ryan        333 Bridgeport Ave.
D’Addario, Buick, Nissan    329 Bridgeport Ave.
Echo Hose Ambulance    100 Meadow St.
First Niagara Bank        350 Bridgeport Ave.
First United Methodist    188 Rocky Rest Road
G. V. Chamber of Commerce    900 Bridgeport Ave.
Happy Day Preschool    41 Church St.
Hawley Lane Shoes    862 Bridgeport Ave.
Hewitt Health & Rehab    45 Maltby St.
Huntington Family Dental     534 Shelton Ave.
Huntington Library        41 Church St.
Liquid Lunch        434 Howe Ave.
Liquid Lunch         6 Research Drive
Marks by Design        500 D Howe Ave.
Newtown Savings Bank    194 Leavenworth Ave.
People’s United Bank    500 Shelton Road
Perkin Elmer        710 Bridgeport Ave.
Pine Rock Fire House    722 Long Hill Ave.
Plumb Memorial Library    65 Wooster St.
Pumpkin Pre School    100 Beard Sawmill Rd.
Scinto Group        1 Corporate Drive
Sears            705 Bridgeport Ave.
Serra & DelVecchio        112 Huntington St.
Shelton City Hall        54 Hill St.
Shelton Senior Center    81 Wheeler St.
Sikorsky F.C. U.        711 Bridgeport Ave.
Susanna Wesley School    338 Walnut Tree Hill Road
TD Bank            820 Bridgeport Ave.
Tutor Time         708 Bridgeport Ave.
United Methodist Homes    580 Long Hill Ave.
Valley United Way        54 Grove St.
Webster Bank        506 Shelton Ave.
Webster Bank        502 Howe Ave.
Webster Bank        375 Bridgeport Ave.
William Raveis Real Estate    2 Huntington St.
Wonder Years Learning     188 Rocky Rest Road

Woodbridge
Antonio’s         208 Amity Road
Woodbridge Public Library    10 Newton Lane
Woodbridge Senior Center    4 Meetinghouse Lane



This is taken from a press release from TEAM, Inc.

Breakfast in Seymour to boost TEAM toy drive

SEYMOUR - Start the 2013 holidays on Dec. 1 with a great breakfast, live music and a visit from Santa Claus and the Blue Knights.
The annual event is hosted by the Yankee Clipper, 19 Chucta Road; call 203-736-2420 for information.

All that is required for admission is a new, unwrapped toy as a donation for TEAM's Toys 4 Kids drive.



The program will include a 9 a.m. Posting of Colors by members of Emil Senger Post 10, Seymour; 10 a.m. entertainment by the Seymour Public Schools' Chorus; 11a.m., Santa will arrive escorted by the Blue Knights Motorcycle Club; 11:30 a.m., drawing for prizes.

The breakfast is supported by the Seymour Lions Club, Valley Community Foundation and the Knights of Columbus.

Remember to dress warmly and bring your camera!


This is taken from a press release from TEAM, Inc. 

Ho, ho, ho, Derby to hold tree lighting, toy drive

TEAM in Derby kicks off toy drive

DERBY - Today TEAM kicked off its annual toy drive at a breakfast at the Derby Senior Center.

TEAM serves needy families in the Valley, Milford, Orange, and Woodbridge.


This must mean Christmas is not that far off!

Reminder: Last day to donate to Toys 4 Kids

Please consider donating a new, unwrapped toy to TEAM, Inc.'s 27th annual Toys 4 Kids.

As in the past, items most needed are for the older children, ages 10-12, said Diane Stroman, TEAM vice president. She suggests gift cards to local stores such as Target and Walmart. 

TEAM, Inc. is located at 30 Elizabeth St., Derby.
There are more than 127 drop-off sites throughout the Valley, Bethany, Monroe, and Woodbridge, Stroman said.



The organization's "toy store" is once again set up at 153 Main St., Ansonia, second floor.

For information call Stroman, 203-736-5420, ext. 234.

St. Mary-St. Michael students helping other kids this season

Spirit of giving is alive and well

Students from St. Mary-St. Michael School in Derby collected 183 gifts for the Toys 4 Kids drive sponsored by TEAM, Inc. of Derby.  / Contributed photo

Help Santa make Christmas bright for Valley kids

Santa to visit Seymour for Sunday breakfast

Re-posting this as a reminder:

Jolly Old Elf to take part in TEAM's Toys 4 Kids benefit 

    SEYMOUR - Santa Claus is coming to town for a special visit Sunday.

     It’s TEAM, Inc.’s Eighth Annual Breakfast with Santa to benefit Toys 4 Kids.

     This community event is hosted by the Yankee Clipper Country Barber Shop and is held at the Baklik Family home, 19 Chucta Road.
     Participants will enjoy a variety of breakfast goodies.
     The program begins at 9 a.m. with the Posting of the Colors by Emil Senger Post 10, of Seymour followed by a 10 a.m. Brass Band performance.
    Santa is scheduled to arrive at 10:30 a.m.  

     Sunday is the day where Santa gets his annual “haircut and trim” by Tom Baklik for the holiday season.
    An unwrapped toy to donated to TEAM’s Toys 4 Kids is requested to participate in this program.
    Dress warmly and don’t forget to bring your camera!
    TEAM Toys 4 Kids is the largest holiday toy drive in the region; toys are collected for children from infancy to 12 years old who live in Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton, Orange, and Woodbridge.
    TEAM has conducted the drive for the past 27 years. In 2011 the agency provided 6,326 toys to 1,514 children and other community agencies.

Seymour is Santa's first stop

Jolly Old Elf to take part in TEAM's Toys 4 Kids benefit 

    SEYMOUR - Santa Claus is coming to town for a special visit Sunday.

     It’s TEAM, Inc.’s Eighth Annual Breakfast with Santa to benefit Toys 4 Kids.

     This community event is hosted by the Yankee Clipper Country Barber Shop and is held at the Baklik Family home, 19 Chucta Road.
     Participants will enjoy a variety of breakfast goodies.
     The program begins at 9 a.m. with the Posting of the Colors by Emil Senger Post 10, of Seymour followed by a 10 a.m. Brass Band performance.
    Santa is scheduled to arrive at 10:30 a.m.  
 
     Sunday is the day where Santa get’s his annual “haircut and trim” by Tom Baklik for the holiday season.
    An unwrapped toy to donated to TEAM’s Toys 4 Kids is requested to participate in this program.
    Dress warmly and don’t forget to bring your camera!
    TEAM Toys 4 Kids is the largest holiday toy drive in the region; toys are collected for children from infancy to 12 years old who live in Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton, Orange, and Woodbridge.
    TEAM has conducted the drive for the past 27 years. In 2011 the agency provided 6,326 toys to 1,514 children and other community agencies.