Dinner Dance to Honor Longtime Seymour VFW Commander

VFW Commander Al Yagovane 

SEYMOUR - The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Seymour VFW and Auxiliary Post 12084 is hosting an Irish Night Dinner and Dance from 3 to 7 p.m. March 15 at Villa Bianca, 312 Roosevelt Dr.

The dinner is being held in honor of Commander Al Yagovane, who is retiring.

The sit-down dinner will include Corn Beef, Cabbage, Pasta, Salad, Carrots, Potatoes, Rolls, Cake, Coffee and Soda.

Music will be provided by Tony Castle. There will be cash bar, 50/50 Raffle, along with door prizes. 

Tickets are $27, which is a tax free donation to VFW Post 12084. Proceeds will benefit Local Veterans of Foreign Wars. There will no ticket sales at the door. 

For tickets call George at 203-671-3776 or Steve at 203-654-1002.

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Win a 2018 Polaris Ranger

SEYMOUR- Project Purple and the Team Carone Foundation are joining forces in the name of pancreatic cancer research by raffling off a 2018 Polaris Ranger 900 in sage green with power steering.

Tickets to win the utility vehicle which is valued at over $13,600 will be sold at $100 per entry in order to benefit the Rick Carone Fellowship Grant for pancreatic cancer research at the University of Chicago Medicine. Only 250 tickets are being sold.

Rick Carone and his family founded the Team Carone Foundation in 2014 after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Carone passed away from the disease in June of 2017.

Dino Verrelli, founder and CEO of Project Purple, knew Carone personally and often worked with Rick on fundraising efforts, so it was only natural for Project Purple to join the Team Carone Foundation in funding the RIck Carone Fellowship Grant.

“This is just another way to fulfill Rick’s desire of shutting down cancer,” Verrelli said.

Those interested in participating in the raffle can call the Project Purple Office at 203-714-6052 or email dino@projectpurple.org to purchase tickets which are on sale now.

The winner will be drawn on September 22 at the Team Carone Foundation’s #Shutdowncancer Music Festival in McHenry, Illinois. However, Project Purple guarantees delivery to their office at 115 Main Street in Seymour, CT so there is no need to drive to Illinois.

Check out Projectpurple.org or Project Purple’s Facebook or Instagram pages to learn more about how you can join the fight against pancreatic cancer.

 

(This is a press release from Project Purple)

Family-Style Dinner to Benefit School

 
DERBY- A Macaroni and Meatball Family Supper to Benefit St. Mary-St. Michael School will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at St. Michael Church Hall, 75 Derby Ave.

The public is welcome to join Marc Garofalo and St. Michael's Kitchen Krew for family style dinner featuring macaroni, meatballs, salad, soda, coffee  and dessert.

Tickets are $10 per person.

For reservations or more information, call (203)734-0005.

Seating is limited for the comfort of our supporters

Anyone interested in donating a prize for the raffle or baking for the dessert trays can either drop off at the rectory or bring it by 2 p.m. on the day of the dinner.

Wonderland of Trees to Benefit Spooner House

DERBY - Griffin Hospital, 130 Division St., Derby, is holding its Annual Holiday Wonderland of Trees fundraiser to support Spooner House until Dec. 21.

 

Located in the hospital’s main corridor, the fundraiser features three-foot trees decorated by hospital staff with themed ornaments and prizes to be raffled off.

 

Raffle tickets are $1 each, 15 for $10 or 40 for $20. The tickets are available at the hospital’s front desk. The winning tickets will be drawn at 2 p.m. on Dec. 21. Winners do not need to be present at the drawing.

 

Proceeds will benefit Spooner House in Shelton, which provides food, shelter and support services to people in need.

 

(This is a press release from Griffin Hospital)