Griffin Hospital is Survivorship Sponsor for Relay for Life

DERBY- In addition to supporting Lower Naugatuck Valley’s cancer survivors through its annual 5K Walk/Run, The Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital is proud to be Survivorship Sponsor of the 2017 Relay For Life of Naugatuck Valley set Saturday and Sunday at the Riverwalk in Shelton.

Relay For Life is an overnight walk-a-thon that raises funds for the American Cancer Society’s cancer education and research.

Griffin Hospital recently hosted a dinner for area cancer survivors and caregivers, and is providing support with the event’s survivor recognition activities, including its survivor luncheon at the Relay and the Hope Tent, which offers food, refreshments and free massages for cancer survivors and caregivers.

The Relay For Life of Naugatuck Valley will have entertainment for families for 18 hours and there are many opportunities for volunteer hours. Contact Kristen Ostrowski at NVRelayEventChair@gmail.com for more information. 

If you would like to join or support the Relay For Life of Naugatuck Valley, visit relayforlife.org/naugatuckvalleyct.

The Ninth Annual 5K Walk/Run to Benefit the Center for Cancer Care is set for Sept. 30 at the Center, 350 Seymour Ave.,  Derby.  

For more information, visit griffinhealth.org/5K.

(This is a press release from Griffin Hospital)

Derby-Shelton Rotary sponsors Boys and Girls Club

Funds to support teen program

William Miller, Jr., President, Derby-Shelton Rotary Club, recently presents the Rotary’s sponsorship check to Shaye Roscoe, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley. / Contributed photo

SHELTON - The Boys and Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley has received a $4,500 sponsorship from the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club to support its teen program for the first quarter of 2014.
The funds are being used for staff, supplies, and activities for teens who attend the Raymond P. Lavietes Clubhouse in Shelton.

“We are deeply grateful to the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club for sponsoring our Teen Room,” said Shaye Roscoe, Boys and Girls Club Executive Director.
 “These kids need us—statistics show again and again that the hours of 3-6 pm are the “danger zone” for unsupervised youth. The Boys & Girls Club offers them a positive alternative to the streets, exposing them to a team committed to their success and programming designed to help them succeed in school and in life.
"We are able to provide this quality programming to our teens because of such civic-minded organizations as the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club.”

For information about the Boys and Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley, visit www.BGC-LNV.org.


This is a press release from the Boys and Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley.