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Found & Safe 🙏🏽
09/30/2026

Found & Safe 🙏🏽

🎀 BREAST CANCER AWARENESS EVENT — BRIDGEPORT, CTJoin the community for an afternoon dedicated to breast cancer awareness...
09/29/2026

🎀 BREAST CANCER AWARENESS EVENT — BRIDGEPORT, CT

Join the community for an afternoon dedicated to breast cancer awareness, education, and support. 💗

Come learn about the importance of early detection, hear testimonies from cancer survivors, and connect with nurses and therapists who will be available onsite.

🎀 Raffles • Gift Bags • Music • Refreshments
📅 Saturday, October 3, 2026
⏰ 12 PM – 4 PM
📍 YMCA | 850 Park Ave., Bridgeport, CT

Please share and help spread the word throughout our Bridgeport community. 💕🎀

🚨 MISSING PERSON — PLEASE SHARE 🚨Bridgeport community, a family is asking for help locating their loved one, Sherman Too...
09/29/2026

🚨 MISSING PERSON — PLEASE SHARE 🚨

Bridgeport community, a family is asking for help locating their loved one, Sherman Toomer, who has not been heard from in over two weeks. His family is extremely worried and just wants to know that he is safe. 💔🙏🏽

Please take a good look at these photos and SHARE this post. If you have seen Sherman, spoken with him, or have any information about his whereabouts, please reach out to his family.

Even the smallest piece of information could help.

🙏🏽 Let’s come together and help bring Sherman home safely.

🎀 BRIDGEPORT, LET’S WALK FOR A CAUSE! 🎀Join the community for the Strides for Strength Charity 5K & Walk in support of t...
09/28/2026

🎀 BRIDGEPORT, LET’S WALK FOR A CAUSE! 🎀

Join the community for the Strides for Strength Charity 5K & Walk in support of the Norma Pfriem Breast Center. 💗

📅 Sunday, October 4
⏰ 8 AM – 11 AM
📍 Seaside Park | Bridgeport, CT

Come together for a morning of hope, strength, unity, and support for patients and programs serving those impacted by breast cancer. 🎀💪🏽

💗 Walk. Run. Support. Make a difference.

🩷 Brunch for a cause!The Brunch Club CT is hosting its first fundraiser brunch on Saturday, October 3 at 1:30 PM at Gene...
09/27/2026

🩷 Brunch for a cause!

The Brunch Club CT is hosting its first fundraiser brunch on Saturday, October 3 at 1:30 PM at Genesis Brunch & Co. in Orange!

This special Think Pink brunch will support the Get In Touch Foundation in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 🎀

💕 $10 donation requested
📍 Genesis Brunch & Co. — Orange, CT
📅 Saturday, October 3
⏰ 1:30 PM

A great opportunity to enjoy brunch, support a meaningful cause, and show some love to a Bridgeport native doing something positive in our community. 🩷

Follow for more information!

🚨🐾 FOUND DOG — PLEASE SHARE! 🐾🚨This little guy was found Tuesday in Bridgeport and we’re hoping to reunite him with his ...
09/25/2026

🚨🐾 FOUND DOG — PLEASE SHARE! 🐾🚨

This little guy was found Tuesday in Bridgeport and we’re hoping to reunite him with his family. ❤️

He has been taken to a vet and does not have a microchip. He is currently safe and being cared for by the person who found him.

📍 Found in Bridgeport, CT
📅 Found Tuesday
📞 Contact Damaris: 203-893-8396

Please share, Bridgeport! Someone may be looking everywhere for this little guy. 🐶❤️

Proof of ownership should be required before he is released.

09/24/2026

🕊️ Bridgeport, we’re keeping our community in prayer.

There has been so much loss in our city lately. Our hearts and prayers are with every family grieving the loss of someone they love. ❤️🙏🏽

May those we’ve lost rest peacefully, and may their families find comfort and strength during this difficult time.

🕊️ Our condolences go out to the family and loved ones of Natalie Velez.Natalie, a 41-year-old Bridgeport mother of four...
09/24/2026

🕊️ Our condolences go out to the family and loved ones of Natalie Velez.

Natalie, a 41-year-old Bridgeport mother of four, sadly passed away following injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on September 19.

She leaves behind three daughters and a son, along with family, friends, and loved ones who are now mourning an unimaginable loss.

A GoFundMe has been created to help support Natalie’s family during this incredibly difficult time. If you are able to donate, please consider doing so. If you cannot donate, sharing the fundraiser can also make a difference. 🙏🏽❤️

🔗 GoFundMe link in comments & story

Bridgeport Strong sends our deepest condolences to Natalie’s children, family, and everyone who knew and loved her. May she rest peacefully. 🕊️

📣 Parents of 11th & 12th graders — check this out!The Youth Entrepreneurial Leadership Training (YELT) program is now re...
09/23/2026

📣 Parents of 11th & 12th graders — check this out!

The Youth Entrepreneurial Leadership Training (YELT) program is now recruiting for its Fall 2026 session, and there is no cost to participate.

Students will gain hands-on experience in entrepreneurship, business planning, financial literacy, mentorship, and more.

💰 Students can receive a $700 stipend upon completing the program
🏆 Plus, teams will have a chance to win up to $2,000

Open to high school juniors and seniors attending schools in Bridgeport, Stratford, Trumbull, and Fairfield.

📅 Program begins October 13, 2026
📍 CT State Community College Housatonic

Seats are filling up, so parents — share this with a student who could benefit!

🔗 Apply here:
https://forms.gle/S3QzwDPQN9D9HHzz8

Please share to help spread the word! 💚

🎉 FREE Family Fun in Bridgeport! 🎉Join Wakeman Boys & Girls Club, Bridgeport Caribe Youth Leaders & Southwest Community ...
09/18/2026

🎉 FREE Family Fun in Bridgeport! 🎉

Join Wakeman Boys & Girls Club, Bridgeport Caribe Youth Leaders & Southwest Community Health Center for Day for Kids / Día de los Niños!

📅 Saturday, September 19
⏰ 11 AM–3 PM
📍 595 Madison Avenue, Bridgeport

Sports clinics, games, inflatables, food trucks, music, free backpacks while supplies last, and more! 🎒🎶

FREE & open to the whole family! Advance registration is requested. ❤️💙

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