Woman's Club of Danbury/New Fairfield

04/03/2020

Association of Religious Communities (ARC)

Good News! As of Wed, people from all emergency shelters in Danbury were being housed in the gym at Danbury War Memorial. Following, State funding was secured for the City and all 80 people were bused to Super 8 where they'll stay for the foreseeable future. This arrangement helps "flatten the curve" within the homeless population & also between people from the homeless and housed populations.

Next:
Homeless at Super 8 need … to Eat!

Volunteers needed to pickup food at
13 Park Place in Danbury & drop off at 7am
at Super 8 Hotel (3 Lake Ave Ext, D'bury)
If you can help, pls contact Cooper Mead at
(475) 289-1145 or [email protected]

03/29/2020

At the direction of Governor Lamont and the Connecticut Department of Public Health, the State of Connecticut has activated a framework for donations of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer’s body from injury or infection that are utilized by people providing healthcare services.

Members of the public, businesses, and philanthropic organizations that are able to donate these vital materials are urged to contact the state by filling out the online form located at www.211ct.org/DonationsCOVID19.

The state is partnering with the nonprofit organization United Way 2-1-1 of Connecticut to collect this information, and they will work to ensure that these generous donations can get to the appropriate hospitals and long-term care facilities.

The specific items being requested at this time by the state at this time includes:

· N95 Respirators

· Face Masks/Surgical Masks

· Face Shields

· Surgical Gowns

· Gloves (nitrile, or non-latex)

· Thermometers

· Thermometer Covers (if applicable to type of thermometer)

· Hand Sanitizer

· Other Medical Items

03/08/2020

Arbor Day is April 24th. Join with the Woman's Club of Danbury/New Fairfields Conservation Committee as they plant a tree in Danbury, CT

03/08/2020

WCDNF Embraced Women’s Heart Health Awareness Day

The Woman’s Club of Danbury/New Fairfield embraced Women’s Heart Health Awareness Day. Dr. Carol Gemayel-Barra of Western Connecticut Health Network spoke to 120 women decked out in red about heart health at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. A high resting heart rate predicts heart risk in midlife women. Check your heart rate first thing in the morning. According to a Harvard Medical School, a woman with a resting heart rate above 76 beats per minute are 26% more likely to have a heart attack or die from one than a woman with a resting heart rate of 62 beats per minute or less.
Left to right: S Macauley, J DiCerbo, Dr. Carol Gemayel-Barra, G Chulkovs

03/06/2020

Stay safe from coronavirus and flu!

Homemade Hand Sanitizer

2/3 cup 99% rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) or ethanol.

1/3 cup aloe vera gel--preferably without additives

8-10 drops essential oil, optional (such as lavender, vanilla, peppermint, grapefruit)

Bowl and spoon.

Funnel.

Recycled liquid soap or hand sanitizer bottle.

Mix alcohol and aloe vera - add another spoonful of one or the other to make the solution either thinner or thicker, if you feel that is needed.

Add oil one drop at a time. After 8 drops, check fragrance. Add more if needed.

02/14/2020

WCDNF wishes all to have a love filled day.

02/08/2020

Woman’s Club of Danbury/New Fairfield and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs Takes the Challenge to Help Raise People Up From Poverty with Shoes

The General Federation of Women’s Club’s challenged women’s clubs in the United States to donate 1,000 pairs of shoes to people in developing countries. As part of the GFWC 2018-2020 Seven Grand Initiatives, the Woman’s Club of Danbury/New Fairfield took the challenge and donated over 400 pairs of shoes to Soles4Souls. Why? Because it makes a difference for children and adults like Luc and his family. Luc is an 11-year old who lives in the mountains in Guatemala. With a rough terrain, Lucas could barely leave his village or attend school because he had no shoes. Living on $1.90/day, Luc was destined to remain in extreme poverty. The opportunity was so great, Luc walked in rough terrain for 90 minutes to get new shoes from Sole4Souls. The real opportunity wasn’t just the shoes. It was returning to school where Luc could be with his friends, learn and grow. And, it doesn’t stop there. Families start micro-enterprise businesses by providing shoes to others, allowing families to earn sufficient income to feed their families, provide shelter and education.

02/07/2020

Personal Chef and Member Rody Manousakis Near presents “Healthy Eating at the General Meeting on January 28, 2020 at the Amber Room Colonnade.

02/07/2020

Women’s Club of Danbury/New Fairfield fostered collaboration with Dorothy Day and the United Methodist Church for Martin Luther King Day of Service project

The Women’s Club of Danbury/New Fairfield, the United Methodist Church and Dorothy Day collaborated to provide 100 nutritious sandwiches on January 27, 2020 for the Dorothy Day Hospitality House lunch program. The project, coordinated by Sheila Macauley of WCDNF and Lynn Taborsak of Dorothy Day, is part of a national effort of the Greater Federation of Women’s Clubs to fulfill 1,000 service projects for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.

01/03/2020

01/03/2020

WCDNF was recognized at the Daily Bread ribbon cutting for our grant to install a sink and plumbing.

01/03/2020

The Bag Ladies! As part of their Freshman Project, a group of 14 new members decided to be Bag Ladies. They will be collecting bags for local Food Banks. These bags come in handy for packing up food for distribution days at their centers. What a creative solution to the desperate need for reusable gabs!