TOWN OF NEW FAIRFIELD, CT RALLIES IN SUPPORT OF HURRICANE SANDY’S VICTIMS: FUNDRAISER ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH!
IT’S HARD NOT TO BE TOUCHED BY THE STORIES OF HURRICANE SANDY’S DESTRUCTION AND THE RESULTING HUMAN SUFFERING, ALL SO CLOSE TO HOME. ALTHOUGH THE TOWN OF NEW FAIRFIELD HAS HAD ITS SHARE OF HARDSHIPS, MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF LOSING POWER, OR EVEN FALLEN BRANCHES DAMAGING OUR PROPERTIES, IT IS RELATIVELY MINOR COMPARED TO THE DEVASTATION THE HURRICANE CAUSED THOSE CLOSER TO THE SHORE.
ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, THE COFFEE HOUSE OF NEW FAIRFIELD WILL DONATE ITS PROCEEDS FROM THAT EVENING’S PERFORMANCE TO THE HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORT. 
THE NEW FAIRFIELD COFFEE HOUSE IS A SELF-SUSTAINING PROGRAM RUN BY THE NEW FAIRFIELD PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT AND OPERATES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SENIOR CENTER. IT IS LOCATED ATH THE SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER AT 33 ROUTE 37.
THIS SATURDAYS PERFORMANCE WILL FEATURE TWO YOUNG ARTISTS, PJ PACIFICO AND AMY BLACK. PJ, A LOCAL CONNECTICUT FOLK SINGER/SONG WRITER WILL OPEN, TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE FEATURED ARTIST, AMY BLACK OF BOSTON, WHO IS ALSO A SINGER AND SONGWRITER AND CURRENTLY ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT YOUNG PERFORMERS IN NEW ENGLAND.
COME OUT TO HEAR THESE TALENTED YOUNG PEOPLE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS TO HELP THOSE IN NEED. DOORS OPEN AT 6:45, SHOW STARTS AT 7:30 PM; ADMISSION IS $10.00. THE COFFEE HOUSE ALSO SERVES HOT MEALS, BEVERAGES, DESSERTS AND COFFEE AT MODEST PRICES.
OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS IN NEW FAIRFIELD HAVE ALSO ORGANIZED COLLECTION EFFORTS: YESTERDAY, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF FIRST SELECTMAN, JOHN HODGE AND WITH THE HELP OF NUMEROUS VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS, A TRUCK FULL OF BADLY NEEDED SUPPLIES (TOILETRIES, DIAPERS, WIPES, PAPER AND CLEANING PRODUCTS, ETC.) LEFT FOR THE RED HOOK SECTION OF BROOKLYN.
VILLAGE HARDWARE AND BRIGHT BEGINNINGS IN NEW FAIRFIELD ALSO ORGANIZED COLLECTIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE RELIEF EFFORT. WE ARE ALL PART OF A LARGE COMMUNITY HELPING EACH OTHER TO COPE WITH ADVERSITY - ONE BIG HUMAN VILLAGE. LET THERE BE LIGHTS, FOOD, WARM SHELTER AND COMFORT FOR ALL.
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