Join Filling in the Blanks for the Unite to Fight Virtual 5k

Anytime between April 25 and April 30, anywhere! 

Filling in the Blanks fights childhood hunger by providing children in need with meals on the weekends. Since the pandemic started last March, food insecurity rates have skyrocketed. This run/walk event will raise valuable funds to help Filling in the Blanks restock their inventory, allowing them to continue to be a resource families can count on-feeding local children in need. Click HERE to learn more about this event. 

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New Canaan CARES presents Narcan Virtual Training

April 20 at 7:00 PM

Learn how you can save a life. Attendees will receive a free Narcan kit with Narcan nasal spray. Free training will cover: the opioid epidemic; how to prevent an overdose; how to recognize warning signs and symptoms; how to administer Narcan (Naloxone); and current protective legislation in CT Local resources & services. In partnership with The Hub. For more information and to register, click HERE. 

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New Canaan CARES presents A Modern Approach to Feeding Your Family

April 20 at 9:30 AM, South School

Join pediatric dietitian Jill Castle in this engaging presentation. Parents will learn tips on what to feed, how to feed, and ways to bring joy back to feeding your family! Topics will include meal planning, healthy snacks, food balance, good role modeling and messaging around food. Click HERE for more information and to register. 

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NC Rams Booster Summer Sports Camp Registration

The NC Rams All Sports Booster Club offers sports camps for New Canaan youth in Grades K-8. These camps provide tremendous instruction, great conditioning, and loads of pure fun, while enhancing their skills in a variety of sports. Offerings range from Saxe's own Ben Young All Sports Camps to individual sport camps in Basketball, Softball, Soccer, Field Hockey, and Tennis. Click HERE for schedules and registration information.

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Summer Camp at The New Canaan Nature Center

The New Canaan Nature Center is excited to introduce its Sustainable STEAM program this summer. Come and explore what you can do to help the environment thrive while building Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) skills. All children will be meeting daily with NCNC Handwork Specialist to complete projects such as sewing, carving, knitting, felting, natural dying and much much more. They will offer engineering and land stewardship projects for the full day classes! Day Camp: June 1- Aug 13; ages 3-5 years (half day), ages 4-10 years (full day). Adventure Camp: June 21 - Aug 6; ages 11-13. Click HERE for more information. 

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Scouts BSA Troop 45 Spring Invitation

Are you a 5th Grader or older?  A current or former Cub Scout?  A friend of a Troop 45 Scout?  Would you like to learn how to: Whittle with a pocket knife? Navigate with a compass?  Shoot with rifles and arrows?

If so, we invite you to join our Scouts at any of our Troop’s Spring 2021 outdoor activities:

• Sunday, April 18, Rifle Shooting and Scoutcraft practice at Hoyt Scout Reservation

• Saturday, May 1, Scouts Trash the Trash Day at Waveny Park

Email Scoutmaster Steve Prostor at sprostor.troop45@gmail.com for details.