Free, Family Friendly event to benefit local Children and Family Programs Pomfret, CT – Lapsley Orchard is set to host its 15th annual Sunflowers for Kids event on Sunday, September 1st from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The orchard’s end-of-summer bounty of sunflowers and wildflowers will be harvested and sold in bunches, or available for guests to pick their [...]
Putnam’s Rotary Park was packed Saturday June 8 with local residents and families enjoying the gorgeous day and the free family event, Particle Accelerator: A Day of Music and Hope. In its 13th year, Particle Accelerator is an annual benefit concert that raises awareness for suicide and depression and funds for United Services. Saturday’s concert raised just over $10,000 [...]
United Services is once again offering local residents the opportunity to support critical children and family programs and enjoy a fun night of St. Paddy’s fun at their 18th Annual Irish Night, to be held Friday, March 15 at The Mansion at Bald Hill in Woodstock. Irish Night includes a gourmet corned beef and cabbage dinner, with fish and vegetarian [...]
Following the tragic suicide of their son on his birthday in May of 2007, Grace Young and Jack Young Sr. of Putnam sought to turn their grief into a positive event that would honor Jack Jr.’s memory and love of music while helping to raise awareness of and support for mental health and suicide prevention. With the resulting benefit [...]
Nearly $9,000 Raised for United Services at 7th Annual Free Music Festival Held in Memory of Local Musician, the Legendary Jack Young, Jr. Organizers of the annual benefit music festival Particle Accelerator: A Day of Music and Hope have announced that this year’s festival, held on June 8 at Rotary Park in Putnam, has raised a record $9,000 to support [...]