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 own, with 100% of the proceeds donated to United Services Children and Family programs.

Along with the flowers, the event features free hay rides (from noon to 4 p.m.), free children’s activities, along with the orchard’s usual assortment of “pick-your-own” activities, including apple picking.

All proceeds will benefit United Services Children and Family Programs: These include:

  • One of the busiest Child Guidance Clinics in the state, providing trauma-informed and trauma-focused mental health services for children and adolescents.
  • Family Programs, including parent education, support groups such as Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, and crisis intervention.
  • The region’s only Domestic Violence Program, providing 24/7/365 emergency crisis, shelter and supportive services to women and children.
  • Wraparound clinical care and support services for Autism Spectrum Disorders at the Center for Autism.
  • Youth Service Bureau and Juvenile Review Board, coordinating youth service programs and juvenile justice intervention.

For more information on United Services, call 860-774-2020, visit www.UnitedServicesCT.org.

About United Services, Inc.

United Services, Inc. is a private, non-profit and comprehensive behavioral health center, creating healthy communities throughout northeast Connecticut for nearly 50 years through mental health and social service programs, chemical abuse treatment, domestic violence programs, and community behavioral health prevention and education programs.  With 12 locations and a staff of over 250, United Services operates more than 30 separate behavioral health programs, including the only domestic violence shelter for women and children in the region.  United Services is also the designated Youth Service Bureau in 10 towns within its service area, and its Center for Autism has recently brought specialized treatment and programs for children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their families to eastern Connecticut and surrounding areas.  United Services, Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.  To learn more, visit www.UnitedServicesCT.org.