Letters to the Darien Times: Week of Dec. 11
Dec. 18, 2020
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Person-to-Person grateful for donations during tough year
To the Editor:
Thanksgiving this year looked very different without extended family and friends at the table. Record numbers of our neighbors, almost a quarter of all Connecticut residents, are struggling to put food on the table. The need has never been greater, and our community rose to the challenge during this extraordinary November by sharing the harvest: an act that epitomizes the Thanksgiving tradition of expressing gratitude.
Person-to-Person (P2P) wishes to express our heartfelt thanks to all those who shared their bounty with others, particularly during this very difficult time for those we serve. The Connecticut Food Bank, Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County, Walter Stewart Markets, families of Hindley Elementary School and Stew Leonard’s provided an additional 500 turkeys, allowing P2P to feed over 1,000 Fairfield County familie
Written by HH
To the editor:
As we move toward a more educated and engaged future, we clergy of Darien are proud to stand alongside The Thriving Youth Task Force and The Community Fund of Darien to support the vision of the “Our Darien” campaign, which seeks to equip families to be part of the solution to reduce binge drinking and, ultimately, see our youth fully live into all they were created to be.
With the onset of Covid-19, there has never before been such a desire for belonging and community. So many issues that have been swept under the rug before are now coming to light. The reality is that many youth are now facing a whole new set of constantly changing challenges, exacerbated by the pandemic. Now more than ever students are asking, “Why do I matter?” As clergy we seek to provide safe spaces for students to connect with themselves, one another and mentors who will support their holistic formation as spiritually active, mentally resilient and physically healt