BRIDGEPORT
Mayor Finch signs BCAC Children’s Bill of Rights for Education
Mayor Bill Finch has enthusiastically endorsed the Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition’s Children’s Bill of Rights for Education. The Bill of Rights offers ten key principles for the Bridgeport schools to ensure a quality education for all students. The Mayor met with members of the BCAC Board of Directors and staff on Friday (Jan. Full Story
City receives $15,000 grant for Financial Literacy Education
The City of Bridgeport has been awarded a $15,000 DollarWI$E Innovation Grant from the U.S. Conference of Mayors to help students learn about financial literacy. Full Story
DANBURY
A Young People’s Concert: The Thrill of the Orchestra
The Danbury Music Centre invites you to attend a free concert featuring the Danbury Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, January 29, 2012, at 3pm, in Ives Concert Hall. Ives Concert Hall is located in White Hall, on the mid town campus of Western Connecticut State University, on the corner of Fifth Avenue and White Street. Full Story
Women’s Center Annual Breakfast February 8th
The Women’s Center’s 4th Annual “Hearts of Hope” Breakfast to be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 7:30-9:00 a.m., at the Fox Hill Inn in Brookfield, will feature local Bullying Prevention Advocate Deborah Zegas Berman as this year’s special guest speaker. Full Story
Local restaurants serve up early learning tips
The next time you visit a Danbury dining establishment with your young children, there may be more than good food on the menu. Local restaurants are teaming up with Danbury’s Promise for Children Partnership and the United Way of Western Connecticut to help prepare Danbury’s children for kindergarten by distributing “Let’s Get Ready for Kindergarten” placemats. Full Story
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