In an innovative twist on conventional fundraising, the Windsor community will have the opportunity to raise money for Windsor High School simply by test driving a new Ford vehicle. For every participant who takes an all-new Flex or Focus, Edge or other Ford vehicle for a spin during the Cruise 4 UR School event on September 13, Ford and Bill Selig Ford will donate $20 (up to a total of $6,000) to Windsor High School football booster club. 

Not only is this a great opportunity to generate much-needed funding for school activities, but it is also the perfect time to check out the newest Ford product lineup, which features new cars, trucks and crossovers loaded with cutting-edge safety, quality and design innovations. These are the same advancements that helped Ford earn the most top-quality vehicle ratings in the industry, according to J.D. Power and Associates’ Initial Quality Study. 

Additionally, some of the models available will feature Ford’s exclusive new SYNC technology, a fully integrated, voice-activated communication and entertainment system that works with most digital media players and Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones. 

To participate in this exciting opportunity, and to get a firsthand look at Ford’s newest vehicles, interested individuals should visit Bill Selig Ford at 801 Bloomfield Avenue in Windsor between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm on Saturday September 13.  Along with the fundraiser, there will be a bake sale and concessions.  All proceeds from these sales will benefit the booster club as well.   

Ford Motor Company recognizes that schools need to raise funds to support their extracurricular activities. Cruise 4 UR School program was developed as a unique and exciting way to engage the local community and support their fund-raising efforts. Since launching in December of 2007, more than one hundred Cruise 4 UR School events have taken place nationwide, raising thousands of dollars to support sporting and extracurricular activities.

The Berlin Chamber of Commerce  presents “Family Health & Safety Day” on  Saturday, September 13th,   from 9 am to 1 pm at the Berlin Farmers’ Market in the Berlin Stop & Shop Plaza on Massirio Dr. The event will feature area businesses offering ideas for a healthy and safe lifestyle.  The Berlin Farmers’ Market already showcases area vendors who promote gardening, a healthy diet through local produce, products, artisan breads, eco-friendly products, hand made crafts, music and more. Along with area health oriented businesses, the event will feature the Kensington Rotary Club Amber Alert Photo ID session, the Berlin Police Dept. on hand for a car seat safety check, New Britain Rock Cats “Rocky” and McGruff the Crime Dog.  For more information, call the Berlin Chamber of Commerce at 860-829-1033.

On September 13, 2008, Living Word Ministries (West Haven, CT) will once again invite the youth from the entire state of Connecticut to compete in the Hoops 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament. The event is an effort to provide a fun, safe, competitive basketball tournament that will challenge kids to live above the rim! Our guest speaker is James Jones, Yale University's Men's Varsity Basketball Coach. Boys and girls ages (8-11) - (12-14) - (15-19) are welcome to participate. All players will receive a HOOPS T-shirt and gift bag. First and second place teams will receive a prize too! The entrance fee is $10 for each player, and a team may have up to four players. If your team comes in First Place each player will receive up to $50 in gifts. There will be a 3-point shooting contest, a skills contest for all levels. Offical NBA gear that was donated by the leauge will be awarded to other winners. The last day to pre-register is Friday, September 5. Game day registration is $15 per player, if space is still available.

Each artist has developed a thematic line, which is far from the descriptive style; it shows the essence and depth of beings and myths, topics and concerns of the men of all times, of universal men. They are especially interested in uncovering endless material expressions. Their purpose is to discover innovative and unusual factors which are potentially in the elements chosen for their work.

“These artists possess the faculty of making people perceive the micro-cosmos lodged in the abstract spaces of reality. It is as if they wished to look for inspiration in the text provided by nature."

 

Stamford Theatre Works presents Defiance by John Patrick Shanley

Directed by Patricia R. Floyd

Jan. 28 - Feb. 15

Set in 1971 in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, two U.S. Marine officers, one black and one white, are on a collision course over power, responsibility, and an affair with an enlisted man's wife. Performances on Tuesdays though Saturdays at 8 p.m.; matinees Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.; first Sunday and first Tuesday at 7 p.m. Tickets $25 to $43.

Stamford Theatre Works, 200 Strawberry Hill Ave. (campus of Sacred Heart Academy), Stamford.
www.stamfordtheatreworks.org / Box office: 203-359-4414