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‘Who Knew?’ is sponsored by Walter Stewart’s Market. Instagram, in its finite wisdom, recently informed me that “August is the Sunday of summer.” This proclamation struck an ominous chord. The author (okay, the meme-creating chatbot) may have intended to incite a cozy, churchy, Sunday kind of calm, but it gave me a little stab of panic and despair. Have I been to enough baseball games? Played enough Marco Polo?
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Dear Editor,
On August 27th, the ninth annual Community Addiction Awareness Vigil will be held in downtown New Canaan, hosted and organized by The New Canaan Parent Support Group and its dedicated founder, Paul Reinhardt. Nearly half of all Americans have a family member or close friend who has struggled with drug or alcohol addiction. This Vigil is a powerful event in our community, promoting open dialogue and nurturing a culture of empathy and acceptance for those affected by addiction.
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Dear Editor,
I’m reaching out to our New Canaan community with an invitation to join us for something truly meaningful. As summer winds down, I want to draw your attention to an evening that has the power to bring us together in the most important way. As someone who has called New Canaan home for years, working alongside many of you as neighbors and friends, I continue to witness the silent struggles that touch families throughout our community.
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Dear Editor,
Please join me on Wednesday, August 27, when our community will once again gather in New Canaan for the 9th Annual Community Addiction Awareness Vigil. Year after year, this event reminds us that while addiction continues to claim too many lives, recovery is possible, and hope is stronger than despair. The theme of this year’s Vigil is Sharing Stories Saves Lives.
As a young camper, I remember chanting, “I am smart, I am strong, I am special” every day at camp with dozens of other girls and then going home and restating it in the mirror at night. Each morning, I couldn’t wait to go back to camp to see all my friends and the counselors I looked up to, to feel a sense of belonging in the sisterhood of LiveGirl. Now, this summer as a counselor, I was able to give back and help inspire the younger girls and help them feel a part of this phenomenal organization.
LiveGirl, a Connecticut-based non-profit organization founded right here in New Canaan in 2014, is different from any other community I’ve been a part of. Not only do the leaders empower the youth, but they also build relationships that cannot be broken. Camp LiveGirl is an escape from screen time and self-consciousness.