LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Diane Barston, program assistant, left, and Ali Ramsteck, director of Darien Human Services with all the donations and fifth grade students from Ox Ridge Elementary School.
Darien Human Services grateful to Ox Ridge fifth grade community
To the Editor:
The following letter was sent ot Kadi Lublin and Jenn Sherman. It is reprinted here at the authors’ request.
I wanted to thank you, the fifth grade students of Ox Ridge, their parents and the staff for your donation of home goods to Darien Human Services. We were overwhelmed with your generosity and were completely caught off guard when four SUV’s pulled up to Town Hall jam-packed with household items. With your help, we were able to meet the essential needs of Darien residents during the holidays and into the new year.
We are extremely lucky to live in a town like Darien with community-minded people like you. The enthusiasm of your students was contagious and the looks of pride as they unpacked item after item from the cars was priceless! Your outreach and support makes me feel hopeful that we will get through the next challenging months together.
Wishing you and the children and families of Ox Ridge School a happy and, above all, healthy 2021.
With our deepest gratitude
Ali Ramsteck, LCSW Director
At Home in Darien releases Out & About newsletter
To the Editor:
In the next few days, all Darien residents should find the latest issue of Out & About, the At Home In Dari-en newsletter, in their mailboxes.
The mission of At Home in Darien is to keep seniors engaged and connected to the community. We hope that you will read our newsletter to learn more about how we make this happen for you or someone you know.
Our winter 2021 issue shares how we are providing important services to seniors at this time. It also delivers interesting information from the presentation Where Anger, Anxiety and Ageism Intersect with the Pandemic, given at the At Home In Darien 2020 Annual Meeting by guest speaker Marie Allen, the Executive Director of the Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging.
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions or would simply like another copy of Out & About, please call Gina Blum, the Executive Director at 203-655-2227. You can also stop by and pick up a copy at our office at Darien Town Hall, 2 Renshaw Road, or visit our web site, www.AtHomeIn-Darien.org to read it online. We look forward to hearing from you.
Peter Sosnow Vice President, At Home In Darien