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Community
Newtown Nonprofit Council Volunteer Fair
Volunteers are needed! Join a project team to create the next Newtown Nonprofit Volunteer Fair to connect local residents with local nonprofits and service-focused organizations. Core volunteer fair team members will begin planning in May. Contact Lily Mac Hugh at [email protected] to get involved, more details to come soon! The Newtown Nonprofit Council (NNC) is […]
Newtown School Events – May 2023
Please join us in celebrating the arts in the Newtown Public Schools and the next generation of aspiring artists and stars amongst us. The exhibits, productions and concerts taking place in our schools demonstrate the growth of all students throughout the year as they continue to develop and master skills specific to each art form […]
World War I Commemoration & Encampment
Fairfield Hills 3 Primrose Street, Newtown, CT, United StatesThe Newtown Historical Society, in partnership with the Museum of Connecticut Library of Hartford and the 2nd Governor's Horse Guard of Newtown, will host a World War I Commemoration & Encampment on May 13, 2023 from 9 am to 4 pm on the Horse Guard’s Grounds at 4 Wildlife Drive, Newtown, in remembrance of the […]
Nunnawauk Meadows Resident Association Annual Tag and Bake Sale
3 Nunnawauk Meadows Newtown, CT Baked goods, household and garden items, glassware, dishes, handbags, small appliances, and other miscellaneous items will be available.
Paper Shredding Event
FONS will be co-hosting a Paper Shredding Event with Newtown Savings Bank. For a small fee you can securely dispose of your confidential documents. All proceeds to benefit FONS. Seniors pay $5 per box; all others $10 per box to securely dispose of confidential documents. Please remove any paper clips from documents. If you have […]
Newtown Historical Society Open House
Matthew Curtiss House 44 Main Street, Newtown, CTThe event will include a friendly and informative tour of this historic house by the docents as well as games inside and out that recreate those partaken by children and adults during Colonial times. Visitors, for example, can learn all about the outdoor game of Graces, also known as French Hoops, where two players stand […]
Newtown Historical Society Tag Sale
Matthew Curtiss House 44 Main Street, Newtown, CTBuyers will find a host of community-donated items including antiques and collectables, furniture, kitchen items, home décor, sports equipment, toys, and books. The rain date is June 24, 2023. No Early Birds! To prepare for the tag sale, the Newtown Historical Society is asking the community to please drop off antiques, small furniture, and collectables […]
Red Cross Blood Drive
Newtown Congregational Church 14 West Street, Newtown, CTHelp fill the gap and save lives by donating blood during this busy holiday season. Need is soaring but May donations fell 26,000 donations short of meeting patient needs. To schedule, please visit redcrossblood.org (enter 5320), scan the poster QR code with a smartphone (enter 5320), or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
FONS Picnic In The Park
Dickinson Park 50 Elm Drive, Newtown, CT, United States“Picnic in the Park” (bring your picnic supper and a chair), 5:30 – 6:30 pm at the Dickinson Memorial Park Bandshell, followed by a Free concert sponsored by the Newtown Parks & Recreation Department, 6:30 – 8 pm at 50 Elm Drive & Brushy Hill Road. THERE IS AMPLE FREE PARKING AND TOILET FACILITIES ARE […]
Senior Center Open House & Health Fair
Newtown Senior Center 8 Simpson, Newtown, CT, United StatesThursday, July 20, from 10 am – 1 pm at the Senior Center. Stop by and say hello at the FONS table. Our volunteers would love to chat with you and answer any questions concerning FONS and the work we do and great activities and events we have coming up. FONS is also sponsoring the […]
FONS Picnic In The Park
Dickinson Park 50 Elm Drive, Newtown, CT, United StatesPicnic in the Park” (bring your picnic supper and a chair), 5:30 – 6:30 pm at the Dickinson Memorial Park Bandshell, followed by a Free concert sponsored by the Newtown Parks & Recreation Department, 6:30 – 8 pm at 50 Elm Drive & Brushy Hill Road. THERE IS AMPLE FREE PARKING AND TOILET FACILITIES ARE […]
Salvation Army Christmas in July
Have fun ringing a Red Kettle Bell during this essential annual fundraiser. It's great fun (dress in costume if you like) and 90% of proceeds stay in Newtown. SIGN UP HERE Ringers ring for one or more 1-hour slots around Newtown. Thank you! Have a JOLLY GOOD TIME!