Ways to support local organizations and neighbors
November 12 · 6:00–8:30 PM · St. Bernard Church Hall, Rockville · Free admission · Soup tasting, teacup raffle, silent auction and student-made bowls · Benefits Cornerstone programs · “Volunteers are the Foundation of Cornerstone”
Holiday food and Adopt-a-Family children’s gifts · Recipient and Adopt-a-Family donor applications due October 30 · Holiday food donations: November 12–13 and December 9–11 at 120 Lake Street · Recipient applications by appointment at 1712 Main Street (first floor) · 860-742-5324 · See both flyers for times and donation details
October · Help Headliners’ Breast Buddies team support Susan G. Komen · A donation of $5 or more enters you to win a raffle basket · Scan the flyer’s QR code for the team donation page
October 16 & 17, 10:00 AM–4:45 PM; October 18, 1:00–4:45 PM · Hall Memorial Library, Ellington · Second-floor meeting room · All purchases by donation · Friends of Hall Memorial Library
Stafford · Donate sensory-friendly items to help fill Halloween treat bags for children at Adelbrook. Suggested items include fidgets, bouncy balls, textured toys, pop-its, crafts and card games. The flyer does not list a deadline or drop-off location.
November 12, 2026 · 5:00 PM · Rocking Horse Bar & Grill, 57 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon · $30 at the door includes bingo and BBQ dinner · Cash bar and raffle basket · All proceeds benefit the Tunnel to Towers Foundation · RSVP: 860-993-4898
Vernon resident Afia Chaudhry is raising $500 with The Borgen Project to support its work addressing global poverty. Learn more or contribute through her fundraising page.
October 17 · 2:00–4:00 PM · 326 Taft Pond Road, Pomfret · $5 per person ages 2+ · Proceeds benefit the nurses’ cabin rehabilitation
Saturday, December 5 · Valley Falls Park, Vernon · Take the plunge solo or with a team to help local families afford summer camp. Register by November 2 with a donation of at least $15 to receive an event T-shirt. Business sponsorships are available. Vernon Parks and Recreation · 860-870-3520
Support local farms and food by sponsoring the Storrs Farmers Market · Email storrsfarmersmarket@gmail.com
October 21 · Blackledge Country Club, Hebron · Benefiting Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network · Golfer registration closes October 16
October 18 · 11:00 AM–1:00 PM · Rough Cut Cider House, Tolland · Benefiting the Candice Corcione Memorial Fund
$20 donation · All proceeds benefit the Community Voice Channel fundraiser
