FARM TO FAMILIES FOOD BOX DISTRIBUTION

MONDAY, MAY 3rd, MAY 10thMay 17th & MAY 24th

10:30 to 12:30 pm OR UNTIL WE RUN OUT

GRISWOLD SENIOR CENTER/TOWN HALL

22 SOULE ST, JEWETT CITY

Please enter through Senior Center parking lot

Fresh Produce, Protein, Non-Perishables and more

 

Food box is free

No paperwork necessary

First-come first-serve or until we run out 

Please remain in your car

Please open your trunk    

Please wear a mask

 

 

Mother’s Day Facts

  1. More calls are made on Mother’s Day than any other day of the year.
  2. Mother’s Day is celebrated all over the world.
  3. One of the earliest Mother’s Day celebrations was in Ancient Greece.
  4. Woodrow Wilson signed Mother’s Day into law in 1914.
  5. The most popular gift for Mother’s Day is the greeting card.
  6. Carnations have a special meaning on Mother’s Day.

 

TVCCA CAFÉ MEALS & MEALS ON WHEELS

TVCCA IS NOW OFFERING  FROZEN GRAB-N-GO CAFÉ MEALS

NOW AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP ON MONDAYS

PLEASE CALL YOUR SENIOR CENTER  TO REGISTER AND PICK UP A  MONTHLY MENU.

(MEALS CONSIST OF 5 FROZEN MEALS, 1 QUART OF 1% MILK, WHOLE WHEAT BREAD, BUTTER AND FRUIT CUPS)

Suggested donation of $3.00 per meal

GRISWOLD SENIOR CENTER:    (860) 376-2604

 

TVCCA RSVP PROGRAM IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS

TVCCA Retired Senior Volunteer Program is looking for volunteers aged 55 and older. RSVP offers volunteers the opportunity to positively impact their community by participating in visiting or shopping for a senior, veteran or disabled person living independently. Volunteer on your own schedule and hours. Help a senior, veteran or a disabled person living on their own.

 

SATURDAY, MAY 22nd- Yard Sale

9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM

If you would like to donate any items for the yard sale please drop it off on Thursday, May 20th & May 21st.

All proceeds go toward the New Senior Center.

 

MAY 3rd from 6AM TO 8 PM- BOROUGH OF JEWETT CITY MAY ELECTION

When you go to the polling place, please wear a mask, keep social distancing and have your currant ID ready. If you need an application for an absentee ballot, please contact the Clerk or go to griswold-ct.org, go to FORMS and download the application. Please put completed original

Application/ballot in the mail or drop box on the side of the Town Hall.

Location:  GRISWOLD TOWN HALL

28 MAIN ST, MAIN MEETING ROOM

 

Elderly and Totally Disabled Tax Relief Program

The application filing period for the Elderly and totally Disabled Tax Relief Program is from February 1 thru May 15, 2021.

Please be aware that the IRS has issued specific guidance about the 2020 stimulus payments and have stated that these payments are not categorized as income, therefore, any economic stimulus payments received during calendar year 2020 WILL NOT count as income for these tax relief programs.

Qualifying income guidelines for the Elderly and Totally Disabled Tax Relief Program are $37,600 for unmarried individuals and $45,800.00 for married persons.

If you are currently participating in the Homeowner Program and need to reapply, you will receive notice from the Preston Assessor’s Office advising you of that requirement.

Proof of all sources of income including but not limited to Social Security, pensions, interest statements, employment, etc. are required. If you filed Income Tax, a copy of the signed and dated document is necessary to provide as well. It is extremely important that you provide all necessary documentation for the application to be completed.

Due to the COVIC-19 pandemic, the application process will change this year. I will be asking you to drop-off your paperwork in the blue Drop Box located at the front entrance to the Preston Town Hall. I will review your information and contact you by telephone to complete your application. I will arrange a time that is mutually acceptable to have you return to the Preston Town Hall to sign the application(s). At which time, I will return any/all original documents which you have provided.

Please call the office at 860-887-5581 ext. 6 informing me that you dropped off your information at the Town Hall. (if leaving a phone message, please include your name and telephone number. The application process does not begin until February 1st.

HAVE YOU RECEIVED YOUR VACCINE?

DO YOU NEED HELP  SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT FOR A COVID-19 VACINATION SHOT? 

GIVE US A CALL AT 860-376-2604

WE CAN HELP YOU!