Interest and Service Groups
Art Guild of Middletown
The Art Guild of Middletown was formed to foster and encourage art and the development of the visual artists in the Middletown area by developing quality programs to bring artists together, by providing venues for the artists to exhibit their work and by providing art instruction and workshops in drawing and painting and related visual arts. The guild meets once per month on a Thursday evening in the fellowship hall of the Middlefield Federated Church. Meetings usually include demonstrations.
Art Guild of Middletown,
PO Box 205, Middletown, CT 06457
Web site www.middletownartguild.org
Bob Spooner, president, bspooner@yahoo.com (860) 346-6546
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Business Networking International
The local chapter of Business Networking International conducts its weekly meeting in the United Churches of Durham Fellowship Hall, Main Street in Durham, at 7:30 a.m. on Fridays. To learn more, contact Kirk Hagert at (860) 349-5626.
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Cause for Paws
P.O. Box 420, Durham CT 06422
(860) 349-0410 or e-mail ctcauseforpaws@yahoo.com
Cause For Paws is a small rescue group that will trap, alter, vaccinate and release adult feral cats in Durham and Middlefield. Using an in-home volunteer foster care system they test, treat and socialize all kittens brought in from cat colonies and then place these kittens in new permanent homes. Their focus is on the feral and strays from the towns of Durham and Middlefield and they do not have the capacity to take in adult cats.
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Cogin-Chuggers
The Cogin-Chuggers square dance club holds dances on the second and fifth Fridays at Brewster School, Tuttle Road, Durham. Dances are 8-10:30 p.m., with rounds throughout the evening. For more information on beginner lessons or directions, call Alicia Morse at (860) 349-8084.
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Durham Fair Association
Main Street, P.O. Box 225 Durham
(860) 349-9495
For information e-mail to secretary@durhamfair.com
The Durham Fair will be held from Sept. 26-28.
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Durham Fair Foundation
The Durham Fair Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1996 by the Durham Fair Association. The Foundation's mission is to preserve and promote Connecticut's agricultural heritage, history, rural life and the Durham Fair by sponsoring educational events and programs. Donations to the Durham Fair Foundation are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information, including memorial donations, gifts and bequests, write to: The Durham Fair Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 642 Durham, CT 06422. Len Baginski is president, (860) 349-3305.
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Durham Garden Club
P. O. Box 105, Durham, Maria Nilson, president, (860) 349-5156
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Durham Historical Society
P.O. Box 345, Durham
Durhamhistoricalsociety@hotmail.com
Sarah Atwell, president, (860) 716-5497
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Durham Lions
Jay Huntington, president, (860) 349-9235
Durham Lions meet on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Time Out Taverne.
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Durham/Middlefield Exchange Club
Web site dmexchangeclub.com
E-mail: dmexchange@hotmail.com
Durham/Middlefield Exchange Club
P.O. Box 281
Durham, CT 06422-0281
Contact: Peter Cascini (860) 349-2309, pcascini@comcast.net
Exchange, America's Service Club, is a group of men and women working together to make our communities better places to live through programs of service and its national project, the Prevention of Child Abuse.
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Durham Woman's Club, Inc.
General meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month.
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Gaylord Cancer Survivors Group
Support group for cancer survivors and their caregivers. Contact Vena Sutherland at (860) 349-3443. Meetings first Wednesday of each month in the Chauncey House at Gaylord in Wallingford, at 6 p.m.
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Kosciuszko Club
168 Main St., Rockfall, phone (860) 346-9521
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Lake Beseck Association
The LBA meets on the third Tuesday of every other month at 7 p.m. in the Middlefield Community Center to discuss social, political and environmental issues concerning the lake and its community. During the summer months, the meetings are occasionally held at the town beach. Everyone is welcome to attend. Lake Beseck Association, P.O. Box 255, Rockfall, CT 06481. President: Dick Boynton (860) 346-6008.
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Levi E. Coe Library Association
The Levi E. Coe Library Association was incorporated in 1893 by a joint resolution of the Connecticut General Assembly. Membership in the association is open to any Middlefield resident. The purpose of the association is to maintain and support the library. Members serve on library committees responsible for fundraising, long-range planning, finance and capital improvements. Members may also serve on the board of directors. The association meets four times a year: January, March, May and the annual meeting in September (all meetings are on the third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m.). If you are interested, contact the library at (860) 349-3857.
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Middlefield Historical Society
Lynette Brayshaw (860) 349-0665, 405 Main St.
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Middlefield Lions Club
Mark Gribko, president, president@middlefield-lions.org. vice president Lynn Johnson membership@middlefield-lions.org. Web site www.Middlefield-lions.org.
Middlefield Lions Club, P.O. Box 1, Middlefield, CT 06455
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Middlefield Women's Club
Members come from all walks of life and of diverse ages. Members are free to give as much time as they can afford. Meetings allow opportunity to enjoy a girls' night out while making worthwhile contributions to the community. The group meets on the first Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at the Middlefield Community Center. Their calendar runs September through June with a summer break.
E-mail to mhamilton27@comcast.net for information.
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Middlesex Chamber of Commerce
The Middlesex Chamber of Commerce holds monthly breakfast meetings that feature a wide variety of speakers, held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell. Monthly business seminars take place every second Tuesday at the Chamber Office.
93 Main St., Middletown, CT 06457
Phone (860) 347-6924, fax: (860) 346-1043 E-mail info@middlesexchamber.com
Local Division meets second Wednesday of each month.
Jim Seagrave, chair for Middlefield
Rachael Savaski, chair for Durham
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Midlea Garden Club
President Linda Betta (860) 349-1428
Second Monday, usually at the library, Secretary Diane Larosa (860) 349-1434
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Moms Club
The MOMS Club® of Middletown, a chapter of the International MOMS Club® (IMC), is a non-profit, non-denominational organization for at-home mothers and their children. This club serves the towns of Middletown, Cromwell, Durham, Rockfall and Middlefield. They offer playgroups, community outings, guest speakers, "Moms Night Out" and much more. Join to make friends for yourself and your children! For more information, e-mail funmomsclub@hotmail.com or visit www.geocities.com/momsclubofmiddletown.
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P.A.L.S.
The Durham Public Library's PALS (Public Association of Library Supporters) supplies most of the funding for the library's special events, new collections and initiatives. Membership is only $10 for an individual and $25 for a family. Annual dues supplement fundraising activities, which include the Taste of Durham and the annual book sale. Please pick up a membership envelope at the library's main desk and become a real PAL of the library today.
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Parents of Performers
POPS is a fundraising organization dedicated to the music programs at Coginchaug High School, including show choir, chorus, concert band and jazz band. This group meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the teachers' lounge at Coginchaug. For more information, contact Cheryl Mather at (860) 349-0793 or Kari Keuhnle at (860) 349-3896.
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Red Hat Society
Red Hat Society, where there is fun after 50 (and before) for women of all walks of life. Red Hatters believe silliness is the comedic relief of life and, since we are all in it together, we might as well join red-gloved hands and go for the gusto. Underneath the frivolity, share a bond of affection, forged by common life experiences and a genuine enthusiasm for wherever life takes us next. Middlefield groups include the Scarlet O'hatters, Queen Mother Betty Ferretti (860) 349-9864; the Ruby Trippers, Queen Mother Dorothy Galgowski (860) 346-3222 and Girls with Hattitude, for the working red hatter, welcoming pink hatters, Queen Mother Antoinette Astle (860) 346 5961 and the Durham Daring Divas, Queen Mother Vena Sutherland (860) 349-3443, also accept pink hatters.
Visit www.RedHatSociety.com for more information.
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Sixty Plus Club
This social and travel club for seniors meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 1 p.m. in the United Churches of Durham, fellowship hall. Contact president Ellie Golschneider at (860) 349-3329 for additional information.
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Special Olympics
The Greater Middletown Special Olympics (GMSO) serves athletes with developmental disabilities in a variety of well-coached Olympic type sports who reside in Durham, Middlefield, Cromwell, East Haddam, East Hampton, Haddam, Middletown and Portland. For information, call Special Olympics Connecticut at 1-800-443-6105, 1-877-660-6667 or online at www.soct.org.
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Willy's Friends
Willy's friends is an organization that promotes the benefits of animal adoption. Send e-mails to Willy@helpwillysfiends.com or visit helpwillysfriends.com for more information.