Griffin Hospital recognizes volunteers, awards scholarships
Griffin Hospital honored its volunteers for selflessly giving their time and talents to the hospital at its 2024 Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner held at Sage in Derby recently. A total of 126 hospital volunteers logged more than 20,628 hours last year while serving as ambassadors, candy stripers, bakers, shuttle drivers, soft touch therapy providers, writers of vital patient stories and […]
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Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group
The Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group is designed to provide emotional, educational and social support for caregivers. Program helps participants develop methods and skills to solve problems. Encourages care givers to maintain their own personal, physical and emotional health as well as optimally care for the person with dementia. The group meets on the second and fourth Tuesday each month from […]
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CED Technologies in Shelton Donates $3,500 to The Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital 5K Walk-Run
CED Technologies, Inc., of Shelton, recently donated $3,500 to help area cancer patients receive exceptional care and provide financial relief to patients in need. The donation will support the Annual 5K Walk/Run to benefit The Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital. The 2023 5K Walk/Run had a special tie to CED Technologies as the event’s inspirational survivor speaker, Girard […]
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Griffin Hospital Inpatient Unit Raises $700 for Boys & Girls Club
Caregivers from the Griffin Hospital 2 North inpatient units recently presented a $700 donation to the Boys & Girls Club of Lower Naugatuck Valley. The donation was raised through a 2 North Gives Back Basket Raffle held in November 2023. Caregivers from the 2 North inpatient units assembled 24 baskets for the fundraiser. The donation is part of Griffin’s Planetree […]
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Griffin’s Wonderland of Trees Raises $9,250 for Spooner House
Griffin Hospital’s 2023 Annual Holiday Wonderland of Trees fundraiser collected more than $9,250 for Spooner House in Shelton to help feed and shelter area families in need this winter. As part of Griffin’s Planetree Person-Centered Care Philosophy, the Holiday Wonderland of Trees calls on hospital departments to decorate three-foot artificial evergreen trees that are raffled off every December. The fundraiser […]
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Griffin Health Valley Soul Choir Returns Dec. 12
After a three-year absence due to COVID-19, Griffin Health is bringing back the Valley Soul community choir for a hand-clapping, foot-stomping, this-couldn’t-possibly-be-Naugatuck-Valley concert of traditional and contemporary gospel and holiday music on Tues., Dec. 12 at Church of the Good Shepherd, 135 Mountain Road, Seymour. Valley Soul, a choir of volunteer singers under the direction of recording artist and music […]
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Griffin Hospital to Host AARP Driver Safety Program October 7
Griffin Hospital will host an AARP Driver Safety Program from 8:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 7. The AARP Driver Safety Program is the nation’s first and largest refresher course for drivers. While the course is geared toward drivers age 50 and older, the course is open to everyone. The training is designed to help you learn current rules of […]
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Calling All Singers! Griffin’s Valley Soul Holiday Concert is Back!
Griffin Health is seeking singers of all skill levels to help bring back some live holiday “soul” to the Naugatuck Valley this winter. After a series of virtual concerts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Griffin is once again assembling a gospel choir of volunteer singers from throughout the Valley under the direction of Angela Clemmons, a chart-topping vocalist who has […]
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