Saturday, October 30th marked the third annual Touch -a -Truck event for United Way of Greater New Haven and the Town of Branford at Branford High School. Touch- a -Truck provides the opportunity for children to get close to their favorite full-sized vehicles in a protected environment. 35 vehicles were collected from various municipal offices, including the Fire, Police and Public Works Departments, as well as vehicles from local companies such as: Cherry Hill Construction, All American Waste, United Tire, ServePro, 1-800GotJunk, Massey Glass, Gill Simons and the channel 8 weather van,.
The United Ways of Greater New Haven, Coastal Fairfield County and Western Connecticut have joined together for a regional Healthy Baby Diaper Drive, in partnership with The Diaper Bank in New Haven. There are numerous organizations that are participating in this very important endeavor to collect half a million diapers for needy families in the 33-town region served by the organizations. This article in the New Haven Register highlights a few of the “unsung heroes” that have taken this challenge to new heights.
