Helping Neighbors in Silvermine

The 2011 Helping Hands Giving Tree was a huge success!! Beginning right after Thanksgiving, a new Christmas tree was put up at the Silvermine Market and adorned with sparkling ornaments and lights....Social Services Directors from Norwalk, Wilton and New Canaan gave us wish lists from the Silvermine families and elders in their towns who are in need of help. The first group of stocking  'wishes' on the tree were all taken in 3 days time..! As quickly as we kept replenishing the 'wishes', generous neighbors from all over our community kept coming in to take them...This continued until just before Christmas Eve when the directors and their 'elves' came to pick up the presents and gift cards.. What a look of surprise and gratitude on their faces when they saw the beautifully wrapped presents piled up high around the tree..! We had over a hundred gifts for children, adults and seniors and many gift cards and checks to be distributed before Christmas... A heartfelt thanks from all of us in the SCA to our generous donors who made Christmas very special for our needy neighbors.

Helping Hands donations can made online or sent by check to the address below

Silvermine Community Association
Helping Hands Program
115 New Canaan Ave, PMB #704
Norwalk, CT 06850 

For more information on how you can help, contact Eleanor Sasso, 203 762 0216; easasso@optonline.net. To learn more about the start of Helping Hands, click here.