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KentPresents Grants $125,000 to 38 Litchfield County Charitable Organizations
KentPresents, the ideas festival held every summer in Kent, Conn., is awarding grants of $125,000 to 38 non-profit organizations serving Litchfield County. This year's contribution represents a 25% dollar increase from the $100,000 donation in 2016, when 29 local organizations received grants. Click on the logo above for more info and a list of all the grant recipients.
Special thanks to KentPresents founders Ben & Donna Rosen
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Park & Recreation
Figure Skating Lessons: Kent Park and Recreation will offer figure skating lessons for boys and girls, ages 6 and up, 7-8 a.m. at the Kent School ice rink in three four-week sessions this season:Session One with Joanna Dumitrascu is November 18, December 2, 9, 16; session two with Marika Coolbeth is January 6, 13, 20, 27; session three with Marika Coolbeth is February 3, 10,17, 24. Lessons for beginning students are 7-7:30 a.m.; intermediate and above meet 7:30-8 a.m.Students registered for lessons (only) may skate during the 30 minutes opposite their lesson time.Cost is $44/student per session. Registration form available in the Park and Recreation office,
Holiday Ice Skating: Kent Park and Recreation will sponsor ice skating at the Kent School ice
rink December 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29: open skate, 10 a.m.-noon; sticks and pucks, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Participants must wear skates and hat on the ice during open skate and skates and helmet during sticks and pucks. A park pass is required and can be purchased at the rink during skating hours.
Senior activities
Friday Senior Lunch:
The program meets Fridays at the Kent Senior Center, Swifts Lane, and is open to Kent senior citizens at a cost of $2/person for lunch, which is served at noon. The center opens at 11:30 a.m. The program goes on winter break from December 9 until March 23.
Senior Art Group:
meets Thursday mornings, 9:30-noon, at the Kent Senior Center, 16 Swifts Lane. Bring own supplies, free.
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The Holidays in Kent
* Saturday Dec. 2- Kent Land Trust - Annual Meeting and Holiday party. 5:30-7 p.m. @ the Community House.
All are welcome
* Sunday Dec. 3- 5 p.m. Town Tree Lighting in front of Town Hall.
6 p.m.- KVFD Parade of Lights on Main St
All day- KVFD Stuff a Truck @ the firehouse.
*Saturday December 9th- Pancakes with Santa  8:30am to 10:30am at St. Andrews Parish Hall . Proceeds benefit the Kent
Education Center and Nursery School (KECNS)
also November 9th
Kent Historical Society Holiday Party 5-7 p.m. at Swift House . Free and open to public. Donations gratefully accepted.
*Sunday December 10th- The Kent Historical Society Historical House Tour will be held from noon to 4:30 p.m. Everyone meets at the Swift House, 12 Maple Street, Kent, to pick up their map with directions and descriptions of the homes.
Advance tickets are available for $45 per person online and in person at the Heron Gallery, Kent Wine & Spirit, and the Kent Town Clerk's Office. The price jumps to $60 on the day of the tour. Proceeds from the event will be used by the Kent Historical Society for its operating budget.
If you're looking for more information, see www.kenthistoricalsociety.org or call 860-927-4587.
*Month of December-Annual Kent Gingerbread Festival.
Creations are found in various stores around town. Contact [email protected] for info
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Click logo for KML December activities
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 KVFD Corner
This will be a monthly feature. It will contain KVFD activity and pertinent info. KVFD call volume
October- 21 fire calls, 30 EMS calls
YTD- 163 fire, 317 EMS
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Kent Informal Club
No December meeting
back in January.
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