The Great Give, an online fundraiser for hundreds of area nonprofit groups, starts 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 7 and concludes 8 p.m. Thursday, May 8.
More than 50 Valley nonprofits are participating, including The Valley Indy (Donate.ValleyIndy.org)!
The staff here plans to conduct a series of interviews with nonprofit leaders and community members during the 36-hour event.
The video interviews will be carried live on The Valley Indy’s Facebook page.
Please feel free to jump in the chat and ask questions. And please share the content as well!
Here is the schedule, which could change:
Wednesday, May 7
9 a.m.
Tom Simonetti of The Valley Shakespeare Festival
10 a.m.
Gino DiGiovanni Jr. of The Sterling Opera House Commission
11 a.m.
Maria Blackwell of the Derby Elks Club
12 p.m.
Jim Gildea, Marc Garofalo & Friends, Derby 350
1 p.m.
Lunch
2 p.m.
Shannon Bullard of Seymour Food 2 Kids
3 p.m.
Derby High School students Luke Camara and Quinton Simjouw
4 p.m.
Tanaya Henry, Traveler on a Mission
5 p.m.
Jay Fainer, Ansonia FD Juniors
6 p.m.
Dinner
7 p.m.
Valley Indy Trivia Hour! Win a Valley Indy coffee cup!
8 p.m.
Rick Dunne, Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments
9 p.m.
Jack Walsh & Dr. Joseph DeRienzo talk Sterling Opera House & Derby history
10:30 p.m.
Ezel Arslan, Ansonia High School valedictorian
Thursday, May 8
9 a.m.
Kristina Walton, Oxford-Seymour Food Bank
9:30 a.m.
David Morgan, TEAM Inc.
11 a.m.
Susan Agamy, Spooner House
12 p.m.
Bunlandia
1 p.m.
Connecticut Hurricanes
2 p.m.
Allison Wysota and friends, Adam’s House
3 p.m.
Amy Curina and Amy Pettinicchi, EOB Gridiron Club
4 p.m.
Nancy Hamson, executive director, Valley Health and Human Services
5 p.m.
Eric Lazowski, Bradley School Playground
6 p.m.
David Lenart, Derby guy
7 p.m.
Probably Jay from the Dew Drop and some beer
