The Great Give, a local online giving event that has raised about $10 million over the years, starts at 8 a.m. Tuesday and ends at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
I use The Great Give as an annual reader drive for this publication. Each year the goal is to raise $10,000.
The grants that support this publication are expiring, so please consider making a tax-deductible donation by visiting Donate.ValleyIndy.org.
To celebrate The Great Give and to highlight the important work being done by nonprofits in the Valley, I will be conducting live interviews on Valley Indy Facebook.
The Facebook Live interview schedule is below (the links take you directly to each group’s donation page, and I published a complete list of participating Valley nonprofits here)!
A special Valley Indy donor FYI:
- Anyone donating to The Valley Indy between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday has a chance to win gift cards to The Dew Drop Inn or Retro Pub in Derby.
- Anyone donating between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday has a chance to win gift certificates to Pub 67 or Zois Pizza in Seymour.
- Anyone donating between 11 p.m. Tuesday and 12 a.m. Wednesday has a chance to win a gift card to Massimino’s in Ansonia.
- Anyone donating between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday has a chance to win a gift card to Dunkin Donuts or to Copper City Bar and Grill in Ansonia.
TUESDAY, MAY 5
8 a.m.
Tom Simonetti, Valley Shakespeare Festival
9 a.m.
David Morgan, TEAM Inc.
10 a.m.
Daniel Bosques, Derby Historical Society
11 a.m.
Derby School Superintendent Matthew Conway and Board of Education Chairman Jim Gildea
12 p.m.
Derby Mayor Rich Dziekan and Chief of Staff Andrew Baklik
PLUS a new business announcement!
Note: anyone who donates to The Valley Indy between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. has the chance to win a gift certificate to The Dew Drop Inn or Retro Pub in Derby.
1 p.m.
Lunch! Thank you Zois Pizza!
2 p.m.
BHcare
3 p.m.
Susan Agamy, Spooner House (Area Congregations Together)
4 p.m.
David Kennedy, Valley United Way
5 p.m.
Seymour First Selectman Kurt Miller and Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments Executive Director Rick Dunne
Anyone who donates during this hour has a chance to win a gift certificate to either Zois Pizza or Pub 67 in Seymour
6 p.m.
Dinner!
7 p.m.
I’ll share a live performance of The Valley Shakespeare Festival
8 p.m.
Valley Arts Council
8:30 p.m.
David Lenart and Tony Bunosso of 2 Dudes Talking Disney
9:15 p.m.
Seymour Selectman Chris Bowen
10 p.m.
Brian Spears, special makeup FX artist, and friends
11 p.m.
Derby’s Scary Larry Dwyer, of CT Cult Classics, and Johnny Ganache from the Pint O’ Comics podcast/radio show
Anyone who donates during this hour has the chance to win a gift card to Massimino Ristorante in Ansonia
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
9 a.m.
State Rep. Kara Rochelle
10 a.m.
Brian Mezzapelle, Derby Storm Ambulance
11 a.m.
Adam’s House
Allison Wysoita, Executive Director and Founder
Sarah Domena, Director of Community Outreach
Marc Fontaine, Board President
Austin Mcanneny, Board Member and FIG (Friend in Grief, “Helping Hearts Heal” Program Volunteer)
12 p.m.
Why you should consider supporting Donate.ValleyIndy.org
1 p.m.
Valley Indy reporter reunion, with Jodie Gil and Ethan Fry
2 p.m.
Kyle Kelley, Seymour Ambulance Association
3 p.m.
Grace Torres of the St. Mary-St. Michael School in Derby
4 p.m.
Natalia Wyszkowski and Kaitlyn Gerckens, Derby High School seniors
5 p.m.
Dinner
6 p.m.
Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti, corporation counsel John Marini and economic development director Sheila O’Malley
Anyone who donates during this hour has a chance to win a gift card to Copper City Bar & Grill in Ansonia or a gift card to Dunkin Donuts
7 p.m.
Jay Carlucci of The Dew Drop Inn in Derby
8 p.m.
It’s over Johnny!
