Month: April 2022 (Page 2 of 2)

Dates and times have been finalized for these training sessions. All sessions are at Post 53 headquarters.

• Tuesday, May 24, 7:00 PM — CPR Certification training. $60 fee.
• Thursday, May 26, 7:00 PM — CPR Heartsavers training (non-certified). No fee.
• Thursday, June 2, 7:00 PM — Trauma/Falls training. No fee.

There will be sign-up sheets available at upcoming meetings. You can also reach out to Frank DeLeo via email to reserve a spot (frankdeleo@hotmail.com). Checks made out to Post 53 are requested when you sign up. There is limited space for the sessions so it will be first come, first served. If demand exceeds availability, we will offer more sessions in the fall.

We plan to clean up the roadside and shore along Pear Tree Road and the Goodwives Meadows Land Trust property on Saturday, April 23, 2022 from 1-3.  Meet at Pear Tree Beach near the boat ramp.  Wear boots – it could be muddy.  Bring gloves.

Contact Gary Banks

DMA (Bill Cavers and Gary Banks), the Darien Coastal Commission and our First Selectman cleaned up the Goodwives River inlet on 4/23.  The area included Pear Tree Point road and coastline as well as Goodwives Meadows, a Darien Land Trust property.  The results were a haul of 350 pounds of trash!

Selleck and Dunlap Woods trail prep in advance of its May 15 Adventure Day. We are looking for volunteers to help Chris Filmer walk the trails, clip branches, pick up trash, etc. on May 13 from 11 am – 1 pm.  Please contact Frank DeLeo (frankdeleo@hotmail.com) if you’d like to help.

Guided by DMA member Chris Filmer, who has been an active member of the nonprofit group dedicated to preserving Selleck’s Woods in Darien, Frank DeLeo, Charles Salmans and others helped rake leaves and prepare a children’s play area within this large nature preserve. Within the woods is an area dedicated to the fantasy play of young children, including an “I Spy” area to spot wildlife and a make-believe challenge of bridges, “spider webs” and other obstacles.