Sister City Visit - Day
2
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In the new vineyards at the Jones Family Tree Farm in Shelton
Day two included morning trips to area businesses guided by Bill
Purcell, President of the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce with Joy
DeMarchis of Valley United Way's Volunteer Action Center acting as
translator. The group were then joined by Mayor Garofalo for lunch hosted
by the Derby/Shelton Rotary Club at Connie's Restaurant.
The afternoon brought on the agricultural part of the trip as the
delegation headed for the Jones Family Tree Farm in Shelton. Actually they
headed for Pumpkinseed Hill for the annual pumpkin harvest in time for
Halloween. While there they discovered that the Jones family has begun the
development of a vineyard - can a marketable Valley wine be in the offing
- perhaps the mayor of Puglianello could offer some advise.
It was then a mad dash to Ansonia City Hall where the delegation sat in
on a session of the Leadership Greater Valley Program where an exchange
with participants brought out the differences both in government and in
volunteerism between Puglianello and Derby.
The day was capped at Derby High School where the Board of Aldermen
adopted a proclamation proclaiming the official Sister City relationship
between the two towns. A large crowd was entertained by the Derby High
School band prior to the start of the program and refreshments and a
social after the event.
Day 3 will involve a morning trip to Sikorsky aircraft, an afternoon
visit to Tele-Media Cable and an evening of Italian music at a special
fundraiser being held to benefit the high school band and chorus trip to
Puglianello in 2003. (The concert is sold out!)
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