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Events
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- Sun, Jun 02Darien LibraryJun 02, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PMDarien Library , 1441 Post Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USAJoin us for a Pride Celebration, featuring guest readings by community leader, Krista Carnes.
- Thu, Feb 29DarienFeb 29, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PMDarien, 25 Heights Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USAJoin us for a Black History Month Celebration at the Depot. We’re gathering to learn, discuss and create in honor of BHM. Let’s get together for good food, good company and creative projects that center African American culture.
- Sun, Feb 25Darien LibraryFeb 25, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PMDarien Library , 1441 Post Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USAJoin us for a Black History Month Celebration, featuring guest reading by Yvette Cole (@yvette_c_books), local teacher and author of Harriet’s Dinner Party—a whimsical tale of a little girl’s magical journey to Harriet Tubman’s house for dinner!
- Sat, Feb 24University of Connecticut-Stamford CampuFeb 24, 2024, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PMUniversity of Connecticut-Stamford Campu, 1 University Pl, Stamford, CT 06901, USAVisit the COFFI table at this free community event for all ages. We're gathering for Kids Helping Kids’ Second Annual Hope Day. Let’s support these youth leaders as they work to end the stigma around mental illness.
- Sun, Feb 04Darien Nature CenterFeb 04, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PMDarien Nature Center, 120 Brookside Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USAFamily fun, games and S’more! Join us to for a fundraiser to help Black Boarders CT send their next cohort to the slopes!
- Mon, Jan 15YWCA Darien & NorwalkJan 15, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMYWCA Darien & Norwalk , 49 Old Kings Hwy N, Darien, CT 06820, USACelebrate MLK Day with us by helping your #COFFIkid make and pack craft kits for donation to local youth.
- Mon, Dec 1120 Grove StDec 11, 2023, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM20 Grove St, 20 Grove St, Darien, CT 06820, USAExperience the warm glow of togetherness as we come together as a community to celebrate this joyous Festival of Lights. Stop by our table with your kiddo to make fun scrape paint creations.
- Sun, Nov 19Darien LibraryNov 19, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PMDarien Library , 1441 Post Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USAJoin us for a Native American Heritage Month Celebration, featuring guest readings by Alyssa Morrin, member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and founder of @Storytime_With_Alyssa.
- Thu, Nov 09Bodega DarienNov 09, 2023, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PMBodega Darien , 980 Post Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USAJoin us as we raise our glasses and our awareness of inclusive organizations in the area. This time we're raising funds for Black Boarders CT. Join us as we gather, sip, and chat our way to a more inclusive tomorrow.
- Sun, Nov 05DarienNov 05, 2023, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PMDarien, 25 Heights Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USAVisit the COFFI table at this free community event for all ages. We're gathering for Darien's 1st Annual Hope Day to SMASH the stigma around mental illness. Join us!
- Sun, Oct 15Darien LibraryOct 15, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PMDarien Library , 1441 Post Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USAJoin us for an Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, featuring guest readings by community leader Carolina McGoey.
- Sun, Oct 01Darien YMCAOct 01, 2023, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PMDarien YMCA, 2420 Post Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USAVisit the COFFI table at the the free community event: Smart Walk for Smart Kids. We’re walking to raise funds and celebrate our friends with learning differences.
- Wed, Sep 13DarienSep 13, 2023, 4:00 PM – Sep 14, 2023, 5:00 PMDarien, 5 Corbin Dr, Darien, CT 06820, USAWe wrote a book - Let's party!! There will be FREE face painting, coloring and Kona Ice! Can't wait to celebrate with you.
- Sat, Jun 17Darien Nature CenterJun 17, 2023, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDTDarien Nature Center , 120 Brookside Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USAJoin us as we paint rocks with positive messages and create other fun, inclusive crafts that make our kindness more visible. Take your rock with you or leave it in our rock garden at the Nature Center - help kindness grow! Great for all ages.
- Sun, May 21The DepotMay 21, 2023, 3:00 PM EDT – May 22, 2023, 4:00 PM EDTThe Depot, 25 Heights Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USAJoin us as we paint rocks with positive messages and create other fun, inclusive crafts that make our kindness more visible. We'll help kindness grow in our community by participating in mindful art projects that focus tween attention away from the screen, and on uplifting ourselves and others.
- Sat, May 13Darien LibraryMay 13, 2023, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AMDarien Library , 1441 Post Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USAJoin us for an AAPI Heritage Month Celebration, featuring guest readings by community leaders, Arpita Muchal and Annie Ho.
- Sun, Apr 30Darien LibraryApr 30, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PMDarien Library , 1441 Post Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USAWe're celebrating our differences this month by reading books curated by local teacher, mother and K-5 Reading Specialist, Amanda Elgert.
- Sat, Apr 29Darien YMCAApr 29, 2023, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PMDarien YMCA, 2420 Post Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USAVisit the COFFI table at the YMCA's free community event: Healthy Kids Day. This event is to inspire more kids to keep their minds and bodies active!
Children's Art Walk
The Children's Art Walk is an annual peaceful demonstration in which the elementary aged children of Darien and beyond proudly display their art works through town.
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COFFI Klatch
Get to know the people in our community who are facilitating change. Learn about their unique perspectives in this recurring series of one-on-one interviews with notable figures in town. Tune in to learn what your neighbors, friends and leaders have to say about inclusion.
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Walk the Walk
So you talk about the importance of diversity, but will you take it a step further? Join us for these outdoor, inclusive story times hosted by the Darien Library and the Darien Nature Center.
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Power to the Pebbles
An art club for all ages. Join us as we paint positive messages on rocks, then place them around the community to make our kindness visible.
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COFFI Crawl
Line up those babysitters! This is a pub crawl for the adults of COFFI to get to know one another. Come discover who else in our community is a big ole fan of inclusion.