by Christine Conroy | Feb 22, 2022 | Recent News
Make a statement OR send a message about the Fight Against Breast Cancer through your T-shirt design! WHO IS ELIGIBLE? Full-time students living in Seymour, CT (this includes middle and high school students AND college students). Please no professional graphic designers. PRIZE AWARD? $500.00 scholarship bursary ENTRY FEE? $5.00 per entry (checks made payable to Seymour Pink, Inc.) DEADLINE? All entries must be submitted no later than Wednesday, March 30, 2021 CONTEST RULES? The applicant must be a SEYMOUR resident. Entrant must submit hand-drawn or computer generated artwork (submit electronic file if computer generated) on an 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper – artwork can be horizontal or vertical and does not have to take up the entire paper. If created electronically and vector artwork is available, please submit vector artwork, along with image files for viewing by non-designers. Artwork must be ORIGINAL. Each entry may use up to 2 COLORS; include Seymour PINK logo and the year. Please keep in mind that the winning entry will be applied to a fuchsia colored shirt (Port & Company color – Sangria) Fine details in design may not transfer well to the T-shirt. JUDGING? In fairness to all, the artist’s names will be withheld until after the winning entry has been selected. Entries will be judged on concept, and not solely on artistic talent. The winning designer will be contacted and the T-shirt release date is TBD WHERE DO I SUBMIT WORK, APPLICATION and ENTRY FEE? Please send to the following address: Seymour PINK, Inc. / T-Shirt Design Contest PO Box 333 Seymour, CT 06483 OR email to Caroline Sweeney at...
by Christine Conroy | Feb 7, 2022 | Recent News
Seymour Pink, Inc. is a non profit organization with a mission to unite a community in the fight against breast cancer. Each year Seymour Pink offers scholarships to assist students who have been affected by breast cancer with their higher education goals. Details and applications can be found on our Forms page. THE THEODOSIA McENERNEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Theodosia McEnerney, who lost her battle with breast cancer at the age of 55, was the mother of Mary Deming, founder of Seymour Pink, Inc. This year the Board of Directors’ of Seymour Pink will be offering four $2,000.00 scholarships in Mrs. McEnerney’s memory to deserving college bound students. The deadline for this application is Wednesday April 20, 2022. THE SARA AND GARY MORGATTO UNSUNG HERO SCHOLARSHIP While Seymour Pink was officially founded in 2010, the concept began in 2007 when Sara and Gary Morgatto, owners of the Brookside Inn in Oxford, agreed to host a pasta dinner to help raise money for a breast cancer walk that Mary Deming, founder of Seymour Pink, Inc., was participating in that year. The Morgatto’s have hosted Seymour Pink’s annual pasta dinner now for 13 years and in thanks and appreciation of their generosity, the Board of Seymour Pink has established a scholarship in their honor. This year the Board of Directors’ of Seymour Pink will be offering a $500.00 scholarship in the Morgatto’s honor to a deserving college bound student. The deadline for this application is Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Visit our Forms Page Both scholarship applications, including instructions and submitting information are located on our Forms Page. Good luck to all students in...
by Christine Conroy | Feb 5, 2022 | Recent News
The Ion Bank Foundation continues to make a difference in the communities we serve through our support of a variety of causes by contributing millions of dollars to various non-profit organizations. Seymour Pink is a participating non-profit and your vote can help us earn $25 per vote! The 13th Annual Community Awards Program can help your favorite non-profit earn grant money. The Community Awards Program allows each Ion Bank customer to vote for their favorite non-profit organization to help the Ion Bank Foundation give away $70,000. The Community Awards Program gives each Ion Bank customer the opportunity to vote for their favorite non-profit organization to help the Ion Bank Foundation give away $70,000. Enrolled non-profits will receive a donation of $25 from the Ion Bank Foundation for every vote for their organization. It’s simple – vote for the charity of your choice. Voting will take place from February 1 through March 15. You must be an Ion Bank customer to vote. One vote per customer, however, for accounts with multiple owners, each owner may vote. Customers with multiple accounts may only vote once. Each customer can vote for only one organization. Please vote for your favorite non-profit organization from the choices listed below. We are very excited about this giving program and hope you will cast a vote to help our local non-profit organization. We are under the ‘Health’ category. The button will take you directly to the page to cast your vote for us. Click Here To Cast Your...
by Christine Conroy | Jan 21, 2022 | Recent News
Dear Friends of Seymour Pink, In light of the on-going pandemic and in an effort to keep everyone safe and healthy, we at Seymour Pink have decided to postpone our Pink Night to Remember. It is our night to celebrate our survivors and spread hope, strength and unity within our community. We have chosen Thursday, May 19, 2022, from 6:00PM–10:00PM as our new date and time. Registration for this event will take place on Sunday, April 10, 2022, beginning at noon. This night has always been a very special night for us during the year and we aim to keep it that way. Our night will still include awesome food, complimentary cocktails throughout the evening, our signature wine glass, a few wine and beer samplings, a photo booth and a wonderful live auction and raffle. As an all-volunteer organization, we realize that our success wouldn’t be possible without the support of our outstanding community. We thank you for helping to make this truly ‘A Night to Remember’ and more importantly, for making a significant impact in the lives of those affected by breast cancer. For any potential sponsor, our deadline for replies is March 31, 2022. More information will be published soon on our event page regarding sponsorships and ticket information. We thank you for any consideration you can give. Please feel free to reach out to us with any concerns you may have. For more information about our non-profit organization, please visit us at: www.seymourpink.com. Regards, Colleen Fries (cfries@seymourpink.com) Mary Ellen LoGiudice (melogiudice@seymourpink.com) Robbin Wyatt Ford (foossell@snet.net) Co-chairs: A Pink Night To...
by Christine Conroy | Jan 4, 2022 | Recent News
This year, we’re inviting you to support, cheer on, and follow one of our great supporters, Michael Perssico, perhaps better known as his alias ‘Where’s Percy’ Michael is taking on an extraordinary feat this year all to raise funds to Seymour Pink, honor his aunt Cindy Morosko, and all who have battled breast cancer. For those of you who may have seen, or don’t fully know, the story of ‘Where’s Percy’ and Seymour Pink… let us share quickly. Back in April 2017, Michael started a Facebook page called ‘Where’s Percy’ where he put on the red and white striped shirt, went somewhere in Connecticut and encouraged his followers to guess where he was. All correct guesses led to a contribution to Seymour Pink. Well, this alter ego took off and “Percy” has shown up at so many Seymour Pink events, and races, over the years. Now, Percy is taking things just a step further five years later. The Mission Connecticut has roughly 4,800 square miles in its geography, so Michael is taking on running 4,800 miles in 2022. For all you non-mathematicians out there, that is about a HALF MARATHON, or 13.1 Miles each day. All monies raised will come to Seymour Pink. Learn More Visit https://runcanceroutofct.com/ to read “Percy’s” story and to track his fundraising progress, or make a donation. His donations are linked directly to Seymour Pink’s GiveSignUp account, so all monies come directly to us on a monthly...
by Christine Conroy | Nov 1, 2021 | Recent News
By mid April 2020, we at Seymour Pink were increasingly concerned about how we could hang in there without funds coming in and the financial needs of breast cancer patients in treatment, growing. By mid April, two of our major fundraisers were cancelled and it became apparent that future fundraisers were in jeopardy. Then the “what if‘s” began… What if the next fundraiser is canceled? What if all of our fundraisers are canceled for the year? The fear of more “what if’s” mounted. Of course as a board, we made decisions that we hoped would help us continue our mission. Still, in the back of our minds was the concern of how long we could continue with no income through fundraisers. We underestimated the depth of human kindness and generosity of our community; a community that stretched across the United States, truthfully. In this post is an “apology” for the concerns and “what if’s” I had and the board had because, at the most difficult times for families, for individuals, for businesses, for us, your SUPPORT and your GENEROSITY would not let our mission fail! Individuals made small and large donations, businesses, hurting themselves, hosted creative fundraisers for us. The bridge to the future of our mission was built by the hearts of this community! Today, our fundraisers are back! Our golf tournament was held in August and we just this past month completed our 10th Annual 5K! So, as we begin November, we say to each of you, we are here today, we are back because of ALL of you, all you did over these last 20 months...
by Christine Conroy | Sep 12, 2021 | Recent News
Buy your raffle tickets for our annual Pounding the Pavement for Pink Race Quilt raffle. One entry is $5. Many years ago Natalie Moir had the idea to transform the annual creative team t-shirts that our team captains create for their pink pods into one amazing quilt. After the race she’ll gather a shirt from each team and spend the winter creating a beautiful QUEEN SIZE quilt. This year we are raffling off the 9th Annual Pounding the Pavement for Pink quilt featuring 2020 virtual team shirts. We draw the winner at our annual Seymour Pink Day celebration. This year that celebration is Wednesday, October 20th at Hot Tamale Mexican Grill. Purchase your entries through our race site, RunSignup, by following this link: Pounding the Pavement Race...
by Christine Conroy | Aug 23, 2021 | Recent News
We are very excited for our 11th Annual Golf Tournament this coming Saturday August 28th. We’re back at Woodhaven Country Club for this yearly event. You’ll love the improvements at the course! From new carts to re-landscaped areas Saturday is teeing up to be a beautiful day of golf. Morning Golfers: You can arrive starting at 8:30 for check-in, breakfast, and your morning stretches. Shotgun start is at 10 AM. Afternoon Golfers: You can arrive starting at 12:00 Noon for check-in, lunch and warming up your game. Shotgun start is at 1:30 PM. Our Event Our sold-out event features 36 foursomes. From a golfing perspective here’s what you’re swinging for: Team prizes, closest to the pin, longest drive Throughout the course we’ll have some exciting surprises including something to cool you down between 6 and 7… any guesses? At 4 PM after the rounds we’ll announce the winners and draw raffle prize tickets. We have over 50 raffles this year! Check out the full list here. This year we’re using numbered sheets – you’ll keep one ticket and have 25 numbered entries for $25 – no need for tedious writing or sticking address labels this year! All proceeds from the event come to Seymour Pink, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. About the Course Woodhaven Country Club’s course was designed by Al Zikorus and opened June 9, 1968. This year Woodhaven is celebrating its 53rd year! The 9-hole course features 3,387 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 36. The course rating is 36.4 and it has a slope rating of 128 on Blue grass. Map It:...
