Club/Organization: GAELIC AMERICAN CLUB
Street Address: 74 Beach Rd.
City/State/Zipcode: Fairfield, CT 06824
Contact: Maura O'Donnell
Contact Phone Number: 203-254-0673
Fax: 203-254-3012
Email Address: http://www.gaconline.org/contact.html
Internet Address: http://www.gaconline.org
Meetings/Days & Hours/Locations:
Meetings Open to Public?: No
Description of Organization and Activities:
Members only Irish Club offering a wide range of activities: music, literature and language, genealogy, dance and theatre
Fees/Dues: Yes
Eligibility/ Membership Information: Of Irish descent and must also be sponsored by a Club member.
Year Established:
Date Entered: October, 2011
Club/Organization:
GIRL SCOUTS OF CONNECTICUT
Street Address: 87 Washington Avenue
City/State/Zipcode: Bridgeport, CT 06604-3800
Contact: Bridgeport Service Center
Contact Phone Number: or (203) 334-3145
Email Address:general@gsofct.org
Internet Address: http://www.gsofct.org
Meetings/Days & Hours:
Meetings Open to Public:
Description of Organization and Activities::
The world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls where, in an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build character and skills for success in the real world. In partnership with committed adult volunteers, girls develop qualities that will serve them all their lives, like leadership, strong values, social conscience, and conviction about their own potential and self-worth.
Fees/Dues:
Eligibility/Membership Information: All girls ages 5 through 17 (Kindergaraten through grade 12) throughout CT are welcome
Year Established: 1912
Updated: May, 2013
Club/Organization: GOODWILL OF WESTERN and NORTHERN CONNECTICUT
Street Address: 165 Ocean Terrace
City/State/Zipcode: Bridgeport, CT 06605
Contact: http://www.goodwillwct.org
Contact Phone Number: (203) 368-6511
Fax:
Email Address:
Internet Address: www.goodwillwct.org
Meetings/Days & Hours/Locations: Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 8am to 8pm, Tuesday and Thursday: 12pm to 8pm, Saturday: 9am to 5pm, Closed Sundays
Meetings Open to Public?: NA
Description of Organization and Activities:
Goodwill Industries of Western Connecticut uses its donations to help people with disabilities lead productive and fulfilling lives.
Fees/Dues: NA
Eligibility/ Membership Information: NA
Year Established: 1951
Updated: October, 2011
Club/Organization:
GRASMERE BY THE SEA ADULT DAY SERVICES
Street Address: One Post Road
City/State/Zipcode: Fairfield, CT 06824
Contact: Suzie Southard
Contact Phone Number: 203-365-6470
Fax: 203-374-4851
Email Address: adultday@jhe.org
Internet Address: http://www.jhe.org/adultdayservices.htm
Meetings/Days & Hours/Locations: Monday-Friday, 8-4pm. Options to extend the day can be arranged with the director.
Meetings Open to Public: Grasmere by the Sea is open to all, with completed registration. Our Caregiver Support Group is free and held on the first Thursday of each month, from 4-5pm. Please call for more information or to reserve a spot.
Description of Organization and Activities:
Grasmere By The Sea Adult Day Services is Fairfield's only adult day center. Our caring staff serve individuals who may be experiencing physical and/or memory challenges and are looking for opportunities for socialization and recreation in a warm, homelike setting. Grasmere by the Sea is a medical model center, enabling us to also offer nursing, nutritional and personal care services.
Fees/Dues: Please call. Fees are kept at an affordable level to facilitate participation for everyone who could benefit.
Year Established: 1977
Updated: December, 2012
Club/Organization:
GREENFIELD HILL VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY
Street Address: P.O. Box 252
City/State/Zipcode: Fairfield, CT 06824
Contact: John W. Jones, President
Contact Phone Number: 203-254-3503
Fax: 203-254-3581
Email Address: ghvis@ghvis.org
Internet Address: http://www.ghvis.org
Meetings/Days & Hours: Check website
Meetings Open to Public: Upon request;
Annual Meeting: Yes
Description of Organization and Activities::
Goals
- To maintain the beautiful rural charter of Greenfield Hill and improve and beautify the locality as far as consistent with such purpose.
- To organize and make effective the interest and effort of residents and property owners of Greenfield Hill for the general benefit and improvement of said area of the Town of Fairfield generally.
- To study, recommend, support, undertake and participate in public or private plans, projects or activities for the benefit and improvement of said area, and of the Town of Fairfield generally and to oppose those deemed prejudicial thereto.
- To organize and conduct classes, seminars and lectures concerning environmental protection, zoning and planning regulations, and architectural and historic questions
Fees/Dues: Yes
Eligibility/Membership Information: Membership
Year Established: 1896
Updated: October, 2011
Club/Organization:
GREENLAWN - OAKWOOD PROPERTY ASSOCIATION
Street Address: 61 Vermont Avenue
City/State/Zipcode: Fairfield, CT 06824
Contact: Steve Berecz, President
Contact Phone Number: (203) 334-4873
Fax: (203)334-4873
Email Address: thewordhound@optonline.net
Internet Address: n/a
Meetings/Days & Hours/Locations: Varies
Meetings Open to Public?: Yes
Description of Organization and Activities:
The Greenlawn-Oakwood Property Association originally represented much of the eastern section of town. The Association now primarily represents the "New England Streets" area.
The organization originated in response to a nearby junkyard that openly burned garbage and its mission since has been to preserve the neighborhood and its adjacent areas.
Fees/Dues: Varies
Eligibility/ Membership Information: Any homeowner in the area
Year Established: 1952
Updated: November, 2011
H
Club/Organization: H. SMITH RICHARDSON WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION (HSRWGA)
Street Address: H. Smith Richardson Golf Course, 2425 Morehouse Hwy.
City/State/Zipcode: Fairfield, CT, 06824
Contact: Eileen Wenzel
Contact Phone Number:
Email Address: eileenweinzel@optonline.net
Internet Address: http://www.hsrwga.org
Meetings/Days & Hours: One evening in December or January. One evening in March, one evening in October. Playdays every Thursday, 08:00-09:30 or at other foursome arranged times between Thursdays-Saturday, last week in April to first week in October. All play at H. Smith Richardson Golf Course.
Meetings Open to Public: Membership is open to any women who would like to join.
Description of Organization and Activities:
HSRWGA is a golf association founded in 1972 for Women who love golf and want a fun and competitive forum for playing 18 holes of golf. We are located at the H. Smith Richardson Golf Course, 2425 Morehouse Hwy., Fairfield, CT, 06824, near exit 44 of the Merrit Parkway. We have approximately 100 members.
Fees/Dues:
Eligibility/Membership Information: All women, not just Fairfield residents are welcome to join.
Year Established: 1972
Updated: May, 2013
Club/Organization:
HADASSAH - WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA
Street Address: 158 Casmir Dr
City/State/Zipcode: Fairfield, CT 06825
Contact: Janice Levy, President
Contact Phone Number: 203-374-1960
Fax:
Email Address: profl@sbcglobal.net
Internet Address: http://www.connecticut.hadassah.org
Meetings/Days & Hours/Locations: 3rd Tuesday of each month, JCCS, 4200 Park Ave., Bridgeport, CT
Meetings Open to Public: Yes
Description of Organization and Activities:
HADASSAH, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, is a volunteer women's organization, whose members are motivated and inspired to strengthen their partnership with Israel, ensure Jewish continuity, and realize their potential as a dynamic force in American society.
Fees/Dues: $36.00 annual, $360.00 lifetime, $300.00 men-associates, Special for 2011 $100.00 life membership
Eligibility/ Membership Information: women, men (associated)
Year Established: 1912
Updated: October, 2011
An organization with the mission to promote the benefits of being happy through meetings, newsletters, and an informative web site - to the people in your community, and around the world. The Fairfield High School Scholarship Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit, tax-exempt foundation incorporated in 1989 to provide financial assistance to graduates of Fairfield Ludlowe High School and Fairfield Warde High School for post-secondary education. Founded in 1972, the Housatonic Model Railway Club is a not-for-profit corporation to further the enjoyment of the model railroad hobby, primarily through the building and operation of an H0 scale model railroad. Fees/Dues: Yes Savehoydenshill.com has been created to inform and educate the residents of the Town of Fairfield CT about their invaluable open space in the Hoyden's Hill area and about efforts to preserve it for current and future generations to enjoy. Fees/Dues: Description of Organization and Activities: The Inventors Association of Connecticut is a non-profit organization
open to individuals interested in inventing and the process of invention.
Fees/Dues: At Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut, we give young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their future economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. Fees/Dues: The Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County, Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. The Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County reaches out to women of all races, religions, and national origins who demonstrate an interest in and a commitment to voluntarism. The Junior Women's Club of Fairfield was formed in 1965 to promote educational, philanthropic, community service work and provide members with the opportunity for personal enrichment, leadership experience, and social interaction.Club/Organization:
HAPPINESS CLUB
Street Address: 96 Toll House Lane
City/State/Zipcode: Fairfield, CT 06825
Contact: Lionel Ketchian, Founder
Contact Phone Number: (203) 258-7777
Email Address: PrintLRK@aol.com
Internet Address: http://www.happinessclub.com
Meetings/Days & Hours/Locations: Once each month at the Fairfield Public Library, 1080 Old Post Rd., Fairfield, CT 06824
Meetings Open to Public: Yes
Description of Organization and Activities:
Fees/Dues: None
Eligibility/ Membership Information: Anyone
Year Established: 1999
Updated: May, 2013
Club/Organization: HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF FAIRFIELD, INC.
Street Address:P.O. Box 682
City/State/Zipcode: Fairfield, CT 06824
Contact: Joe Varon, President
Contact Phone Number: 203-255-9700
Email Address: thehssff@gmail.com
Internet Address: http://www.fairfieldscholarshipfoundation.org
Meetings/Days & Hours/Locations:
Meetings Open to Public?
Description of Organization and Activities:
Fees/Dues: None
Eligibility/ Membership Information:
Year Established: 1989
Updated: October, 2011 Club/Organization:
HOUSATONIC RAILWAY CLUB, INC.
Street Address: The Grosso Mini Mall, 161 King's Highway, Mailing Address: P.O. Box 234
City/State/Zipcode: Fairfield, CT 06824
Contact: Jeff Dean, President
Contact Phone Number:
Fax: None
Email Address: info@housatonicmr.org
Internet Address: http://www.housatonicmr.org
Meetings/Days & Hours: Every Friday 7:30PM - 10:00PM
Meetings Open to Public: Open to the public only on meeting nights. Total number of people may be restricted due to municipal fire laws governing number of people in area.
Description of Organization and Activities:
Eligibility/ Membership Information: For information, email to info@housatonicmr.org
Year Established: 1972
Updated: May, 2013Club/Organization:
HOYDEN'S HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Street Address:
City/State/Zipcode: Fairfield, CT
Contact:
Contact Phone Number:
Fax:
Email Address: kirk@savehoydenshill.com or nancy@savehoydenshill.com
Internet Address: www.savehoydenshill.com
Meetings/Days & Hours: as needed
Meetings Open to Public:
Description of Organization and Activities:
Eligibility/Membership Information: Hoyden's Hill resident
Year Established: 1998
Updated: October, 2011Club/Organization:
INVENTORS ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT
Street Address: C/O Douglas Lyon
521 Popes Island
City/State/Zipcode: Milford, CT 06461
Contact: Dr. Doug Lyon, President
Contact Phone Number:
Fax:
Email Address: on website
Internet Address: http://www.inventus.org
Meetings/Days & Hours:
Meetings Open to Public: Yes
Eligibility/Membership Information: Membership is open to any individual interested in invention or the process of inventing. Annual dues are $45 for adults and $25 for those people 12-18.
Year Established: 1982
Updated: October, 2011Club/Organization:
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT, INC.
Street Address: 835 Main Street
City/State/Zipcode: Bridgeport, CT 06604
Contact: Rena Sullivan Office Manager/Bookkeeper
Contact Phone Number: (203) 382-0180
Email Address: ja@jawct.org
Internet Address: http://jawct.org
Meetings/Days & Hours: N/A
Meetings Open to Public: N/A
Description of Organization and Activities:
Our corporate and community volunteers deliver relevant, hands-on experiences that give students from kindergarten through high school knowledge and skills in financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship.
Eligibility/Membership Information:
Year Established: Nationally 1919. Locally 1946
Updated: May, 2013
Club/Organization:
THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF EASTERN FAIRFIELD COUNTY, INC.
Street Address: 739 Old Post Road, Burr Homestead, 3rd Floor
City/State/Zipcode: Fairfield, CT 06824
Contact: President: Hannah Everard
Contact Phone Number: League office (203) 259-9995
Fax:
Email Address: jlefc@snet.net
Internet Address: http://www.jlefc.org
Meetings/Days & Hours/Locations: See website
Meetings Open to Public:
Description of Organization and Activities:
Fees/Dues:
Eligibility/Membership Information:
Year Established: 1920
Date Updated: October, 2011Club/Organization:
JUNIOR WOMEN'S CLUB OF FAIRFIELD
Street Address: P.O. Box 1092
City/State/Zipcode: Fairfield, CT 06825
Contact: www.jwcfairfield.com
Contact Phone Number: 203-254-4660
Email Address: jwcfairfield@yahoo.com
Internet Address: http://www.jwcfairfield.com
Meetings/Days & Hours: Generally held the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30pm. Locations TBD - inquire via websiteOsborn Hill School Library
Meetings Open to Public: Yes
Description of Organization and Activities:
Fees/Dues:
Eligibility/Membership Information: Visit website for more information on membership http://www.jwcfairfield.com
Year Established: 1965
Updated: May, 2013
K
Club/Organization:
KIWANIS CLUB OF FAIRFIELD
Street Address:P.O.BOX 432
City/State/Zipcode: Fairfield, CT 06824
Contact: Robert Comers, President
Contact Phone Number: 203 374-0942
Email Address: On website
Internet Address: http://www.fairfieldkiwanis.org
Meetings/Days & Hours/Locations: Wednesdays, 12:15pm, Gaelic American Club, Fairfield, CT
Meetings Open to Public?: Yes
Description of Organization and Activities:
The Kiwanis Club of Fairfield was chartered in 1961 and has been committed to the youth of Fairfield ever since. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Our service projects most often focus on the needs of children including pediatric trauma, safety, child care, early development, infant health, nutrition, and parenting skills.
Fees/Dues:
Eligibility/ Membership Information: Membership is open to local civic minded professionals, business people, and
residents that want to make a positive impact on the children of our community.
Year Established: 1961
Updated: October, 2011
Club/Organization:
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS - FATHER COLEMAN COUNCIL #2616
Street Address:333 Unquowa Road
City/State/Zipcode: Fairfield, CT 06430
Contact:
Contact Phone Number:
Fax:
Email Address: on the website
Internet Address: http://www.knightsite.com/kofc.htm
Meetings/Days & Hours/Locations: The Council conducts a business meeting the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM in the Hall at 333 Unquowa Road.
Meetings Open to Public?: Members Only
Description of Organization and Activities:
Fees/Dues: call
Eligibility/ Membership Information: Catholic Men 18 years or older by application
Year Established: March 29, 1882 in New Haven, CT
Updated: November, 2011
Club/Organization: KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 11077, OUR LADY OF ASSUMPTION
Street Address: 545 Stratfield Rd.
City/State/Zipcode: Fairfield, CT 06825
Contact: Samuel Rizzitelli, Grand Knight
Contact Phone Number: 203-333-9065
Fax: N/A
Email Address: on website
Internet Address: http://kofc11077.homestead.com/assumption.html
Meetings/Days & Hours/Locations: Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday Monthly at Assumption Parish Hall starting at 7:30 p.m.
Meetings Open to Public: Members Only
Description of Organization and Activities::
Fraternity of over 1.7 million
Catholic men world-wide dedicated to the ideals of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism. Strongly supports Special Olymplics
Fees/Dues: Yes - call or email
Eligibility/Membership Information: Practicing Catholic men, by sponsorship, application and election
Year Established: 1882
Updated: November, 2011