‘The Not So Good Life of the Colonial Goodwife’

TORRINGTON — The Women & Girls Fund, a fund of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, invites residents for an evening laughs and insights with Velya JanczUrban, a teacher, author, former Brazilian dairy farm owner and expert on New England’s colonial women.

“Moving into a 1770 Connecticut farmhouse ignited Urban’s obsession with the colonial era, and led to her entertainingly informative presentation,” a press release reads. “The Not So Good Life of the Colonial Goodwife” will be presented Thursday, Oct. 18, 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Chatterley’s Banquet Facility, Pinewoods Road, Torrington.

Tickets are $40 and include a buffet dinner. Sponsorship opportunities are available. To learn more and purchase tickets, visit www.northwestcf.org/ womenandgirls

Established as a giving circle in 1999 by a small group of women who shared a concern for the real-life needs of local women and girls, the Women & Girls Fund has awarded more than $70,000 to organizations that serve local women and girls in the development of economic self-sufficiency by means of education, financial literacy and social services.

The Fund has awarded grants to support local child-care scholarships for working mothers, assisted local unemployed women to enter the workforce, provided transportation to working women, enhanced community economic opportunities and promoted self-sufficiency for women leaving abusive relationships, and funded leadership and assertiveness workshops girls. For more information about The Women & Girls Fund or to learn how you can support its mission, visit www.northwestcf.org/ womenandgirls

Established in 1969, the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation serves 20 towns in Northwest Connecticut. Its total endowment, comprised of more than 280 funds, has grown from initial assets of $15,000 to more than $110 million. Last year, combined grants and scholarships totaled more than $3 million.