HABITAT’S FIRST ANNUAL SCAVENGER HUNT

From left: Dan Silva, chief information security officer Union Savings Bank, Habitat board member; Denis DelMastro, executive director, New Milford Chamber of Commerce; Troy Hart, New Milford resident and Habitat volunteer; and New Milford Mayor Peter Bass.

Danbury-based Housatonic Habitat for Humanity”™s first annual Scavenger Hunt around the town of New Milford, which started May 1 will continue to July 31. Find clues, visit fun places, win prizes ”“”“ everything from a Beauty Basket from Joe”™s Salon to a summer of free passes for the whole family from The Silo at Hunt Farm.

Featuring more than a dozen stops this self-paced scavenger hunt will test how well residents know their hometown. To register, donate $10 at https://housatonichabitat.org/donate and receive an email with map and clues. 

Dan Silva, Union Savings Bank”™s director of security and chief information security officer and the hunt”™s presenting sponsor, said  “Housatonic Habitat for Humanity is truly dedicated  to making a meaningful difference in the lives of our neighbors”¦.” 

Fran Normann, Habitat”™s executive director, thanked the hunt”™s sponsors “for helping us bring novice scavenger hunters from all over Connecticut to introduce them to our beautiful town and to underscore the need for affordable housing. The hunt takes about two hours but can be spread over days.”