First Selectman Rudy Marconi issued a proclamation today declaring September 22 as "Family Day," and going forward, the fourth Monday of September as "National Family Day ~ a Day to Eat Dinner with your Children."
In the proclamation, Marconi cites information from a 17-year research study by The National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University that found children that eat dinner as a family are less likely to smoke, drink or use illegal drugs.
To read the entire proclamation, please click here.
To help family eat dinner together tonight, the Ridgefield Boys and Girls Club is offering a free Family Dinner at their facility on Governor Street. Besides dinner, there will be fun and games. To learn more and to register, please click here.
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