Daily Five: Vote Pink!, Lights Out After School and Voter Registration Deadline Looms

1. Sunny, clear with a high of about 66 degrees; so beautiful! 

2. Today from 3 to 7 is the Lights On After School event at Montville Youth Servcies. MYSB   and the After School Alliance celebrate the awesome programs for countless kids. Today’s celebration will include DJ Mark Thomas spinning and the Rolling Tomato for munching out! Support this super important community gem! 

3. Tuesday, Oct. 30 is the last day to register to vote in person in Connecticut. Mail-in registrations must be post marked no later than Tuesday, Oct. 23. Montville’s Registrar of Voters has voter sessions planned.  But time is running out!  

4. Vote for the more than 400 L+M staffers – including 16 breast cancer survivors – that came together to create a video for the National Pink Glove Dance competition, designed to increase breast cancer awareness. The contest, sponsored by Medline, features entries from more than 260 groups nationwide. L+M is the only Connecticut hospital to enter. There’s thousands in prizes at stake. If they win, the winnings will be donated directly to the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation – a local organization who uses 100 percent of all funds raised for research. Check out the awesome blog post for all the details and VOTE! 

5. The CT State Council of Machinists threw its support behind Cathy Osten in her 19th District State Senate bid. The Machinists represent over 7500 members throughout Connecticut, including workers at Pratt & Whitney and Electric Boat.