2025 Souper Bowl Food Drive: The Duffy Parent Equity Diversity & Inclusion Committee presents the 2025 "Souper Bowl” from February 3-7. Bring in non-perishable food items, other basic necessities, and notes/drawings of cheer and kindness to “vote” for your Super Bowl team by placing items on the respective tables near the front entrance. Last year, Duffy Dragons brought in 1,185 items to support our community—can we beat it this year?!
The Souper Bowl benefits House of Bread in Hartford. Students will learn more about food insecurity and supporting those in our wider community, including ways to learn together as a family.
Most needed items: pasta, parboiled rice, individually wrapped snacks, canned beans & vegetables, condiments, travel toiletries, toilet paper, paper towels, NEW men's t-shirts XL and larger, NEW adult underwear in larger sizes.
Sign up to volunteer! (poster creation, set up, loading food—no food counting!)
Questions? Contact Tracy Wu Fastenberg (tfastenberg@gmail.com) or join the EDI Committee via Konstella.
On February 8th at 10:30AM, join the Duffy EDI Committee for a Duffy community visit to the
Mashantucket Pequot Museum. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the histories and cultures of Native Americans in our region. Exhibits include multi-sensory dioramas and interactive displays! We will be greeted by a museum educator and families will be free to explore the museum with other Duffy friends. We will then meet as a group for lunch at noon- lunch will be available for purchase, or you can bring your own. A discounted group rate of $13 per ticket will be offered to be purchased upon arrival at the group entrance. Children under 5 are free. Please sign up via the sign-up sheet on Konstella or email anncliffordslp@gmail.com directly to let us know that you will be joining us. Please feel free to email with any questions. We hope to see you there!
www.pequotmuseum.org
Wolf Pack! The Hartford Wolf Pack are excited to welcome our Duffy Dragons to the XL Center on Friday February 21st! Come support the Duffy chorus as they perform God Bless America pregame! A portion of each ticket sold will go back to Duffy PTO!
Below is the link to purchase tickets, please note there will NOT be any tickets for this special price sold at the door. Please click here for more information or see the attached flyer. Duffy Elementary School If you have any questions please reach out to Heather Genovese (heathercole85@yahoo.com) We hope to see you there!
Please check the Duffy Calendar for a complete list of activities.
Save the Date! Bingo Night will be February 13th 6:30-7:30pm. More information to follow.
Duffy Fair Planning has started and we are looking for members to join the planning committee. Is there something you loved about last year's fair? Is there something you missed? We would love to know!! It takes a whole lot of planning and if you enjoyed last year's fair, we hope you can join us this year to help plan and make this year's fair better than the last!
If interested, please reach out to Michelle Ahmed michelle.ahmed01@gmail.com or Liz Normand e.julia.ernst@gmail.comfor more information.
Thank you!
Nurse Addamo is looking for donations of small boys sweatpants size 5 & 6 and girls size small leggings and sweatpants. Please also remember to return clothes that your child might have needed to borrow from the Nurse! Thank you!
No School-January 20th
Meet the Middle School Principals!: Thursday, February 6th meet the Middle School Principals in there Duffy Auditorium 7:00-8:00pm.
PTO Meeting: February 7th at 2:00pm. This meeting will be in-person, all are welcome! Hope to see you there!
No School-February 17th and 18th.
Souper Bowl Volunteers NEEDED! Sign up to volunteer! (poster creation, set up, loading food—no food counting!) Help us exceed last year's totals!