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🀄️ THE MAHJONG CRAZE HAS HIT THE DEPOT! 🀄️🎉
🌟 ONLY 5 spots left!

Our middle school Mahjong classes kicked off yesterday, and the excitement was REAL! 🙌 Kids had a blast learning the game, building new skills, and playing with friends.

Want in on the fun? We still have a few seats available, and it’s NOT too late to join us!

Grab a friend, come learn something new, and see what all the Mahjong buzz is about! 💚

📆Tuesdays: 3-4:30pm

We can’t wait to see you at The Depot! 🀄️✨ ...

Ever tried to walk a straight line while impaired? Our SADD students found out last night.

Club advisor and Darien Police Lieutenant TJ Moore brought the impairment goggles and ran the kids through a real field sobriety test. Lots of laughing. Lots of stumbling. Even our executive director Amy Daniels took a turn, and let’s just say she wouldn’t have passed either.

Then a real conversation about what it looks like when this isn’t a game.

Thank you, Lieutenant Moore 💙

Next SADD meeting: Tuesday, October 27 at 7 PM at The Depot. New members always welcome, so bring a friend.

#DarienSADD #TheDepot #DarienCT #TeenDriverSafety #RedRibbonWeek ...

💙 Connection, kindness, giving back… and BABY CHICKS! 🐥💙

Monday night’s empowHER meeting was a little bit of everything we love about this club!

Our high school girls learned about the YWCA’s upcoming Week Without Violence and the important work of the Domestic Violence Crisis Center (DVCC).

🕯️ The girls also rolled up their sleeves to assemble Empowerment Light kits for the DVCC’s upcoming fundraiser. Proceeds will help provide welcome baskets for individuals and families transitioning into safe housing. A small act of kindness that can make a BIG difference for someone starting over. 💙

🐥 And of course, we had some VERY special guests! Nothing like a few adorable baby chicks to bring some extra smiles (and cuddles!) to the evening!

We love seeing these girls come together, make new connections, learn about important issues, and find meaningful ways to give back to their community.

This is what empowHER is all about! 💙

✨ Interested in joining? New faces are ALWAYS welcome! Come check out our next meeting, bring a friend, and see what we’re all about!

#TheDepotDarien #empowHER #GirlsEmpoweringGirls #GivingBack #CommunityConnection ...

💜empowHER TOMORROW NIGHT! 💜

High school girls, join us tomorrow night from 6:30–7:30 PM at The Depot for an evening of connection, community, and making a difference!

✨ We’ll learn about the YWCA’s upcoming Week Without Violence and the important work of the Domestic Violence Crisis Center (DVCC).

🕯️ We’ll also be assembling Empowerment Light kits for the DVCC’s upcoming fundraiser. Proceeds will help create welcome baskets for individuals and families moving into safe housing through the DVCC. A small act of kindness can make a big difference when someone is starting over. 💜

🐥 AND… we’ll have these adorable baby chicks available for some cuddles!

Never joined empowHER before? No worries! Come check us out tomorrow night and see if it’s your thing. You can register for the club afterward if you love it!

Bring a friend and come hang with us. We can’t wait to see you! 💜 ...

🦃 Registration is NOW OPEN for The Depot’s 4th Annual Overstuffed Turkey Trot, presented by Yale New Haven Health Urgent Care!

Keep the Thanksgiving fun going! The day after Thanksgiving, gather your family and friends and join us for a fun, family-friendly 5K or 1-Mile Walk/Run around the Darien High School cross-country trail - benefiting The Depot, Darien’s Youth Center 💙

📅 Friday, November 27
📍 Darien High School
🎟️ Race-day check-in begins at 9:00 AM
🏃 1-Mile Walk/Run: 10:00 AM
🏃‍♀️ 5K Walk/Run: 10:30 AM

Adults are just $45 through October 31, so register early and save! Kids ages 6–12 are $30, and children 5 and under are FREE.

Gather a team of five or more and save $5 per adult runner!

Last year, more than 550 runners joined us for a morning of music, children’s games, food and community fun. Grab your family and friends and come trot with us! 🧡

A special thank-you to our presenting sponsor, Yale New Haven Health Urgent Care, for supporting The Depot and helping make this community event possible!

Register today at dariendepot.com.

#OverstuffedTurkeyTrot #TheDepotDarien #DarienCT #TurkeyTrot ...

Recent headlines have brought a hard conversation back to the forefront - How do we keep young people safe and help them look out for one another?

At The Depot, teens in our high school clubs work with community partners to talk through difficult situations, role-play, and practice the words they’d actually use.

📆 This fall, we’re working with the Rowan Center and other community partners on an expert-led event for parents and teens. Details coming soon.

We stand with survivors, and with our kids as they learn to look out for each other.

If your teen isn’t part of a Depot high school club or middle school program yet, we’d love to have them.

Learn more at dariendepot.com.

If you or someone you know needs support:
• Rowan Center 24-hour hotline: 203-329-2929
• DVCC hotline: 203-588-9097

Let’s tackle this together 💙 ...