Walter Stewart’s Sponsors the NC Color Run!

From Left to right: Lori Byrne, NC Color Run; Alex Stewart; Kate Van Dussen, NC Color Run, Susie Catlin, NC Color Run; and Doug Stewart

Walter Stewart’s Market And ONS join the NC Color Run
Walter Stewart’s Market and Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists (ONS) join the Third Annual NC Color Run. Walter Stewart’s a return sponsor, is sponsoring the green color station. ONS is a new sponsor this year and will be sponsoring the red color station. Both local businesses are thrilled to support this town-wide event promoting fitness and fun.
The New Canaan High School Scholarship Foundation (NCSF), will host the NC Color Run on April 27 at 9am. Students and adults of all ages will run/walk in either the Kids’ Color Dash, which is .8 miles, or the NC Color Run, 5K. Both events will be held at New Canaan High School and Waveny Park.
To register online for the NC Color Run, go to www.nchs-sf.org. The cost to register is $35 for each individual and $130 per family through April 26. Day-of registration opens at 8am, with an additional cost of $10 for each individual. Ages 5 and under are free!
Walter Stewart’s Market has generously partnered with the New Canaan High School Scholarship Foundation for 19 years and recognizes that NCSF is a long-standing community effort to provide need-based financial aid for NCHS graduates pursuing higher education at the undergraduate level. From special offerings to special deals, Walter Stewart’s, New Canaan’s specialty grocery store, loves to keep things fresh and exciting! Walter Stewart’s will be handing out NC Color Run coloring pages for customers during April. Coloring pages will be displayed in the store. Drop-off completed coloring pages before April 25. For more information on Walter Stewart’s, go to http://stewartsmarket.com.
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists (ONS) has been one of the region’s leading providers of specialty orthopedic, sports medicine and spine care for more than 20 years. With 26 specialty-trained physicians, ONS offers the highest level of expertise for musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. ONS has offices in Greenwich and Stamford, CT and Harrison, NY, and provides comprehensive services including digital x-ray, MRI, physical therapy and walk-in, after-hours urgent ortho care in Greenwich. Visit www.onsmd.comfor more information.
For more information on NCSF, please go to www.nchs-sf.org or contact William Egan, NCHS Principal, 203 594-4600. General donations can be made online or mailed to NCHS Scholarship Foundation, New Canaan High School, 11 Farm Road, New Canaan.

Results from Planet NC and Walter Stewart’s Reusable Bag Initiative

A big thank you to everyone who used their reusable bags during our reusable bag initiative. From Jan. 15th to Feb. 15th, Walter Stewart’s donated 5 cents, per bag used, to New Canaan Library and reusable bags were used 7,419 times! This meant a donation of $370.95 to New Canaan Library! As always, for each resuable bag used at Walter Stewart’s, there is a 5 cent discount and T-Bills can be used to purchase bags.
In picture: (L-R): CJ Heron of Walter Stewart’s Market, Kayla Del Biondo of New Canaan Library and Peter Hanson of Planet New Canaan.

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner and Social

Join the Kiwanis Club of New Canaan on Sunday March 17th at St. Aloysius School Hall for an authentic St. Patrick’s Day Dinner and party. Entertainment will include Irish Dancers and music along with a traditional St. Patrick’s day dinner corned beef and cabbage, as well as kid-friendly fare.
Tickets available for purchase at Baskin Robbins, NC Chamber of Commerce, Walter Stewart’s Market, Nurenu Brand Marketing or any Kiwanis member.

Reusing your bag at Walter Stewart’s will benefit New Canaan Library

Reusable bags help the New Canaan Library. Promoting the sale of reusable bags to support the New Canaan Library are Doug Stewart of Walter Stewart’s Market, Robin Bates-Mason of Planet New Canaan and Kayla Del Biondo of New Canaan Library. The drive runs Jan. 15 to Feb. 15.

Walter Stewart’s and Planet New Canaan are again teaming up to promote the use of reusable bags and help support New Canaan Library.
From Jan. 15 to Feb. 15, for every reusable bag used, 5 cents will be donated to New Canaan Library. This donation is in addition to Walter Stewart’s policy of a 5 cent discount for each reusable bag used by customers.
Any reusable bag may be used for the donation and discount. Walter Stewart’s sells a variety of bags and customers can use their T-Bill points towards the purchase of bags.
Planet New Canaan Bags will be available for free to the public, while supplies last, starting mid-January. The bags will be available at Stewart’s Market and New Canaan Library; limit one per person.

Winner of “Peter’s Stocking” Drawing Announced


Congratulations to Natalie Hamilton the happy winner of our 41st annual Peter’s Stocking drawing. Walter Stewart’s also donated toys purchased from the New Canaan Toy Store to the local Toys for Tots drive.
The memory of Peter Lewis lives on with his favorite holiday tradition – Peter’s Stocking. For the 41stholiday season, Walter Stewart’s invites our youngest shoppers to enter for a chance to win the toys in the giant red Christmas stocking hanging in our store. A tradition started by the late Peter Lewis. “Just seeing the happy faces of the kids makes me smile,” Peter said back in 2006 in response to this annual event. The toys were purchased from the New Canaan Toy Store with a few “Peter approved” traditional music toys and classic games. Walter Stewart’s will also donate toys purchased from New Canaan Toy Store to the Toys for Tots drive.
Walter Stewart’s completed it’s annual Holiday T-Bill Donation Days drive to benefit local charities and together we raised $1531.60 for participating local organizations!
Shoppers who would like to participate in the T-Bill Donation Days program may obtain a courtesy card from the store’s customer service staff or sign up online.

Celebrating 111 Years by Giving Back!

Walter Stewart’s, New Canaan’s fourth-generation family-owned market, completed a special Anniversary “T-Bill” Donation Days fundraiser to support participating New Canaan organizations. Together with our T-Bill shoppers we raised $1,983.60 for participating local non-profits (NC Food Pantry, Strays & Others, Staying Put, Red Cross of NC, Arts for Healing, ABC, Person to Person, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Horizons, NC Volunteer Firefighters, LiveGirl, GetAbout Van, NC Community Foundation, NC Library, S.T.A.R., NC Cares, NC Nature Center, NC Mounted Troop, NC Beautification League, NC Historical Society, Meals on Wheels).
A look at Walter Stewart’s through the years:

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Main Street, early 1910’s

 

An early, icy Walter Stewart's delivery
An early, icy Walter Stewart’s delivery
Walter Stewart and Walter A. Stewart Sr., 1940's
Walter Stewart and Walter A. Stewart Sr., 1940’s
Main Street, 1940's
Main Street, 1940’s
229 Elm Street, 1956, from left Walter A. Stewart Sr., Walter A. Stewart Jr., Walter Stewart, and architect Victor Christ-Janer
229 Elm Street, 1956, from left Walter A. Stewart Sr., Walter A. Stewart Jr., Walter Stewart, and architect Victor Christ-Janer
Walter A. Stewart Sr. at checkout, late 1950's
Walter A. Stewart Sr. at checkout, late 1950’s
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Robert Bailey Stewart with high school students, 1976
Robert Bailey Stewart with our trademark Ford Model T, 1981
Robert Bailey Stewart with our trademark Ford Model T, 1981
Alex Stewart driving the Model T in the 2007 Memorial Day Parade with Peter Lewis riding shotgun.
Alex Stewart driving the Model T in the 2007 Memorial Day Parade with Peter Lewis riding shotgun.

Taste of Town Stroll – August 23rd

A Night Out on the Town!

Over 20 different participating stores and restaurants. A “food-raiser” for the New Canaan Food Pantry, the Taste of the Town Stroll will collect donations for the Pantry (donations can be dropped off at the Stroll, not before!) in exchange for a chance to win fabulous prizes after visiting at least 12 of the stores on the map! Festive activities and culinary delights will be available at each of the participating venues throughout downtown New Canaan from 6-8 PM, promising to entertain local residents and guests who come to New Canaan to shop, dine and see old friends.
Over $4,000 worth of prizes will be given out on the night of the Stroll to participants who complete the Challenge!
Check out the NC Chamber website for more info

Congrats Class of 2018!

Walter Stewart’s Market congratulates our graduating seniors Ayla Senna, Kendall Curtain, and Kathy Fatoullah and the NCHS class of 2018!
It is a longstanding tradition of Walter Stewart’s to staff local High School students. The students gain invaluable work experience and bolster our standing as a community business! We are very proud to have Ayla, Kendall, and Kathy on our team. All three have very bright futures.

Two more sponsors on board for NC Color Run 5K


Bankwell and Walter Stewart’s Market return as “color station” sponsors for the sec- ond annual New Canaan High School Scholarship Founda- tion NC Color Run 5K on April 28.
Students and adults of all ages may walk or run in the event which features the color stations where volunteers will blast participants with pow- dered washable paint. There is a Kids’ Color Dash, which is .8 miles and NC Color Run, the 5K.
There will be food and a D.J. at the start/finish line.
For registration and information, or to make an online donation, visit www.nchs-sf.org. The cost is $40 per individual or $150 per family, up to April 27; $10 extra on the day of the event. Registration opens at 8 a.m. Kids five and under are free.
Checks to NCHS Scholarship Foundation may be mailed to NCHS Scholarship Foundation, New Canaan High School, 11 Farm Road, New Canaan, CT 06840.
What is a color run?
It’s a fundraising run/walk where color powder paint is thrown in the air at the start of the race and at seven different color stations along the route. Runners get covered in color for a rainbow effect.
Color station sponsors and Color Run organizers are shown, from left, Robert Mallozzi, senior vice president business development director, Bankwell; Allison Mennitt, NC ColorRun; DougStewart, marketingdirector/owner, WalterStewart’s Market; Alex Stewart, general manager/owner, Walter Stewart’s Market; Steffi Loomis, NC Color Run; Jen Richardson, NC Color Run. — Contributed photo