Fairfield Elks #2220, established in 1961, is one of 33 Elks organizations in Connecticut and has its lodge at…More 452 Brookside Drive.</p> <p>The Fairfield Elks describe themselves as an organization that is committed to the ideals of charity and patriotism, and one of the group's recent events, a charity ball, raised money for the Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford.</p> <p>The Fairfield Elks also award scholarships to graduating seniors in Fairfield's high schools and in early 2010 provided financial assistance to the Fairfield Police Athletic League; Operation Hope, a Fairfield agency that helps the homeless; and the Beanery, a nightclub for teenagers on Old Dam Road.</p> <p>The Elks meet at 8 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at their Brookside Drive lodge, which is available for rental by contacting contact Bruce Reck at 203-335-6027.</p> <p>Membership in Fairfield Elks #2220 requires a belief in God, a sponsor, two co-sponsors, an application with fee, and an interview.</p> <p>The exalted ruler of Fairfield Elks #2220 for 2009-10 is Michael Michaud.</p>

The Fairfield Senior Center, 100 Mona Terrace, is in the former Oldfield School building, which served as an…More elementary school in Fairfield for about three decades before closing in 1981.</p> <p>The Senior Center offers morning coffee and a daily hot lunch (reservations required for the daily hot lunch, call 203-256-3118 at least two days in advance), and its programs include defensive driving courses; exercise classes, including Tai Chi and line dancing; crafts, woodcarving and quilting; bingo, chess and card games; a TV video group; continuing education; intergenerational activities; a monthly dance; a music and singing group; table tennis and billiards; an investment club; a walking club; and a weekly movie.</p> <p>The Senior Center also offers, on a scheduled basis, health screenings for blood pressure, hearing and vision, mammography, glucose and cholesterol and offers veterans examinations as well.</p> <p>The Senior Center also offers, on an arranged basis, transportation to and from the Senior Center, doctor's offices and grocery stores. Call 203-256-3168 for details.</p> <p>Services, which are offered by appointment only (203-256-3166), include Medicare, Medigap and HMO counseling; legal counseling; longterm care counseling; notary service; fuel assistance; tax assistance; a food share program; senior group meetings, such as AARP; and information on handymen.</p> <p>Social services (203-256-3125) include individual and family counseling; information on entitlements, Connpace and Title 19; careplanning and assessments; housing assistance; home care referrals; home visits; information on nursing homes and assisted living facilities; and support groups for caregivers, seniors who live alone and seniors with low vision.</p> <p>The Senior Center's monthly newsletter is available at the center and at town libraries, the Honorable John J. Sullivan Independence Hall and banks, and its Silver Belles Craft Shop is open to the public from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.</p>

The Department of Human and Social Services assists Fairfield residents who are experiencing difficulty providing the…More basic necessities of life for themselves and their families. The department's comprehensive case management consists of an initial assessment of the needs of the household, intervention when necessary and assistance with program services.</p> <p>The Department of Human and Social Services receives referrals from other town departments, state, federal and private agencies, religious institutions and concerned individuals or is contacted directly by people in need.</p> <p>The Department of Human and Social Services also is responsible for management of the Fairfield Senior Center and its activities, amenities and transportation.</p> <p>The 2009-10 budget for the Department of Human and Social Services is $524,792.</p> <p>The Department of Human and Social Services is located at the Fairfield Senior Center, 100 Mona Terrace. The department's director is Claire Grace.</p>

This 12-acre park is adjacent to the 100 Mona Terrace building that houses the Fairfield Senior Center and that…More formerly housed Oldfield School, a public elementary school.</p> <p>The park includes playground equipment and a full-size grass field that is used for soccer and lacrosse.</p> <p>Regulations of the town's Parks and Recreation Department state that use of town fields by any group of eight or more people where four or more are at least 18 years old and that is engaged in a recreational event requires a permit from the Parks and Recreation Department. Permits will only be granted when at least 80 percent of the group are permanent Fairfield residents.</p> <p>Priority in granting permits is given, in the following order, to: Fairfield Parks and Recreation Department-sponsored activities; Fairfield public school-sponsored activities; youth and adult leagues and activities that consist of all Fairfield residents; any other youth and adult league or activity at the discretion of the Parks and Recreation Department.</p> <p>People who do not have a permit for use of the field must give way to permit holders.</p> <p>Team, league and tournament play is permitted only on a reservation basis. Residents can make a reservation by calling the Parks and Recreation Department at 203-256-3191.</p> <p>The field usage fee for special events, such as fairs, festivals, programs, specialty shows, camps, clinics, lessons/specialty coaches and tournaments, is $50 per hour.</p> <p>The regulations also say that any field can be closed by Gerald Lombardo, director of the Parks and Recreation Department, at any time and to any activity.</p> <p>Residents in the early and mid-2000's tried to convince town officials to reopen Oldfield School to alleviate overcrowding at nearby Sherman School, but town officials resisted the effort. Sherman School is now the only elementary school south of the Post Road and has nearly 500 students.</p>