To our Dear Community,

Generally, during this time of year, I’d be writing about pumpkins and fall squash, and we’d be decorating our sweet little restaurant with all things fall. As we know, this is a very different year for all of us!

It is both remarkable and heart warming to witness how we’ve come together for all our safety, by wearing masks, social distancing (that’s the hardest part!) washing our hands like hospital personnel, and disinfecting surfaces pretty much like in a surgical ward! But, we’re doing it. And, we’re doing it for each other!

I want to let you know what measures, extra measures we’d taken at Claire’s Corner Copia to help keep us safe and to try to protect us from this horrible virus.

In addition to the State of CT rules and recommendations, that include disinfecting surfaces, we’ve gone above and beyond the basics and we’ve added:

We use Microban-24 on our bathrooms and doorhandles every single day to kill virus germs for 24 hours

We had our entire HVAC and ductwork system cleaned and disinfected

We added free standing HEPA filter air purifiers in our restaurant

We upgraded our HVAC filters to collect more particles of virus

Then, for our Piece e Resistance - We consulted with engineers and had ION generators installed on our HVAC compressors and fans that will run 24/7 to “zap” virus germs continuously!

So, basically, we’ve been told that we’re as safe a a dental office - and, we figure that’s going to be as good as we can do, for now - and, of course, I’ll be praying for our safety, too.

I’ll continue to be on the lookout for further steps we can take to keep us safe.

With all my heart, I wish I could promise that I/we can protect each other, but of course, I can’t. But, I can and do promise that I will do my very best! Always! — With love and gratitude, Claire and Team