Fairfield County Good Things Happening, 7.20.2015

DVCC appoints new members to board

Stamford”™s Domestic Violence Crisis Center appointed Teresa Alasio of Norwalk and Janill Sharma of Stamford to its board of directors.

Alasio is a pathologist with a practice in Westchester County, N.Y. She earned her medical degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.

Sharma is an attorney specializing in immigration law. She earned her law degree from the New England School of Law in Boston.

Alasio and Sharma have served for the past two years on the committee that organizes the center”™s major fundraiser, the annual “Voices of Courage” spring luncheon.

Citrin Cooperman presents scholarship grants

Accounting firm Citrin Cooperman, with an office in Norwalk, awarded 11 scholarship grants to high school students. The scholarships totaled $55,000 as part of the firm”™s 11th annual high school accounting/business student grant program in New York and Connecticut.

Webster promotes D”™Amico and Manning

Jace D”™Amico and Greg Manning were two of four individuals promoted to senior vice president positions at Waterbury-based Webster Bank. D”™Amico of Stamford, senior vice president for specialty business banking, has more than 30 years experience throughout Connecticut and New York City. Manning, senior vice president, senior commercial real estate specialist, most recently served as vice president, senior commercial real estate specialist.

Museum features ”˜Interpretations”™

Norwalk”™s Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is featuring a summer exhibition titled “Interpretations,” July 22-Oct.1, 295 West Ave., Norwalk. The exhibition will showcase works by Katherine Draper, Catherine Caulfield Russell and Joan Poarch. A fundraising reception is scheduled for Sept. 10, 5-7 p.m. Tickets are $20 and proceeds will benefit the museum”™s cultural and educational programs. To attend the fundraiser, RSVP by Sept. 4. For more information, call 203-838-9799.

SIOR Habitat for Humanity work party

Members from The Connecticut/Western Massachusetts Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors participated in a home-building work party on behalf of Habitat for Humanity. Chapter members Frank Hird, Dave Gorbach, Bruce Wettenstein and Jeff Gage worked on a new home being constructed in Bridgeport, along with Erron Smith of Rocky Hill-based CERC SiteFinder.

Cross-border Boys & Girls Club gets Wilton president

Erik Kaeyer of Wilton was elected board president of Mount Kisco-based The Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester for a two-year term. Kaeyer is vice president and a design principal at Mount Kisco-based KG&D Architects. He is a graduate of Cornell University School of Architecture.

Douglas Elliman appoints Vannucchi

Douglas Elliman Real Estate, a national real estate firm with an office in Greenwich, promoted Rob Vannucchi to executive vice president for Connecticut and Westchester County, N.Y. Vannucchi, a 22-year veteran of the real estate industry, is responsible for leading DE”™s growth into premier markets throughout Connecticut and Westchester County. Vannucchi will oversee all sales and operations at Elliman”™s seven offices, totaling 226 agents, throughout both regions.

Hubbard honored by Greenwich Hospital

Greenwich Hospital named Barbara Hubbard as the Marian Nowak Award winner at its annual employee services dinner, May 8. Each year, the hospital celebrates employees with extended service, from five years and longer, in five-year increments. Hubbard was honored for her work in the educational department. The award was established in 1990 in memory of Marian Nowak, a Holocaust survivor and Greenwich Hospital employee for 41 years.

Darien artist exhibits in Fairfield

Silver Birch Near the Water I, 2015 and Silver Birch Near the Water II, 2015. Oil on linen, 40 x 30 inches.
Darien artist Jan Dilenschneider returned from Paris where seven of her 33 paintings sold at the Galerie Pierre-Alain Challier. This is the third consecutive year that Dilenschneider has exhibited her work in Paris. Her work is currently on display at the Bellarmine Museum of Art at Fairfield University in an exhibit titled, “Dualities,” running through Sept. 18.

Cultural Alliance seeks award nominees

The Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut seeks businesses and individuals to nominate for its annual Business Supports the Arts Awards to be presented Thurs., Oct. 15, 7:30-9 a.m., Matrix Conference & Banquet Center, 39 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury. The event, expected to attract more than 350 of Danbury”™s business and arts establishments, recognizes business leaders and volunteers who have impacted the community through their philanthropic support to the arts and culture community. Nomination information and forms can be obtained by visiting artswesternct.org. The deadline for receipt of all nominations is Fri., Aug. 14. For more information, visit artswesternct.org.

First Niagara Foundation donates to CGC

The Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut, a nonprofit mental health outpatient center for children and adolescents with locations in Stamford, Greenwich, Darien and New Canaan, received $1,000 from the First Niagara Foundation to support mental health treatment for youth struggling with school. CGC works with schools to promote early identification and prevent the consequences of untreated mental health problems.

New Beginnings announces achievements

Bridgeport”™s New Beginnings Family Academy, a 470-student Pre-K through grade 8 public charter school, received the Smart from the Star Awards grand prize and a First Niagara Foundation Grant. The Smart from the Star Awards provide a grant toward improving nutrition and physical activity during the school day. Additionally, the school received a First Niagara Foundation Grant for its early success in reading program, an initiative to enhance literacy interaction for students in kindergarten through second grade who struggle with reading.

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