Downton Abbey comes to Greenwich
“An Evening Inspired by Downton Abbey,” a fundraiser for the Bruce Museum inspired by the PBS program, is Feb. 7 at the Topping Estate on Round Hill Road, Greenwich. The benefit, featuring a cocktail reception and seated dinner, is co-chaired by Jean Doyen de Montaillou, Michael Kovner and Leah Rukeyser. For more information, contact Jen Bernstein at jbernstein@brucemuseum.org or call 203-413-6761. Space is limited.
DiMatteo Group named business of the year
The Homebuilders and Remodelers Association of Fairfield County honored Shelton-based DiMatteo Group, a family-owned insurance company, as business of the year. Kim DiMatteo, partner and vice president, was recognized for her contributions to the building industry.
Toys for Tots holiday benefit hosted in Stamford
Stamford”™s The Tarzia Group and P & T Environmental Contractors and Norwalk”™s Titan Electric, along with platinum sponsors Maurice and Sarah Iudicone, hosted A Toys for Tots Holiday Celebration at The Italian Center, 1620 Newfield Ave., Stamford. More than 400 attendees participated, including U.S. Marines from Toys for Toys.
Stamford Dollars for Scholars opportunity
Stamford Dollars for Scholars announced the online availability of its 2015 scholarship application. The nonprofit provides scholarships for students who reside in or attend high school in Stamford and are pursuing full-time, two- or four-year college education or accredited vocational training. Students completing the 2015 online application can apply for any Stamford Dollars for Scholars scholarships for which they meet the criteria. For more information, visit sd4s.org.
Thorpe offers program for business professionals
Ridgefield resident Mona Thorpe is hosting a program titled “Six Steps to Your Small Business Success,” 7-9 p.m., Jan. 20, Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge Road. Thorpe developed Success-411 more than 20 years ago to help her small-business colleagues overcome vocational obstacles.
To register, contact 203-403-9041 or 203-727-8664 or visit success-411.com.
Cultural Alliance announces art series dates
“The Evolution of the Soul” (2014) by artist Victoria Ghetu-Vuono. This piece can be seen Jan. 26 through March 26 at the Hodge Insurance Agency, 283 Main St., Danbury.
Danbury-based Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut announced the first round of exhibitions for its seventh annual “Accessible Art,” a yearlong series. From Jan. 26 through March 26 at various locations, the series is featuring artists Victoria Ghetu-Vuono, Noelle King, John Longobricco, Royal Scott, Gary Stanford, Tara Tomaselli and Dayna Wenzel. All exhibitions are subject to change. For more information, visit artswesternct.org.
Big Y donates 176,000 pounds of food
Springfield, Mass.-based Big Y, with a store in Bethel, donated 19,238 bags of food to charities for its fifth annual Sack Hunger/Care to Share Program. Sack Hunger bags are reusable grocery bags filled with nonperishable items for food banks. All of the donated sacks are distributed within the supermarkets”™ surrounding areas, ensuring that donations remain within the community. This year”™s food drive ran from Nov. 6 through Dec. 31.
The Kennedy Center annual calendar reception
More than 200 guests attended Trumbull-based The Kennedy Center”™s annual calendar reception at Gallery@999, Margaret E. Morton Government Center, 999 Broad St., Bridgeport. Bridgeport-based People”™s United Community Foundation sponsored the event, which raises funds for The Kennedy Center”™s expressive arts program.
Artists with disabilities affiliated with The Kennedy Center were acknowledged for their artwork on the center calendar, which features the work of 18 artists, including: Bridgeport residents Marquis Eady, Bruce Epstein, Cloresa Francoeur, James Graves, Marc Iaizzi, Azalea Laberee, Robert Robles, Monica Rodriguez, Teddy Sutton, Tremaine Wilson and Debbie Willis; Fairfield residents Michael Daly and Lisa Ellis; Stratford resident Alice Dubois; Oxford resident Carmella Vallelunga; and Trumbull residents Antonio Gadson, Rebecca Inwood and Brian Keane.
CGC medical director named to Top 100 Latino Business Leaders
Dr. Elizabeth Ortiz-Schwartz, a medical director for the Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut (CGC), was named to the most recent edition of the “Latino American Who”™s Who Top 100 Latino Business Leaders” list.
Ortiz-Schwartz, a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist, has been with the CGC since 2009. She received her bachelor”™s and medical education from the Universidad Central del Este in the Dominican Republic and her post-graduate training in psychiatry and child psychiatry at New York Medical College.
”˜Fuel for a Cure”™ raises $12,000 for Komen
Jafaar Kafel of Fairfield Mobil and Robert Kell of United Bank presented $12,400 to the Connecticut Affiliate of Susan G. Komen reflecting proceeds from the October “Fuel for a Cure” campaign. During October, recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Fairfield Mobil and its partners, Alliance Energy, attorney Bruce Temkin, United Bank and Gerber Brothers, donated six cents per gallon to Komen Connecticut, an organization that provides funding for research and programs addressing cancer education, screening and treatment for Connecticut residents.
Renolds brings new technique to chiropractic practice
Danielle E. Luzzo, owner of Greenwich Chiropractic & Nutrition LLC, announced Amara Renolds has joined her practice. Reynolds is a graduate of the University of Bridgeport, where she earned her doctorate in chiropractic with magna cum laude honors. She specializes in the soft tissue method, active-release technique, which is used to treat complaints related to the muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves.
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