U.S. News ranks Stamford Hospital among best
Stamford Hospital was recognized as one of the top-ranked hospitals in Fairfield County and acknowledged in U.S. News & World Report”™s 2014 to 2015 “Best Hospital Ranking” for Connecticut for the second year in a row.
The hospital was recognized among the best regional hospital programs in western Connecticut and as a top metro hospital program within the Fairfield/Bridgeport metro area.
DiMatteo Foundation donates $30K to three charities
The ninth annual DiMatteo Family Charitable Foundation Golf Tournament attracted nearly 126 golfers to play at Oronoque Country Club in Stratford. The DiMatteo Family Charitable Foundation raised more than $30,000 for MovingWithHope, the Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley and Spooner House.
Volunteers included Shelton residents Lena DiMatteo, Natalie Lesko, Kathy Meehan, Karen Minopoli, Nancy Opitz, Sue Dripchak, Victoria DiMatteo, Jenine Motasky, Dave Attolino, Anthony DiMatteo, Susan Basile, MaryAnn Pincheon and Cathy Finlayson.
Sponsors included the Southern New England regional office of The Hartford, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Haven, Liberty Mutual Insurance of Rocky Hill, the DiMatteo Group, Preferred Tool and Die Inc. of Shelton and Fairway Payments of Alexandria, Va. Other major donors were Park City Ford of Bridgeport, Think Link L.L.C. of Shelton and Steve Geremia from Safelite AutoGlass”™ annual “Hit the Windshield” putting contest.
Dream Ride benefits Special Olympics
The Dream Ride Experience, presented by Cheshire-based Bozzuto”™s Inc. and the Hometown Foundation to benefit Special Olympics, takes place Aug. 23-24 in Farmington.
One of the starting locations will be at Fairfield University, 1073 N. Benson Road in Fairfield. To view a schedule and register, visit dreamride.org.
Besides Bozzuto”™s, event sponsors include Aqua Turf, Campus Customers, Dasani, The Farmington Club, Monster, Papa”™s Dodge, Revelation Productions, Steinger, Iscoe & Greene, Trantolo & Trantolo, Western Beef, The Hometown Foundation and IGA Supermarkets.
YWCA’s annual ball
The Greenwich YWCA”™s annual Persimmon Ball celebrates 95 years of service April 10, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich. The Persimmon Ball is YWCA Greenwich”™s largest fundraiser, annually attracting 500 attendees.
Proceeds support free services to domestic violence victims; scholarships for preschool, afterschool, summer camps and aquatic programs; women”™s leadership seminars, and racial justice activities.
Co-chairwomen of the event are Aundrea Amine, Sabrina Forsythe, Tracy Holton, Joy Lautenback, Shelly Tretter Lynch, Natalie Quigley and Alka Thukral.
Volunteers are needed. Contact Amanda Macedo at 203-869-6501, ext. 102, or visit greenwichymca.org.
Frontier sponsors Connecticut Open
Stamford-based Frontier Communications Corp. is a platinum sponsor of the Connecticut Open presented by Hartford-based United Technologies, to be held Aug. 15-23 at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale in New Haven. The tournament is a Women”™s Tennis Association event that is part of the Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series.
WTA No. 4 and 2014 Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitova; WTA No. 7 and 2014 Wimbledon Finalist Genie Bouchard; defending champion and WTA No. 3 Simona Halep; and WTA No. 13 and four-time Connecticut Open Champion Caroline Wozniacki will make appearances. Players James Blake, Andy Roddick and Jim Courier will participate in the first-ever Connecticut Open Legends event Aug. 21-22. The tournament will be featured on Bristol-based ESPN 2.
For more information, visit ctopen.org or call 855-464-8366.
Celebrating ARI of Connecticut
More than 120 people attended the 62nd annual meeting of Stamford-based ARI of Connecticut Inc. at the Knights of Columbus in Stamford. Among the guests were Gloria DePina, deputy majority leader for the Stamford Board of Representatives, Michael Pollard, past ARI board member and chief of staff for Stamford Mayor David Martin and keynote speaker Morna Murray, president and C.E.O. of Connecticut Community Providers Association.
ARI of Connecticut provides jobs, homes and services to more than 150 adults with disabilities.
ARI awarded Volunteer of the Year to Valerie Bell of Connecticut Pharmacy, Community Partner of the Year to the New Covenant House and Corporate Partner of the Year to Party City. Staff awards were given to a number of employees, including Patrizia Scialis and Gerard Gasparino. Other award winners included Carline Archer of Stamford and the Truglia Residence staff.
Palace announces next year”™s playbill
The Palace Theatre in Stamford announced its 2014-15 season, featuring comedy, music, children”™s programs and holiday shows suitable for all ages.
This season”™s lineup includes Jay Leno, Bill Cosby, Amy Grant and Mannheim Steamroller, along with kids and family shows, including “Haunted Illusions.”
For more information, visit palacestamford.org or call 203-325-4466.
Goldman Sachs honors Bridgeport company
Investment bank Goldman Sachs recognized C.E.O. Thomas Neyhart of PosiGen Solar Solutions in Bridgeport, N.Y. and Louisiana as one of the “100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2014” at its Builders + Innovators Summit in Santa Barbara, Calif., recently. Neyhart will be honored at the three-day event in October.
The company employs 150.
Sadove joins AmeriCares board
Retired Saks Inc. Chairman and C.E.O. Stephen I. Sadove was elected to the Stamford-based AmeriCares board of directors, which oversees the organization”™s global health programs, including its disaster response work and aids deliveries to under-resourced hospitals and health clinics worldwide.
Sadove, a resident of Purchase, N.Y., joined Saks in 2002 as vice chairman and served as C.E.O. from 2007 to 2013. He is a graduate of Hamilton College and holds an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School.
Bruce holds ”˜Tale of Two Cities Exhibition”™
Through Aug. 31, the Bruce Museum is offering a “Tale of Two Cities Exhibition.” The exhibit visually pairs five New York and five Beijing-based artists. The show is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, 1-5 p.m., 1 Museum Drive in Greenwich.
For information, call 203-869-0376 or visit brucemuseum.org.
Two named ‘women of fire’
Darcy Sledge, a sales executive in the Westport office of Wallingford-based Berkshire Hathaway Home Services New England Properties, was named a Commercial Record “Woman of Fire” recently. Beth DiLoreto, a vice president in the company”™s Wallingford office was also named a “Woman of Fire.”
Hartford-based Commercial Record and its readers selected 13 individuals for the title of Connecticut FIRE (finance, insurance and real estate sectors). This is the fourth year the Commercial Record presented the awards.
DiLoreto and Sledge will be honored with the other 2014 recipients at the Hartford Club Aug. 20.
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