Light the Night honors cancer patients
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society”™s Connecticut, Westchester, Hudson Valley Chapter began its 2014 Light the Night Walk campaign with a kickoff party Aug. 20 at Manhattanville College in Purchase, N.Y. Participants carried illuminated lanterns, white for survivors, red for supporters and gold in memory of loved ones lost to cancer.
The Westchester Walk is Nov. 1 at Playland Amusement Park in Rye. For more information, call 914-821-8362 or visit lightthenight.org/ctwhv.
Greenwich battles diabetes
First Selectman Peter J. Tesei of the town of Greenwich will sign a proclamation declaring the week of Sept. 15 Greenwich”™s first Diabetes Awareness Week. The signing will take place Sept. 3 at 10:30 a.m. at the Greenwich Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road.
To kickoff the signing, Whole Foods Market Greenwich will host “Under the Tent,” where Greenwich Hospital employees will take blood pressure; a dietitian will discuss health lifestyles; and the American Diabetes Association will give diabetes risk tests. Greenwich Hospital”™s Nancy Ryan, registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator, will discuss “Change Your Future, Fight Diabetes” at the Greenwich Library.
The concluding event is the “Change the Future” gala at the Greenwich Country Club Nov. 4.
For more information, contact Hope Jayes at 203-639-0385 or email hjayes@diabetes.org.
McMurray joins LogicSource
South Norwalk-based LogicSource, a sourcing and procurement services firm, appointed Jim McMurray as chief growth officer recently. McMurray is responsible for LogicSource”™s growth strategy.
McMurray possesses 20 years’ experience in retail, technology and consulting, including with Zaffera, SAP Software & Solutions, Deloitte and Tractor Supply Co.
Levine leads survey discussion in Norwalk
Howard M. Levine of Norwalk-based Mercer Human Resource Consulting will discuss his firm”™s 2015 salary planning and range movement survey at a luncheon of the Southern Connecticut Society for Human Resource Management. The meeting is at 11:30 a.m., Sept. 16, at the Norwalk Inn & Conference Center.
Levine, a partner in Mercer”™s human capital practice, has more than 29 years experience in organization advancement programs.
To attend, register by Sept. 12 at soctshrm.org. For more information, contact Michele Beccarelli at 914-630-0902.
Ability Beyond names board members
Bethel and Mount Kisco, N.Y.-based Ability Beyond announced Mary Borba and Marty Bean have joined its board of directors and Sanford Proner and Lisa Bayliss have joined its board of trustees.
Borba of Katonah, N.Y., is the senior vice president of human resources at Boehringer Ingelheim in Ridgefield and a former board of directors member for the Girl Scouts of America.
Bean of New Canaan is the vice president and general manager for Pepsi Bottling Group”™s Penn East Market Unit. He is the head of “Enable,” Pepsi”™s effort helping the disabled.
Proner of Bronxville, N.Y., is a podiatrist with offices in Dobbs Ferry and Bronxville, N.Y.. He is a member of the board of student advocacy and father to a son served by Ability Beyond.
Bayliss of Roxbury is a registered nurse and an account executive for business development at Gentiva Home Healthcare.
Walmart gives $25K to food collaborative
The Walmart Foundation awarded $25,000 to The Danbury Food Collaborative recently. Led by United Way of Western Connecticut, the DFC is composed of 12 nonprofit agencies to improve food access, quality and sustainability for greater Danbury residents. The DFC will use the grant to buy six new refrigeration units and 3,000 pounds of fresh food for Danbury”™s pantries and soup kitchens.
The DFC serves more than 8,600 households annually by providing 230,000 meals to residents in need. For more information, contact 203-792-5330.
Lockwood-Mathews annual flea market
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum holds its annual flea market Sept. 21, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Mathews Park, 295 West Ave., Norwalk. More than 80 vendors are expected with antiques, furniture, collectibles, jewelry, household items, clothing and toys. There is a classic and antique car show and barbecue, courtesy of Stew Leonard”™s and Michael Gilmartin”™s Outdoor Cookers Catering & Event Planning. The Bob Button Big Band will perform from noon to 1 p.m. Students from Stamford”™s The Pop Music Academy will play 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. The museum will be open for mini-tours noon to 4 p.m.
The flea market is sponsored by Fairfield County Bank, King Industries Inc. and City Carting. For more information, visit lockwoodmathewsmansion.com.
SCORE and Small Business Development Center eye stormy future
SCORE Fairfield County partnered with the Connecticut Small Business Development Center and 16 related organizations throughout Fairfield County as part of the PrepareCT initiative to educate more than 80,000 Connecticut small businesses in disaster preparedness.
For information about the plan, contact The Connecticut Small Business Development Center at ctsbdc.com or SCORE at scorenorwalk.com.
Bank employees donate backpacks
Stamford-based First County Bank employees donated backpacks for Norwalk”™s students through the city”™s Human Services Council”™s Community Prevention Task Force Family Day celebration Aug. 22 at Washington Village and Aug. 23 at Meadow Gardens, Norwalk. The bank employees collected more than 95 backpacks and bundles of school supplies to fill them. Employees also donated more than $200 for additional supplies.
Quinnipiac taps Yawson to head conference
Robert Yawson of Wallingford, assistant professor of management for Quinnipac University”™s School of Business in Hamden, was selected to serve as track chairman for the organizational development and change track at the 2015 Academy of Human Resource Development International Conference in the Americas. The conference will take place Feb. 17 in St. Louis.
Podiatrist joins Norwalk Hospital
Greenwich resident Dr. Sarah E. Edgar recently joined Norwalk Hospital”™s medical staff. Edgar is a podiatrist at Fairfield County Foot Surgeons in Norwalk and a member of the American Podiatric Medical Association and the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. She was named chief resident at Yale New Haven Hospital in 2013-14.
Information for these features has been submitted by the subjects or their delegates.
Comments 2