More than 300 people are expected to attend the Housing Development Fund’s 6th annual “Opening Doors to Opportunities” benefit breakfast in Old Greenwich this month.
With supporters, clients and community members in attendance, the event will commemorate the past year’s success in providing affordable housing solutions for low- and moderate-income households in Connecticut”™s high-cost communities, according to a statement from the organization.
Keynote speaker James Olson, former CIA chief of counterintelligence, will headline the event, recounting his undercover career including espionage missions as well as discussing the role of the CIA in the global war on terrorism and issues affecting national security.
“The ideas of home and security are important to us on a local level,” said Joan Carty, president and CEO of the Housing Development Fund.
In addition to the morning”™s networking, keynote address and breakfast program, local businesses have donated items to be raffled off at the breakfast on May 27, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Old Greenwich.
Raffle tickets will be available for purchase that morning, and 100 percent of the proceeds will support HDF”™s free counseling services for low- and moderate-income households. For sponsorship information and ticket sales, visit hdf-ct.org/breakfast.
