SENIOR CENTER HONOREES

Two community leaders will be honored by The Stamford Senior Center at its annual “Lives Blossom” fundraising event Thursday, May 5 at 6 p.m. Donna Spellman, executive director of River House Adult Day Center and Stamford Senior Center Board member Roberta Eichler will be recognized for their efforts to serve seniors in the community.

Spellman has led River House, an adult day care and health care facility in Greenwich that has served Greenwich and Stamford for the past seven years. 

“To be able to do the kind of work where you make a real difference in people”™s lives is very humbling. I don”™t see it as work,” said Spellman.  

Eichler of Stamford joined the Stamford Senior Center Board of Directors in 2012, after retiring from the Volunteer Center of Southwestern Fairfield County, where she served as executive director for 21 years. She held prior positions as chapter director for the American Heart Association and began her career as a kindergarten teacher.   

The Lives Blossom event raises critical funds for the Stamford Senior Center”™s wide array of active and engaging programing for nearly 900 seniors who depend upon the organization. 

A nonsectarian organization founded in 1996 to help serve the needs of Stamford”™s older adult population, the Stamford Senior Center provides affordable opportunities for older adults in the greater Stamford area to be active and healthy in mind and body and remain connected to their community in a welcoming, safe and diverse environment. 

Tickets for the event begin at $150 and can be purchased at StamfordSeniorCT.org.