A NIGHT TO REMEMBER

Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County (CLC) hosted its annual spring gala, A Night to Remember: A CLC Celebration, on Friday, June 16, at Serafresca, Italian Club in Stamford. Nearly 250 attendees helped raise significant funding to support the nonprofit”™s programs and were serenaded by the CLC children who sang and provided a glimpse into the joy found in their classrooms each day. 

CLC provides early childhood education and care with direct services and programs focused on health, nutrition and family support for children 6 weeks to 5 years of age. The nonprofit agency, accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and approved by Head Start, operates private pay and government-subsidized programs to help ensure that all families have access to high-quality early childhood education and care programs regardless of income.

The organization is licensed to serve nearly 900 children each day across multiple locations in Stamford, and oversees a Head Start program operated by Family Centers in Greenwich.

Retiring CEO Marc Jaffe who raised the profile of the organization and the early childhood industry across Connecticut was honored as a Champion of Children at the event. 

Daytime Emmy-nominated actress Jill Larson served as the evening’s emcee opening the program with town of Greenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo reading a proclamation naming June 16, 2023, as Marc E. Jaffe Day, and U.S. Congressman Jim Himes presented Jaffe with the CLC 2023 Champion of Children award and a United States Flag that had flown over the U.S. Capitol.