AMERICARES recently presented its annual Power of Partnership Award to Merck & Co. Inc. in recognition of the company”™s outstanding commitment to helping disaster survivors and improving health in the developing world. Merck is one of AmeriCares most committed donors, providing both products and financial support for the global health and disaster relief organization”™s aid program.
KARL CHEVROLET recently donated a total of $3,300 in scholarship assistance to graduating students from lower Fairfield County high schools. Since the New Canaan dealership began running its April high school scholarship promotion 28 years ago, it has raised $95,700 for area scholarship programs.
SHERMAN D. LONDON, a consultant with the Trumbull-based public relations firm Michael J. London & Associates, has been named this year”™s recipient of the Helen M. Loy Freedom of Information Award by the Connecticut Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The award honors a member of the public or an official who uses the state”™s freedom of information laws to advance open government.
RIDGEFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE recently welcomed the Center for Advanced Pediatrics at a ribbon-cutting reception June 6 at its location, 901 Ethan Allen Highway, Ridgefield.
STRATFORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, an affiliate of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, and the Stratford Board of Education recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Business Education Support Team (BEST) June 13 at Stratford Town Hall. BEST has received national recognition throughout its 25 years, including a letter of commendation from the White House.
BRUCE WHITE of Hamden, professor of computer information systems in Quinnipiac University”™s School of Business, was recently awarded a Fulbright-Hays grant to teach and lecture in Belarus. The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad program provides short-term study and travel seminars abroad for U.S. educators in the social sciences and humanities for the purpose of improving their understanding and knowledge of the people and cultures of other countries.
