UNITED
WAY HONORING THE REGION'S MOST
VALUED VOLUNTEERS MARCH 10
FEATURING
HONORED GUEST DR. CLAIRE GAUDIANI
BRIDGEPORT,
CT - (February 18, 2005) United Way of Eastern Fairfield
County will honor 26 community volunteers at the 2005
Celebration of Community Builders, March 10 at the Klein
Memorial Auditorium in Bridgeport. A special presentation
will be made Dr. Claire Gaudiani, author of The Greater
Good: How Philanthropy Drives the American Economy and
Can Save Capitalism.
The
annual Celebration of Community Builders is an opportunity
for area residents, service providers and business leaders
to meet and say "thank you!" to volunteers representing
more than two dozen local agencies. The public is invited
to the event - which begins at 5:30pm - and admission
is free when accompanied by a donation in any amount to
a local charity of choice.
At
the Celebration, United Way also ratifies its slate of
officers, presents the annual Spirit of Caring Awards,
and presents its own volunteer of the year with the prestigious
Norman Leeds Award. This year's Leeds award is going to
John A. Klein, president and CEO of People's Bank, Bridgeport.
Anyone interested in attending the Celebration of Community
Builders can download a reservation form from United Way's
website: www.thewaytocare.org. All reservations received
(along with a donation) by March 1 will have their tickets
sent in advance. Reservations received (with or without
donations) after March 1 will be held at the Klein for
distribution the night of the event.
United
Way of Eastern Fairfield County is in the business of
building a stronger, more caring community across Bridgeport,
Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford and Trumbull. Our
focus is on what matters. Research and experience tells
us that the best way to help the most people is to focus
on the root causes of the most serious problems. It takes
the whole community - working together- to make that happen.
So we bring people together from all across the community
- people from government, business, faith groups, nonprofits,
and ordinary citizens- to tackle the issues that matter
most. United Way is committed to the bottom line results:
the lives we change and the communities we shape. Find
out more at www.thewaytocare.org.
2004
Community Builder Award Winners:
Heather
Bankowski - Home Town: Monroe
(Student - Masuk High School) Nominated by Girl Scouts
of Housatonic Council
Fred
K. Biebel - Home Town: Stratford
(Governor's Southwestern Office) Nominated by The Kennedy
Center, Inc.
Billy
Byrne - Home Town: Fairfield
(Student - Fairfield Prep) Nominated by Burroughs Community
Center
Mary
Pat Curran Healy - Home Town: Milford
(SBC) Nominated by Career Resources
Edith
Faile - Home Town: Fairfield
Nominated by Mercy Learning Center
Carole
Fanslow - Home Town: Stratford
(Unity Hill United Church of Christ) Nominated by The
Council of Churches
Cynthia
Foothorap - Home Town: Fairfield
(State Rep. Jack Stone) Nominated by ABCD, Inc.
Dr.
Jeffrey L. Gross - Home Town: Westport
(Associated Neurologists) Nominated by Jewish Center for
Community Services.
Virginia
O. Hayes - Home Town: Southport
Nominated by United Visiting Nurse Association
DeAnna
Holt - Home Town: Bridgeport
(Student - Youth Ambassador for SRSCA) Nominated by Southern
Regional Sickle Cell Association
Reginald
N. Jackson - Home Town: Milford
(Pratt & Whitney) Nominated by Big Brothers Big Sister
of Southwestern CT
Carol
Jayne - Home Town: Trumbull
Nominated by International Institute of CT
Ali
Jihad Langston - Home Town: Bridgeport
(Student - Weston High School) Nominated by The Charles
D. Smith, Jr. Foundation
Sean
Kennedy - Home Town: Stratford
(Student - Bunnell High School) Nominated by Sterling
House Community Center
Robert
C. Lindquist - Home Town: Easton
(Retired - Owner, Lindquist Builders Supply Company) Nominated
by Habitat for Humanity
The
Honorable Carmen L. Lopez - Home Town: Bridgeport
(Judge) Nominated by Child Guidance Center of Greater
Bridgeport
Michael
Marcinek - Home Town: Shelton
(Fletcher Thompson) Nominated by Cardinal Shehan Center
Amy
Oestreicher - Home Town: Fairfield
(Student - Fairfield High School) Nominated by The Greater
Bridgeport Jewish Housing Corp.
Beverly
Peterson - Home Town: Trumbull
(Sacred Heart University) Nominated by Literacy Volunteers
of Southeastern Fairfield County
Christopher
Rallo - Home Town: Hamden
(Hudson United Bank) Nominated by Bridge House, Inc.
Candy
Raveis - Home Town: Fairfield
Nominated by FSW, Inc.
Tulay
Witt. - Home Town: Fairfield
Nominated by The Center for Women and Families of Eastern
Fairfield County, Inc.
William
G. Selden - Home Town: Westport
(Allison Manufacturing Company) Nominated by Music and
Arts Center for Humanity
Art
Wakeling - Home Town: Bridgeport
(retired) Nominated by St. Vincent's Medical Center
Richard
J. Weston - Home Town: Milford
(Flow Serve, Inc.) Nominated by The Salvation Army of
Greater Bridgeport
Toni
Zeleny - Home Town: Fairfield
Nominated by Bridgeport Hospital Foundation
Spirit
of Caring Award Winners
Margie
Powell, children's advocate - Hometown: Bridgeport
The
Pro Bono Partnership - free legal services for non-profit
organizations
Nominees
for United Way's Board and Committee Chairs include:
Officers:
Ronald J. Bianchi, Chairman of the Board - Home Town:
Trumbull
Leo
B. Hansen, Chair, Allocations - Home Town: Trumbull
Adrienne
Farrar-Houel, Chair, Marketing/Communications - Home Town:
Bridgeport
Bryan
J. Huebner, Chair, Finance & Treasurer - Home Town:
Easton
Mark
A. Fries, Chair, Board Affairs - Home Town: Newtown
Daniel
Neaton, Secretary - Home Town: Cheshire
Carolyn
Vermont, Chair, Project Blueprint - Home Town: Bridgeport
Returning
Directors: Susan M. Beauregard; Thomas J. Castelot;
John A. Dobos, Jr.; Paul S. Timpanelli; Dianne Auger
New
Directors: Richard Fuchs; Ruth Price; Peter F. Hurst,
Jr.; Marian Evans, MD; Laurie Gross; Robert Russo, MD;
Al Barber; Jeffrey Treiber
Retiring
Directors: Rosa J. Correa; Paul J. Gorman; Steve Thomas;
Charles Lomnitzer; Michael Blake
