by | Jun 12, 2006 11:22 am | Comments (0)
United Church on the Green was filled to capacity Saturday for the 2006 Awards Ceremony of the New Haven Scholarship Fund. Started in 1959, with a corpus of $100, donated by a New Haven schoolteacher, the group has succeeded in granting scholarships that total $6 million.
by | Jun 8, 2006 3:34 pm | Comments (1)
Families, Friends, Corporate Sponsors and Agencies gathered at the Foxon Country House in celebration of 31 young people, the hard working class of 2006 of Leadership Greater New Haven. LGNH is in its 20th year, now under the able direction of Patti Scussel and her Advisory Committee of well seasoned older leaders, chaired by Chamber of Commerce V.P. John Kessler. The young aspirants are nominated, for their participation, by the corporate, not-for-profit, and government sectors,for participation in a 10 month curriculum. Tuition is funded by sponsors, individuals and scholarship.
by | Jun 5, 2006 2:37 pm | Comments (0)
‘Tis the season for annual meetings, political fund raisers and events that challenge us to find more hours to our days and more days to our weeks, not to mention speedier routes for traveling between these gatherings and more financial support for these worthy causes. It was refreshing to be invited to an event that promised personal positive gain after weeks spent improving the lives and/or status of others. Once again, the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce provided us with the opportunity of life-long learning through their ongoing “Meet the Authors” series.
by | Jun 5, 2006 9:27 am | Comments (0)
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As the season of annual meetings and finger foods winds down, we can reflect on the achievements and impact that each organization, agency and institution has had in improving lives in our Greater New Haven Community. We have come to expect accountability and measurable results for our charitable dollars; we want to know how they are leveraged; we want to feel good about ourselves! We never felt better about ourselves and the future than we did on Thursday night, at the Bank of America Community Room, at the year-end festivities of The Youth Philanthropy Project, a United Way initiative.
by | May 26, 2006 8:51 am | Comments (0)
There is no doubt that New Haven is the creative capital of Connecticut. The designation is due, in no small part, to the incredible work of the Arts Council of Greater New Haven. In fostering a regional arts community, in collaboration with Market New Haven, the Town Green Special Services District, the Office of Cultural Affairs of the City, the Chamber of Commerce, the Convention and Visitors Bureau, Yale’s Office of New Haven and State Affairs, it has become integral to the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism. In its 46th year, the organization boasts of the inroads that have been made in stabilizing and ensuring the viability of our major arts organizations and institutions while continuing to increase services to area artists and focusing on audience development and appreciation.
by | May 23, 2006 8:32 pm | Comments (0)
Fellowship Place celebrated 46 years of serving adults recovering from mental illness last Thursday night. The annual “Street of Dreams” festivities reflected on the organization’s humble beginnings while celebrating its current physical and programmatic expansions at the Elm Street campus. The Jewish Community Center of Greater New Haven and Wally Lamb were the honorees of the event.
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by | May 21, 2006 11:18 pm | Comments (0)
Three hundred people came out to support Concepts for Adaptive Learning (CfAL), and thoroughly enjoyed the fabulous food, fine wine, and smooth sounds of jazz vocalist “Cookie” Thomas and his trio (pictured) at Anthony’s Ocean View! The generosity of Anthony, title sponsor DHL and the wine distributors along with ticket , auction and raffle sales, a total of $10,000 was raised to be used to benefit a program that helps increase the educational outcomes of New Haven public school children.
by | May 19, 2006 9:40 am | Comments (0)
Every woman (and a few men) at the New Haven Lawn Club was proud to join a “millionaires’ round tables” to celebrate at the annual meeting of The Community Fund for Women and Girls. In its 10th anniversary year, the fund has reached and surpassed the $1million goal, with the support of 100 percent of its committee members and volunteers.
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by | May 17, 2006 3:30 pm | Comments (0)
Dr. Alvin Greenberg. Police Chief Francisco Ortiz was presented with the organization’s Distinguished Community Service Award. The invocations offered by Bishop Peter Rosazza and Rabbi Rick Eisenberg set the tone for the evening and heralded ADL’s mission to fight discrimination, to promote understanding and to secure justice and fair treatment for all. Speakers included co-chairs Ron Shaw and Steve Saltzman, both well known for their national service to ADL and their professional and volunteer efforts in the New Haven community. Marvin Lender and Marna Borgstrom served as the other co-chairs. Doug Skalka was there as chair of the Connecticut ADL board and Bev Levy as chair of the Development Committee. The program at Congregation B’Nai Jacob, including video production, was the work of Steve Shaw. Attorney General Dick Blumenthal offered brief remarks prior to the presentation made by Mayor John DeStefano and ADL Executive Director David Waren to Cisco.
by | May 16, 2006 11:15 am | Comments (0)
To mediate or litigate, that is the question! The answer, given by those who attended Community Mediation Inc’s. Honorable Robert C. Zampano Awards event, was “Don’t shout, talk it out”. Celebrated for their excellence in the field of divorce mediation were Roberta “Bobbi” Friedman, Esq., George Manning, family services supervisor of the New Haven Judicial District, and Elga R. Wasserman, Esq.
by | May 11, 2006 5:11 pm | Comments (2)
Whoever said, “Never a lender or borrower be” would have missed a wonderful celebration of both sides of that equation.
by | May 8, 2006 12:34 pm | Comments (0)
Derby Day brought together town & gown, arts & ideas, education & business & sports, government & philanthropy, at two separate rollickin’ bashes. And wouldn’t you know — Gone Dishin’ made it to both.
by | May 5, 2006 4:56 pm | Comments (1)
GAIN, Granville Academy in New Haven, held its first annual Scholarship Banquet at the Colony Inn on Thursday night. Since 2003, the organization has engaged more than 100 middle and high school students in a five-year program, teaching the fundamentals of business and marketing, building self esteem, leadership skills and motivation, and preparation for college and fostering professional career goals and paths. It is one of 11 Granville Academies in the country and is staffed and administered by volunteers. St. Raphael Healthcare System hosts the five levels of classes that are also supported by Dwight Central Management Team, Empower New Haven and Citizens Bank and individual donors. The outpouring of parent engagement and participation was evident.
by | May 3, 2006 11:28 am | Comments (0)
Yale Vice-President Bruce Alexander sat next to Yale pink-collar-union President Laura Smith at the Lawn Club Wednesday morning. They chatted. They got along. That was the point.
by | May 1, 2006 11:05 am | Comments (2)
How did Saddam Hussein’s former personal physician (above) end up talking to Gone Dishin’ in a Westville gallery? And how did Cain’s name end up in boldface type? Read on to find out.
by | Apr 27, 2006 12:24 pm | Comments (0)
One of the joys of a city like New Haven is the ability to maintain long-term friendships and ties to people and institutions. Intergenerational loyalties to families and institutions may be one of the reasons for our strength as a community. This attribute is especially true in the Italian community and those of us fortunate enough to be considered “Family” in spite of our genetic ethnic origins. Monday night’s events were illustrative of this phenomenon. Fortunately, Anthony’s and Bella Notte are facilities within close proximity to each other, allowing some of the participants to support both.
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by | Apr 24, 2006 3:54 pm | Comments (0)
Gone Dishin’ partied for all three at three different locations. Read on to see which one drew Heidi Green and Doug Rae (pictured), and why.
by | Apr 11, 2006 5:29 pm | Comments (3)
The Town Green Special Services District held its annual meeting at the Quinnipiack Club on Monday. (They may not want me to join, but they may start charging me rent!) Brooks Bradbury, a commissioner of the organization, charmed his downtown colleagues with the hospitality which he has instituted and transformed the once exclusionary bastion.
by | Apr 10, 2006 1:04 pm | Comments (0)
The Dish actually got down and dirty on Sunday, at a group activity on Whalley Avenue at the New Haven Holocaust Memorial. The memorial, on the corner of West Park Avenue, in Edgewood Park, was built 30 years ago; it is the first such structure in the nation to be erected on public land and part of the proud legacy of Mayor Frank Logue. It is a tribute to the six million Jewish victims of the Nazi genocide.
by | Apr 9, 2006 4:52 pm | Comments (0)
Too many options — too little time! The Greater New Haven Area is just that!
by | Apr 7, 2006 9:57 am | Comments (0)
“What can you do with a metal bead chain?” the Eli Whitney Museum asked, challenging local artists and engineers to reply with entries to be auctioned off at Thursday’s “Leonardo Benefit.” Inventive city minds responded with a dazzling range of art, objects and furniture —‚Äù including this sparkling dress, designed by former Long Wharf Theater costume designer Bert Hamlin.
by | Apr 5, 2006 8:51 am | Comments (0)
Sunday night was an evening to honor those who really serve — the staff and volunteers of the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen, also known as DESK.
by | Mar 30, 2006 11:25 am | Comments (0)
United Illuminating and the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce offered a warm Connecticut welcome to Jim Forgerson, the new president of UIL holdings (pictured at left beside his predecessor). The gracious hosts lit the room (pun intended) Tuesday night with community leaders from throughout their service area. Sage presented the most extraordinary array of food and dessert offerings that has been seen in a long time. Dave McCoart is a truly professional host; with a view of Long Island Sound and impeccable service, New Haven was shown in its very best light.
by | Mar 17, 2006 12:11 pm | Comments (0)
Toad’s Place was, indeed, the best place to be in New Haven on Wednesday night. Friends, family, colleagues and politicos formed an unlikely line in front of the nightspot that would usually see a much different crowd on a “school night.”