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Family of Young Girl with Rare Form of Muscular Dystrophy Receives $10,000 from Needs Clearing House

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Cintia Balog, 7, has a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy. She lives with her family in Bridgeport after having come to the United States from Hungry where she was born. On Saturday, Needs Clearing House (NCH) presented a $10,000 check to Cintia Balog and her family at a ceremony in Bridgeport, where student nurses also gave Cintia a giant teddy bear. During the six weeks since learning about Cintias Balog’s needs, NCH has been busy raising $6,000 in cash and arranging for over $4,000 more of durable medical supplies, including braces for her legs and back. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Giving, Volunteering

Greenwich Historical Society Landmarks Program to Honor Unique Properties

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At the Historical Society’s 2016 Landmarks event on April 17th, five properties will be plaqued, including the historically significant Mill in Glenville, and 4 homes. One of them was built by JP Morgan for his daughter. Keynote speaker will be Frank J. Prial, Jr., AIA, one of America’s foremost architects in the preservation movement. He will discuss the Grand Central restoration in his talk titled: “Fundamentals of a Successful Restoration: Grand Central Terminal”. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Around Town, Real Estate

‘An Aspirational Brand at Achievable Prices’: Local Family Launches ‘Beachmate’

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Beatrice Mellick—a 1997 Greenwich Academy graduate who earned a dual bachelor’s degree in communications and art history from Vanderbilt University—said she understood and supported her husband’s decision last May to leave Wall Street after 15 years as an equity salesman to focus on Beachmate, a product available online that includes a set of durable ABS plastic buckets and shovels as well as a cooler, all wrapped in a tote bag (insignia optional) with a shoulder strap. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Arts