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GHS Bands Sweep Honors at WorldStrides Heritage Festival in DC

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The GHS band’s participation at the WorldStrides Heritage Performance adjudication festival in Washington D.C. this weekend was a huge success. Mr. Yoon, director of GHS bands reports that all five groups, including three concert and two jazz groups, earned gold ratings, which is the highest rating possible! Mr. Yoon also said that the chaperones received random feedback on the exemplary comportment of all who represented Greenwich High School. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Arts, Schools

“Appraisals for the Heart” Fundraiser Set to Bolster Go Red for Women Campaign

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Susan Lewis is hosting a fundraiser for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women initiative. The event features free antiques appraisals, plus wine courtesy of Charmer Sunbelt Group, flowers from Something Special and music by Concordia College Musicians.
Susan’s sister, Bobbie, woke up on a Sunday morning with mid back pain and nausea and it just increased over a three day period. Bobbie thought she had the flu. She even went to the hospital and was told it might be kidney stones the night before she died. It turns out that those two symptoms are common warning signs of pending heart attack for women. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Giving, Volunteering

PHOTOS: Greenwich, Meet Your New Park: Cos Cob Park

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Though Thursday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony at Cos Cob Park represented the official opening of the park, Sunday was relatively mild and sunny. Lacrosse players swarmed the newly opened turf field. Families walked dogs and children clamored over the equipment in the brand new playground. As each person visited the park for the first time, the breathtaking views from just about every location within the park were something to behold. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Around Town, Government, Volunteering

Lecture at Bruce Museum: “Exoplanets”

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Come learn about Exoplanets at this free lecture at The Bruce Museum on April 12. Exoplanets are planets that orbit stars beyond our solar system. Astrophysicist Dr. Stone will discuss the most exciting findings of exoplanetary research, techniques used to search for exoplanets and the many types of exoplanets. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Arts

Greenwich and OG Lions Collaborate for Sophisticated Eye Screening at BANC

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On any given school day, the Byram Archibald Neighborhood Center (BANC), is a hive of activity. The New Lebanon School kindergarten classes are currently housed there. Then, after school Christina Nappi runs a program for about 65 New Leb children in K-3 until 5:30pm. On Thursday, members of the Old Greenwich and Greenwich Lions Clubs gave free vision screenings to the children. More than a simple acuity test, the Lions Clubs sophisticated camera tested for eye disorders including far and near sightedness, astigmatism, anisometropia, strabismus and anisocoria. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Dogs, Volunteering, BANC, Christina Nappi, Greenwich Lions Club, New Lebanon School, Old Greenwich Lions Club

Team 26 Bikes Through Snow to Greenwich for Warm Reception

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At Saturday’s rally for gun safety, focus on legislation in Hartford named after Lori Jackson, who was shot to death in Oxford by her husband against whom she had a temporary restraining order. The Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act would close the loophole that allows domestic abusers to keep their guns. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Volunteering, Brady Campaign Southwestern CT Chapter, Greenwich Council Against Gun Violence, Greenwich YWCA Director of Domestic Abuse Services, Jim Himes, Jonathan Perloe, Monte Frank