During a candlelight vigil at YWCA Greenwich High School, GHS football coach was honored for his Continue Reading →
GHS Football Coach Marinelli Honored by YWCA during Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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YWCA Greenwich Purple Purse Means October is Domestic Violence Awareness & Prevention Month
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The purple purse is a metaphor for women’s power and purple is the color of domestic violence. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Giving, Health, Police & Fire, domestic violence, purple purse, YWCA Greenwich
Indian Summer Children’s Fest at Audubon Greenwich Benefited The Willow Project
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Activity stations were set up along the hawk viewing trail and children’s handicrafts included tie-dye, hair braiding, sand art, slime-making, easel painting and making milk weed bombs. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Giving, Health, Volunteering, Audubon Greenwich, The Willow Project
GHS Cardinal Fit Club Gives Students a Taste of Boxing, Courtesy Greenwich YMCA
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On Friday, the Cardinal Fit Club, in collaboration with the YMCA, organized a ‘Back to School Boot Camp’ event during lunch block in the Greenwich High School Student Center. According to Reese Ochoa, a senior in the Cardinal Fit Club, the club is dedicated to help kids stay in shape with through events like the one on Friday and from occasional guest speakers with topics including nutrition for athletes. Last year the club partnered with Green & Tonic. During lunch shifts, students sampled smoothies, including “The Warrior,” made from made from coconut water, kale, spinach and banana. Also, a visual demonstration drove home the amount of processed sugar added to several popular drinks. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Schools, Sports, Brad Stroble, Cardinal Fit Club, Delaney Roth, Greenwich High School, Greenwich YMCA
Mother for Others Kicks Off Fall with National Diaper Awareness Week
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Mothers for Others is working with businesses and other non profits in the community to provides necessities, including diapers and baby equipment, that are not covered by government aid programs to families who are referred by local social services agencies. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Health, Volunteering, Cardinals Football, Greenwich High School, Mothers for Others, Splurge, The Undies Project
Top Lyme Disease Researcher Joins Global Lyme Alliance as New Chief Scientific Officer
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Timothy J. Sellati, Ph.D. is particularly interested in why Lyme disease causes some mild symptoms with no lasting effects in some people, while others go on to develop persistent, debilitating symptoms Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Health, Volunteering, Global Lyme Alliance, Lyme disease, Ph.D., Timothy J. Sellati
Combating Stress: Greenwich Students Exercise Mindfulness In the Moment
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Former students of Mr. Librandi at Julian Curtiss School got a pass to leave Central Middle School and meet with their former teacher, principal, and others to kick off the Dare to Care program for this year. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Schools, Aliance for Education, Ann Carabillo, Jim Librandi, Julie Faryniarz, Kim Eves, mindfulness
At GHS, Student Clubs, Mental Health Professionals Form a Community of Caring
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Some degree of stress is a good motivator for students, but when stress gets too much the Outreach Club, CODA Club and Stress Less, in conjunction with school psychologists and social workers make a difference. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Schools, CODA Club, Greenwich High School, Outreach Club, stress, Stress Less Club
Who Should Get a Flu or Shingles Vaccine from Town of Greenwich Health Dept
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“The traditional flu season begins early October and runs through May.” – Caroline Baisley, Director of Dept of Health for Greenwich Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health
In Greenwich, Combine Cryo Accelerates Recovery Time
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At Combine Training in Greenwich, across from the gym, a door opens and a fog generated by the release of liquid nitrogen gas from the Cryosauna rolls into the lobby. This is the conclusion of a Whole Body Cryotherapy session. Continue Reading →