Opinion

GHS Junior’s Winning MLK Essay Challenges Youth to Leave their Comfort Zone, Find their Voice, Raise Awareness & Increase Acceptance

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“I have been able to uncover my voice by participating in discussions where I would normally only listen. This has truly allowed me to create more opinions on current events and be able to share them with my peers. Uncovering my voice has also allowed me to use current events as well as my background to help listeners gain a better understanding of my culture and my opinions rather than looking at the color of my skin. This allows me to contribute to creating a more just society because just sharing one thought or opinion on equality can change one’s views and mindset.” – Naureen Kurji, GHS 11th grade, winner of UConn’s 2016 MLK Day Essay Contest Continue Reading →

Arts

Stanwich School to Stage “Fashion for Change” to Benefit Project Blessing

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When Stanwich School science teacher Shaun Fletcher traveled to Rwanda in the summer of 2008, he was on a quest to carryout the School’s mission— he was searching for a community with needs that Stanwich could support on a sustainable, long-term basis. And he found what he was looking for in Cyabatanzi, a rural Rwandan community. Eight years later and the journey continues… Continue Reading →

Giving

Needs Clearing House Partners with Multiple Groups to Assist an Expectant Mother Who Needs Kidney Surgery

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Joe Kaliko of Needs Clearing House is working with multiple non profit groups to assist a 23-year-old Greenwich woman with a severe kidney problem. The woman who is also 24 weeks pregnant. Kaliko was contacted by a nurse at Greenwich Hospital who said that for the next 14 weeks, the expectant mother will need food and transportation to and from the hospital. The young woman is living in a one-room apartment in Greenwich and has no family or income.
“In total, at least 8 organization were mobilized by the NCH in the space of a few hours, in a coordinated effort to help one young person living in Greenwich with financial difficulties, alone in this country and dealing with both her pregnancy and serious medical issues!” – Joe Kaliko Continue Reading →