The Community Fund of Darien invites the community to celebrate Darien residents who are being recognized for their outstanding volunteer efforts on Tuesday, April 30th. Since 1979, The Community Fund of Darien has annually recognized Darienites who have selflessly dedicated their time and skills to benefit others. The Community Fund of Darien invites local nonprofit organizations and the public to nominate individuals from Darien who exemplify the spirit of volunteering. This year, The Community Fund of Darien will honor 39 of Darien’s extraordinary volunteers on Tuesday, April 30th at 5:30pm at the Darien Community Association’s Garden Wing Room. All are welcome.
The event is sponsored by Brown Harris Stevens, Cross Private Client Insurance, and the Darien Community Association. The Community Fund of Darien would like to thank Brown Harris Stevens for sponsoring the event for more than 19 years and Cross Private Client Insurance for sponsoring the event for 4 years. Thank you to the Darien Community Association for hosting the event in their Garden Wing Room.
Honorees, who must be Darien residents, will be awarded in the following categories: Outstanding Adult Volunteer (19-64 years), Outstanding Emerging Volunteer (18 years and younger), Outstanding New Volunteer, Outstanding Senior Volunteer (65 years and older), and Outstanding Volunteer Duo.
This year’s volunteer award honorees:
Outstanding Adult Volunteer
Robin Ackerman, The Community Fund of Darien
Ximena Barrera, Saint Joseph Parenting Center
Reva Corrigan, At Home In Darien
Meredith Edwards, The Mather Homestead
Holly Galper, Waveny LifeCare Network
Meaghan Hetherington, Multiple Organizations
Sarah Hunsberger, The Darien Foundation
Emily Kroenlein, Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County
William Looney, Family Centers
Maria Esther Magallanes, Building One Community
Sharon Parr, The Tiny Miracles Foundation
Rob Roberto, Future 5
Claudia Rodriguez, Darien Book Aid Plan
Jackie Scott, ABC in Darien
K.C. Simon, Liberation Programs
Liza Smith, Darien Community Association
Melinda Stewart, Person to Person
Outstanding Emerging Volunteer
Kateri Daly, Eagle Scouts
Maria Gardner, Pegasus Therapeutic Riding
David Popson, The Darien Depot
Paige Westbrook, Feed My Starving Children Darien Packing Event
Outstanding New Volunteer
Dan Guller, Kids In Crisis
Amber Paquette, Family & Children’s Agency
Outstanding Senior Volunteer
David Dever, Darien TV79
Midge Lopat, Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
Kathianne Robins, Clothes To Kids of Fairfield County
Outstanding Volunteer Duo
Marcia Cleary and Sue Okie, The Carver
Tricia Bresnahan and Courtney Darby, Darien SEPPAC
Jamie Demark and Will Massey, Person to Person
Sha-li Lee and Da-Tung Chang, Darien Senior Programs at Mather Center
Vicki and Bob Patton, Darien Flag Football League
Claire Ventker and Penny Vanovitch, Freshman Community Group
RSVP to the event by visiting https://www.communityfunddarien.org/volunteercelebration
About The Community Fund of Darien:
The Community Fund of Darien’s (TCF) mission is to inspire people and mobilize resources to strengthen our community. Our vision is for all community members to have the opportunity to reach their full potential as healthy, educated, and self-sufficient individuals. TCF initiates solutions, builds collaborations, and implements and supports programs to strengthen youth, adults, and families, for lasting and positive impact in Darien, Norwalk, and Stamford. Established in 1951, The Community Fund of Darien invests approximately $600K annually in nonprofit health and human services organizations. Since 1951, TCF has distributed more than $27 million to charitable organizations in our local communities, positively impacting thousands of lives.