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Letter: Invaluable Lessons from New Canaan Community Foundation’s Young Philanthropists Program

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Editor—

As we start another school year, we know that young people learn valuable lessons outside the classroom as well. As parents, we try and enrich their lives with diverse educational opportunities. I believe strongly that one of the most important things we can do is to encourage our children to think about other people and about our community. I have been fortunate to volunteer with the Young Philanthropists program coordinated by the New Canaan Community Foundation. I’ve seen firsthand how the students who participate in this group mature and grow in their perspectives as they learn about the needs of our community’s residents and the nonprofit organizations and services that address those needs.

Faces of New Canaan

Faces of New Canaan: Cynthia Gorey

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The NewCanaanite.com Summer Internship Program is sponsored by Baskin-Robbins, Connecticut Sandwich Co., Joe’s Pizza and Mackenzie’s. In this installment of “Faces of New Canaan,” we sat down with Cynthia Gorey, executive director of the New Canaan Community Foundation (which has some “I [Heart] New Canaan” magnets left), to learn a little more about everything from how she got to be where she is today to a trip to Spain with her sons that affirmed her beliefs about soccer’s popularity in Europe. Read all of this and more in our transcribed interview below:

NewCanaanite.com: So, where are you from originally? Cynthia Gorey: Originally I’m from Massachusetts. I’m from a town called Marblehead which is kind of similar to this area.

Business

Sidewalk Sale Saturday: Great Shopping Deals & Local Charitable Causes

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Saturday’s annual Village Fair & Sidewalk Sale (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) will feature local businesses offering great deals on products and services (as well as giveaways)—we previewed some of them here and include a fuller list at the end of this article (full vendor list here). The hugely popular annual event also is a time when many businesses partner up to support charities, and a time for nonprofit organizations to raise money and boost memberships. In partnership with Walter Stewart’s, New Canaan’s Lou Kozar, owner of New Canaan Bicycles in the Bob’s Sports lot, will ride a specially rigged stationary bike from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. called a “Fender Blender” that will mix up ice and lemonade that will be sold for $5 a glass with all proceeds going to the CT Challenge. The effort, which centers on a long bike ride, raises money to empower cancer survivors to live “healthier, happier and longer lives.”

“It’s a great event and I unfortunately wont’ be able to do any bike riding this year because of the time it takes place,” Kozar said. “But I love being a part of it in this way that I can, to spin my legs and contribute to the cause.”

Down Elm Street at Main, the New Canaan Veterinary Hospital will set up a table and take donations that will go toward a fund for the New Canaan Police Department’s K9 unit.

Around Town

Mallozzi: ‘Come on Down and Join Us’ Sunday at Pop Up Park for U.S.-Portugal World Cup Match

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FIrst Selectman Rob Mallozzi on World Cup 2014 Pop Up Park
 

The United States opens World Cup 2014 at 6 p.m. (local time) Monday versus Ghana. The group from which the United States must advance, Group G, also includes Germany and Portugal—a set of teams that some have dubbed the “Group of Death” for its prowess (while others argue Group B is more difficult, with defending champions Spain, Netherlands, Chile and Australia). The U.S. squad has been ranked #13 overall by FIFA, while Germany is #2 and Portugal #4. Americans that many will recognize from the World Cup roster include DaMarcus Beasley, Brad Davis and Clint Dempsey. The question of who will advance will be open at 6 p.m. this Sunday when the United States plays its second group match, versus mighty Portugal.