Courtney Nelthropp honored
Nearly 200 guests gathered at the Water’s Edge at Giovanni’s in Stamford Sept. 18 to honor Stamford resident Courtney Nelthropp for his years of community service.
As chairman of Charter Oak Communities Board of Commissioners, Nelthropp has been instrumental in revitalizing the face of Stamford’s public housing greatly improved the quality of the city’s low and moderate income housing.
Hosted by Family Centers, Charter Oak Communities and Stamford Hospital, the event raised more than $45,000 for the Truglia Thumbelina Fund. Founded by former Connecticut State Rep. Christel Truglia in 1996, the Thumbelina Fund is a donor-advised fund of the Fairfield County Community Foundation that aims to meet the special needs of Stamford’s children.
Whether it helped with a prom dress for an underprivileged girl or to build a playground at a public housing complex or to send promising students to a leadership conference, “the Truglia Thumbelina Fund has added wonder, adventure and joy to childhoods throughout Stamford.”
A United Way, Community Fund of Darien and New Canaan Community Foundation partner agency, Family Centers is a member of the Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies and the Alliance for Children and Families and is accredited by the Council on Accreditation and the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Pardons Assistance Project receives $4K from Baptists
The Prison Ministries of The First Baptist Church of Bridgeport is the recipient of a $4,000 Matthew 25 Grant from ABCUSA (the national body of the American Baptist Churches) to fund the Bridgeport Pardons Assistance Project.
The Mission of the Bridgeport Pardons Assistance Project is to combat poverty, from the first day of an ex-offender’s release from prison, through what it terms “a culture of pardons:” public service, volunteerism, goodness, dedication, forgiveness, grace, discipline, faith and family.
The ministries’ objective is “to bring professionalism and respect to a process at a time when our clients’ have already been through the most difficult and dehumanizing periods of their lives.”
For more information call 339-5887.
Getting Juiced
The Ashforth Co., a 117-year-old Stamford, commercial real estate firm installed a plug-in electric vehicle charging station at 3001 Stamford Square, Ashforth’s 290,000-square-foot office property on Summer Street in Stamford.
Darien resident Mike McGee, managing director at the Stamford office of KPMG, a tenant at Ashforth’s 3001 Stamford Square building, is the first person to utilize the charging station according to the building’s vice president and property manager, David Marks. McGee recently purchased a 2013 Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid.
Flu season
The Greenwich Chamber of Commerce and Greenwich Hospital co-sponsored a flu clinic recently available to all town business owners and residents at the Greenwich YMCA. Pictured: Marcia O’Kane, chamber executive director, and Christina DeVito, a registered nurse from Greenwich Hospital.
A fresh Quest for security
Antonio Caldas has launched a new business resource, Quest Financial Services, a consulting and financial services company that “provides resources to assist businesses that are looking to move their business forward and get on track to improve their bottom line.”
Caldas brings 20-plus years of domestic and international accounting, finance, business development and operations experience to his clients. The Quest team includes “Six Sigma” certified professionals, business modeling consultants, certified public accountants, certified management accountants and other business leaders. Free consultations are available. The website is quest-fs.com or call 343-2553.
New pie in town
New York restaurant principals, from left, Mogan Anthony, Joe Bueti and Anthony Legato now have a Connecticut address. A popular Westchester County eatery, Social Kitchen + Bar in Mt. Kisco, is reaching across the border for its new venture, Locali Pizza Bar + Kitchen at 32 Forest St., New Canaan, set to open soon. The Locali menu includes gourmet pizzas and Mediterranean small plates. Call Joe Bueti for details at (914) 864-1255
Peers cite Shattuck’s legal expertise
After an extensive and confidential peer review by members of the Connecticut Bar Association, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating services has awarded Laura Shattuck, an associate attorney with Westport-based Nusbaum & Parrino P.C., its highest rating for both family law and litigation.
The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings reflect a combination of achieving a very high general ethical standards rating and a legal ability numerical rating. A threshold number of responses is required to achieve a rating. Shattuck received Martindale-Hubbell’s “AV Preeminent Rating,” a testament to the fact Shattuck’s peers rank her at the highest level of professional excellence. She is a member of the American, Connecticut and Fairfield County Bar associations. She is a graduate of ABA-NITA Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, where she completed a seven-day intensive trial practice program in 2010.
New COO at Sachs Walsh
Westport-based Sachs Walsh Insurance announced that David F. Coyle has joined the firm as chief operating officer.
Walsh began his career in 1982 as a personal insurance underwriter with Aetna Life & Casualty. He held several positions of increasing responsibility in both underwriting and field management before joining Travelers in 1996. In 1998, he was appointed sales director and most recently served as business development manager for the New England Region. In 2012, he was recognized by the Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut as its “Company Person of the Year.”
Sachs Walsh Insurance has earned the prestigious “Cornerstone Agency” designation from Chubb Insurance Co. and has been recognized as an “Elite Agency” by Travelers Personal Insurance.
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