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First Selectman Helps Greenwich Kick Off United Way Campaign

GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Greenwich United Way 2014-2015 Community Campaign got its official start last week with the help of First Selectman Peter Tesei.

Marco Torres, from Abilis; Bobby Walker and Anne Bradner,
Greenwich Boys and Girls Club; Bob Arnold, Family Centers; Virgina Meyer, Greenwich United Way Chair; and Stuart Adelberg, Greenwich United Way President.

Adrianne Singer, YWCA; Lauren

Marco Torres, from Abilis; Bobby Walker and Anne Bradner, Greenwich Boys and Girls Club; Bob Arnold, Family Centers; Virgina Meyer, Greenwich United Way Chair; and Stuart Adelberg, Greenwich United Way President. Adrianne Singer, YWCA; Lauren

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Left to right are Stuart Adelberg United Way President, Virginia Meyer, United Way Chair, Brook Urban, Campaign co-chair; and First Selectman Peter Tesei.

Left to right are Stuart Adelberg United Way President, Virginia Meyer, United Way Chair, Brook Urban, Campaign co-chair; and First Selectman Peter Tesei.

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"Greenwich would not be the community it is if it weren’t for our United Way,'' Tesei said as he delivered a proclamation on the steps of Town Hall to launch the organization’s 80th fundraising year. “The Greenwich United Way is the heart of the community, working with and for the town to ensure local needs are met.”

The United Way, in its milestone 80th year of identifying and meeting the health and human service needs of the community, raises and distributes more dollars for essential local services each year than any other non-governmental source, Tesei said.

Board Chairman Virginia Meyer, board directors, and representatives of Community Centers Inc., Family Centers, the Greenwich YWCA, the Boys & Girls Club, Kids in Crisis, Neighbor to Neighbor, YMCA, Abilis and other United Way partner agencies heard President Stuart Adelberg recall the United Way’s beginnings as the Community Chest and Council.

He described it as “the promise of a community coming together as family to help our most vulnerable residents, a promise that is as compelling today as it was 80 years ago.”

The 2014-15 overall campaign co-chairs are Brook and Dr. Michael Urban. Brook Urban announced that thousands of solicitations have been delivered or are en route to individuals and businesses and that early responses are encouraging. She is a past president of the Junior League of Greenwich and executive director of the Greenwich Chapter of the American Red Cross. Michael Urban is a prominent anesthesiologist affiliated with the New York Hospital for Special Surgery and a member of the board of United Way partner agency, Liberation Programs.

The Urbans have gathered a team of committed local volunteers who will each lead a specific sector of the Community-Wide Campaign. The team includes Debra McLaughlin, Traci Fiore, Jamie Tyndall, Emily Sternberg, Greenwich Social Services Commissioner Dr. Alan Barry and Town Clerk Carmella Budkins.  

To make a secure online contribution to the Community-Wide Campaign or to take part in the United Way’s Oktoberfest, the first special fundraising event of the year, set for Oct. 24 at the Loading Dock in Stamford, go to www.unitedway-greenwich.org.

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