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CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
EVENING OF RECOGNITION
celebrating 17 years of friendship
honoring our volunteers & benefiting Circle of Friends
Sunday April 23, 2023- Iyar 2, 5783 - Year of Hakhel
Westport Woman's Club 44 Imperial Avenue, Westport
Cocktails & Buffet Dinner 5:30pm
Award ceremony 6:45pm
followed by Viennese Desserts
Couvert $180 • Volunteer Alumni/YJP $90
Teen Volunteers join us as our guests
Festive Attire
Guest of Honor, Stephen Schwartz
Pillar of Friendship Award
Pillar of Friendship Award
Stephen Schwartz grew up in West Norwalk, graduating from Brien McMahon High School and then the University of Connecticut's School of Business in 1975. He and his family have been members of Beth Israel Synagogue in Norwalk since 1966. Stephen's career has enabled him to live in the Midwest as well as Los Angeles and Houston, returning to Fairfield County in 1997.
For the past 30 plus years, Stephen has been President of The Promark Group, a sales and marketing company based in Westport. He assumed the mantle of Vice President of Beth Israel in 2010 and then President in 2013. Since its inception, Stephen has been a committed supporter of Circle of Friends. |
Stephen established The Circle of Friends Mildren H. Schwartz Scholarship Award in memory of his mother. The $2,500 award is presented to one high school student each year at the conclusion of their high school senior year. The volunteer must fulfill a minimum of 220 "friendship hours" with Circle of Friends over the course of their four years at high school and portray leadership qualities and a strong commitment to the Circle of Friends' mission.
Stephen's wife is Maribeth, a retired nurse who now is his assistant at The Promark Group. He has two daughters, Kate and Brooke who have professional careers and reside both locally and in New York City. |
HOST COMMITTEE IN FORMATION
Esther & Zalman Abend
Danit Almog Penny Almog Sara & Leivi Bartfield Andrew & Caryn Blatt Celia Bobrowsky Lynda Kommel & David Browne Sara & Yitzchak Capland Carrie & Dr. Stanley Cooper, Past Honorees Beth & Raphael Davison, Past Honorees Mushka & Meir Deitsch |
Marjorie Freeman
Elizabeth Bessen & Peter Frucht Monique Lions & Phil Greenspan Freida & Rabbi Yehoshua Hecht Rochel Hecht Rivka & Dr. David Kasle Donna & Steve Katz Adrienne & Jeff Klein Hillary & Ira Koyner Shterny Reinitz Margaret Sapir & Mitch Rapoport Shaina & Eli Schochet |
Maribeth Cross & Stephen Schwartz
Danielle Dobin & Christopher Smith Chanie & Rabbi Levi Stone Beth Sugerman Kim & Eric Wiener Diane & Ken Yormark PAST HONOREES Ilana & Victor Escandon Laura Kassen Ellen Lautenberg & Doug Hendel PJ & Jonathan Ross Quincy Stein |
OUR HEROES
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS FELLOWSHIP AWARDEES Katie Rose Blumenfeld, Co-President Weston High School Caroline Caggiano, Co-President Staples High School Dwight Koyner, Co-President Weston High School James Dobin-Smith, Co-President Staples High School Leiba Stone, President Beth Chana Academy Adeline Bozeman Samantha Dorne Angie Fogarty Ryan Lapatine YOUNG ADULT VOLUNTEERS Olivia Clift Maria Fernanda Esponda Garcia Caroline Haswell Odin Hicks Jessica Jablon Edward Malecki Emma Mangeolle Gracie Rose Piscitelli Sarah Wille |
DEDICATED TEEN VOLUNTEERS
Jacob Ceisler, President Hopkins Amelia King, President Fairfield Warde High School Maddie Levi, Co-President Wilton High School Shane Power, SLOBS Staples High School Julia Wiener, Co-President Wilton High School Reese Aliberti Aayush Athavia Dylan Atsumi Hannah Bitsky Jacob Bitsky Elyana Blatt Jayden Blatt Gino Carusone Melanie Dreizen Karen Duarte Kristel Duarte Hayley Epstein Lucy Field Gena Frucht Eliza Greenspan Jordy Greenspan Zoe Ingber Juliet Jannes Rebecca King |
Sienna LeDuc
Jacob Lore Taylor Mogelof Olivia Perlen Sophia Rao Samantha Sandrew Brooke Saporta Skylar Shapiro Jonny Dobin-Smith Bailey Solomon Ruby Tarshis Sam Tishfield Samik Wangneo Gabby Wiggetman Samantha Wiggetman BAR/BAT MITZVAH VOLUNTEERS Benny Coleman Griffin Collins Alexandra Fetner Chloe Gross Maddie Minsky Sadie Minsky Dylan Mogelof Harper Nisenson Mendel Stone Nathaniel Vadai Henry Veissid |