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 6:30pm
​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
 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                 
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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 
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