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AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real Livesaver

Ariana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When...

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GE Foundation and AmeriCares Expand Aid for Uninsured Americans

from:AmeriCares

Stamford, Conn. – Feb. 8, 2012 – AmeriCares is expanding access to health care for thousands of low-income and uninsured Americans with support from the GE Foundation....

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The Emerson String Quartet

from:Stamford Symphony Orchestra

From the world's great concert halls to Stamford...and just in time for Valentine's Day!The Stamford Symphony is pleased to present THE EMERSON STRING QUARTET for a ONE NIGHT...

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Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens News - February 3, 2012

from:Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens

Capturing the Beauty of Nature in WatercolorsTuesdays, February 7th - March 6th, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.Harriet Lacker, a Stamford resident, is a watercolor artist, calligrapher and...

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Spotlight on: New Orleans Dream Center—New Orleans, LA

from:AmeriCares

The clinics operated by the New Orleans Dream Center – one of 400+ safety net clinics in AmeriCares network – treated 565 patients in 2011, providing more than...

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Restoring Health in Japan: Dental Clinics Bring Back Care to a Devastated Region

from:AmeriCares

AmeriCares helps to restore dental care access for 10,000 survivors of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami. Support for the construction of two dental clinics in this devastated...

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Winter Vacation Camp Returns - 'I'm Bored' February Vacation Blues

from:Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens

Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens Winter Vacation Camp is a full Day Camp program offered to inquisitive children between the ages of 5 and 11 years. Sign up for individual day...

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Children's Consignment Sale Slated

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Upcoming event held April 18-21 helps families save money…and make money too! Stamford, CT – TinyTots Consignment Sale, a children’s seasonal...

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Avon Red Carpet Festival 2012

from:Avon Theatre Film Center

Schedule of Events:Saturday, February 4, 2012:6.30 - 11.30 pm: Avon Red Carpet Festival - Red Carpet GalaThis year’s Avon Award will be presented to Susie Baker.The red carpet...

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Bartlett Arboretum’s Children’s Educators Receive Hybrid Car from Generous Donors

from:Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens

Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens, one of Fairfield County’s foremost centers for children’s environmental education, is ecstatic to announce the purchase of a 2012 Honda...

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"Chinese Foreign Policy and American Security Interests in Asia"

David J. Firestein, Vice-President of the Strategic Trust Building Initiative and Track 2 Diplomacy at the East West Institute, will speak at the World Affairs Forum on February...

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Seen any Good Movies Lately? Here’s Your Chance……..

Ok  Here goes. It’s time again for the International Film Festival. My favorite movie thing to do in January. Yes it is.  Oh sure, You say you don’t have time to...

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Spotlight on: Manna Ministries Medical Clinic – Picayune, Mississippi

from:AmeriCares

Manna Ministries Medical Clinic -- one of 400-plus safety net clinics supported by AmeriCares -- is a free clinic in southwestern Mississippi. Since 2010, AmeriCares has donated...

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AstraZeneca Donates $3.8 million in Medicines for U.S. Free Clinics

from:AmeriCares

Stamford, Conn. – Jan. 24, 2012 – AstraZeneca, the global biopharmaceutical company, has donated $3.8 million worth of prescription medicines to AmeriCares for...

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Health Care Restoration Grants Help Disaster-Affected Communities in Missouri and Mississippi

from:AmeriCares

As part of its 2011 U.S. Disaster Recovery Grants initiative, AmeriCares has awarded four grants totaling $188,225 to restore and expand crucial health care services in...

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Voter Registration Drive To Mobilize Haitian Vote

Mobilize Haitian Vote In Connecticut To Swing Statewide Elections There are enough Haitians living in Connecticut to sway the outcome of statewide...

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Medical Brigades Bring Needed Health Care to Impoverished Communities in Peru

from:AmeriCares

A firsthand account of an AmeriCares team member’s experience when she joined health care professionals on a medical brigade in Peru, where 500 impoverished patients...

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Show: Importance Of Being Earnest

from:Curtain Call Inc

The Importance of Being Earnest is a glorious comedy of mistaken identity, which ridicules codes of propriety and etiquette. Two dashing men-about-town pursue two fair ladies....

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Exhibition - Faces of Winter 2012: A Daniel Greene Festival

from:University of Connecticut Stamford Art Gallery

The University of Connecticut Stamford Art Gallery is pleased to announce CSOPA’s Second Biennial Juried Fine Art Portrait Exhibition and Symposium. This exhibit includes more...

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Dancefest 2012

from:Stamford Center For The Arts

10th annual DanceFest hosted at the Palace Theatre. The festival is designed for intermediate and advanced dance student’s ages 10-18 years old who train at area dance schools...

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Stamford Symphony Orchestra News - January 10, 2012

from:Stamford Symphony Orchestra

Exploring the Orchestra at the Stamford Museum & Nature CenterBanish the winter blues and join the Stamford Symphony for some Serious Fun with our Exploring the Orchestra...

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Support for the Most Fragile

from:AmeriCares

As AmeriCares works to strengthen health care in Haiti, there is a special focus on the health of pregnant women, new mothers and babies. Much of the $54 million in aid that...

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Cholera: Controlling a Killer

from:AmeriCares

Cholera strikes quickly, spreads fast and can kill within hours. The infection is a risk after any disaster – especially earthquakes – due to poor sanitation and lack...

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AmeriCares Delivers $54 Million in Aid for Haiti Earthquake Survivors

from:AmeriCares

Stamford, Conn., Jan. 12, 2011 – Two years after the devastating Haiti earthquake, AmeriCares has delivered $54 million in aid for survivors, including medicines and...

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Winter and Spring 2012 Classes and Workshops

from:Lakeside Pottery Ceramic School and Studio

Beginners / Intermediate PotteryWed Mornings, 10-12:30PM, Jan 18 - Mar 7, '12  FullMar 14 - May 2, '12Thurs Mornings, 10-12:30PM, Jan 18 - Mar 7, '12  Full Mar 15 - May 3,...

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A Call for Health Leaders to Address Health Equity

Jan. 10, 2012 - The Connecticut Health Foundation's Health Leadership Fellows Program is now accepting applications for its eighth class, which begins September 2012. CT...

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A Call for Health Leaders to Address Health Equity

Jan. 10, 2012 - The Connecticut Health Foundation's Health Leadership Fellows Program is now accepting applications for its eighth class, which begins September 2012. CT Health's...

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5 Ways to Live More Green

By Enviro Maids LLC of Stamford, CT It’s another new year and another new start. Why not make 2012 the year you truly embrace a "living green" lifestyle?...

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Best Green Companies of 2011

By Enviro Maids LLC of Stamford, CT Every day of every year, there are companies maintaining eco-friendly practices and leading the way into a greener, more sustainable...

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From Japan to Joplin: 2011 Emergency Response

from:AmeriCares

Every picture tells a story: from Japan to Joplin to Somalia, here's a glimpse of our work around the world in 2011.

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Disinfectant Delivery to Tanzanian Hospital Keeps Patients and Healthcare Workers Healthy

from:AmeriCares

Since 2008, the AmeriCares Health Worker Safety Initiative at Bugando Medical Centre has provided vaccinations, trainings, safety supplies and other vital resources for hospital...

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Emergency Air Shipment Arrives in the Philippines

from:AmeriCares

An emergency air shipment containing 2,000 pounds of urgently needed medical aid arrived in Manila, the Philippines on December 28 – the most recent in AmeriCares’...

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Meditation 101 at Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens

from:Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens

The Bartlett Arboretum is very pleased to offer an Introductory Series on Meditation as part of our commitment to providing natural and healthful programs to the community.This...

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Start your Search for Volunteer Opportunities in Stamford, Connecticut with AmericanTowns Stamford Volunteer Guide!

On behalf of non-profit groups and organizers all over Fairfield County, AmericanTowns would like to invite all of you to join in on making a difference. Seize today and...

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New Covenant House Seeks Support for "Kids Meal" Program

STAMFORD -- While Haydee Aleman's job requires that she tend to the youngsters at The Childcare Learning Center in Stamford, she is confident that her own children are in very...

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AmericanTowns PR Tool: Getting publicity for your Stamford organization has never been easier

If your nonprofit group in Stamford is looking to let the community know about an upcoming event, activity or initiative, our PR Tool is here to help! Here's how it works: when...

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Weekend Activities in and around Stamford

Give yourself a Time Out this week and treat your­self to a day out on­ ­the town. Whether you're in the mood to do some shopping, house hunting, catch a movie or just enjoy...

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Eat Local! Great Resources in the Stamford area

What’s one small change that 1) significantly improves your health 2) helps the environment 3) boosts Connecticut’s economy and 4) helps you win the lottery (OK, so we made...

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New Playground Brings Health and Happiness to Disabled Children in Sri Lanka

from:AmeriCares

A new therapeutic playground, supported by funding from AmeriCares, has opened at Lady Ridgeway Hospital in Sri Lanka, equipped with apparatus to enhance physical therapy and make...

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Winning the Real Estate Game in Stamford in a Tough Market

Purchasing a home in Connecticut  is one of the best investments you can make; but like so much else in life, timing is everything. Recent...

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High Ridge Park & Southern Connecticut BOMA Collect More Than 150 Toys to Benefit Local Children’s Organizations

Stamford, CT/Mt. Kisco, NY (December 29, 2011) – High Ridge Park Corporate Center in Stamford hosted the 4th Annual High Ridge Park Toy Drive in conjunction with The...

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ADULT BEGINNING INTERMEDIATE BALLET CLASSES

from:Performance Dance

STAMFORD, CT.  Performance Dance (PD) announces the continuation of adult beginning intermediate ballet classes led by Nancy Schwartz.  Classes will recommence...

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AmeriCares Awards more than $600,000 in U.S. Disaster Grants

from:AmeriCares

Stamford, Conn., Dec. 27, 2011 – AmeriCares has awarded more than $600,000 in disaster recovery grants to 12 nonprofit organizations in seven states. AmeriCares launched...

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An Invitation to our Stamford Community: BLOG ON!

Since this site is all about Stamford, we’d like to get the unique perspectives of local bloggers. If you’ve been blogging, great – send your name, email and a link to your...

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Nicaragua presentó una demanda por "daños medioambientales" en la zona limítrofe del río San Juan.

Nicaragua demandó a Costa Rica ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia (CIJ), con sede en La Haya, la misma donde desde 2010 hay planteada una demanda costarricense contra...

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Bank of America acuerda fondo de 335 millones de dólares por discriminación

Washington, (EFE).- Bank of America acordó crear un fondo de 335 millones de dólares para compensar a víctimas de las prácticas...

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Honduras recuerda que pronto vence el plazo para la inscripción al TPS

Washington, (EFE).- La embajada de Honduras en Estados Unidos emitió un recordatorio para que miles de hondureños indocumentados se inscriban en el programa de...

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Christmas Day Delivery to Japan

from:AmeriCares

A special AmeriCares delivery of relief supplies to help thousands of families still living in temporary housing arrives in Japan on Sunday, December 25.

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AmericanTowns Heroes: Brandon Rohlwing Helps Teens Get Through Tough Times

Brandon Rohlwing was feeling pretty low when he stumbled upon the website ReachOut offering support to anyone questioning the meaning in life. The information he found helped give...

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Mayas predicen "cambios positivos" para humanidad con el inicio de nueva era

Guatemala, (EFE).- Sacerdotes y guías espirituales indígenas guatemaltecos descendientes de la milenaria cultura maya predijeron hoy "cambios positivos"...

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