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Winners of DAR essay contest announced
The Putnam Hill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently announced the local Greenwich youth who won prizes in the 2022 American History Essay Contest sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
According to a release from the DAR, “the essays were impressive and thoughtful.” The winners at the fifth-grade level were Maxim Stovetskiy and Yusuf Syed, who tied for first place, and Avery Huang Lopez, who won second place.
At the seventh grade level, Tatum Wunderlich won first place and Izzie Nassa scored first place at the eighth-grade level.
The winners and their families are cordially invited to a brief awards ceremony and photo opportunity at the Putnam Cottage in Greenwich on Feb. 28 at 4 p.m.
Greenwich woman celebrates 100th birthday
Dorothy Casey Rogers, of Greenwich, turned 100 on Feb. 3. According to her son, Terrence Rogers, she has been a Greenwich resident since 1977. Terrence Rogers said several family members came to visit his mother for her birthday and he himself made the trip from his home in Pennsylvania for the occasion.
Dorothy is mother to four children and was married to James John Rogers until his death in 2007 at age 89, Terrence Rogers said. Terrence Rogers said his parents met in 1942, when she was a clerk in the Federal Bureau of Investigation and he was an agent. “They got married and the rest was history,” Terrence said.
Book edited by local rector wins award
“The Creation Care Bible Challenge,” a collection edited by the Rev. Marek Zabriskie, the rector at Christ Church Greenwich, has been awarded the 2023 gold medal for bible study by the 2023 Illumination Book Awards. The book has been recognized as one of the year’s best Christian books.
Featuring 50 days of reflections by spiritual leaders and writers from around the world, “The Creation Care Bible Challenge” is an extension of Zabriskie’s The Bible Challenge, a global initiative to encourage daily engagement with scripture and an exploration of the word of God.
“I’m so grateful to all those who contributed to ‘The Creation Care Bible Challenge,’ and along with my publisher, Forward Movement, we are deeply honored that it won the gold medal for best bible book from the Illumination Awards,” Zabriskie said in a release. “It’s a sign of how important caring for creation has become. I believe that it’s the most pressing issue of our day. If we don’t address this, we risk the future sustainability of our world.”
“The Creation Care Bible Challenge” is available at Dogwood Books and Gifts inside Christ Church Greenwich, 254 East Putnam Ave., Greenwich.
Greenwich Road Runner donate to Parks & Recreation
On Jan. 23, the Greenwich Road Runners made a donation of $4,413 to the Greenwich Parks and Recreation Foundation to support youth programs and scholarships. The money for donations made in 2022 and January 2023 was generated from the revenue received from the Greenwich Road Runners 2022 Race Series.
The $4,413 donation, with the previous donation made in October, brings the total to $9,681.
Students from Greenwich named to Dean’s List
Purchase College, part of the State University of New York network, announced that more than 1,100 students were named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher and taken a minimum of 12 credits.
Those landing on the Dean’s List include five Greenwich residents, Kelsey Donovan, of Old Greenwich, Yuta Kawamura, of Old Greenwich, Andrew Alford, of Riverside, Aidan Flaherty, of Greenwich and Suzanne Deschamps, of Greenwich.
Also, the University of Hartford announced that Mirembe Kirokwa, of Greenwich, has been named to the Dean’s List for fall 2022.