Greenwich Jersey Mike’s gives $25K to charity
Scene…Joe Cabrera, a longtime Greenwich resident, celebrated Jersey Mike’s Subs’ “Day of Giving” with Brian O’Hagen, owner of Jersey Mike’s Subs in Riverside on Wednesday. The sub sandwich shop, along with PepsiCo, donated $25,000 to the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation, as well as donating 100 percent of all sales to charity. This year, Jersey Mike’s hopes to exceed last year’s record-breaking national fundraising total of $21 million.
Scene… Award-winning actor and producer Bryan Cranston is hosting the 2024 Americares Airlift Benefit, a celebration of the Stamford-based organization’s 45 years of life-changing health programs for people affected by poverty or disaster on April 11 at the TWA Hotel at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. The evening will include cocktails, dinner and dancing, as well as inspirational stories about the impact Americares is making in the United States and around the world. Americares board member and actor, director, producer and New Canaan resident Tony Goldwyn will introduce Cranston and will speak at the event. On the morning of April 12, a group of guests will depart on a 48-hour journey to Colombia, where Americares operates health centers and mobile clinics in 10 cities for families fleeing the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and other underserved populations. For more information and tickets go to americares.org/airlift2024.
Scene… “An Evening in Monte Carlo Gala,” benefiting the YMCA Greenwich, takes place at Greenwich Country Club on April 6 at 6 p.m. The event will offer guests the opportunity to
participate in feature casino table games including blackjack, roulette, craps, Texas hold ‘em, and three-card poker. Chips earned can be used for raffle tickets in an auction featuring an array of fabulous prizes. Gala tickets include $200 casino vouchers. For more info and tickets go to greenwichymca.org.
Out there… Round Hill Volunteer Fire Company and its volunteer firefighters will host its first “Family Fun Day” to celebrate children and families of the backcountry and Greenwich on April 6 from 1 to 5 p.m. at Whitby School in Greenwich. The event will feature
food trucks, and a bake sale, a fire station bounce house, an inflatable fire truck obstacle course, carnival games, sports games (double shot basketball, first down football toss, soccer challenge score-a-goal), a ninehole mini golf course, as well as Round Hill Fire and GEMS touch-a-truck, balloon artist, face painter, and arts and crafts. Volunteer firefighters will also conduct fire safety demonstrations, and Scout, RHVFC’s fire dog, will also be at the event.
The rain date is April 7. All proceeds benefit Round Hill Volunteer Fire Company, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Tickets are available for pre-sale at roundhillfire.org.
Scene… Edie Falco, star of “The Sopranos” and a Pound Ridge, N.Y., resident, visited John Jay High School in Cross River, N.Y. last week. Falco, who portrayed Carmela Soprano on the hit HBO series, spoke to over 100 students in a 90minute conversation as part of the school’s Social and Theoretical Criticism in the Serial Narrative elective, answering questions about her life and career.
Out there…The United States Army Field Band of Washington, D.C. will be performing a free concert at The Palace Theatre in Stamford on Wednesday
at 7 p.m. For more info, go to palacestamford.org or call 203325-4466.
Scene… Actresses Jennifer Aniston and Sandra Bullock along with Amanda Anka wife of Jason Bateman and daughter of singer songwriter Paul Anka were seen on Mason Street in Greenwich on Thursday.
And that’s all for now. Later… “The very first Easter taught us this: that life never ends and love never dies.” -Kate McGahan
Happy Easter…