2023 Annual Report by Mill River Park Collaborative

ANNUAL REPORT

JULY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30, 2023

Dear Friends of Mill River Park, As we approach the end of our 20th anniversary of Mill River Park Collaborative, we can’t help but marvel at how far we’ve come. By now, the swampy, trash-ridden dam that threatened the downtown area with damaging floods after every rainstorm is starting to feel like a distant memory, replaced by the transformation into the beautiful river and surrounding greenspaces we see today. We have gained significant momentum over the last two decades. Today, this annual report serves to highlight the incredible strides we’ve made in the last year, with thanks to our many invested individual and corporate donors, our board, our small and deeply dedicated staff, and of course, all the visitors who make the Park the place to be. This year, activity in the Park more than doubled over previous years. We answered the community’s need for a more robust lineup of fall activities, increased our volunteer group offerings to accumulate nearly 3,000 volunteer hours towards park improvement, and vastly exceeded our field trip attendance for this past school year, more than any previous year, with 1,745 children attending a field trip in the Park. We met new milestones this year with the opening of the Greenway North Path, the groundbreaking on the Mill River Park Playground renovation, and celebrating the first anniversary since the opening of the Whittingham Discovery Center. Now, we are looking forward to making progress on opening the Middle Corridor West project and refining our plans for the Community Commons festival and greenspace area. We are so honored to have the privilege of shaping the change and growth of the Park over time together with you. With each passing year, more people learn about this beautiful resource in the heart of Stamford, and have come to love it just as much as we all do. Thank you for helping us make the Park what it is today, and continuing to support its progress. We hope to see you in the Park soon! Sincerely,

Arnold M. Karp Board Chair

Nette Compton President and CEO

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: FAMILY FUN 895 Movie Screening Attendees On Friday and Saturday nights, we held free-to-the-public movies under the stars on the Grand Steps. Friday movie nights for adults featured our favorite DJs entertaining while we waited for the sun to go down, and Saturdays were devoted to movie nights for the whole family to enjoy.

501 Fun Saturday Morning Attendees Saturday mornings are elevated at the Brownstein | Selkowitz Carousel Pavilion throughout the year with family-friendly performances by puppeteers, theatre groups, musicians and more.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: LEARNING THROUGH PLAY 1,266 Sunday Funday Attendees Sundays at the Discovery Center were transformed for young children and their grown-up guests. This Funday morning activity featured a story, an interactive craft, a snack, and a book giveaway!

8 Sessions of Our New Owls + Owlets Series This new playtime series, for children ages thirteen months to three years old, provided age-appropriate opportunities for children and their grown-ups through easy, nature-inspired activities.

164 Attendees for Art in the Park In partnership with the Stamford Art Association, we held free-to-the-public art workshops at the Whittingham Discovery Center for children in elementary and middle school. These special classes were led by seasoned art teachers, and attendees brought home a unique work of art that they made!

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: FESTIVE FUN 3,000 Halloween Party Attendees Mill River Park Collaborative’s free-of-charge Halloween at the Carousel celebration is a time where the families of Stamford and beyond can gather to make memories their children will remember. In 2022, we had a record-breaking 3,000 attendees for this spooktacular event, and we also offered a sensory-friendly Halloween activity at the Whittingham Discovery Center.

11,600 Skaters for 2022 – 2023 Season Every November, we open the Cohen Skating Center. Our 9,000-square-foot ice rink continues to serve the community. During last season alone, we hosted 11,600 skaters. We also offered lessons to our Winter Vacation Campers, as well as lessons for the Boys and Girls Club of Stamford!

254 Winter Weekend Attendees Mill River Park’s Carousel staff invited children of all ages to get creative with free winter-inspired crafts on Saturdays and Sundays for four weeks during the 2022 holiday season – with a special visit from Santa with cookies and cocoa.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: ADULT PROGRAMMING Each season, the Park offers a host of free community programs, providing an opportunity for all Stamford area residents to exercise, enjoy familyfriendly performances, and connect with nature and their community.

844 Fit Club Attendees Stamford area residents enjoyed Rhythmic Yoga, Zumba, Sunrise Yoga, Tai Chi, and more in the summer and the fall. Our diverse offerings provide something for all fitness levels and have made Mill River Park the go-to outdoor center in Stamford for free-of-charge fitness programming in nature.

29 Cornhole Teams This adult league brings together the best of Stamford each week to relax after a long workday. We hosted 29 teams this season through seasonal tournaments and a cornhole league.

200 Swing in the Park Attendees In June 2023, we held a jiving jazz party on the Carousel Lawn, with live music by the highly popular Fairfield Counts, as well as light refreshments.

PARTIES IN THE PARK Located in the heart of Stamford, Mill River Park is a beautiful and accessible venue for birthday parties, corporate and community events, and more. With options for both indoor and outdoor event space, you can invite guests to enjoy the seasonal beauty of the Park at the Cohen Skating Center, the Brownstein | Selkowitz Carousel Pavilion, and the Whittingham Discovery Center. To book a party, contact parties@millriverpark.org.

2023 Dinner in the Park Mill River Park Collaborative’s Dinner in the Park Gala was held on May 4, 2023, honoring our Founding Board Chair Arthur Selkowitz for his 20-year tenure as Board Chair, and welcoming Arnold M. Karp as our new Board Chair. Over 600 guests enjoyed a festive evening of support and celebration. Be sure to save the date for our next annual Dinner in the Park Gala, which will be on May 2, 2024.

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION Mill River Park Collaborative offers a range of high-impact programs that serve Stamford and surrounding area children and youth. The Whittingham Discovery Center, our state-of-the-art visitor and environmental education center, is the base for our environmental education programming and enables our educators to bridge outdoor exploration with indoor STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) activities. Through our field trips, youth workforce development programs, and out-of-school programs, we help to improve STEM literacy and increase students' knowledge and appreciation of nature and the environment while, at the same time, teaching important life skills and cultivating a sense of stewardship, community, and belonging.

YOUTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: STEWARDS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM The Mill River Park Collaborative’s youth workforce development programs meets a critical need in the greater Stamford community for paid internships that provide youth with career- and college-readiness training and workforce development in environmental conservation and the fast-growing green economy. The Stewards program is a year-round paid internship for Stamford high school students with a focus on increasing Stewards' environmental literacy and awareness. The program introduces Stamford high school students to careers in environmental conservation and stewardship, as well as provides them with the skills necessary to successfully navigate and prepare for work environments. Students engage in environmental projects, enriching field trips, and career-readiness workshops during their internship. Stewards master the skills and information necessary to pursue future jobs, internship opportunities, and environmental training at the collegiate level. Since its launch in December 2010, the Mill River Stewards program has served more than 100 teens ages 15 – 18. At least half of our interns came from underserved neighborhoods of Stamford that are predominantly Black and Hispanic areas. This is especially important considering that ethnic and racial minorities have been severely underrepresented in the environmental workforce, although they are the most likely to be affected by the impacts of climate change. Our high school Stewards internship program addressed these inequities by providing youth with opportunities to shape future success and become agents for change in their communities.

YOUTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: STEWARDS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2022 – 2023 Stewards Projects The Stewards interns were involved in a diverse range of projects designed to help them develop environmental conservation and career-readiness skills. These major projects included: Mapping the plants in the park Conducting a streambed assessment to track bank erosion and river meander Performing water quality monitoring Pulling almost 700 pounds of trash out of the river Installing erosion-control measures on the riverbanks Removing invasive species Learning meadow conservation management tactics Participating in career preparation workshops Learning about climate change and greenhouse gases, and urban ecology and sustainability engagement Students also participated in trips to Central Park, New York Botanical Garden, Mianus River Gorge Preserve, and Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum.

YOUTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: DOCENTS

The Docents program was launched in 2021 as an expansion of our successful Stewards program. These paid positions enhance the Park's outreach by helping Park visitors connect with the natural, cultural, and historical resources of the Park. Docents are available to visitors as a helpful guide in the Whittingham Discovery Center and also run educational pop-up programs at the Henkel Discovery Cart in the Park. This year-round program is twofold: It provides key workforce skills and training that serve as a launching pad for the Docents in their fields of interest. They develop career-readiness skills for jobs in parks, zoos, museums, nature centers, aquariums, and other similar organizations that engage the public.

9,663 People served by Docents 1,573 at the Henkel Discovery Cart

People served by Docents at the Whittingham Discovery Center

5 Languages Spoken by Docents when delivering our educational programs

Total people served by Docents = 11,236

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: FIELD TRIPS All school programs are aligned with Next Generation Science Standards, enabling teachers to reach a broad range of curricular objectives, while supporting the need for experiential and hands-on learning. Through our guided field trips, ranging from 90 minutes to half- and full-day experiences, students learn about local habitats and ecosystems in the park, including the Mill River itself, and how the Park addresses current environmental challenges.

1,745 students were served through field trips this fiscal year – more than double the students served in any previous year. 16 schools served in Stamford and Greenwich: Cloonan Davenport Ridge Greenwich Country Day Hart Magnet Julian Curtiss KT Murphy Newfield Northeast

Rodgers International Roxbury Springdale Julia A. Stark Stillmeadow Toquam Magnet Westhill Westover Magnet

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: FIELD TRIPS

Mill River Collaborative’s signature education programs for grades K – 12 are an enticing prospect for schools and groups in the greater Stamford area, providing hands-on experiences with nature and environmental science that many students don’t typically have access to in a classroom setting. This year, we hosted Stamford public school’s entire third grade in the Park through a partnership with the district! Two new field trips were added this year: Forces & Motion, which explores physics at the Cohen Skating Center in the winter months; and Bird Bonanza, a fun STEM-based field trip offering designed for grades K, 1 and 2.

Half Day Field Trip Offerings NEW! Forces and Motion • Grades 3 - 4 NEW! Bird Bonanza • Grades K, 1 and 2 Habitat Hunters • Grades 3 - 5 Environmental Engineers • Grades 5 - 7

Classic Field Trip Offerings Native Plants Scavenger Hunt • All Grades Soil and Nutrients • Grades 3 - 5 Leaf Pack Investigation • All Grades Water Sampling • Grade 4+ Take a Nature Walk • All Grades

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: HENKEL RESEARCHERS’T WORLD TM

Henkel Researchers’ World is an education initiative designed by Henkel to introduce children (ages 7 – 11) to the fascinating world of science by putting them in the role of an actual researcher. The Henkel Researchers’ World classroom in our Whittingham Discovery Center has welcomed thousands of students and children through our educational programming, including field trips, Henkel Researchers’ World classes, and other drop-in programs. Our Discovery Cart, launched in summer 2022, extends the learning from the Henkel classroom out into the Park! The Cart, pictured on page 10, offers 15-minute pop-up experiments run by our Docents every weekend in the Park (weather permitting) and has been gaining popularity with Park visitors.

Henkel Researchers’ World Field Trip Offerings Sticky Situations • Grades 2 - 3 All About Energy • Grades 3 - 5 Nature’s Perfect Packaging • Grades 3 - 5

2,170 total Henkel program participants

OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS: SUMMER DAY CAMP Mill River Park Summer and Vacation Camp, as well as our newly launched Mill River Park Afterschool Program, offer an essential service to local families who are seeking high-quality, wrap-around childcare. Mill River Park is committed to ensuring that all Stamford children have access to high-quality educational enrichment through our out-of-school STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) programming. Camp was expanded this year with the addition of a new Leaders-inTraining (L.I.T.) cohort for grades 4 – 7. This new cohort of campers were encouraged to grow their social and critical thinking skills while exploring their leadership abilities. L.I.T.s met in the Whittingham Discovery Center while younger campers met in the Brownstein I Selkowitz Carousel Pavilion, utilizing our full Park campus. In addition to their daily activities, campers also enjoyed special activities such as: Yoga with Miss Ariella, Zumba with Mr. Tristan, Kids Fitness and Nutrition Program by Stamford Hospital, STEM made possible by NASA, and Swimming at the JCC. Our weekly field trips included: IT Adventures Ropes Course, Mad Science, Urban Air Adventures, the Mets at Citi Field, DreamWorks Water Park, Boppers Inflatables, and Lake Compounce.

Camp attendance totals Total Summer Camp '22 = 83 children Total Summer Camp '23 = 89 children

Nearly 50% of children received financial assistance!

OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS: VACATION CAMPS The Collaborative is pleased to offer programming for students when school is not in session. At the Brownstein | Selkowitz Carousel Pavilion during the 2022 – 2023 school year, children had the opportunity to play, get creative, and even participate in pop-up science lessons! Activities included arts and crafts, sports, STEAM, cooking, and outdoor recreation.

75 children attended vacation camp. 17% of children received financial assistance.

More than 50% of campers enrolled in our camp programs are repeat campers!

EVOLVING PROGRAMS AT MILL RIVER PARK

Afterschool Program The brand-new Mill River Park Afterschool Program opened on September 5, 2023! This enrichment program provides children from grades K – 8 with exciting activities that expand their minds, encourage their talents, and build new skills, both independently and in groups, with the support of experienced staff. Enrollment is open on a rolling basis, and Stamford Public School students are provided bussing to the program from their schools. Of the children currently enrolled, 33% receive financial assistance.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: PARTNER-HOSTED PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

Throughout the year, Mill River Park Collaborative partners with local organizations to provide fun events for all ages, which draw tens of thousands of people into the Park. Mill River Park’s Karp Family Great Lawn provides a prime spot for these community gatherings.

Stamford Dances Mill River Park and Stamford Downtown presented an evening of dance featuring Connecticut Ballet and Thomas/Ortiz Dance! Attendees enjoyed community dance lessons and three performances from local dance troupes that celebrated cultures from around the world.

Alive at Five Mill River Park Collaborative hosted Stamford Downtown’s Alive at Five inside the Park once again, allowing the attendees to enjoy Downtown’s green space with local food trucks, craft beer and cocktails, vendors, and more.

Hey Stamford! Food Fest The fifth-annual Hey Stamford! Food Festival was held at the Park, spanning four days in August 2022 and was packed with the area’s most popular food trucks, renowned artists playing live music, local vendors, and more.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: PARTNER-HOSTED PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

Mayor’s Multicultural Council Salsa Night We were proud to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in collaboration with the Mayor’s Multicultural Council in September and October 2022, with two nights of invigorating salsa lessons.

Oktoberfest Many beer enthusiasts came to the 2022 Oktoberfest celebration held at the end of September 2022 by Parachute Concerts, and enjoyed classic Oktoberfest fare like beer and bratwurst, and entertainment for all ages.

Luckypawlooza Dog owners and dog lovers alike came out in droves for this 2022 fundraiser that jointly supported the local Lucky Dog Refuge and the Mill River Bark Park. The family-friendly event featured live music, a beer garden, adoptable animals, food trucks and more.

The Holiday Stroll The Holiday Stroll from Parachute Concerts returned in 2022 with a spectacular walk-through experience featuring more huge family-friendly displays, a 30-foot interactive Christmas tree, carnival rides, a beer garden and more.

CORPORATE VOLUNTEERS

This fiscal year, we more than doubled our volunteer group visits to help our hardworking Landcare staff maintain the 30+ acres of greenspace within Mill River Park. Their time and effort help ensure that the flora and fauna are thriving and that the Park is looking its best for the Stamford community. We greatly appreciate all of our volunteers’ donated time, as well as their financial contributions. This fiscal year, we raised $4,500 through volunteer contributions!

906 volunteers 2,893 volunteer hours donated

MAIN STREET GARDEN VOLUNTEERS The Main Street Garden is Mill River Park’s own mini botanical garden, featuring an array of beautiful floral gardens and plants. Situated outside the Main Street entrance, the Garden would not be what it is without its wonderful volunteers, Laura Godown, Eve Lapine, Sondra Limeburner, and Vickie Ruehl. The Collaborative is deeply grateful for these Mill River Park champions, who work tirelessly with our team to ensure the Park’s lasting beauty.

NEW MILESTONES AT MILL RIVER PARK

Greenway North Path Greenway North Path opened to the public in 2023. Mayor Simmons, Superintendent Lucero, former Stamford Mayor David R. Martin, Senator Ryan Fazio, and our Board Chair Arnold Karp and President and CEO Nette Compton came out to celebrate this one-mile new stretch of Park. The trail linking the central area of the Park with Scalzi Park to the north is a critical connector to area schools and neighbors. Hart Magnet Elementary School, Cloonan Middle School, and J.M. Wright Technical High School all connect directly to the pathway, with additional schools close by.

NEW MILESTONES AT MILL RIVER PARK Whittingham Discovery Center’s First Anniversary The Whittingham Discovery Center had its first anniversary this year in June 2023! The Center had tens of thousands of visitors come to tour the exhibits, enjoy field trips, attend special events hosted in and around the building, and rent the space for memorable moments with coworkers, families and friends.

EVOLVING PROJECTS AT MILL RIVER PARK

Playground The renovated playground is anticipated to open in late 2024 and will be built in the footprint of the original playground, which was erected in 2006 by over a thousand volunteers in just five days. The architecture firm helping to design the playground spent many months sourcing feedback via 2,000 touchpoints with the community, including 900 third graders. This feedback has been used to create a design that meets the needs and desires of the children and families who will use it.

EVOLVING PROJECTS AT MILL RIVER PARK Middle Corridor Our partners at the City of Stamford are working to build out this exciting new phase of Park construction. This highly anticipated section will include pathways, lighting, and sidewalk improvements. The planned opening for this exciting new feature is summer 2024.

Community Commons This central portion of the Park along Washington Boulevard will be home to a range of community programming, from Alive at Five to our Bark Park, and is the last remaining piece of this puzzle needed to complete the core center of the Park. We continue to refine the planning of this space with public workshops that will take into consideration all of what this space means to the Park and to Stamford.

Fiscal Year 2023 Operating Revenue and Expenses City of Stamford Operations Grant $500,000 Operations Tax Incremental Funding $969,969 TOTAL CITY OF STAMFORD $1,469,969 Individual Donations $209,645 Fundraising Events (net) $259,870 Fee-for-Service/Programming $441,967 Corporate & Foundation Giving $565,931 TOTAL REVENUE $2,947,383

Fiscal Year 2023 Operating Expenses Administration $357,585 Fundraising $229,146 Program Expenditure/Park Maintenance $2,435,717 TOTAL EXPENSES $3,022,448

Fiscal Year 2023 Operating Revenue Breakdown

Corporate and Foundation Giving – Operating 19%

City of Stamford Operations Grant 17%

TOTAL REVENUE $2,947,383

City of Stamford Operations Tax Incremental Funding 33%

Fee-for-Service/Programming 15%

Fundraising Events 9% Individual Donations 7%

Fiscal Year 2023 Operating Expenses Breakdown Program Expenditure & Park Maintenance 81%

Administration 12% Fundraising 7%

TOTAL EXPENSES $3,022,448

Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Funding and Expenses Funding Investment Income $36,755 City of Stamford — Tax Incremental Funding $668,840 Individual Capital Donations $5,000 Corporate & Foundation Capital Donations $547,892 TOTAL CAPITAL FUNDING $1,258,487

Expenses Construction Management $211,514 Capital Construction in Progress $1,442,943 Capital Fixed Assets $148,304 Capital Repairs and Maintenance $450,396 TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENSES $2,253,157

Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Funding Breakdown

Corporate and Foundation Capital Giving 44%

Individual Capital Donations .5% Investment Income 3%

TOTAL CAPITAL FUNDING $1,258,487 City of Stamford Tax Incremental Funding 53%

Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Expenses Breakdown

Capital Fixed Assets 7% Capital Repairs and Maintenance 20%

TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENSES $2,253,157 Construction Management 9%

Capital Construction in Progress 64%

MILL RIVER PARK COLLABORATIVE SUPPORTERS Legacy Grove

Cherry Blossom Society

Special thanks to the donors who have given or pledged over $1 million dollars over the Collaborative’s 20-year history.

Special thanks to the donors who have given or pledged $225,000 to $750,000 over the Collaborative’s 20-year history.

Anonymous Don & Lisa Brownstein City of Stamford Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Fairfield County's Community Foundation General Electric (GE) The Suzanne McGraw Foundation Inc. National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Selkowitz Family Foundation State of Connecticut John & Paula Todd Andrew Whittingham & Family Michael Whittingham & Family

Charter Communications Marilyn Clements The Cullman Family First County Bank Foundation Inc. Dean & Laura Godown Henkel Corporation Karp Family Foundation Vince & Linda McMahon Family Foundation Inc. Nestle Waters North America Inc. David & Miriam Nissen Harley & Stephen Osman The Overbrook Foundation: Robin & Julie Graham Patricia & Robert Phillips Reckson, A Division of SL Green The Rich Family Foundation Charles & Deborah Royce The Herbert & Nell Singer Foundation Inc. Structured Portfolio Management Synchrony Thomson Reuters UBS Barbara & Fabrizio Zichichi

CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS We want to acknowledge and thank all of our generous Park supporters who gave from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023.

$750,000 to $100,000 Charter Communications Synchrony

$99,999 to $50,000 Holly & Noah Lapine The Overbrook Foundation: Robin & Julie Graham The Velaj Foundation

$49,999 to $25,000 Fairfield County's Community Foundation Dean & Laura Godown Karp Family Foundation Pitney Bowes Foundation Anne S. Richardson Fund George & Patricia Sarner Selkowitz Family Foundation

$24,999 to $10,000 Don & Lisa Brownstein Castleton Commodities International Gendai Echezona Cynthia Ferreira First County Bank Richard Fromme Henkel Corporation Impact Fairfield County The Edith & Herbert Lehman Foundation Elizabeth & Thomas Mantione The Suzanne McGraw Foundation Inc. Frank & Lori Mercede Harley & Stephen Osman Prior Family Foundation The Rich Family Foundation RMS Construction Charles & Deborah Royce Adam & Laurie Selkowitz Alana & Jed Selkowitz Cristin & James Shapiro Marsha Shendell Soule, Blake & Wechsleer, Inc. Thomas Tryforos UBS Andrew Whittingham & Family

31 Michael Whittingham & Family WWE, Inc. Barbara & Fabrizio Zichichi

$9,999 to $5000 Accurate Lock and Hardware Ashforth Properties Inc. Bloomberg Cynthia M. & Richard Blumenthal Aviva & Martin Budd Building and Land Technology Carmody, Torrance, Sandak & Hennessey, LLP Centerbrook Architects and Planners Tom Cingari Marilyn Clements Susan Cullman Esta & Jay Feinsod GOPIO-CT Grade A Market, Incorporated Zach Greenberger Kirmar Foundation M&T Bank Reckson, A Division of SL Green Robinson & Cole LLP

CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts Stamford Downtown Special Services District Stamford Hospital Gerry Sweeney Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky, LLP

$4,999 to $1,000 Agency Landscape + Planning June & Ronald Ahrens Andy Ashforth B2R Consulting Engineers, PLLC Kerrin & Stephne Behrend Bruce Berg Paul & Robyn Bova George Boyce Janell Breck Brian Capone Land Services LLC Rhonda Brockmann Stephen Canna Niraj & Shivani Chitalia Claire L. Helsing Foundation Mimi Cohen Jeffrey & Marty Cokin Madeline & Thomas Conway

Kathryn Corbally Cummings & Lockwood, LLC Leonard & Mary Lou D'Andrea Denise & Nicola Doria Fredric & Harriet Dulaney First Bank of Greenwich Mary Franco Donna & Edward Fuhrman Camilla & David Genovese Tonje Gjorven Jeff & Risa Goldblum Robert & Sandy Goldstein The Gordon Foundation Bob & Mary Granata Judith & Leonard Haber Dannielle & Robert Hamilton George & Phyllis Heller Ann & David Hoffman Hoffman Investment Partners, LLC Carmen & Von Hughes Dawn & Rico Imbrogno Juanita James Barbara & Robert Karp Betsy & Peter Kempner Brian & Jeannie Kriftcher David & Lorraine Kweskin Jennifer & Mark Lapine Eve & Seth Lapine

32 Legal & General Retirement America Aryn & Naomi Lieberman Nina & Norman Lotstein Christopher Malloy David Martin Amin & Fatima Mawji Cynthia & Stanford Miller Richard Muskus Shelly Nichani ONTHEMARC Events Elizabeth & Nagi Osta Alan & Lynn Pearce Joan & Robert Peirce Patricia & Robert Phillips Barbara Pierce Rand Insurance Swati Ray Rick & Robin Redniss Roe Foundation Christian Roth Mary & Ryan Salvatore Marjorie Schwartz JJ Sendelbach Aga & Paul Senecal Helen & Sheldron Seplowitz David Tunick & Noreen Shortway Ian Shrank Bracha & Jerome Silber

CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS Richard Silver Caroline Simmons Kristie Smith Stamford JCC Stamford Museum & Nature Center Rhea Stein Robin & Silvia Stein Judith Steinberg Louise Stern Judy Stewart Kristen Stops Eileen Sussan Teff Restaurant Gail G. & Stephen Trell VERBIO North America Vince & Linda McMahon Family Foundation Inc. Pam & Richard Vogel Denise & Tom Walsh Jane Wattenberg The James L. & Susan G. Winter Foundation Ari Yasgur Jennifer Young

$999 to $500 Anonymous Melinda Anderson Ahmet Atamen Dorothea Avery Susie Baker Joseph & Tina Bartels Bartley Family Orthodontics The Battery Conservancy Dale & Max Berger Cheryl Borsanyi Jeffrey Brennan Jennifer Clark Ira Dansky John Dowdle Tara Doyle Keegan Drenosky Arlene Ettinger Laurie & Lewis Finkel Michael & Robin Frederick John Friedman Bonnie & Joel Glasky Ronald Gold Joanne & Marshall Goldberg Emily & Sam Gordon

33 Isis-Rae Goulbourne Louisa Greene Steve Karp Renee Ketcham Jessica Kooris David Lasnick Eric Lotstein Paul Mercado Willard Miley Isabella Montenegro Jerry Nielsen Aaron Palash Professional Construction Services Risa and Steven Raich Shipman & Goodwin, LLP Elise Swanton Therrien & Associates, P.C. Sharon White

$499 to $250 Marilyn & Stuart Adelberg Jahangir Ahmed Avram and Rhoda Freedberg Fund Julie Binder

CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS Armand Biroonak Ellen & Tom Bromley Raiford Cockfield Frank Copsidas Krystal Dogolo May & Vagn Fausing Garry & Sue Feldman Amy & Andrew George Edward & Susan Greenberg Henry Heuser Dianne & Malcolm Houtz Alice Knapp Andrea & Martin Levine Samuel Lotstein Jill & William Lovers Kay Maxwell Kathryn & Martin McGrath Joel Mellis James & Margot Mustich Janet & John Roemer Andrea & Peter Scheyhing Service Master of Westport SilverSource Heidi & Mark Silverstein Nick Simmons Camille Spaulding Jon Winkel

$249 to $100 Corey Alexa-Braun Jeri & Mark Appel James Avery Ellsworth & Joanne Benson Susan Benthall Raymond Birnbaum Tom Blair Daniel & Eve Block Sarah Boyle Blake Bueckman Maureen & Michael Cacace Solomon Chase Lynne Colatrella Nette Compton Jennifer & Peter Cosenza Betsey Decker Gloria DePina Bart & Cathleen Donahoe Christelle Dorcil Amanda Dubois-Mwake Mary Dullea Evan & Mary Ann Dunnell Annette Einhorn Lauren Eshewsky Ted Ferrarone

Steven Frederick Carol Friedler Gary Gepner Janice & Joseph Giancola Jonathan Gibson Marilyn Goldblum Nic Gonzales Nancy Gramps Hope Harley Richard Harper Jeffrey Herz Hill Family Fund Conor Horrigon Lyndsay Horrigon Carolyn Houtz Elizabeth Huffine Annie Hughes Rebecca Isenstein Lynn Iurato Richard & Sandra Jacoby Craig Jones Tracy Kay Spencer Kelley Fatlom Kelmendi Beth Kluberdanz Deborah Kramer Nick & Rebecca Lai

CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS Michael & Micki Lemieux Ellen & James Levenson Kristin Levinson Tim Love Carol Luders Meena & Stephen Lynch Denise Marcil Deirdre McCaffrey Kathleen McElaney Asmeret Mekonen Senay Mekonen Elizabeth Mercede EC Messerschmitt Joan Montello Maria Luisa & Noah Montenegro Kassi Montenegro John Moore Michael Moore Michael Moran Bob & Polly Morrow Garry Morton Nicole Murphy Merritt & Roslyn Nesin Martin Noonan Amanda Parry

Jennienne Peoples-Burke Marianne Pollak James Popper John Putrino Joe Quinn John Rhodes Betty Roberts Michael Scherban Brian & Monica Sciacca Bhakta Selkowitz Robert Selkowitz Pamela Shadford Eugene & Frieda Shapiro Elaine Sharlach Stephen Sherman Beth Shimlock James & Lynn Simpson Deborah Stern Cecilia Stiber Dan Stolzenbach Natalie Stolzenbach Geoff Storey Randie Swanberg David Toro James Travers Elliot & Emily Turner

Janet & Peter Vanderwaart Mirellise & Thomas Vazquez Kathleen Walsh Carl & Dana Weinberg Griffin Weiss Juliet & Matthew Weissman Erika White Louise & Michael Widland Andrew Zeitlin

Up to $100 Gail Abrams Lubia Aguilar Arlaette Alonso Josseline Anchundia Maryna Astashka Paola Barnes Irma Barrientos Eucaris & Norberto Barroso Carol Beewer Richard & Susan Blomberg Susan Burke Bonnie Kim Campbell Christa Cavanna Monk Tyler Chapin

CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS Evelyn Charun Lucero Collado Lila Croen Natalie Dademo Jessica Deeley Olha Demchenko Angeli Diamante Marion & Milton Drexler Facebook Nicole Feldberg Whitney Franklin Larissa Friedenberg Maria Game Britt Garth Nancy & Robert Gerry Joanna Graf Herminia Gutierrez Meghan Hernandez Gail & Richard Hofmann Shanice Johnson Joanne Julien Karen Juul Lauren Keady Cecelia & John Keller Karen Kelly Caryl Komornik Mary Krayeske

Kassandra Lai Mark Leatherman Frances Ly Marlene Lopez Roselyn Mangot Grace Markovits Genet Micael Ryan Muralles Marisol Muralles Lisa Musilli Irma Odonnell Yoselin Olmedo Kurt & Susan Ostheimer Dorota Pecherski Megan Poltrack Maryann Ramos Victoria Rapillo Karen Rico Theresa Rimarachin Kimberly & Robert Rogers Donald & Rosemary Rullman Michael & Sharon Sabia Mary Sabia O'Donnell Nikolai Santurian Paula Schievenin Robert Schumacher Angela Schumann

Barbara & Nolan Schwartz Carolyn & Frederick Shulman Jane Silverman Patti & Richard Slavin Beverly Stein Susan Straub Gillian Thompson Tania Torres Michelle Tran Vanessa Ulloa Duarte Daniel Venette Bill & Margot Zales Joanne Zammit

ARTHUR SELKOWITZ SUSTAINING FUND CONTRIBUTIONS Melinda Anderson Andy Ashforth Ahmet Atamen James Avery Susie Baker Bartley Family Orthodontics Bruce Berg Tom Blair Jeffrey Brennan Rhonda Brockmann Don & Lisa Brownstein Aviva & Martin Budd Blake Bueckman Stephen Canna Solomon Chase Tom Cingari Jennifer Clark Jeffrey & Marty Cokin Lynne Colatrella Kathryn Corbally Jennifer & Peter Cosenza Susan Cullman Leonard & Mary Lou D’Andrea Betsy Decker Denise & Nicola Doria Tara Doyle

Keegan Drenosky Amanda Dubois-Mwake Mary Dullea Gendai Echezona Annette Einhorn Esta & Jay Feinsod Ted Ferrarone Mary Franco Michael & Robin Frederick Steven Frederick Carol Friedler Johnathan Gibson Joanne & Marshall Goldberg Nic Gonzales Louisa Greene Jevera Hennessey Camilla Herrera Conor Horrigon Lyndsay Horrigon Carolyn Houtz Malcolm Houtz Carmen & Von Hughes Dawn & Rico Imbrogno Rebecca Isenstein Juanita James Joan Jia-Peirce

Karp Family Foundation Tracy Kay Spencer Kelley Fatlom Kelmendi Betsy & Peter Kempner Renee Ketcham Beth Kluberdanz David & Jessica Kooris Deborah Kramer Brian & Jeannie Kriftcher Eve & Seth Lapine Jennifer & Mark Lapine Kristin Levinson Nina & Norman Lotstein Christopher Malloy Tom Mantione David Martin Deirdre McCaffrey Kathleen McElaney Paul Mercado Isabella Montenegro Kassi Montenegro Maria Luisa & Noah Montenegro John Moore Michael Moore Michael Moran

ARTHUR SELKOWITZ SUSTAINING FUND CONTRIBUTIONS Bob & Polly Morrow Nicole Murphy Jerry Nielsen Martin Noonan Amanda Parry Alan & Lynn Pearce Barbara Pierce Patricia & Robert Peirce Jennienne Peoples-Burke Joe Quinn Jeff & Risa Raich Mary & Ryan Salvatore Randy Salvatore Michael Scherban Adam & Laurie Selkowitz Alana & Jed Selkowitz Bhakta Selkowitz Robert Selkowitz Cristin & James Shapiro Marsha Shendell David Tunick & Noreen Shortway Ian Shrank Bracha & Jerome Silber Robin & Silvia Stein Deborah Stern Cecilia Stiber

Dan Stolzenbach Natalie Stolzenbach Geoff Storey Eileen Sussan Randie Swanberg Gerry Sweeney David Toro The Velaj Foundation Denise & Tom Walsh Jane Wattenberg Griffin Weiss Sharon White Andrew Whittingham & Family Louise & Michael Widland Jennifer Young Andrew Zeitlin Barbara & Fabrizio Zichichi

WAYS YOU CAN HELP As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we rely on our donors to help us maintain, program, and build the Park.

Make a piece of the Park yours Consider a naming opportunity, which will serve as a living legacy to the community. There are also a host of programs and scholarships that provide essential support and opportunities for our community.

Make the Park part of your estate planning Ensure your impact by including Mill River Park Collaborative in your planned giving. Options include making a bequest to the Park, naming the Park as a beneficiary on your life insurance policy, or establishing a charitable trust. Tax advantages associated with each option vary, so we recommend you consult with your tax advisor prior to making a giving plan.

Contribute to the Arthur Selkowitz Sustaining Fund This important long-term fund, created in honor of Founding Board Chair Arthur Selkowitz, will ensure Mill River Park Collaborative consistently has the resources to support the ongoing maintenance, programming, and beautification of the Park! Your support will help assure that Mill River Park Collaborative continues to grow and remain a vibrant part of downtown Stamford. For more information, contact development@millriverpark.org.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Arnold M. Karp Chair George Boyce Vice Chair Frank Mercede Vice Chair Robert Granata Treasurer Don Brownstein Secretary Ryan Salvatore Assistant Secretary

Ralph Blessing

David Kooris

Nette Compton President & CEO

Bonnie Campbell

Noah Lapine

Kathryn Corbally

Shelly Nichani

Arthur Selkowitz Founding Board Chair

Keegan Drenosky

Matt Quinones

(as of November 1, 2023)

Cynthia Ferreira

Jim Shapiro

Bridget Fox

Tom Walsh

Emily M. Gordon

Adam Whittingham

Robin Graham

Jennifer Young

Conor Horrigan

Fabrizio Zichichi

STAFF Nette Compton President and CEO

Brian Sachs Landcare Assistant Manager

Mike Stake VP of Capital Planning

Helen Nelson Education Special Programs Coordinator

Alicia Wettenstein VP of Development

Kristy Schutzman Horticulture Supervisor

Marlie Saint-Surin Director of Programs and Administration

Katteryn Baez Marketing and Program Coordinator

Kristia Jankowski Director of Education and Sustainability

Isabella Montenegro Development Associate

Tom Casazzone Director of Finance and Operations

Brandon Forlenzo Landcare Technician

Britt Garth Senior Communications Manager

Alex Nelson Park Ambassador

Tiffany Wilson Senior Youth and Family Programs Manager

Jason Riendeau Park Ambassador and Maintenance

Vincent Piselli Senior Landcare Manager

(as of November 1, 2023)

Roselyne Opont Private Events and Carousel Operations Manager

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