PEOPLE
by alison nichols gray
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ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION CT CHAPTER • PHOTOGRAPHS BY MOFFLY MEDIA’S BIG PICTURE/BOB CAPAZZO & KYLE NORTON
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n a gorgeous night under a glowing purple tent at Riverside Yacht Club, 450 guests came out to support Celebrating Hope, the Alzheimer’s Association Connecticut Chapter’s sixth annual benefit. The evening was led by cochairs Brooke Bohnsack and Cristin Marandino and the leadership team of Ginge Cabrera, Jamie Eisenberg, Lexi Kennedy, Courtney Montgomery, Nancy Ozizmir, Jeffrey Ruden and Amy Zolin. Broadway star Abby Mueller (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Kinky Boots), along with composer Beth Styles, debuted the song “Life is Beautiful.” The song, written by Styles, draws from interviews with early-onset Alzheimer’s victims about the challenges of living with the disease. Guests also enjoyed silent and live auctions, a Golden Ticket Raffle and dancing to What up Funk! The event raised $550,000, which will fund research and support services. alz.org »
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1 Vicente Jaramillo, Kim-Marie Evans, Rob Marandino 2 Rich and Jill Granoff, Joan and Chris Eldin 3 Cristin Marandino, John Marson 4 Ginge Cabrera, Kate Clark, Meg Critchell, Kimberly Johnson 5 Jared Eglowsky, Jessica Zacham, Leigh and Chris Hansen 6 Shelley Lyford, Merrick Kleeman 7 Brooke Bohnsack, Dr. Stephen Jones, Eleonora Tornatore-Mikesh 8 Mark and Leigh Teixeira
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JULY 2018 GREENWICH
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