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1 Karen Brown, Jennifer Lapine 2 CLC CEO Marc Jaffe on stage with Valerie Simpson and Paul Shaffer 3 CLC preschool children take the stage 4 Jerry Hajdarovic, Margaret Keane, Valerie Simpson, Paul Shaffer 5 Michael Pollard, Gloria DePina, Mayor David Martin 6 Susan Johnson, Tami and Henry Greig, Randy Kinder 7 Jackie Alexander, Bruce Blasnik, Julius Alexander 8 Thasunda Ducket, Marc Jaffe, Margaret Keane 9 CLC chairman Robert J. Mattis, Jr., Richard Evanko, Jr., Marc Jaffe 10 Alan and Peggy Kalter, Sharon White
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inger-songwriter Valerie Simpson and bandleader Paul Shaffer headlined a benefit concert at the Palace Theatre that raised more than $450,000 that will support early childhood programs at the Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County (CLC). Preschoolers from CLC’s Head Start program kicked off the evening’s entertainment. Simpson and Shaffer took the stage following a reception and fundraiser for the Stamford-based nonprofit. CLC honored Synchrony Financial CEO Margaret Keane with the inaugural CLC Knobby Award, named for long-standing CLC supporters William and Audrey Knobloch. The agency also inducted Richard Evanko Jr., a vice president at First County Bank, into its alumni hall of fame. »