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CHILDREN’S LEARNING CENTERS / An Intimate Evening with Vanessa Williams
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hildren’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County (CLC) recently celebrated 120 years of service to the community by hosting its annual gala. Singer and actress Vanessa Williams hosted a lovely evening and raised more than $500,000 at Serafina at the Italian Center of Stamford. Ms. Williams wowed the crowd with a medley of her classic hits and Broadway standards in an intimate setting, recalling the days of New York City nightclubs. U.S. Congresswoman Jahana Hayes introduced her colleague, U.S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, who received the 2022 CLC Champion of Children Award for her unwavering and longtime dedication to children. See more at clcfc.org. –Ali Gray
1 (seated) Alan and Carol Krim, Veronica and Jerry Silber (standing) Harry Day, Carly and Peter Poser, Marsha Shendell, Stephen and Kerrin Behrend 2 Vanessa Williams takes the stage 3 Evelyn Cueva, Michael Varnos 4 Ceci Maher, Stephanie Thomas, Martha Sud, Rachel Khanna 5 Jahana Hayes, Vanessa Williams, U.S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro 6 DJ April Larkin 7 Marc Jaffe, Vanessa Williams, Corey Paris 8 Trevor Crow, Janet Stone McGuigan, Versha Munshi-South 9 Tracy Friedman, Caroline Graves, Marilyn Roos 10 Miriam Matos, Antonia Better-Wirz, Mark and Jennifer Lapina, Sharon Jerry-Collins, Dennis Collins
PHOTOGRAPHS BY CARA GILBRIDE/CALA LLILY STUDIOS
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