New Canaan Community Foundation (NCCF) hosted a sold-out luncheon to support its Touch a Life fund. The event raised $200,000 for the program, providing emergency financial assistance for residents who struggle to make ends meet. Stephanie Land, author of two acclaimed books—Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive and Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger and Higher Education—shared her inspiring journey as an impoverished single mother. newcanaancf.org
Photographs by Meghan Gould
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Susan Bliss, New Canaan Public School Superintendent Dr. Bryan Luizzi, Erica Schwedel
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Christina Bradley, Megan Mancosh, Erin Gaudreau
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Patricia Mee, Lauren Erickson, Kelly Hancock, Cameron Buzzeo, Marilyn Nelson
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Suzanne Harrison, Jamie Boris
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Julie Passios, Laura Prior, Kara Gilliam, Beth Stimpson, Meaghan Kupchak (in back)
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Ellen Crovatto, Dede Bartlett
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Carolyn Crisafulli, Holly Casella, Barbara Calaba, Amy Lasky, Barb Achenbaum, Randi Hutton, Beth Stimpson, Lauren Patterson,Katrina Parkhill, Susan Carroll, AnnaLisa Blevins, Jen Ray, Laura Prior, Sarah Casey, Jeanne Gnuse, Beth Golden, Elizabeth DeMuth
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Jessie Spain, Jamie Buschmann, Kristie Smith, Ania Komisarek, Chau Prutting, Carolina Castellano, Maria Alves, Erin Marich, Jessica Bermingham
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Guests raise their paddles
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Erin Boardman, Sarah Kilcullen, Polly Grube
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Barb Achenbaum, Beth Golden, Sarah Casey
