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The holiday season continues to flourish at 7 Academy Street with the annual Holiday Grab-And-Go.

Pictured: Director of Elementary Based Programs, Tricia Massucco (left) and Manager of High School & Middle School Programs, Mary Martini (right).

Since 10 a.m. this morning, our holiday dynamos, Mary & Tricia, have been handing out personalized gift bags to Carver families. This marks the third annual Holiday Grab-And-Go, a gift-giving initiative developed during the pandemic to bring cheer to the Carver community when the Holiday Party was on hold. What began as a socially distanced solution has become an event in its own right; 75 families will be streaming in and out of the Carver Center today to pick up their gifts!

The gifts in question were generously donated by Toys for Tots, St. Luke’s Church, and the Westport Police Department. From newborns to 13-year-olds, Carver kids are receiving toys picked for their age and interest.

Volunteers from St. Luke’s School and Brien McMahon High School have joined Tricia and Mary in spreading the holiday cheer. As the afternoon rolls on, all hands are on deck to put gifts under trees and smiles on faces!

Pictured: Brien McMahon High School Volunteers and Future Readiness Coordinator, Rayshonda Mitchell. Left to right: Doulsina Sandoval, Darlah Lapommeray, Ashley Fernandez, Rayshonda Mitchell, Isabel Muñoz, Cynthia Sainrilus.

Volunteers from Campbell Snacks wrap a mountain of presents for Carver's Holiday Party

Campbell Snacks employees visited Carver again this year to wrap literally a mountain of donated toys for hundreds of children in the community who will visit the Carver Community Center to see Santa and to receive those gifts!

Mark Feinberg gives financial empowerment seminar to Carver high school students

Mark D. Feinberg, Carver donor and longtime volunteer, and a consummate wealth management advisor at Merrill Lynch, held a financial empowerment seminar for Carver high school students at Brien McMahon High School. Mr. Feinberg shared his insights into wealth building, investments, stocks and bonds, and the secrets of the financial industry.

Halloween party inspires Carver kids' gaiety, creativity and sprightliness

The Carver community produces an annual Halloween Party for the neighborhood and for Carver kids from across Norwalk. Carver community events are empowered by many generous volunteers who bring their resources and enthusiasm to these occasions that joyfully engage our youth and their families. See all the photos here in our Facebook photo album.

High school volunteer, Jaden Snow, teaches the secrets of solving the Rubik's Cube

Jaden Snow, who will be a ninth grader at Rye Neck High School this fall, can solve the Rubic’s Cube in a minute or so. Jaden is revealing his technique in a workshop for 7 to 9 year old boys at the Carver Community Center this summer. The workshop occurs for one hour per day for two weeks. Jayden raised the funds to provide each participating camper with his own Rubik’s Cube to keep (and to take home to practice with during the summer’s workshop). Jayden also provides support to Carver summer camp counselors and their supervisors during the day.

Ribbon Cutting of the Carver Community Center's New Playground

On the first day of summer camp, Monday, July 1, 2019, at 11:30 AM, Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling, Congressman Jim Himes, Norwalk Common Council member Greg Burnett, Doug Adams (Brookfield Properties), Vernece Richardson (King Industries), Stanley Seligson (Seligson Properties), Carver Board members and other Carver leaders and guests gathered together to officially open the new playground at the Carver Community Center.

Ribbon cutting ceremony for Carver's new playground, Monday, July 1st, 11:30 AM

Please join Mayor Harry Rilling and other special guests as we officially spring to life Carver’s new playground on Monday, July 1st, at 11:30 AM at the Carver Community Center. Following a successful fundraising drive led by student volunteers at New Canaan High School, the new playground is now ready for Carver’s summer camp students to enjoy it.