Carver in the news: Carver is an Impact Fairfield County finalist
Greenwich Time, by Ken Borsuk, Monday, April 30, 2018 See the entire article here.
Greenwich giving group gets ready to make a double Impact
Impact Fairfield County, the women-run philanthropy organization that aims to make game-changing gifts to non profit service agencies, will determine its next recipients this week.
The group’s 190-member governing body will vote on the recipients of two $100,000 grants from a slate of four area finalists Wednesday morning. This is the third year of operation for the Greenwich-founded giving circle, and the first time it will award two large Impact Grants. All four of the finalists will walk away with something after an application and evaluation process that began last fall.
“We are so excited and thrilled to be at this point,” Impact Fairfield County co-President Vicki Craver said on Monday. “This time of year is so exciting. So much has happened to get us here. We have reviewed all the proposals and done all the site visits. Now it is time for the big vote.”
Craver and fellow co-President Wendy Block, both of whom are from Greenwich, said Impact is a chance for women to make a real difference and the community is responding as this year’s 190 members represent a sharp jump from last year’s 80 members.
The four finalists being considered are the Carver Foundation of Norwalk’s middle school summer transition program; Open Doors: Changing Lives Through Living Wage Jobs, based in Norwalk; the Stamford Public Education Foundation’s Ready. Set. Shine! program; and the Supportive Housing Works’ Vehicle for Change program, which is based out of Bridgeport....
See the video of the Norwalk Public Schools STEM Expo!
Students, families and community members had fun learning about science, technology, engineering and math solutions to everyday issues while attending the Norwalk Public Schools STEM Expo. The second annual citywide event, which took place on March 24 at Brien McMahon High School, offered demos ranging from egg drop devices to alternative energy racers, catapults, and garbage bag gliders.
Announcing the first Wall Street Sidewalk Lantern Parade, Friday, May 4th!
The first annual "Wall Street Sidewalk Lantern Parade" that is set for First Friday, May 4 at 8:30pm.
The parade was conceptualized by First Friday co-organizer Pam Hubbard as a family-fun community event - a way to bring positive attention to our beloved Downtown Norwalk - Historic Wall Street - Arts District. The parade will kick off from the Lewis Street Path (at the top of Wall Street - across from Troupe 429), will proceed along the sidewalk toward West Avenue, where it will curve around to Belden, and end where First Friday all began near 16 River Street (near Banc House/Yankee Doodle Garage).
Please note that the Norwalk Public Library and Austin McGuire Company have graciously donated 50 lanterns + LED lights that are available to us for the parade. (The organizers are still accepting local sponsors!).
There will be a lantern-assembly party at the Library at 4pm and all are welcome. There is limited space so please confirm by email:NorwalkArtsDistrict@gmail.com
The goal is to light up the night from one end of Wall Street to the other - so the more the merrier! Invite your friends, family, kids, and please help us share the information. The parade is open to all who want to walk with any kind of battery-operated lantern, paper lantern lit by a small LED, etc - Be Creative!
Novelette Peterkin to be honored by United Way of Coastal Fairfield County
On Wednesday, May 16, 2018, from 3-5 p.m. at the Congregation B'nai Israel, 2710 Park Ave., Bridgeport, CT, the United Way of Coastal Fairfield County will honor Novelette Peterkin, Carver's Executive Director, with the annual Elizabeth Roberts "Changing the Odds for Children Award."
Here is the list of all of this year's honorees at this annual United Way event..
Award of Distinction
Joseph M. Carbone, President & CEO, The WorkPlace
Bridgeport Prospers Partnership Award
William M. Jennings, President & CEO, Bridgeport Hospital
Collective Impact Leadership Award
Carmen Colon, Vice President, Bridgeport Ys
Carla Miklos, Executive Director, Operation Hope
The Elizabeth Roberts "Changing the Odds for Children Award"
Novelette Peterkin, Executive Director, The Carver Foundation of Norwalk
The Madison Sayles "Neighbors Helping Neighbors Award"
William J. Haas, Ph.D., President & CEO, LifeBridge Community Services
The August F. Serra "Community Engagement Award for a Lifetime of Excellence in Community Engagement Work Award"
Charles B. Tisdale, Executive Director, Action for Bridgeport Community Development (ABDC)
The Norman Leeds "Giving Back to the Community Awards"
Tocqueville Level Giving and Engagement
Carla Klein, The Klein Family Foundation
Chairman's Circle Partnership: Aquarion Water Company; Enterprise Rent-A-Car; GE; People's United Bank; and Pepperidge Farm.
A day in the life of Carver scholars!
Sunday is Earth Day!
Earth Day is an annual event celebrated by Carver and everyone else on April 22. Worldwide, various events are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day events in more than 193 countries are now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network.
On Earth Day 2016, the landmark Paris Agreement was signed by the US, China and some 120 other countries. This signing satisfied a key requirement for the entry into force of the historic draft climate protection treaty adopted by consensus of the 195 nations present at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.
In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco, peace activist John McConnell proposed a day to honor the Earth and the concept of peace, to first be celebrated on March 21, 1970, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. This day of nature's equipoise was later sanctioned in a proclamation written by McConnell and signed by Secretary General U Thant at the United Nations. A month later a separate Earth Day was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970. Nelson was later awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom award in recognition of his work. While this April 22 Earth Day was focused on the United States, an organization launched by Denis Hayes, who was the original national coordinator in 1970, took it international in 1990 and organized events in 141 nations.
Numerous communities celebrate Earth Week, an entire week of activities focused on the environmental issues that the world faces. In 2017, the March for Science occurred on Earth day (April 22, 2017) and was followed by the People's Climate Mobilization (April 29, 2017).
Carver 80th Anniversary Gala in the news
The Hip-Hop Star Is Honored For His Commitment To The Carver Foundation, Which Provides After-School And Summer Programs For Middle And High School Students In The U.S.
AceShowbiz - Sean "Diddy" Combs a.k.a P. Diddy will be honored for his philanthropy by bosses at the Carver Foundation next month (May). The hip-hop mogul will receive the 2018 Child of America Award at the Carver Foundation's 80th anniversary gala for his commitment to the organisation, which provides after-school and summer programs for middle and high school students in the U.S.
"That's near and dear to him," Carver executive director Novelette Peterkin reveals. "He does a lot of philanthropic investment in programs like Carver, and we're honoured that he accepted our invitation."
"We try to honour exceptional role models for Carver youth and it's called Child for America for a reason, because we look to honour someone who's national," she adds. "He inspired my generation and he continues to inspire the younger generation now."
Throughout the years, the 48-year-old has supported a number of philanthropic causes, including The Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School in 2016. He also established the Sean Combs Scholarship Fund at his alma mater Howard University.
Carver's CASPER 5th graders visit Altieri
Carver programming emphasizes STEAM education. One component of the opportunities we provide our students is to arrange visits to leading STEAM related companies in the area such as DATTO, King Industries, PDC International and many others.
Yesterday, a group of 5th graders from the K-5 CASPER program at the Carver Community Center visited Altieri (Altieri Sebor Wieber LLC Consulting Engineers).
Altieri provides leading edge engineering systems for museums, educational institutions, libraries, theatres, residences, and research facilities. Established by John L. Altieri in 1959, the firm evolved from residential and small commercial projects to working with architects such as Paul Rudolf, Dean of the Yale School of Architecture. Subsequent relationships with Eero Saarinen and Saarinen’s successor firm of Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo continue to this day, notably with Kevin Roche’s 40-year master plan for the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Altieri’s extensive portfolio also includes engineering support for iconic office buildings, luxury residences, and many landmark buildings and campuses. The company’s vast experience and exceptional track record with high-visibility projects, such as the Getty Center in Brentwood, CA and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, consistently draw internationally recognized architects to retain the firm, including ten recipients of the Pritzker Prize to date.
From its base of operations in Norwalk, Connecticut, Altieri’s 60-member team is known for its collective expertise in assessment and master planning of mechanical and electrical systems specifically for education and cultural institutions. Directed by principals Andrew J. Sebor, J. Kenny Wieber, Philip C. Steiner, Kari A. Nystrom, Michael A. Freliech, Adam J. Trojanowski, and J. Kenny Wieber, Jr., the firm looks beyond individual buildings to evaluate context and presence, available resources, and opportunities to synthesize multiple systems to achieve energy economies.
Altieri’s principals and staff remain grounded by the original principles set by John Altieri to achieve excellence in the design of responsible energy distribution and the control systems that manage them. The firm conceives and executes highly innovative mechanical and electrical solutions that support the architecture and contribute to the quality of the built environment.
Carver alum and current students creating a new song and music video
It's meant to be a surprise for Sean Combs when receives Carver's Child of America award at our 80th Anniversary Gala on May 11th at Shorehaven Golf Club. But we can't keep the this a secret for you any longer! Yesterday, a few of Carver's students went to Factory Underground to sing part of the song for the recording. The moving hip-hop song, "We Are Carver", written by Carver alum FNX, evokes Carver's namesake, George Washington Carver, and goes on to tell present day stories. Factory Underground's Kenny Cash wrote the music and is producing the record. Following the gala, this new song will have a positive emotional impact on the Carver children, and inspire community pride with its positive message.
