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Congratulations, Tremain Gilmore, for being named NHS' Staff Member of the Month

See the blog post here about the Breakfast with Champions event several days ago. L-R: 5FINGAZ; Kavan Weise; Jessica Herlihy; Jackie Roberson; Samantha Zullo; Rose Lanard; Lamail Townsend (back row); Lucy Newton; and Tremain Gilmore

In addition to serving as a member of Norwalk High School’s security team, Tremain has been a Carver staff member for as long or longer than anyone else here today.

Tremain is a perpetually honored Carver staff member! We regularly feature Tremain’s good deeds on our website and blog, such as here, here, and here, and here a few days ago regarding the annual Breakfast with Champions event he helps to organize for our youth.

Here is what Dan Sullivan, Ed. D., Norwalk High School Assistant Principal, recently shared about Tremain’s latest honor.

As Carver’s longtime Teen Center Manager, Tremain embodies the heart and soul of the Carver mission. In this photo Tremain is being honored by Calvary Baptist Church to “…lift him up, to encourage him and to let him know that his efforts are noticed and appreciated.”

We are very excited to introduce Mr. Tremaine(Gil)Gilmore as the Staff Member of the Month for March. Gil is a giant among men and his contributions to NHS and our community cannot be measured. Gil is a wonderful role model and activist whose impact on the lives of young people is truly special: whether mentoring students through his many goodwill initiatives and work such as the Carver Center, fund-raising activities, or his many entrepreneurial endeavors.

Gil is a proud NHS Alum class of 90’ where he was a standout member of the football team. Fast forward, Gil is still making his presence felt through his generous and empathic nature. Moreover, Gil is a calming influence for our students and staff and greets all with a warm smile and kind word. Gil is unflappable and skilled at deescalating situations that could adversely impact the school environment. 

As the epitome of a professional, Gil is dignified in his work and generous with his time and support of his colleagues and he is always willing to step in as second in charge in Mr. Lewis’ absence. Gil has the innate ability to bring people together and this has been evident through his work in developing the Elijah Gilmore Scholarship Fund in memory of his son. The scholarship is awarded annually to an NHS senior who plans to attend college and displays compassion and commitment for others while being civic-minded.

Gil is an integral member of our talented security team and knowing his humble demeanor, he would certainly want his colleagues on the Security Team to also be recognized…and well deserved! They are a wonderful cadre of talented professionals and please join me in recognizing the individual and collective efforts and contributions of our wonderful security team!!

Gil has the tremendous support from his wife Fritzsa and daughter Madeline with whom he loves to spend time.

In the event you would like to make a donation to the aforementioned Scholarship fund, please see Ms. DiMeglio in the Main office.

Enjoy the parking spot and don't scratch Mr. Robert's car please:)

GO BEARS!

NPS Elementary School Choice Fair - Thursday, March 10, 5:30-7:30 PM

NPS will hold their first annual NPS Elementary School Choice Fair on Thursday, March 10 from 5:30-7:30pm at Brookside Elementary School (382 Highland Ave).

Carver will be there, as noted in this article in The Hour: Community partners attending the fair include the Carver Foundation of Norwalk, the city’s Family Navigators program, the city health department, the Norwalk Community Health Center Mobile Dental Clinic, and the Norwalk Mentor Program. Families can also speak to a district representative from transportation, health services, food services, and specialized instruction and students services.

Learn here about NPS Elementary Schools, Lotteries & Choice Programs. Childcare is available for those attending. Shuttles are provided from SONO. Registration kiosks are available on site. Sign-up here in advance to attend. For additional information and sign-up, visit: NorwalkPS.org/ChoicePrograms. Questions? Call the NPS Family Center: 203-854-4100.

Great opening night win for our Connecticut Cobras: 117-109!

Shannon Singleton-Bates, Carver’s Recreation Coordinator; Novelette Peterkin, Carver CEO; Carver alumna Berdine Joseph

The Carver community was there this past Friday at the University of Bridgeport to cheer on the new Connecticut Cobras playing against the Reading Rebels. The Cobras is the first men’s professional basketball team in Connecticut since 2000. This was their first game and they won!

The team has many connections to the Carver community. The game as well as the enthusiastic fans were exciting to watch!

Carver alumna Berdine Joseph of “The Voice” fame sang the National Anthem.

Cobras Ian Gardener #7 is a Carver alumnus, especially on the basketball court, as noted by The Hour in an article about Mo’s Summer Run at the Carver Community Center. Here is another article in The Hour about Ian’s and his sister’s college basketball days. Ian graduated from Dominican College and went on to play professional basketball overseas.

Ian is in the photo in the gallery below with Novelette and the Cobras Jamerikah Green-Younger #2. We wrote about Jahmerikah here when he was a senior guard for the Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team when he tallied his 1,000th-career point. This update was about Jahmerikah signing a professional contract with the Western Massachusetts Zombies in the East Coast Basketball League.

The Cobras team Market Owner, a Norwalk native, and longtime Carver friend, Anthony Hill, officially established the team in February 2021. The Cobras entered The Basketball League in July 2021.

The Basketball League (TBL), formerly North America Premier Basketball (NAPB), is a minor league basketball organization. The league began operating in North America in 2018 with eight teams and expanded to over 30 teams as of 2021.

Join us Friday, March 4th, Opening Night for the Connecticut Cobras professional men's basketball team!

The Carver community will have the honor to participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly established Connecticut Cobras professional men’s basketball team on Friday, March 4th, at the University of Bridgeport.

Join us!

The Connecticut Cobras is the first men’s professional basketball team in the state of Connecticut since 2000. The team has many connections to the Carver community and to Carver alumni.

Carver is making 135 tickets available to the families of the students participating in Carver programs this school year as part of Carver’s ongoing parent engagement programming.

Roy Kane, Jr., who grew up at Carver, and went on to play for the University of New Haven, is on the team. As reported in The Hour: …On Thursday night at the Carver Center — the place where he grew up as both a young boy and as a young basketball player — Kane showed that dreams do come true as he signed an official letter of intent to take his skills to the University of New Haven on a full athletic scholarship.

Berdine Joseph of The Voice fame will sing the National Anthem at the Cobras Opening Night game on Friday, March 4th. Berdine sang at many Carver events through the years. For The Voice, as noted by The Hollywood Reporter, Nineteen-year-old Berdine Joseph, who grew up in Haiti before her family moved to the United States, auditioned next. She sang “Hey Mama,” which was a very interesting song choice and definitely one of the more original performances of the night…

Jahmerikah Green-Younger is also on the Cobras team. He was a star basketball player for Brien McMahon High School. He and his family are longtime members of the Carver community. We wrote about Jahmerikah here when he was a senior guard for the Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team when he tallied his 1,000th-career point. This update was about Jahmerikah signing a professional contract with the Western Massachusetts Zombies in the East Coast Basketball League.

The Team Market Owner, a Norwalk native and longtime Carver friend, Anthony Hill, officially established the team in February 2021. The Cobras entered The Basketball League in July 2021.

The team is based out of Norwalk because of its proximity to major cities, including Albany, New York, and Boston. Hill aims to provide an outlet for young athletes and also partner with local companies and nonprofits like Carver.

The Cobras home games will be held at the University of Bridgeport. Here is the season schedule.

The Basketball League (TBL), formerly North America Premier Basketball (NAPB), is a minor league basketball organization. The league began operating in North America in 2018 with eight teams and expanded to over 30 teams as of 2021.

Carver alumnus EJ Day named to GNAC All-Conference first-team

We have celebrated EJ’s successes through the years.

Today, there is the news that after averaging the second-most points per game (21.6) in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference and powering the Lasell University men’s basketball team Lasers to the semifinals of the conference tournament, senior EJ Day garnered GNAC All-Conference first-team recognition.

Day reached double figures in points during 24-of-26 games, including scoring 20 or more points 15 times. During a semifinal-round matchup at Albertus Magnus in the GNAC Tournament Saturday, he equaled a career-high 45 points, tied for the second-most points in a game in program history. Day set career-highs in made field goals and 3-pointers, as he shot 15 of 26 from the field and 7 for 14 on 3-pointers. The 5-foot-10 guard was named to the 2022 GNAC All-Tournament team.

Day posted a game-high 32 points, shooting 11 of 17 from the field and 4 for 6 on 3-pointers, during a 102-83 triumph over eventual GNAC Tournament-runner-up Albertus. He poured in 22 second-half points, as Lasell held a 50-28 lead on the scoreboard during the final 20 minutes.

Carver's Breakfast With Champions inspires Carver students to pursue their dreams!

L-R: 5FINGAZ; Kavan Weise; Jessica Herlihy; Jackie Roberson; Samantha Zullo; Rose Lanard; Lamail Townsend (back row); ; Lucy Newton; and Tremain Gilmore

Carver’s annual Breakfast With Champions introduced more than 120 Carver students and their parents to leaders in an array of professions on Saturday morning. Carver students were inspired to pursue their interests and to prepare for satisfying careers.

Special thanks to our panelists for devoting this quality time to inspire our young people:

Ernie Cobb

  • Samantha Zullo, Behavioral Specialist (a social work professional who works with adults and children who have developmental, mental health, and behavioral challenges).

  • 5FINGAZ, Director of Design at Love More than Ever (a street art movement that is attempting to shift the paradigm from Hate/Bigotry to Love/Acceptance)

  • Rose Lanard, a Carver board member and President of Lanard Consulting (a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leader, Strategist, Coach, and Mentor)

  • Lamail Townsend, critical care helicopter EMT, and nurse

  • Ernie Cobb, former NBA basketball player

  • Lucy Newton, a real estate broker

  • Kavan Weise, nonprofit organization manager

  • Jessica Herlihy, social worker

Carver staff members Tremain Gilmore and Jackie Roberson organize this annual event and, as always, their light is so bright that Carver kids never feel that they are in the dark.

The professionals spoke to our young people and answered their questions as part of this annual forum at the George Washington Carver Community Center.

We are grateful to these “champions” in our community for inspiring our young people to achieve their career goals and dreams.

Thank you everyone for supporting Carver kids on Fairfield County's Giving Day!

We are forever grateful to the 107 donors who so generously responded to Fairfield County’s Giving Day appeal on Thursday, February 24th. Your gifts totaling $7, 715 will support our 11 summer 2022 programs serving approximately 1,000 Norwalk youth in grades K to 9.

Carver placed 32nd out of more than 400 participating Fairfield County charities in the number of gifts received. Carver also received a $500 prize for our Black History Month essay. Fairfield County’s Giving Day is powered by Fairfield County’s Community Foundation and Bank of America is the annual Champion Sponsor of the Giving Day.

Carver’s summer programs offer Norwalk youth engaging, hands-on learning experiences and transformative enrichment and wellness opportunities. Carver youth receive social-emotional support and the preparation they need to thrive in the upcoming school year. Carver summer programs give our youth a sense of community and develop intergenerational relationships.