Thank You Event Sponsors​

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2026 Honorees

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Outstanding Adult Volunteer

Jeremy Cage, Intempo

William Castell, Museum of Darien

Alison Dickinson, YWCA International Club

Ashley Dineen, The Tiny Miracles Foundation

Corey Frate, Kids In Crisis

Dr. Mia Handler, Laurel House, Inc.

Sally Houlihan, The Mather Homestead Foundation

Jillian Kaminski, The Carver

Paige Kyle, The Darien Foundation

Dana Massey, Future 5

Michelle Mauboussin, Norwalk Stamford Grassroots Tennis & Education

Elizabeth McNiff, At Home In Darien

Ron Mulliken, Darien Land Trust

Barlow Peelle, Bridgeport Rescue Mission

Sueann Schorr, DHS Theatre 308 & Darien's Monuments and Ceremonies Commission

Melinda Stewart, Horizons at New Canaan Country School

Nicole Woeste, Darien YMCA

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Outstanding Emerging Volunteer

Francesca Calve, Domestic Violence Crisis Center Teen Advisory Board

Harrison Dilts, Adaptive Sports at Mount Snow

Findley Ernst, The Community Fund of Darien

Marlowe Johnson, Filling in the Blanks

Taylor Platt, Open Doors

William Raskopf, Family & Children's Agency

Alice Selvey, Darien Book Aid

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Outstanding Senior Volunteer

Pat Broderick, Mather Senior Center

Steve Fogarty, Liberation Programs, Inc.

Joellyn Gray, The Mather Homestead Foundation

Eric Joosten, Stamford Hospital, Darien Environmental Protection Commission, and Darien Parks & Recreation

Dorothy Shergalis, Darien Community Garden at Cherry Lawn Park

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Outstanding New Volunteer

​Jan Raymond, Family Centers

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Outstanding Volunteer Duo

Luisa Brakman & John Briggs, ABC in Darien

Rick & Barbara Goldsmith, Abilis

Bob & Vicki Patton, Darien Junior Football League

Winnie Bluestein & Emma Crawley, Youth Community Fund

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Outstanding Volunteer Team

Darien Community Association Youth Leadership Board

Kaitlyn Au

Maddie Brisbane

Maya Collins

William Curtis

Ally Kennedy

Anden Kennedy

Adaire Leonard

Sadie Noonan

Claire Wood

 

The Depot Youth Center Student Leaders

Gigi Brown

Ella Bryer

Katie Cutler

Abby Goertel

Sydney Johnson

Emily Miller

Samantha Morris

Alexis Procopion

Finley Smith

Rowan Troy

Winnie Wartels

Tate Wein

 

Feeding 500 Darien Open Doors

Executive Team

Caroline Baldwin

Sydney Michalowski

Jake Simon

Sophie York

 

Person to Person

Charlie Banner

Nolan Chung

Erin Cohen

Sheila Friend

Judy Kennedy

Kate A. Knightly

Xindi Liu

Marine Samame

Genevieve Segura

Sienna R. Sorrells

Alejandra Springer

William Whidden

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