Since 2006, Friends of Nathaniel Witherell has helped raise funds to support the town nursing home and rehabilitation center. A volunteer board oversees the nonprofit organization and its events, including the Annual Witherell Invitational Golf Tournament.
Gifts to the Friends fund are gratefully accepted, and donations to the group's Project Renew Campaign will help fund the refurbishment of the home on Parsonage Road.
Volunteers are also integral to the maintenance of Nathaniel Witherell and the care of residents and patients there.
To make a donation, or to learn more about how you can lend a hand, visit the Friends of Nathaniel Witherell website.
Grace Church of Greenwich met for the first time in 1994 at Greenwich's Hyatt Regency and has since grown to serve parishioners from all over Connecticut. It is a part of the Presbyterian Church in America.
Sunday services are held at the Woman's Club of Greenwich at 9am and 10:45am.
Adult Sunday School and middle and high school groups meet from 10am to 10:45am on Sundays. Children meet at about 11am during the second half of the 10:45am mass. Real Food, the church's own young professionals group, meets on Wednesday evenings for conversation and a meal.
Abilis, a United Way agency, has provided people with developmental disabilities, their families and friends with a support and advocacy network since 1951.
The non-profit organization has offices in Greenwich and Stamford, and as such, changed its name from Greenwich ARC to Abilis in 2008. Services include the Abilis Autism Program, Parent to Parent network, sibling support groups and respite assistance.
The organization offers volunteer opportunities for community members. Donations are gratefully accepted.
Chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919, the American Legion is now the nation's largest non-partisan veterans service organization. It is committed to promoting strong national security through the mentoring and sponsorship of youth programs on a community level.
Greenwich Legion members participate in local patriotic observances, provide assistance to veterans and their families, and sponsor a number of youth programs, including the Greenwich Cannons baseball team. Meetings are held on the second Monday of the month at this American Legion Hall on Glenville Road.
The mission of United Way of Greenwich works to identify and respond to local health and human service needs, and raises the necessary funds to meet them through a community wide effort.
In addition to fundraising, the United Way has helped establish a number of Greenwich charities and civic organizations including Family Centers, Greenwich Housing Authority, Kids in Crisis and Abilis (formerly ARC).
United Way sponsors the Community Planning Council, Youth Services Council and the Committee on Late Life Issues, each of which help to identify the needs of all Greenwich residents.
With the help of volunteers, the United Way of Greenwich coordinates a number of annual events, including Vivapop's All American Soap Box Derby, Oktoberfest and the Annual Sole Sisters Luncheon and Fashion Boutique.
Information on how to volunteer or donate is available on the United Way of Greenwich website.
St. Roch's Church is a Roman Catholic and located in the Chickahominy neighborhood, near downtown Greenwich. It is a part of the Diocese of Bridgeport. Rev. Matthew R. Mauriello leads the parish, which celebrates the St. Roch Festival, or "La Festa di San Rocco," annually.
WGCH Greenwich Radio, located on Lewis Street in downtown Greenwich, is a news and talk radio station. The radio has a fairly wide reach. It can be heard all over Connecticut and deep into Long Island. It offers a wide variety of programming and personalities, and special guests frequently appear on the station.
Temple Sholom is the largest traditional egalitarian conservative synagogue in the area, serving Greenwich, Rye Brook, Armonk, Stamford, and surrounding communities.
The temple offers a wide variety of worship services, including traditional minyanim, musical family services, a learner's minyan, and young child services, as well as our regularly scheduled Shabbat, Festival and High Holy Day services.
Selma Maisel Nursery School operates from the temple, and a number of vibrant, active youth programs are available for children from second through twelth grades.
Adult education, lectures and social events are frequently scheduled.
Further information is posted on the comprehensive and regularly updated Temple Sholom website.
Roger Sherman Baldwin Park is a real treasure for Greenwich residents. The waterfront park boasts some of the best views of Greenwich Harbor and Long Island Sound, making it a favorite for area landscape photographers. The 6.3-acre park is largely green space. Weeping willows provide shade for picnickers and concertgoers during the summer months.
Also located in the park is the Ferry Terminal, where tickets are sold in summer for rides to Island Beach and Great Captain's Island.
The park is named after Roger Sherman Baldwin, a town leader who served the Board of Estimate and Taxation for 29 years and influenced the purchase of Greenwich Point.
The Junior League of Greenwich is part of an international, nonprofit organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the action and leadership of volunteers.
In Greenwich, over 700 trained JLG volunteers have contributed about 50,000 hours of service to the community, returning over $3,500,000 to town projects in the past ten years. To become a member and for information on current projects including Partnership in Education, Kids in the Kitchen and Night Owls, information is available on the JLG website.
Founded in 1910 as the Greenwich Mothers' Club, the Women's Club of Greenwich offers educational, civic and social activities to women in the community.
In addition to academic lectures, theater trips and some 200 clubs, Greenwich Woman's Club hosts several annual events, including the spring Home Tour, Holiday Boutique and Appraisal Mania.
The orgnization's clubhouse on East Putnam Avenue, with its large rehearsal hall and full kitchen is available for rent.
The building also serves as a home to Meals on Wheels, a community-based Senior Nutrition Service, which the philanthropic organization founded in 1960.
New members are welcome.
Deborah Jander was elected president in 2010 and will serve a two-year term.
The Pilsudski Society of Greenwich is a fraternal organization that helps local Polish individuals maintain social contacts and Polish traditions. The society presents annual scholarships to local high school students of Polish descent.
Membership is open to anyone of Polish heritage, and meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month, September through May, at the society's clubhouse on Arch Street.
Since 1973, the Greenwich Arts Council has fostered the visual, performing and literary arts at the local level. The private, nonprofit organization operates from the Greenwich Arts Center, a grand, pillared building on the Avenue that serves as home to a number of Greenwich organizations, including the Senior Center. The Bendheim Gallery is also located here.
Programs, classes, and performances are offered on a continual basis, and the group's numerous annual events include Art to the Avenue, the Kite Flying Festival and the Literary Lights bookfair. The GAC Meeting Room, Bendheim Gallery and Dance Studio are available for rent. Members enjoy discounts to sponsored events and other benefits. Fees and further information are listed on the GAC website.
The First United Methodist Church of Greenwich, founded in 1843, is based in a distinctive building on Post Road that's listed with the National Register of Historic Places.
Sunday worship begins at 10:30am, during which time children are invited to attend Sunday School; nursery care is also available for infants starting at 10:15am. A Spanish mass is read on the first Sunday of the month at 12:30pm.
Beyond Sunday School, the FUMC of Greenwich offers its young people the opportunity to participate in the children's Cherub Choir, join the middle-school youth group and partake in some of the congregation's local and international mission projects.
Faith-enrichment and Bible study groups are available for adults. There's also a volunteer Wesley Choir. The church's large hall has a fully equipped kitchen and can accommodate 100 people. It is available for reservation.
Harvest Time Church is an evangelical church built in 2004 and located on King Street. A Saturday worship service is held at 5:30pm. Sunday services take place at 8:30am, 10am and 11am. Music and singing always feature, courtesy of the local musicians and artists that comprise the Harvest Time Worship Team, and the church welcomes new talent. Children are encouraged to attend Sunday School during the service and after sanctuary worship. Child care is available for little ones. Events are held regularly, and churchgoers can sign up to receive updates online.