The New Canaan Country School Alumni Council and Office of Community Development will sponsor a panel discussion on The Art of Giving Back Thursday, Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m.at New Canaan Country School in the Stevens Building. This event is free and open to the public. The conversation will be led by Paul Sullivan, New York Times “Wealth Matters” columnist, NCCS parent and book author, who will sign copies of his books, “Clutch,” and “The Thin Green Line” following the presentation. The books will be available for purchase at the event.
As its mission states, New Canaan Country School “inspires students to be lifelong learners with the courage and confidence to make a positive contribution to the world.” Alumni of the school have gone on to make a mark in many ways. Three of them will share their experiences as part of the panel discussion. They are Holly Donaldson, Class of 2004, a youth and community leader at AmeriCares; Jeff Erdmann, Class of 1978, Managing Director at Merrill Lynch; and Willy Oppenheim, Class of 2001, Rhodes Scholar and founder of Omprakash.
How can you help? It’s a question we get asked often today. Requests for money, time, and emotional commitment stream in daily. From aid for natural disasters to requests for support from houses of worship and educational institutions, how do you choose?
Whether you give $20 or $20,000, two hours or 200 hours, you can learn from this panel of experts on how to align your passions with your resources to make a greater impact in your local community or in the world.
The panel discussion will be followed by a networking reception and refreshments. Online registration is required; please visit www.countryschool.net/artofgiving.
Questions may be directed to Gina Ely, Director of Alumni Affairs, gely@countryschool.net or (203) 801-5687 or Diane Briggs, Director of Annual Giving & Stewardship, dbriggs@countryschool.net or (203) 801-5619.