Saturday, Dec. 13, the Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich hosted its annual Pancake Breakfast with Santa event for the Greenwich community. Kids, parents and club supporters ate pancakes, sat on Santa’s lap and listened to the Greenwich Academy Singers perform. Above, Club member Jaden Williams, 9, enjoyed some one-on-one time with Santa.
Kerry Gilder, 17, has been chosen as Red Cross Volunteer of the Month for her outstanding service to the Greenwich Chapter. Kerry is an active volunteer in Youth Council and Safe Rides and serves as a peer educator with the Red Cross Open Eyes program. Kerry began volunteering with the Red Cross when she was 10 years old.
Kerry has demonstrated her ability to take on many tasks and provide support and leadership for her peers. She is enthusiastic and reliable, creative and caring, according to those at the Red Cross who have worked with her. Kerry is always willing to work and is the first to volunteer to take on more responsibility, said a spokesperson. This past year, Kerry served as vice president of Youth Council and helped orchestrate a number of community service projects. She has worked for several years on the group’s tree decorating committee for the Junior League’s annual “Enchanted Forest.” She has participated in hosting a “Senior Prom” at Greenwich Adult Day Care Center. She has been instrumental in bringing the American Red Cross’ International Measles Campaign to the Greenwich community and will do so again this coming spring. Kerry has dedicated her time to help raise money for disaster relief, and served the Red Cross at health fairs, bake sales, blood drives and at its annual fundraising gala “The Red & White Ball.”
This fall, Kerry received advanced training to become a HIV/AIDS peer educator. She, along with six Greenwich High School seniors, taught basic HIV facts to the sophomore health classes at the high school and participated in AIDS awareness week at the school by giving seminars on the social impact of HIV and AIDS......
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