Serving Danbury, Easton, Fairfield, Milford, Monroe, Redding,
Shelton, Stratford, Southport, Trumbull, and Bridgeport, where the club
was founded circa
1924.
If
you are on Facebook, you can join our group!Our
official
group
name
is
“Dartmouth
Club
of
Eastern
Fairfield County,” and we will post information about
upcoming events
with reminders.
Our guest
speaker will be Rosi
Kerr ‘97, the Director of Sustainability
at Dartmouth College.Rosi will speak about
the latest strategies
and projects that Dartmouth is developing to make the College a green
leader
(including the Class of
1978 Life Sciences Center) and to put sustainability at
everyone’s fingertips.The four club
officers who attended Club Officers’ weekend in February had a chance
to hear
Rosi speak about Dartmouth’s sustainability initiative, and we learned
that
sustainability is about much more than recycling and turning off the
lights.
On June 13 and 14, 2012
Dartmouth’sBig
Green Bus will be visiting
Fairfield as part of the 2012 summer tour.Details
still
to
be ironed out, but look for more info in
your email and
on the DCEFC web site as we get closer.If
you are not familiar with the Big Green Bus, it is an ongoing project
to promote
awareness and enthusiasm for energy sustainability.The group currently includes Dartmouth
College students who will be traveling the country on their 1989 MCI
coach bus which
has been converted to run on waste vegetable oil and outfitted with
solar
panels.http://www.thebiggreenbus.org/
DCEFC
monthly luncheons
are held on the third Wednesday of every month. Upcoming dates: April 18,May 16 and June 20. Future
locations
to
be
determined
(recently the
group has been at the Fairfield County Hunt Club, 174 Long Lots Road,
Westport). Reservations
VERY
strongly
recommended in advance but at least by 5:15 p.m. the day before by
calling Arlene Johnson at 259-5323 or e-mail at Thejohnsons2@aol.com.
DCEFC
monthly
luncheons
are
held
on
the
third
Wednesday
of
every
month.
Upcoming
dates: December
21,
2011January
18,
and
February
15.Future locations
to be determined (recently the group has been at the Fairfield County
Hunt
Club, 174 Long Lots Road, Westport).Check
with Bob to find out the current location.Reservations
VERY
strongly
recommended
in
advance
but
at
least
by
5:15
p.m.
the day before by calling Bob Johnson
'59 at
259-5323 or e-mail at Thejohnsons2@aol.com.
Join
us on Friday, March 9, 2012
from 7-9p.m. for
the inaugural Dartmouth club wine tasting event. Hosted by DCEFC Vice
President, Nicky Schmidt, who
holds
a Wine MBA from the University of Bordeaux,
you will
be led through a wine tasting and food pairing of 6 different
varietals, red
and white. Cost for the tasting is $20 per person, which can be paid by
check
made out to 'Nicole Schmidt' and mailed to her home at 140 Milford
Point Road, Milford 06460, or
given directly to her at the holiday party.
Advance signup and payment by March 4 for this event.
Questions?
Contact Nicky at (203) 283-3715 or email nickyschmidt@gmail.com.
NEW
LOCAL
EVENT
Featuring
Dartmouth's
Gina
Barreca
‘79 Talking
about
Italian-American
Art
&
Life
with
Gina Barreca ‘79 – Sunday,
March 4 Nationally recognized
best-selling author, humorist, educator, essayist, blogger, feminist,
and sometimes stand-up comedienne, Gina Barreca ‘79, makes an exclusive
stage appearance at 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 4, 2012
at Fairfield
University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.
Discount tickets for $15 will
be available when patrons use the code GINA at www.quickcenter.com or call the
box
office at (203) 254-4010. Anyone who has heard Gina in the past
knows what an entertaining and intelligent speaker she is. Please
come to what promises to be a special evening!
DCEFC
Holiday Party with the Dartmouth Rockapellas
Mark
your calendars now!This year the event
will be held on Sunday,
December 11th, 2011 at the home of Kathy ’83 and Russ Mitchell ’85,
210 Cobbler's
Hill Road in Fairfield. Special guest appearance by theDartmouth Rockapellas,
featuring
Fairfield’s
own
Jamie
Mercado!The
party will run from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.,
and a donation of $5 per person will be collected at the door for the
club’s
scholarship fund. Children are welcome. RSVP to (203) 256-1530 or
kathym@mitchellstores.com. Please bring an
appetizer of your
choice.http://rockapellas.com/
Our
friends at the Dartmouth
Club of Fairfield County are including our club in
their annual holiday party on Wednesday,
December 14 from 7-9p.m.The party
will be held at Richards of Greenwich,
359 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich CT 06830, with performances by the
Dartmouth
Aires and the Dartmouth Decibelles.The
cost is $25 per person for DCFC or DCEFC members, $30 for non-members,
payable
at the door via cash or check made out to DCFC.Includes
wine
and
other
beverages
plus
hors
d’oeuvres.RSVP
to
(203) 637-0875 or DCFC@Dartmouth.org.Please include the names and number of people
for your group when you RSVP.
13 Dartmouth College students on the great American road trip
with a purpose. We are traveling the country on our 1998 MCI coach bus
converted to run on waste vegetable oil and outfitted with solar
panels, talking about sustainability.
Our mission is to help create a future that sustains people,
the environment, and the economy. We promote awareness and enthusiasm
for sustainability through the sharing of information and innovation.
2011 DCEFC Annual Dinner The annual dinner will
be held on Friday, May 13 at Birchwood Country Club in Westport (25
Kings Highway South,
Westport CT 06880), with cocktails (cash bar) starting at 6:00p.m. and
dinner at 6:45p.m. RSVP by May 6 to Sara PotterCost is $50 per person.
When: Friday, May 13, 2011
Where: Birchwood Country Club in Westport
25 Kings
Highway South
Westport
CT, 06880
(203)
221-3280 Click
here
for
Directions
Our guest speaker will be Jennifer
Lind, Assistant Professor in the
Department of Government, Dartmouth College. She received a Ph.D.
in
Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a
Master's in Pacific International Affairs from the University of
California, San Diego, and a B.A. from the University of California,
Berkeley.
Professor Lind is the author of Sorry States: Apologies in
International Politics, a book that examines the effect of war memory
on international reconciliation (Cornell University Press, 2008). She
has also authored scholarly articles in International Security and
Pacific Review, and has written for wider audiences within the Atlantic
and Foreign Policy. Professor Lind has worked as a consultant for RAND
and for the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense, and
has lived and worked in Japan. Her current research interests include
the resilience of the North Korean regime, planning for U.S. military
missions in the event of North Korean collapse, energy competition and
its security implications for East Asia, and democratization and
stability in East Asia.
President
Kim
is
Coming
to
Fairfield
County! President
Jim Yong Kim continues to travel the country to meet Dartmouth alumni,
and now
it’s our turn!President Kim will be in
Stamford Connecticut on Tuesday, December 7th at the
Hilton
Stamford
Hotel, 1 First Stamford Place.The
cocktail reception starts at 5:30p.m, and the program at 6:30p.m.To sign up for this great event go to http://alumni.dartmouth.edu/clubs/presidentevents,
email
Club.RSVP@Alum.Dartmouth.ORG
or telephone (603) 646-3497. DCEFC Holiday Party with
the Decibelles Mark
your calendars now!This year the event
will be held on Sunday, December 12th at the home of Kathy ’83
and Russ
Mitchell ’85 in Fairfield, Connecticut. Special guest appearance by
the Dartmouth
Decibelles!The party will run
from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.,
and a donation of $5 per person will be collected at the door for the
club’s
scholarship fund. Children are welcome.
RSVP to (203) 256-1530 or email Kathy. Please bring an appetizer of your
choice.
DCFC
Holiday
Party
in Greenwich Our friends
at the Dartmouth
Club of Fairfield County are including our club in their annual holiday
party
on Wednesday, December 15 from 7-9p.m.The party will be held at Richards of
Greenwich, 359 Greenwich
Avenue, Greenwich CT 06830, with performances by the Dartmouth Aires
and the
Dartmouth Decibelles.The cost is $25
per person for DCFC or DCEFC members, $30 for non-members, payable at
the door
via cash or check made out to DCFC.Includes
wine
and
other
beverages
plus
hors
d’oeuvres.RSVP
to (203) 536-9946 or DCFC@Dartmouth.org.Please include the names and number of people
for your group when you RSVP. Monthly Luncheons
DCEFC
monthly luncheons
are now being held at the Fairfield County Hunt Club, 174 Long Lots
Road, Westport. Upcoming dates: November 17, December 15, and
January 19. Reservations VERY strongly recommended in
advance but at least by 5:15 p.m. the day before by calling Bob Johnson
'59 at
259-5323 or e-mail at Bob.
Past Events:
Save the Date for the Annual
Dinner! New
Location! The
annual dinner will be
held on Friday, May 7 at Birchwood Country
Club in
Westport (25 Kings Highway South, Westport CT 06880), with cocktails
(cash bar)
starting at 6:00p.m. and dinner at 6:45p.m.RSVP by May
1 to Sara Potter using the enclosed response form.Cost is $50 per person.Click
here
for
Directions Our guest
speaker will beProf.
Bill Roebuck, PhD, a professor with over 35 years of teaching
experience at
the College and the Medical School.An
expert on environmental studies, pharmacology and toxicology, Prof.
Roebuck’s
job titles include Professor of Toxicology at Dartmouth
Medical School,
Adjunct
Professor of Environmental Studies, and Director of the Africa Foreign
Studies
Program.Prof. Roebuck will be speaking
about "Ten Years of Experience with the Africa Foreign Studies Program."Sponsored by Dartmouth’s Environmental
Studies Program, this FSP brings 16-20 students to South Africa,
Namibia, and
Lesotho for a 10-week term.Prof.
Roebuck will speak about the synergies of the Dartmouth undergraduate
education, study abroad, environmental studies, and medicine.He may also be joined by a current Dartmouth
undergraduate who has participated in the FSP and who can give a fresh
look at
student life at both the College and abroad. Prof. Bill Roebuck, PhD
DCEFC
Day
at
Beardsley
Zoo! Bring
the
kids
for
a
fun
family
day
at
the
zoo
with
the
DCEFC!On Saturday,
May
15, we will gather at 11:00am
for an afternoon with the animals.This
day also coincides with Dinosaur Day
at the Zoo, so it should be a lot
of
fun.The cost is $7 per person, and
children under 3 get in free.If you are
interested in joining the DCEFC group, please contact Eric Jenkins or call 516-1207.http://www.beardsleyzoo.org
Monthly Luncheons: All
are
welcome
to
join
members
of
the
club
for
monthly
luncheons
on
the
3rd Wednesday of the
month,
location TBD (contact Bob Johnson for details).Upcoming
luncheons: April 21, May 19 and June 16.Reservations
VERY
strongly
recommended
in
advance
but
at
least
by
9:30
a.m.
the
day
of
the
luncheon
by
calling
Bob
Johnson
'59
at
259-5323
or
via
e-mail.
Recent News:
2009 DCEFC Holiday Party
About
40
people
gathered
at
the
home
of
Kathy
and
Russ
Mitchell
on
December
6th
to celebrate the holiday season Dartmouth style.Adults
and
children
alike
enjoyed
the
good
food
and
good
company,
and
the
Mitchell’s
brought
in
“expert”
chefs
to
bring
us
freshly
baked
pizza
from
their
awesome
pizza
oven.Kathy’s
mother
Jean Bowler and club president
Joel Goldfield sat down at the piano to entertain us with some holiday
and Dartmouth
music by the fireplace.Many thanks to
Kathy and Russ for once again opening their home to us!
Pictured
left
to
right::
Kurt
Potter,
Sara
Potter,
and
David
Mercado.
Kathy
Mitchell
and
Suzy
Mercado
enjoy
the
evening
Sara Potter and Joel Goldfield share a laugh.
Past Events:
Nancy Lamozzo '87 President DCFC and Eric Jenkins '99 President DCEFC at
CAGOW in Hanover, NH.
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