AN EVENING WITH LAUREL HOUSE – Resources to Recover

Laurel House, founded in Stamford, Connecticut in 1984 is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that helps individuals and families in Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Weston, Westport, Wilton and surrounding areas in Fairfield and Westchester Counties to achieve and sustain mental health in order to lead fulfilling lives in the community. Its core purpose is early intervention, social inclusion, and recovery.  https://laurelhouse.net

Proceeds from An Evening with Laurel House make it possible to sustain Laurel House’s life-changing programs and services:

Supported Education and Supported Employment ensure successful transition to post-secondary education and vocational certification and/or competitive jobs.

Thinking Well (Cognitive Remediation) is a therapeutic evidence-based program that addresses cognitive impairment associated with mental illness. It improves executive functioning and skills linked to better functioning in the workplace, school, and community.

Safe, stable, affordable housing is combined with critical support services for independent living.

Skill building workshops to increase communication and coping skills, self-sufficiency, and independent living skills. Isolated individuals are served through social outreach. rtor, a gateway website to mental health resources, is a free online service that helps families and individuals connect with “Family-Endorsed” treatment and services. Resource Specialists answer, by phone or email, requests for personalized service. https://rtor.org

WHAT:  Cocktails, dinner, and dancing recognizing a Champion for Recovery and Town Champions who have made their communities better places to live and work.

Champion for Recovery
Tichianaa Armah, MD, Chief Psychiatry Officer, Community Health Center

Town Champions – recognized for their work and volunteerism
Shelly Skoglund, President, Community Fund of Darien Board of Directors
Mayor Caroline Simmons of Stamford
Trey Laird, CEO and Founder, The Lighthouse Sober Living and Recovery 365 of New Canaan
David Rabin, CEO Greenwich United Way

WHEN: Saturday, April 30, 2022
6:00 pm Cocktails
7:30 pm Dinner, Presentation to Honorees, Raffles
9:00 pm Dessert & Dancing

WHERE:  Delamar Greenwich Harbor, 500 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT 06830

WHO:
Linda Autore, President and CEO, Laurel House
Co-Chairs: Christine M Biddle, Susan Marks

TICKETS: $300 – $1,000 – Under 35, $250.   TABLES: $5,000 – $10,000

SPONSORSHIPS and UNDERWRITING:  $2,500 – $25,000

To purchase tickets or to make a donation: https://www.laurelhouse.net/2022-event

For information about dinner tickets, sponsorships and rtor.org:  contact pgilligan@laurelhouse.net or 203-324-7735

For media inquiries: CMB Communication: christine@christinembiddle.com