Family Services Woodfield does amazing work in the areas of behavioral health and literacy services, workplace training, small business development and homeless prevention. Support this event on behalf of FSW.
On Tuesday, March 22 FSW, Bridgeport’s 161-year-old nonprofit social service agency whose mission is to empower individuals in Fairfield and New Haven Counties to build brighter futures will host “Outside the Lines & Behind the Scenes at ESPN.” The event will take place at Fairfield University’s Quick Center at 8 PM. Bob Ley, one of ESPN’s founding SportsCenter broadcasters and current anchor and host of Outside the Lines, will join ESPN personalities Chris McKendry (SportsCenter, Wimbledon and U.S. Open Tennis) and Josh Elliott (SportsCenter) for a discussion about how they get their shows on the air, the leading personalities and stories in sport, and all the fun stuff that is left in the newsroom and never makes it on the air.
The event will be wonderful for kids, teens and adults alike. And with tickets starting at just $20 this night will be a fun and affordable way to support FSW meaningful work. In addition, some amazing memorabilia will be available at a high-end silent auction. And those interested in champion level tickets (ONLY $50) will be able to enjoy more than an hour of personal meet & greet time with Bob, Chris and Josh.
Ley wants to rally people around social service organizations throughout the state. Tickets are available through the FSW website, www.fswinc.org.
*** FSW serves the people in many ways! Time to give back, no? ***
If you wish to see the range of agencies providing services to the citizens of Bridgeport, come to City Council chambers at 6:00 PM tonight (no disrespect to Lennie’s party intended). The statements of programs requesting the limited HUD-Community Development Block Grants is on stage at Citizens Union meeting. Last night nearly 75 programs were heard from: food, housing, HIV/AIDS, addiction services, and some contemplating real new jobs and some leveraging dollars from outside sources. It is an education. Next week decisions will be made on allocating the available funds for the coming year, 2011-2012.
*** Citizens Union sits for hours listening & asking the right questions to determine who & how much should be awarded, only to be ignored by the council ECDC committee who’s only interest is their own districts & family or friends’ personal gain, no? *** SOS ***
Last year and maybe the one before, most recommendations of the CU were ratified by the City Council. You are right about the hours of listening, probing and questioning. At which point you have a wish to provide more funding than that which is available through the HUD-CDBG funds that year. So you cut, compromise, try to focus on priority focuses and finish the allocations.
It is a great example of volunteer democratic decision making to my mind. Widespread second guessing by Council members might make it difficult at this time to recruit and retain volunteers in future years.
Just as citizens may attend Council Committee meetings and listen, one or more Council members have observed Citizen Union procedure. That may be one reason for their confidence in the recommendations flowing from that body.
Alternatively, a cynic could suggest they are used to taking recommendations from outside the Council and saying YES with little or no resistance …