|
||||||||||||||||||
|
The event will feature the three-piece rock/blues/funk group, The Fairfield Trio with Jamie Debicella, Nate Whittaker and Eric Mulkeen. The band includes electric guitar, Rhodes Piano/Hammond Organ, and a drum set. The group’s musicians are all members of the Fairfield University Jazz Ensemble lead by Brian Torff. For more information visit www.myspace.com/thefairfieldtrio. Fat Cat Pie Company will provide artisanal pizzas and their outstanding wine/ beer menu as well as a cash bar. The evening will also extend a raffle of items donated by Fairfield County Businesses and organizations.
“These projects are all on the table and in negotiation,” said Coté. “ BwB simply wants to make the most of volunteer time and sponsor resources, to make sure that projects are not just a flash in the pan, but viable, sustainable, practical, and beneficial to the community at large.” Coté is a former high school dropout and vagabond turned Fulbright Scholar and professor. He was born into a beekeeping family in Connecticut and is (at least) the 4th generation to carry on this ancient art. When he's not busy with hives, Coté teaches English as a Second Language at Housatonic Community College and runs Silvermine Apiary, home of Andrew's Taste-Bud Bursting Local Wildflower Honey. Through the U.S. State Department’s USAID, Coté volunteered to go to Iraq for the summer of 2005 to assist Iraqi beekeepers. In 2007 he spent the summer in the Niger Delta teaching beekeeping. He spent January of 2008 in Kerala and Tamil Nadu in southern India, bring beekeeping skills to a small village cooperative. “BwB can only expand with the continued support of our 100% volunteer staff, and contributions,” added Coté. “If you can help with anything; legal advice, web page building, stuffing envelopes, massaging the beekeeper's aching muscles - BwB always welcomes new additions to our hive.” Bees Without Borders a 501 (c) (3) status pending non-profit organization, brings the value of beekeeping to low-resource individuals and communities in the developing world, allowing people to increase their income while maintaining their dignity and improving the environment. Through education and training, we provide low-income clients with the skills they need to maintain healthy beehives and offer bee-related products to developing markets. When Coté was asked why he loves bees, he answered, “Bees are nearly perfect! They are artful, delicate yet resilient, modest and hardworking; they seemingly pluck honey from the air and create a beautiful, tidy world from virtually nothing. Bees continually humble me and teach me new things about themselves, the world, and myself.” For more information, call Fat Cat Pie Co. at (203) 523-0389, email tess@beeswithoutborders.org, or visit www.beeswithoutborders.org. © Copyright by NorwalkPlus.com. Some articles and pictures posted on our website, as indicated by their bylines, were submitted as press releases and do not necessarily reflect the position and opinion of NorwalkPlus.com, Norwalk Plus magazine, Canaiden LLC or any of its associated entities. Articles may have been edited for brevity and grammar. Related Articles: Ailey II performs for Yerwood Center's 65th anniversary fundraiser - Sep 23, 2008 - 6:33 AM King names four to administrative positions - Sep 17, 2008 - 2:05 PM Thomas B. Crowley Jr. to receive Mystic Seaport’s America and the Sea Award - Sep 16, 2008 - 6:46 AM Celebrities offer unique auction experiences to support Westport Country Playhouse - Sep 10, 2008 - 7:31 AM Governor Rell announces major donation for Care & Share challenge - Aug 29, 2008 - 2:35 PM CURRENT HEADLINES: Top of Page
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
