THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS!
The Westport Weston Family YMCA is tremendously grateful to the following individuals, foundations, corporations and government agencies for their generous gifts made in the 2023 calendar year. Their contributions to the Annual Campaign and Capital Campaign provide vital support for the Westport Weston Family YMCA’s wide ranging programs and ensures our future for generations to come. Additionally, donations to our Annual Fund allow us to never turn anyone away, regardless of what their financial situation may be. This allows us to continue making the Y accessible to all. Thank you for making this possible.
2024 DONORS
$50,000-$99,999
Merrill Lynch
$10,000-$19,999
Vanguard Charitable
Turner Construction Company
Michael W. Maloney
$5,000-$9,999
J. P. Morgan Charitable Giving Fund
Brittain Ezzes
Orthoconnecticut, PC
Robert Levy
$2,000-$4,999
Schwab Charitable
S/L/A/M Collaborative
Hat City Paper & Supply
USI Insurance Services LLC
Dan Ferson
$1,000-$1,999
Jared Bond
Praveen Pamidimukkala
Janice Chingos
Fernanda Davis
Colin walker
Spencer Parker
Wingman Lending LLC
Paul & Tracy K. Keblish
Nick Sarno
Willis Gay
American Online Giving Foundation
Daniel McHugh
Anne Rutherford
Jennifer Bagnato
Rosemary E. Halstead
King-White Family Foundation, Inc.
Phil Crosby
The Westport Woman’s Club, Inc.
Controlled Air, Inc.
Marshal Root
$500-$999
Gary Liebowitz
Anjali McCormick
Andrew Siegler
Julia Le
Jeffrey N. Wieser
Elitefeats, Inc.
Benjamin Joseloff
Eric Grossberg
Howard & Katherine Aibel Foundation
Zubatkin Owner Representaion LLC
200-$499
John Greenspan
Fidelity Charitable
Brian Marazzi
Matthew Leiter
Jeremy Rubin
Sean Murray
Edward J. Kowalcyk
Team Triumph
Alvin J. Epstein
Gilbert L. Bowman
Mark Rappaport
Richard S. Jaffe
Gault Family Companies
Connecticut Custom Aquatics, LLC
$199 and Under
Suzanne Slade
David Lessing
Yevgeniy Mayr
Brian Meltzer
Porter Diehl
Phillip Schemel
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Adlar Su
Nick Consonery
Veronica Suleski
Mark Fletcher
Alexander Shakibnia
Jelina Saliu
Michael Cuffaro
Thomas Scala
Miroslaw Gabrys
Sandra Brink
Alicia Entern
Fredric Nadel
Alexia Cassimatis
Bruce Cha
Michael Numon
Alex Martin
Mark Van Summern
Sara Swan
Greg Kohut
Craig Gambardella
Joe Benz
Lauren Fabian
Ian McGuinn
Ellen Murray
Adriana Pentz
Alexis Penaloza
David Allen
Eileen Berenyi
Alessandra Russo Nassi
Gabriel Shenhar
Charles Nadel
Steven Tennenbaum
Jenny Tandler
Tam Le
Dustin Saldarriaga
Katie Karg
Daniel Pyo
Richmond Le
Paul Fontanier
Bernard FitzGerald Jr.
Abby Ripka
Keith Goodman
Tait K. Michael
Patrick Flaherty
Andrew Coleman
Liliane Sanderson
LORI HAMMER
Eric Sandrib
Dana Laird
Jean Zygmunt-Grisanti
Ayesha Choudhury
Betsy Horan
Kate Radville
Bian Sandrib
Rebecca Strutton
Bruce Hume
Doris R Barton
Katherine Meltzer
Christopher Winterbottom
Jeffrey Parrillo
Riley Twiss
Michael Stenman
Paul Epstein
Brian Tunstall
Daryl Retzke
Maury Wind
Mark Carta
Jack Harari
Susan Benz
George Hebner
Alt Lee
Rommin Adl
Christopher Calby
Heather Urbaitis
Jesse York
Joyce Quinlan
Lorraine Watkins
Ann L. Onton
Lee Evangelakos
Alan Fidler
Tim Dougherty
Eleanor Streicker
Michael Streicker
Noelene Power
Christopher Konowitz
Derek Yach
Randal Archibold
Lucille Renwick
Matthew Rossi
Parker Hayden
Jordan Paxhia Marion
Michael McCreesh
Robin Myers
Stacey Foodim-Sloan
Jeanie Riess
Monica Speciale
Tony Heimer
Nancy Judson
Lisa Zraket
Catherine McNiff
Dan Welch
Kathy McGuire
Nancy C. Saipe
Connor Spain
Jack Laschever
Barry Becker
Denise Stevens
Katharine Radville
Henry Woodard
Alex Johnson
Nono Merino
Deanne McGuinn
Shane Hayden
Sarah Caputo
Brian Kuzmiak
2023 DONORS
$100,000+
Lester R. Giegerich
Robin Tauck
$50,000-$99,999
Jes & Brett Parker
Anonymous
$20,000-$49,999
The Estate of Thomas Hindle
JS Howe Family Foundation
Anonymous
Kristin & John McKinney
Libby McKinney Tritschler
Bonnie & William Strittmatter
$10,000-$19,999
Anonymous
Jennifer & Robert Bowman
Katie & Michael Fitzmaurice
Edward J. Capasse, Esq.
The Maloney Family
Moffly Media
Gloria & Peter Nussbaum
SG Schimenti Foundation
Anonymous
Turner Construction
Cathy & Colin Walker
Water Rat Parent Club
$5,000-$9,999
Brittain & Steve Ezzes
Fairfield County Bank
Rosemary & Steve Halstead
Tracy & Paul Keblish
LandTech
Leslie Clarke Team
Jessica & Jonathan Manela
Irene & William McCutchen
Morgan Stanley
The O’Dell Group
OrthoConnecticut Coastal Orthopedics
Mary Lake Polan & Frank Bennack
Sara & Tobias Reiss-Schmidt
$2,000-$4,999
Cori & James Adams
Bagnato Hershkowitz Family
Alessia Bell
The Benke Family
Totney & Rick Benson
Bradford Rennaisance Portraits
Abigail & Brian Carey
Connecticut Childrens
Colleen Crawford
Daigle & Travers Insurance
Fernanda & Burke Davis
Judith Bookbinder Fischer
Gault Family Companies
The Gillman Family
Grace Jones Richardson Trust
Anne & Seth Healy
Julia Blandori Catering
Karpow Family Fund
Doree & Robert Levy
Valentina & Todd Lopez
Mary Ellen & Jim Marpe
Peter Masanotti & Susan Vickers
Anjali McCormick
Melanie Oberman & Ben Winston
James A. Randel, Esq.
Andrew Runk
S/L/A/M Collaborative
Gibby Holleran & Phillip Schemel
The Sunderland Family
Laura & Michael Taets
Jennifer & Mo Tooker
Julie Tuttle
The Welker Family
The Wiederecht Family
Janet & Pete Wolgast
Zubatkin Owner Representation, LLC
$1,000-$1,999
Elizabeth & Tony Aitoro
A.J. Penna Son Construction, Inc.
Anonymous
Augmented Construction
John Beckwith
Linda & Iain Bruce
The Barbara S. Cardozo & Benjamin M. Cardozo Foundation
Broder, Orland, Murray, Demattie LLC
Janice & Peter Chingos
Custom CT Aquatics
John F. Fallon, Esq.
Tracy & Doug Fincher
Dr. Mark Fletcher
Alec Foege
Fonteyne Family Charitable Giving Fund
Willis Gay
Leora Goren
Jenifer Gorin
Jennifer Gruen
Hat City Paper Supply Co.
Ice Air
The Kim Family
Richard Kreger
Roger J. Leifer, Esq.
Thomas Lowrie
Gregory Macmillen
Marcia Selden Catering
Marie & Dan McHugh
Becket & Andrew McNab
MD Solar Sciences
William E. Mitchell
Modern Dermatology
Elizabeth Munro
John Murray
Fredric Nadel
Anthony Palmer
Jenny Reilly
Anne Rutherford
Heidi Salzman
Shauna Sarno
Saugatuck Financial
Christina Scherwin
Alan Schmerzler
Tom Stanford
Village Pediatrics
$500-$999
Theresa Anovick
Suzanne & Ryan Bell
Huong & John Belpedio
Birchwood Country Club
Vani & Seth Birnbaum
Blossom & Stem Floral Design
Gerald Brant
Sarah & John Caputo
Pat & Thomas Carey
Christy & Justin Charise
Don Memo
Jim & Ginger Donaher
Dream Spa
The Ferson Family
The Fitzgerald Family Fund
Eileen Frankel
Samuel M. Gault
Amy & Mike Greenberg
Amie & John Greenspan
Roberta & Eric Grossberg
John Gustafson
Joe Heyer
Howard & Katherine Aibel Foundation
Samantha Kelley
Patty Kondub
Lynn D. Kramer
Bob Knoebel
Krenzer Family
Janie Levey
Rhona Lieberman
Lush Cosmetics
Brian Marazzi
Diana Mashia
Dana & Michael McCreesh
Andrea & David Moore
Pam Einarsen Photography
Brittany Pulito
Judy & Steve Samuels
Cindy Scope
Alex Sherman
Russell Sherman
SRC Admissions
Nancy Thiel
Susan Thomsen
T. George Vatis
Patricia & Jeff Wieser
Susan & James Westphal
Westport Downtown Association
Westport Farmers Market
Westport Police
200-$499
Sharif A. Abou-Sabh
David Allen
Maria Coplit Alfaro
AMG Catering
Kristen & Walt Ancker
Gilbert Bowman
Café on the Green
Amy Darrah
Alvin J. Epstein
Mary Fraga
Timothy Garcia
Gorjana
Adam J. Greenlee, Sr.
Amy Jaffe
Alyse Kadushin
Edward J. Kowalcyk
Lululemon Westport
Gina Mello
MoCA Westport
Mark Modzelewski
Jonathan Moffly
Dick Rauh
Richter Park Golf Course
R.C Bigelow Inc.
Eric Roth
Stephen A Rowland
Monica Ryan
Annelise Osborne
Pink House Productions
Pamelynn Schwartz
Caroline Sherman
Michael Siopa
Dan Woog
Jane Steiger
Helene Weir
David Zemel
$199 and Under
American Museum of Natural History
Roy Abramowitz
Allison Arnett
Barry Becker
David Briggs
Calise’s Food Market
Sharon Carpenter
Jake Czaja
Nicole Diamond
Mary Esser
Donation in Memory of J. Dean
Stephen Falk
Fairfield Theater Company
Dorothy Fincher
Fine Wines of Westport
Fleet Feet
Susan Foushee
Kevin Freeman
Kristen Glosserman
Laura Greenblatt
Lyndsay Goldman
Colleen Groll
Laura Hallett
Meghan Halky
Bill Harmer
Kevin Herrick
Lydia Kremer
David Lake
Marisa Lambert
Pavleta Landjeva-Mitev
Barbara LeBlanc
Kara Lehrer
Stefanie Lemcke
Tracy Levites
Sophie Levkoff
Alma Loya
Debra Marrone
Jenny McGuinness
Erik Melingonis
Aimee Monroy Smith
Berkeley Murray
Abbey Nayor
Stephanie Nevstad
Mark Proctor
Lekha Rao
Mark Rappaport
Rasha Reslan-Mitchell
Donna Renzulli
Mark Ripka
Oona Robinson
Tina Rosen
Lauren Schiller
Charles Shapiro
Soojung Shin
South Moon Under
Anthony Silver
Sally Silverstein
Jessica & Daniel Slippen
Chris Smith
Lorraine Sossin
Connor Spain
Ying Stafford
Hye Young Suh
Elisa Thielen
Trifitness
Lorraine Watkins
Westport Playhouse
Megan Willett
Nicky Wisher
Kathy Wood
Allegra Zemel
Sugey Zimmer
2022 DONORS
$50,000+
David and Elizabeth McKinnis
Brett and Jessica Parker
$20,000-$49,999
JS Howe Family Foundation
Michael and Christine Maloney
State of Connecticut
$10,000-$19,999
GE Capital US Holdings
Bennack-Polan Foundation
Robert and Jennifer L. Bowman
Turner Construction Company
Bonnie & William Strittmatter
Colin and Cathy Walker
$5,000-$9,999
Iain and Linda H. Bruce
Brian and Abigail Carey
Steven and Brittain Ezzes
Steve and Rosemary Halstead
Morgan Stanley
Peter and Gloria Nussbaum
Pat Riemersma
S/L/A/M Collaborative
Michael and Laura Taets
Peter Masanotti and Susan Vickers
Libby McKinney Tritschler
$1,000-$4,999
James and Cori Adams
Gregg and Lauren Bromberg
Mary Carloss
Peter and Janice Chingos
CMAK Sandy Hook Memorial Foundation
Jake Donnely
Brad Eisen
Michael Eubanks
Dan and Caroline Ferson
Patrick Filan
Doug Fincher
Alec Foege
Hat City Paper & Supply
Rob Haroun
Jonathan Manela
Tom Marshella
Dan and Marie McHugh
Anjali McCormick
Kristin and John McKinney
Andrew and Rebecca McNab
Fredric and Jill Nadel
Beth Natt
Ingrida Perri
Joanne Gray Phillips
James A. Randel
Jordan Russ
Anne Rutherford
Phillip Schemel and Gibby Holleran
Brian Schiller
Robert Simmelkjaer
USI Insurance Services LLC
David & Barbara Wiederecht
Pete and Janet Wolgast
$500-$999
Howard & Katherine Aibel Foundation
The Benke Family
Samuel Calabrese
Samuel DeLise
Ryan Fitzgerald
Josephine Gierer
Andrew Hartsman
Caroline Hribar
Fredric Levin
Gerard Lillis
Jordan Linkowski
Kimberly Massa
Mulligans
Ngassam Ngnoumen
Alexander Rea
Stephen A. Rowland
Stephen and Judy Samuels
Juliane Sunderland
Pamela Esperanza Schwartz
The Benevity Community Impact Fund
The Masi Co.
Edward Weintraub
James and Susan Westphal
2021 DONORS
*generously contributed to our Capital Campaign.
$50,000+
The McKinnis Family*
$20,000-$49,999
Bennack-Polan Foundation
The State of Connecticut
Rosemary and Steve Halstead*
John P. Kristin McKinney &
Libby McKinney Tritschler
Turner Construction Company*
Cathy and Colin Walker*
$10,000-$19,999
Paul and Tracy Keblish*
The Maloney Family*
S/L/A/M Collaborative
Susan Slama
Bonnie & William Strittmatter
Mr. and Mrs. David Wiederecht*
$5,000-$9,999
Robert G. & Jennifer L Bowman*
Linda & Iain Bruce
CMAK Sandy Hook Memorial Foundation
Steven & Brittain Ezzes
Blanca & Sunil Hirani
JS Howe Family Foundation
The Massoud Family*
Peter & Gloria Nussbaum
Laura & Michael Taets
$1,000-$4,999
Mr. & Mrs. Blake Benke
Brian & Abigail Carey
Day Pitney LLP
Chris Erway
First Rebulic Bank
Hat City Paper & Supply
Ice Air, LLC
Rick & Fran Jaffe
Mr. Serge Karpow
The Manela Family
Peter Masanotti & Susan Vickers
Dan & Marie McHugh
Libby McKinney Tritschler
Andy and Becket McNab
Tait Michael & Harold Ginsberg
Ngassam Ngnoumen
Ingrida Perri
Tobias Reiss-Schmidt
Pat Riemersma*
Evan Rutchik
Ms. Anne Rutherford
Judy & Steve Samuels
Juliane & Jason Sunderland
USI Insurance Services LLC
The Wieser Family
The Wolgast Family
Mr. and Mrs. Derek Yach
Zubatkin Owner Representation, LLC
$500-$999
Anonymous
The Adams Family
Howard J. Aibel
Jennifer Bagnato & Scott Hershkowitz
The Estate of Ruth T. Bedford
Karl Dombroski
Pam Esperanza
The Fincher Family
Ryan Fitzgerald
Mr. Alec Foege
Hospital for Special Surgery Stamford
Richard Kreger
Ms. Sara Larsen
The Masi Co.
Dana & Michael McCreesh
Miladys & Vasillios Miliopulos
Mr. Steven Parkes & Ms. Angela Benzan
Phillip Schemel & Gibby Holleran
James & Susan Westphal
$100-$499
Anonymous (3)
Anders & Ingela Amundson
Jessica Beauchemin, in honor of Michelle & Adam Goldstein*
Elizabeth Besen and Peter Frucht
Bigelow Tea
Maryellen & Gil Bowman
Curt Cimei
Connecticut Custom Aquatics, LLC
Robert Crane
Kate Daggett
Delyan Dimitrov
Basia & Nathan Dworak
Alvin & Susan Epstein
Sandra Ganley
Gault Family Companies
John Greenspan
Hardesty & Hanover LLC
Rob & Julie Haroun
Andrew Hartsman
The Janian Family
The Kiedaisch Family
Mr. Edward J. Kowalcyk
Janet Lewis
Steve Mackey
Brian Marazzi
Nancy Marcus
Anjali McCormick
J.D. & Gina Mello
Heather Mitchell
Mark Montanaro
A.J. Penna & Son Construction, Inc.
Julie Podolec
Anthony Rao
Jeff Rosner
Nancy Saipe & William Humphrey
Christina Scherwin*
Alexander & Emily Shakibnia
Rachel Solomon
Sweet Cupcasions, LLC
Terex Corporation
Susan Thomsen & Norman Trepner
T. George Vatis
The Walmark Family
Scott & Adrienne Williams
The Zeiberg Family
$99 and under
Anonymous
The Amazon Foundation
Robert Black
Lee Bollert
The Cabreras
The D’Elia Family
Scott Fincher, in honor of Doug Fincher
Jenna Lask
Scott Mastocciolo
Jamie McLaughlin
Gregroy Odoo
William Paret
Susan Price*
Larry Racioppo
Richard Rauh
Mr. Scott Smith
Hannah Spencer
Stop & Shop Community Bag Program