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Visibly Improved
About 100 people gathered at Nicholas H. Fingelly Real Estate to honor the businesses and property owners who have done the most to make the Fairfield area shine.
These are the Nicholas H. Fingelly Visual Improvement Award winners for 2006.
New Construction:
Westy Storage Centers
2070 Kings Highway, Fairfield
Renovation:
1305 Brick Walk
1305 Post Road, Fairfield
Facelift:
WINEKNOT
246 Old Post Road, Southport
A flurry of honorable mentions in the New Construction category went to Commerce Bank, 1733 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield; Fairfield County Bank, 255 Tunxis Hill Road, Fairfield; Stop & Shop, 760 Villa Avenue, Fairfield; Mercedes-Benz Service Center, 450 Scofield Avenue, Bridgeport; and Kobis Steak House, 441 Kings Highway, Fairfield.
In the Renovation category, honorable mentions went to 1055 Post Road, Fairfield; 3355 Post Road, Southport; and Ganim's Garden Center, 320 Kings Highway Cutoff, Fairfield.
And in the Facelift category, the honorable mentions went to Washington Mutual Bank, 1508 Post Road, and Antonio's, 248 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield.
A Flapping Good Time
The Chamber's 60th Anniversary Celebration event brought island-flavored music, cocktails, tropical themes and a lively live auction to the Patterson Club for one night only.
With a live band adding more than the usual ambience, our May 6 Birds of a Feather event was an all-around fun and relaxed evening from the get-go. The crowd was busy dancing, mixing, chatting, eating and drinking and having a general good time the whole time.
Some new faces were on hand -- members who signed up during the Chamber's membership drive. (Special thanks go out to Bob Sussman of Fairfield Center Jewelers, who brought more businesses into the Chamber family than any other.) Birds of a Feather was a celebration for them as much as for the Chamber. C'mon -- how many welcome parties include pink flamingo lollipops and bottles of bubble soap topped with tropical fish? I bet they don't do that in Greenwich.
Our newest members weren't the only people who left feeling good. Arianna Hudson of Fairfield County Bank walked off with the door prize, a dinner for four at La Colline Verte. The silent auction attracted lots of interest, with something for everybody's price range. And the lucky bidders in the live auction went home with some great stuff.
Gwynn and Ted Fizgerald will give new meaning to "home-cooked dinner" when DaPietro's Restaurant performs an interactive cooking demonstration at their home, preparing a meal for eight. Janice and Ed Musante were the high bidders for a 2.5 caliper hybrid pink dogwood tree, to be planted and cared for in its first year by The Care of Trees. Mary Beth and Philip Morris will enjoy an overnight stay at the Water's Edge Resort and Spa in Westbrook, and Diane Melish and Alex McNab will be doing the same at Lakeville's Interlaken Inn.
Many thanks to our 60th Anniversary sponsors: Blackrock Realty, Fairfield County Bank, Blum Shapiro, Fairfield University, Stoneridge Partners LLC, ConnectiCare, Webster Bank, Brody, Wilkinson & Ober, Dunlap-Hibbs Real Estate, Patriot National Bank, Sacred Heart University, Kleban & Samor P.C. and Landmark Financial Group LLC.
And even now that the dancing is over and the crowd has gone home with their tropical-themed party favors in hand, the Chamber's anniversary celebration continues, right up to the Annual Dinner June 7. There's lots of other Chamber activity going on in between, with the VIP Awards May 16, Business Showcase on the 17th, and a Business After Hours May 31 at Salon V. Hope to see you there.