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Celebrity Breakfast Set for April 9 in Norwalk
The Fairfield County Sports Commission's 2nd annual Celebrity Breakfast fundraiser is set for Thursday, April 9 at the Continental Manor in Norwalk at 7:30 am. The featured speakers are former New York Yankees pitching standouts Tommy John, the Bridgeport Bluefish manager, and Jim Bouton, author of Ball Four. The emcee is New Canaan resident Chris Russo, a sports talk show host with Sirius Satellite Radio.
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interested in being a waiter for the breakfast or interested in attending should contact Tom Chiappetta at 203-251-8481 or tomc@fairfieldcountysports.com. Breakfast attendees tip the waiters serving them, with all proceeds from the tips to benefit the Commission. The breakfast raises funds for the Commission's fitness awareness programs and efforts to combat childhood obesity.
There also is a silent auction and a live auction with a chance to win 4 tickets to a New York Yankees game in April versus the Oakland A's and 2 all-week passes to the U.S. Open Golf in Bethpage, NY in June.
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There also is a silent auction and a live auction with a chance to win 4 tickets to a New York Yankees game in April versus the Oakland A's and 2 all-week passes to the U.S. Open Golf in Bethpage, NY in June.
Large turnout for first Celebrity Breakfast
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UConn football coach Randy Edsall |
University of Connecticut head football coach Randy Edsall was the featured speaker for the Fairfield County Sports Commission's 1st Annual Celebrity Breakfast, which took place May 29 at the Continental Manor in Norwalk. Nearly 200 people turned out to hear the Husky coach, who was making a rare appearance in Fairfield County.
Noah Finz, the sports director at WTNH-Ch. 8 in New Haven, was the emcee for the breakfast.
Former UConn football players Matt Nuzie of Trumbull and Brian McGillicuddy of Fairfield were two of the waiters who sponsored tables at the event.
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From left, former UConn football standouts Matt Nuzie (Trumbull), Brian McGillicuddy (Fairfield) and Nick Giaquinto (Stratford) pose at the breakfast with Coach Edsall. |
Other UConn athletes in attendance included current basketball standout Craig Austrie of Stamford, former men's player Oliver Macklin and ex-women's star Maria Conlon of Derby. Two other UConn graduates and former sports stars attending were Sacred Heart baseball coach Nick Giaquinto, a former Husky running back, and Joe Frager of Shelton, now the women's basketball coach at Fairfield University.
The Hilton Garden Inn of Norwalk and the UConn Alumni Association provided promotional support for the event.
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UConn basketball's Craig Austrie (Stamford) and former women's star Maria Conlon (Derby) were also at the breakfast to hear Coach Edsall speak. |