Darien Men's Association 2023

Major Baseball Aficionado Talks About the Sport at Darien Men’s Association

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The Darien Men’s Association will hear a presentation by Kelley Franco Throop about how baseball has evolved, and cover topics such as playoff expansion, the designated hitter, and the impact of analytics on how teams are built and the game is played.  — an announcement from the Darien Men’s Association

Both casual and serious baseball fans will find something of interest in her talk, “A Whole New Ballgame: 10 Ways That Baseball Has Changed Since We Were Kids,” which starts at 10:45 a.m., Wednesday, April 12, in the in the Garden Wing of the Darien Community Association, at 274 Middlesex Road. Kelley is a former guest lecturer at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and a former baseball contributor on CNN’s Financial Network. She is also a practicing attorney in New Canaan at her firm, Franco and Associates. Kelley tweets about baseball at @threeinningfan, and her baseball videos and other information about her can be found on her website, ThreeInningFan.com.

Darien Men's Association 2023

Founder of Ukraine Aid International to Speak at Darien Men’s Association

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Marshall Mayer, in conversation with Ken Bernard, will discuss the heroic humanitarian relief efforts young volunteers are bringing to war-torn Ukraine and his unforgettable first-hand experiences. — an announcement from the Darien Men’s Association

The event starts at 10:45 a.m., Wednesday, April 19, in the in the Garden Wing of the Darien Community Association, at 274 Middlesex Road. A Westport native, Marshall is a New York City-based finance professional who has been active in Ukraine since the first weeks of the war to coordinate refugee assistance, supply, and transport on both sides of the border. He and his brother Brian launched the non-profit Ukraine Aid International (UAI), and together they have facilitated the shipment and delivery of more than a million pounds of food, medicine, medical supplies, and humanitarian aid into Ukraine, mostly to the war-torn regions of Kharkiv, Kherson and Donetsk. UAI has installed infrastructure support that is providing 120,000 Ukrainians daily with access to clean water, heat, and electricity.