For Those With Family Members With Special Needs: Experts to Discuss Estate Planning

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A free presentation and discussion next week on estate planning for those who have family members with intellectual and emotional disabilities. At the event, co-sponsored by Star, Inc., Lighting the Way and JumpSTARs a lawyer as well as UBS investment and planning specialists will speak. A complimentary continental breakfast will be served. — an announcement from Star Inc.

Titled “Special Needs Financial Challenges and Trusts,” the event will take place from 9:30 to 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 24, at the Country Club of Darien, 300 Mansfield Ave.

Star, Inc. Lighting the Way announced that it will receive 5% of net sales from six Whole Foods Market locations in Fairfield County on Thursday, Oct. 17 as part of the company’s annual Community Giving Days. Funds raised will help support a series of instructional classes and activities to promote healthy eating and lifestyle, food preparation, cooking and nutritional classes for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Fairfield County served by Star. The October Community Giving Day initiative is Food and Wellness, focusing on organizations, partnerships, projects and events that leverage food as a preventative, nourishing and restorative health and wellness resource. More than 500 Whole Foods Market locations will participate in the Community Giving Day by donating to organizations, projects and programs that support the mission of strengthening communities through food.

For the last six years, Charlie Sherman, Norwalk resident and client of STAR, Inc., Lighting the Way, has been commuting by train to and from work at Whole Foods in Darien. — an announcement from Star Inc., Lighting the Way

At work, Charlie helps customers to their cars, brings in the carts and packs groceries. “I love working at Whole Foods. I feel like a part of the team there and I really like the independence I feel working and earning a paycheck,” Charlie says. In addition to Charlie, there are seven other STAR clients who currently have rewarding careers in Darien.

STAR Inc. 5K run runners posted 2019 from a past run

Area 5K runners and walkers will be lacing up for the 14th Annual STAR 5K Run, Walk & Roll on Sunday, May 5 at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport. — an announcement from Star Inc., Lighting the Way

Runners and walkers can register online. The fundraising event includes a Family Fun Day celebration to benefit individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). On-site registration begins at 9 a.m. and the 5K Run will start at 10 a.m. There will be a 1K walk route suitable for any ability (walkers, strollers, wheelchairs and baby joggers are welcome) and an officially timed 5K run along the shoreline. The officially timed run offers prizes for the top finishers in each age group.

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Barbara Pierce Bush drew a capacity crowd of 400 people to the Woodway Country Club in Darien on Thursday, April 4 at a luncheon fundraiser for STAR Inc., Lighting the Way. Bush, the keynote speaker, discussed her book, Sisters First, a New York Times best seller written with her twin sister, and shared stories about life in the White House and attending Yale with the secret service trying to blend in as a college student. — an announcement from STAR Inc., Lighting the Way

She shared memories of her famous grandparents and parents, describing their family life and the lessons that passed through generations. Bush also answered questions in a segment of the program moderated by Fox News anchor and Emmy-winning journalist Sharon Crowley. Before the lunch, Bush greeted VIP guests and some STAR families with younger children in a special reception.

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Silvermine Arts Center, in partnership with STAR, Inc., Lighting the Way, announced on Thursday the creation of a new arts education program called “ArtAcademy.”

ArtAcademy taps into the transformative power of art for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) by engaging them in a variety of art classes in an inclusive setting on Silvermine’s campus. — an announcement from Silvermine Arts Center

This new initiative expands Silvermine’s previous collaboration with STAR held at the Norwalk Public Library where students sampled classes in watercolors, pastels, and collages. On-site classes at Silvermine will enhance the instruction and experience by offering proper studios with special facilities and equipment in a creative environment where STAR participants will interact with teachers and fellow students. “ArtAcademy will offer the resources and pathways for adults with I/DD to explore, develop, and share their talents — and perhaps even discover skills that might lead to career development,” said Robin Jaffee Frank, director of strategy and development at Silvermine. “The STAR participants will develop art skills and social interactions, leading to improved creativity and independence,” Frank said.