The Evergreen Network

Just Some of our Thanksgiving Food Collection!

2010-11-22T16:26:00.000-08:00

Adaline DeMarrais from The Evergreen Network and just a few of the turkeys we have collected for our annual Thanksgiving food collection. We are feeding 97 families this year with turkeys and additional food. Children from these families are home from school for 4 days and have no school breakfast or lunch to rely on. This additional food is tremendously important. We are delivering Thanksgiving meals Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.

Your donations make this possible. Thank you!

Thanksgiving Food Distribution Program

2010-11-02T10:03:00.000-07:00

As this wonderful season of giving thanks approaches, The Evergreen Network is busy gathering food and donations for our annual Thanksgiving food distribution program. We are collecting Thanksgiving meals for more than 97 families in the greater Bridgeport area. If you'd like to make a donation through our partnership with Network for Good, please click the blue donation button to the right of this message. All donations are tax deductible.

Thank you for your support throughout the years!

Sunshine Kids program at Sacred Heart University

2010-09-05T09:32:00.000-07:00

Sunshine Kids is a mentoring program that is a collaboration between the Office of Campus Ministry and the Evergreen Network. Sacred Heart Students are matched up with children between the ages of 5-13 who come to us from the Evergreen Network, an organization which works with people who are affected by and/or infected with HIV/ AIDS and their families.

Visit Sacred Heart University, Sunshine Kids program here.

Community Garden Tag Sale to benefit The Evergreen Network

2010-05-01T07:10:00.000-07:00

A tag sale will be held Sat. May, 8 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sun., May 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the community garden on Pequonnock Street, across the street from St. Augustine’s School.

Anyone willing to donate items for the tag sale should call Beverly Valdes at (203) 333-7516.

Donations needed are: household items, jewelry, glassware, craft items, gift items, baby items, holiday items, pocketbooks, pots & Pans, spring & summer clothing. All items must be clean good condition. Books, large items and winter clothing will not be accepted.

All proceeds will benefit the Evergreen Network.

Holiday greetings from The Evergreen Network!

2009-11-30T11:41:00.000-08:00

The Evergreen Network would like to extend warmest holiday wishes to our clients and their families, and to our generous supporters! May the peace and joy of the season fill us all!

Connecticut Post Online Features The Evergreen Network!

2008-12-09T09:17:00.000-08:00

The Evergreen Network proudly completed its annual Thanksgiving food distribution with the help of our dedicated volunteers--and the Connecticut Post online was there to capture the excitement and hard work!

"Everywhere you look, people are helping."

Read the entire article here.

Bridgeport Bluefish and Evergreen Network Celebrate "Christmas In July"!

2008-09-05T11:43:00.000-07:00

The Bridgeport Bluefish and Evergreen Network celebrated “Christmas in July” at Harbor Yard last month. The Bluefish asked fans to come to the ballpark with a toy or a game for a Bridgeport youngster in need. The Bluefish collected some 400 gifts which were given to the Evergreen Network for distribution. Santa’s “helpers” pictured above are (left to right) Kelly Bell and Kate Billings, Bluefish staffers; Adaline DeMarrais, founder and executive director of the Evergreen Network, and Tim Carr and Larry Stewart, also of the Bluefish organization.

Thank you Bridgeport Bluefish and Bluefish fans!!

Evergreen Celebrates Our 15th Annual Family Summer Picnic!

2008-07-15T11:29:00.000-07:00

Evergreen Network's 15th annual family summer picnic this past Sunday on the grounds of Fairfield University was a smashing success!!

Beautiful weather combined with a beautiful setting and wonderful friends made the day very special. Our clients and their families were able to relax and enjoy a day outdoors with delicious food, a raffle, family games and a sprinkler for the children.

Thanks to the generous support of our supporters Evergreen was able to provide extra food for over 120 clients and their families to take home, raffle prizes such as electric fans (much needed in hot weather), and wonderful games and activities for the children.

Evergreen would especially like to thank Fairfield University and our volunteers for making this year's picnic the best one yet. We couldn't have done it without you!!

Thank you to volunteers from
St. Pius X Men's Group
The Sathya Center of Norwalk
The Sathya Center of Silvermine
Student volunteers from
Fairfield Prep High School
St. Joseph's High School
Bethel High School
Greenwhich High School
New Canaan High School

Musician Caithlin De Marrais Collaborates with Evergreen Network!

2008-04-22T11:57:00.000-07:00

Evergreen Network would like to thank the generous fans of music recording artist Caithlin De Marrais for their support. Caithlin has asked her fans to make a donation to Evergreen in honor of the first single "The Fire" from her upcoming album, My Magic City.

Evergreen is proud to work in collaboration with Caithlin and the wonderful folks at End Up, an artist collective which does non-profit work in Brooklyn, NY.

To visit End Up and listen to songs from her upcoming record, please click here.

2008-02-13T12:28:00.000-08:00

Friends Through the Seasons

2008-02-11T13:53:00.000-08:00

Evergreen Network provides crucial support services for our clients throughout the seasons. We come through for our families, bridging the gap when cutbacks in federal aid - including the food stamp program - and increases in utility costs impact our clients.

Evergreen provides food to over 50 people at our meetings every week--lunch at our regular women's and grandmother's group meetings, dinners at men and women's groups, and snacks for the children in conjunction with our flagship "Sunshine Kids" program.

Evergreen also provides emergency food gift cards to our clients in crisis.

We are accepting food gift cards from Stop & Shop Supermarket, or Shaw's Supermarkets Inc. When you go food shopping and you want to directly help a hungry person, please pick up a food gift card--$5, $10, $25, $50--and mail to:

Evergreen Network INC
P.O. Box 1002
Southport, CT 06890

Please include a return address--Evergreen is delighted to send a note of thanks and acknowledgment for tax puposes.

Sesame Street Workshop Features "Sunshine Kids" Program!

2008-01-28T10:53:00.000-08:00

Evergreen Network is proud to announce that our flagship program for children, "Sunshine Kids", is mentioned on sesameworkshop.org in the article "Volunteering Together", by Liza N. Burby.

"When families with preschoolers reach out to those in need, everyone stands to gain."

Click here to read the article.

The "Sunshine Kids" program of the Evergreen Network in Bridgeport, Connecticut, matches volunteer families with children whose lives have been affected by HIV/AIDS.

For more information, please contact us at eniwebnet@aol.com
Or call (203) 576 0677

20 Years of Service and Compassion

2008-01-02T14:44:00.000-08:00

Evergreen Network is pleased to announce our 20th year anniversary!

Since the beginning of the pandemic, ENI has provided services and relief for those affected by HIV/AIDS and their extended families in the greater Bridgeport CT area.

Evergreen lead the way in providing the nation's very first children's support group, "The Sunshine Kids", for children orphaned or affected by HIV/AIDS.

"The Sunshine Kids" along with our women's, our grandmother's, and men's groups, have been meeting on a continual basis for these 20 years.

This past Christmas, ENI was able to serve 87 families with 120 children and 158 adults!

We'd like to take this opportunity to thank all our generous supporters, volunteers, and our client families for their continuing efforts and inspiration.

Bridgeport Bluefish Lend a Helping Hand

2007-12-20T21:29:00.000-08:00

Check out NorwalkPlus magazine's terrific article on the Bridgeport Bluefish baseball team's support of our annual Christmas holiday food and gift basket drive.

You can read all about it by clicking here.

Thank you St Luke's LifeWorks!

2007-12-18T12:14:00.000-08:00

Evergreen would like thank St. Luke's LifeWorks for their generous holiday spirit. Their Holiday Gift Collection will provide holiday gifts to more than 2,500 children this year, including Evergreen Network clients.

Happy Holidays!

Thank you Westport Woman's Club!

2007-09-17T09:54:00.000-07:00

Evergreen would like to thank the Westport Women's Club for their generous support in 2006-2007!

The Westport Woman's Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of charitable, cultural, educational and public health services. Annually, through direct grants and services, the Woman's Club provides $200,000 to community causes and donates over 1,000 hours in volunteer support.

Forgotten Children of the AIDS Epidemic

2007-08-31T15:21:00.000-07:00

Our founder and Executive Director, Adaline DeMarrais, contributes a chapter titled, "Mommy and Me", Forgotten Children of the AIDS Epidemic, by Shelley Geballe

click here for a link to the book, available on Amazon.com.

Our Annual School Supplies Collection

2007-08-29T11:44:00.000-07:00

Bridgeport-area children impacted by HIV/AIDS started school in August with new backpacks bursting with school supplies. More than 160 students were provided for through the generosity of our Network friends and volunteers.

Even the Sky Is No Limit

2007-08-29T11:32:00.000-07:00

Since 1987, the Evergreen Network was the first nonprofit in the State of Connecticut to provide supportive services specifically for children and family members of people infected or affected by HIV/AIDS.
Based in Bridgeport, Evergreen provides outreach in schools, courts, clinics and other state agencies on behalf of our clients. We advocate for the various academic, psychological, legal and health care needs of these children.
Our services have been provided on a continuous basis for 20 years. They include children's groups including student mentoring, women's and men's groups, and a special group for grandmothers in sole care of their grandchildren.
We have watched the children of our original Evergreen children's groups flourish as they have matured into adulthood and pursued professional careers, college and more.
Please watch this web address for more information on our programs and updated volunteer opportunities.

If you are a professional who feels your particular gifts might be put to good use here, speak up! Our clients can connect you to your work in electrifying ways.

Of course, both your time and financial resources are always welcome. The Evergreen Network, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so all your donations are tax-deductible. Checks can be made payable to The Evergreen Network.

We have had many fantastic experiences with the matching gift programs now offered by many organizations, and would welcome the opportunity to be involved with yours.

To share an opportunity, or for more information, please contact:

The Evergreen Network, Inc.
P.O. Box 1002
Southport CT 06890

(203) 576 0677
eniwebnet@aol.com

Sacred Heart University Students Help "Sunshine Kids" To Shine

2007-02-16T10:09:00.000-08:00

The Sacred Heart Spectrum has published a wonderful article about students volunteering their time with Evergreen's "Sunshine Kids" program.

"Part of the vision behind Sunshine Kids is to expose the children to the everyday aspects of college life: eating in a cafeteria, what a residence hall room looks like, hanging out in Hawley Lounge, using computers in the computer lab, etc." said Mandy Pittman, director of the program.

"I have loved working with Sunshine Kids over the past three years. Each year has gotten better and better. I have worked with the same kid each year, and he has really grown up," said Laura M., junior, River Vale, N.J.

Click here to read the rest of the article.

First Annual Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament

2006-08-21T10:34:00.000-07:00

Mayor announced the first annual Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament to beheld on Monday, August 21, 2006 at the Mill River Country Club in Stratford. All proceeds from this non-partisan tournament benefited the Disability Resource Center, the Evergreen Network, the Special Olympics and the South End Community Center. The tournament was co-chaired by Stratford residents Agnes Stegner and Tony Ross with support from an all-volunteer golf committee.

From Long Lots to Bridgeport: Birthday Wishes

2005-03-18T08:04:00.000-08:00

Westport's Long Lots Elementary School families donated more than 600 toys this week to Bridgeport's Evergreen Network, which works with low income families afflicted with AIDS or HIV. This is the third year that Long Lots has collected toys for the network's Birthday Closet program. -- Julia Mally for WestportNow.com

Thank You, Maple Hill School!

2005-02-14T07:46:00.000-08:00

Evergreen Network would like to thank the children of Mrs. Janis' First Grade class at Maple Hill School for choosing Evergreen Network as their January charity!