Recently, the Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE) received a much appreciated gift from Board Member Connie Milstein. During a beautiful reception for CURE that was co-hosted by CURE chair and founding member Susan Axelrod and Connie Milstein, Milstein announced the Axelrod Milstein Challenge Grant. This is a $500,000 two-year grant intended to aid [...]
Apr
09
Making Music with Connie’s Bakery and General Store
With help from Connie Milstein and Connie’s Bakery and General Store, more people are being touched each day by music. That’s because The Music Conservatory of Westchester is one of the recipients of the charitable contributions made by Connie’s Bakery and General Store this year. Distributed through the Foundation Sweet Success, all after-tax profits from [...]
Mar
23
Building Literacy Through Sweets with Connie Milstein
Most of the time, when you purchase sweets, you aren’t necessarily doing anything good for your health or for others. At Connie’s Bakery and General Store, however, you are actually assisting adults with their literacy when you buy baked goods and other items. That’s because at Connie’s Bakery, founded by Connie Milstein, 100% of the [...]
Mar
09
The White House Showing Support for Soldiers
Blue Star Families, where Connie Milstein is on the Board of Directors, applauds The White House for its recent show of support. Recently, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden spoke to the National Governors’ Association at The White House about military families. While Mrs. Obama and Dr. Biden have both traveled a great [...]
Dec
03
CURE and Connie Milstein
This is a photo of a number of members of CURE, an organization working on providing better treatments and support for patients with epilepsy. Dr. Francis Collins, Michelle Marciniak, Dr. Anthony Fauci as well as other CURE executives gathered to recognize Connie Milstein as a new member of the board.
Nov
14
The Global Creative Forum Hosts U.N. Field Workers in Hollywood, California
The Global Creative Forum (GCF) brought three UN field staffs who work in Haiti, Sudan and Thailand to Hollywood, California on October 28th. They presented stories and experiences of their work to television and movie writers, as well as producers of popular television shows like Private Practice, Law and Order: SVU and Burn Notice. The [...]
Nov
06
Blue Star Families Survey of Military Family Concerns
In May, Blue Star Families, with director Connie Milstein, did an online survey of 3,634 members of military families to discover the major issues that they deal with on a regular basis. The main concerns were identified as: pay and benefits, operational pace of the time, effects of deployments on children, spouse employment and education. [...]
Oct
27
Humpty Dumpty Co-Founded by Connie Milstein Visits Utah
In late September, the Humpty Dumpty Institute, co-founded by Connie Milstein, traveled to Utah on a Landmine Education Tour. They stopped first in Salt Lake City, at the Hinckley Institute of Politics of the University of Utah. HDI Sri Lanka Deputy Country Director Namal Jayaweera and H. Murphy McCloy of the U.S. Department of State [...]
Sep
23
Connie Milstein and Blue Star Families Projects
Some of the important projects undertaken by BSF, of which Connie Milstein is a supporter.
Sep
11
3rd Annual CURE N.Y.C. Benefit
Make sure to reserve your tickets now for the 3rd Annual CURE New York City Benefit. Hosted by George Stephanopoulos of Good Morning America and ABC News and by the actress and comedian Alexandra Wentworth, the event will take place at The Roosevelt Hotel in New York City on Thursday, October 14th, 2010. The honored [...]