Following the tsunami that ravaged India and Sri Lanka in 2004, the Humpty Dumpty Institute, which was co-founded by Connie Milstein, Ralph Cwerman, William Rouhana Jr. and Michael Sonnenfeldt, began several programs in the area that continue to help the area’s inhabitants today. In 2009, the HDI received funding from the Red Cross Society of [...]
Sep
06
Blue Star Families Helps California Families Return to School
It’s fall again and Blue Star Families is working to ensure that military families are ready to head back to school. The non-profit organization, where Connie Milstein is on the Board of Directors, oversaw the distribution of free school supplies to military families in the Murrieta (California) Unified School District last week. Students in military [...]
Jun
21
Blue Star Families Partners with the Military Channel to Promote Suicide Prevention
Connie Milstein serves Blue Star Families as a member of the Board of Directors. She was drawn to the organization by her concern for military families and she continues to support veterans and means of empowerment as a way to better people’s lives. This week, in a partnership with Blue Star Families and The Creative [...]
Jun
01
Guide Dog School Wins PepsiCo Award for Diversity, Inclusion
Guiding Eyes for the Blind, one of the charitable partners of Constance Milstein’s bakery and general store, recently received the most prestigious recognition PepsiCo offers, the 2011 Harvey C. Russell Global Diversity & Inclusion Award. The nonprofit guide dog school is headquartered in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and is dedicated to providing visually impaired people with [...]
Apr
24
The Axelrod Milstein Challenge Grant from Connie Milstein
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 [...]
Feb
22
Recent News at the BSF
Last month, First Lady Michelle Obama and Tom Brokaw were hosted on an Oprah show, discussing the work of the Blue Star Families and the issue many military families face of being isolated. At the same time, it appears that a large majority of Americans are totally oblivious to the plight of these courageous soldiers [...]
Jan
28
Connie Milstein Hostess of HDI Dinner
In July, 2008 Connie Milstein hosted the spokesperson for the Humpty Dumpty Institute, May Wison of the Supremes, in her capacity then as the Chairman of HDI. Below is a photo from the event featuring Bob Gross and Georgia Gilman standing on either side of Connie Milstein.