Designed to Dine Event - November 2, 2022

The Community Fund of Darien is delighted to announce that more than $140,000 was raised at Designed to Dine to support vital social services and basic needs programs in Darien, Norwalk and Stamford! The event was a wonderful celebration of creativity and community, thanks to the designers who showcased their style and the generosity of our guests, and our esteemed speakers Pilar Guzman and Chris Mitchell.
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We can't wait for the next Designed to Dine!

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TCF's Darien Road Race presented by Mirador
Sunday, September 18th!

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Darien Road Race 2022 Photos

Photo credits:  J. Fallon/D. Gale

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Darien Road Race 2022 - 5 Mile Race finishers
Thanks to Shawn St. Jean for sharing his photos of the 5 mile race!

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'Community Dinner for a Cause' Series

You Can't Quarantine Compassion!
The Community Fund of Darien launched its Community Dinner for a Cause event series with a simple goal of helping our neighbors by providing a source of income to some of our local favorite food establishments; not answering "What's for dinner???" questions was an added bonus for all of us, too!

Previous dinner partners include:

• The Darien Butcher Shop
• Michael Joseph's Catering
• Nino's Darien
• Office Suites of Darien
• Palmer's Market
• SipStirs

Men's Night Out

Jingle Jog

Stay active during the holiday season and support a great cause at the same time with the Darien Youth Community Fund’s Jingle Jog fundraiser!  Run or walk as much as you can during the event and track your mileage for sponsor pledges. The funds raised will be directed towards the Youth Community Fund (YCF) grant pool, which will ultimately be allocated towards nonprofits working to combat homelessness and hunger in Darien, Norwalk, and Stamford.

Participants will also have the option of creating a team to compete with and will be able raise money for the YCF grant pool through sponsorships (either individual or team wide.).

Mission: Possible!

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to join The Community Fund of Darien’s “Community Chase” -- a virtual competition for teams of friends and families of all ages!
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Teams of 4-6 players will be assigned points for each “mission” completed and players can track progress and rankings on a live leaderboard.  Play casually or be “in it to win it” for a chance to earn prizes and bragging rights!  Sample missions may include:

• Name the oldest church in Darien; Bonus points for submitting a photo of your team leaving 4 cans of soup in the collection box for one of our non-profit partners’ food pantry.
• Take a selfie of your team outside of a participating Darien local business sponsor.
• Submit a video of your family playing “The floor is lava.

Most Generous Town

It’s more than a football rivalry. Each year, Darien and New Canaan face off to see which town can capture the title of “Most Generous Town” by raising the most funds for either The Community Fund of Darien or the New Canaan Community Foundation. The competition runs for one week – the Thursday prior through Thanksgiving Day. The winning town owns the “Turkey Trophy” and bragging rights for the year, and their residents will take pride in the knowledge that their community makes charitable giving a priority.