Jennifer Seirup: New director of family and youth programs at Mahackeno. Contributed photoJennifer Seirup became the full-time director of family and youth programs at the Westport Weston Family Y’s Mahackeno Outdoor Center earlier this month.

Seirup began her Mahackeno experience as one of the campers and joined the staff in the summer of 2002.

After working her first summer at Mahackeno, Seirup taught in the Family Y School Age Program. She was tapped to assume the position of head teacher in 2004 and promoted to summer program director at Camp Mahackeno in 2006.

Now working full time at the Family Y, she is energized by her expanded role in the organization and her program responsibilities, including Adventure Guides, a venerable YMCA initiative, and Building Bridges, an inter-generational program between seniors and children. She also is pursuing her degree in Human Development and Family Services at the University of Connecticut.

“I believe in providing experiences which are not only educational but also adhere to the core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility,” she said.

The Y’s Women of Westport Westpon have installed new board members. Pictured (l-r) second row:  Carolyn Landis, liaison to the Y; Gloria Stashower, past president; Pat Farmer, trips and travel; Celie Rosenau, treasurer; Carolyn Meyer, secretary; Joan Nathan, newsletter; Annette Kirban, membership; Sandy Kolbrener, hospitality; first row:  Arlene Bloom, second vice president, programs; Ann Lloyd, president; Pat Powers, hospitality. Missing are: Anne Jacques, first vice president; Beverly Silverman, Y’s care; Phyllis Groner, publicity. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

Sunday’s second annual Compo Skate Park Skate-athon at Westport’s Compo Beach raised more than $1,600 for new ramps and equipment. Organized by Harry Moritz with help from Dan DeVito of the Westport Parks and Recreation Department and support from the Day One Skate Board shop in Bridgeport, the event saw more than 25 skaters make several loops around the beach area. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Josh Moritz for WestportNow.com

Westport’s Minuteman Yacht Club recently held its annual meeting and change of watch dinner dance at the Westport Woman’s Club.  Pictured (l-r) are: Per Sorensen, outgoing commodore, Lois Perlah, and Meredith Gray. The newly elected members of the Bridge include Dona McKenzie, commodore; Paul Lahiff, vice commodore; Carl Volckmann, rear commodore; John Luscombe, treasurer, and Larry Brown, secretary. In addition the Board of Governors includes Nancy Aldrick, Walter Bagdon, Chris Dewart, Harry Hannaway, Cindy Tynik, Tim Weiler, Robert Kennedy and Per Sorensen. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

The Westport law firm of Wake, See, Dimes, Bryniczka, Day & Bloom celebrated its 60th anniversary Friday night at the Westport Women’s Club.  Shown above are Ira Bloom, town attorney, Gail Kelly, assistant town attorney, and Diane Farrell, former first selectwoman. To mark the occasion, the firm has during the past year engaged in a number of charitable events in the community. The law firm is a general practice firm. For more information visit www.wsdb.com. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Members of the law firm Wake, See, Dimes, Bryniczka, Day & Bloom spent Wednesday helping with a Habitat for Humanity construction project of a new home in Bridgeport. Photographed are (l-r) Mark Kovack, Richard Gibbons, Mario Coppola, Doug LoMonte, Amy Day and Ira Bloom. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Ivan Choy of Hong Kong’s Chinese University visited Westport today as part of the U.S. State Department’s international visitors leadership program. Among his stops was Westport Town Hall where he met with First Selectman Gordon Joseloff, Registrar of Voters Nita Cohen and Town Clerk Patricia Strauss. Sally Galan, vice president of voter services for ther Westport League of Women Voters arranged the Town Hall tour. Pictured (l-r) are Choy, Joseloff, Jane Eyes, LWV board member, and Galan. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo