OUR PARTNERS
We are deeply grateful to the following donors, whose passion and
generosity have made the Westport Book Shop possible:
The Drew Friedman Community Arts Center, Inc.
Eileen Lavigne Flug
Dan Levinson
Jeffrey Mayer and Nancy Diamond
Jocelyn and Walter Barandiaran
Linda Monteiro-Hopper and Scott Hopper
Robin and Brad Berggren
The Michael M. Wiseman and Helen A. Garten Charitable Foundation
Rebecca L. Ciota
The Kail Family
Abilis Community Foundation
The STAR Foundation, Inc.
The Betty R. and Ralph Sheffer Foundation
Craig Rebecca Schiavone
Westport Sunrise Rotary
Rita Allen Foundation
Berchem Moses P.C.
We are also very grateful to the local law firm of Verrill, which donated nearly all of the store’s display bookcases.
OUR BOOK SHOP FOUNDING DONORS
Thank you to these generous sponsors and donors who helped make our 2025 Growing Our Community benefit a success:
Event Sponsors:
Robin & Brad Berggren Eileen Lavigne Flug Dan Levinson Linda & Scott Hopper
Jocelyn & Walter Barandiaran Nancy Kail Ann & Bill S(c)heff(l)er Anonymous
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Auction Items Donated by:
Jack Geer, Markley Rizzi, Miggs Burroughs, Rowene Weems, Kirsten Rao/Vivid Cottage, Heidi Hammer, The Mark Twain House & Museum, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, The Mystic Seaport Museum, The Mystic Aquarium, The Ridgefield Playhouse, TerraSole Restaurant, Knopf Doubleday, Wakeman Town Farm, The Party Partner Inc., Big Y ​
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Food provided and generously subsidized by
​Beverages Donated by:
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We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of:
Connecticut Department of Developmental Services
2019 ID Partnership Innovative Employment Outcomes Grant
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2022 Innovative Employment Opportunity Expansion Grant
Westport Rotary Club Community Grant Program
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2023
2024
2022 Program
Support Grant
