Check your calendars and talk with friends and family; it is nearly time to bid at Near & Far Aid’s Live Auction on March 2, 2018.  As always, our auction features several amazing travel opportunities and unique experiences that will surely intrigue and inspire.  Take a sneak peak at five of our live auction offerings below. Remember, you must be present to bid at the Live Auction so buy your tickets today!  PURCHASE TICKETS HERE SURF’S UP COSTA RICA! Sunshine and surf are unlimited on this 5 night vacation package for 4 people in Nosara, Costa Rica.  Enjoy a luxury suite at the sustainable, boutique Olas Verdes Hotel, known for its outstanding service.  Your stay will include transportation from Liberia, daily breakfast, nightly dinners and a choice of daily yoga, massage, horseback or mountain bike riding, and of course, surfing.  Safari Surf School invites you to ride the waves with them at your daily 90-minute private surfing lesson. You will be taking off on the clean waves and hanging loose with the local pros by the end of your stay! Valid dates: May 1st to June 30th, August 18 – November 15, 2018 Retail Value: $7,800 / Safari Surf School, Olas Verdes Hotel BIG SKIES & BIGGER ADVENTURES […] Read More

Near & Far Aid, a fundraising and fund-granting organization with more than 60 years of history in the community, held their annual meeting September 18, 2017.  Key points of business included granting budgets, transfer of presidential power and election of new members to the Board of Directors.  For the fiscal year concluding August 31, Near & Far Aid granted $1,172,500 to 107 agencies throughout Fairfield County who meet the organization’s mission of targeting poverty and changing lives.  The agency fielded more than 150 grant requests this past year and anticipate inquiries to increase in coming years as state budgets continue to contract.  As a funder, Near & Far Aid works with grantees advising them on issues of financial security and sustainable growth, connecting agencies when prudent in order to eliminate redundancies and ensure constituencies’ needs are still met.  The changing landscape of budgetary constraints proves to be a challenge for all but Near & Far Aid remains committed to finding and funding the best agencies and programs with proven results that will effect lasting change. Outgoing President Joan Panagos passed the gavel to incoming President Kim Meier. Of her time as President Panagos remarked, “The most rewarding experience of my term was my involvement with the agencies we […] Read More

Only ONE WEEK LEFT until the 2017 Near & Far Aid Designer House Tour on Friday, May 12, 2017. Grab a girlfriend or treat Mom just in time for Mother’s Day! If you haven’t purchased tickets, visit our Web site PURCHASE TICKETS. Tickets can be purchased the day of the tour, but get your tickets now to avoid paying the day of surcharge ($65.00 online and $75.00 Day of the Tour). This year’s Near & Far Aid 2017 Designer House Tour offers five unique, extraordinary homes across Southport, Fairfield and Westport. Each home has been recently reimagined by these wonderful local interior designers and architects: •Katie Eldh ~ Designer (“Old World Elegance”) •Ken Gemes ~ Designer (“Traditional Tranquility”) •Gaelle Dudley ~ Designer (“Surfside Sanctuary”) •Lucien Vita ~ Architect (“Bauhaus Meets Beach House”) •Ann Sellars Lathrop ~ Architect (“Beyond Expectation”) Also Don’t forget … The Designer Breakfast ($75.00) – 9-10:30am at Patterson Club in Fairfield. Listen to award winning design duo Carrier & Company Interiors — our 2017 guest speaker — and enjoy a light breakfast before setting off on the House Tour! Enter for a chance to win a gorgeous diamond bracelet, generously donated by one of our sponsors Henry C Reid & Son Jewelers of Fairfield. The Afternoon […] Read More

The 2017 House Tour Afternoon Tea to be Hosted at Iconic Greenfield Hill Estate Once Known as ‘Tea Time Tavern’ Read More