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Sip & Shop Girls’ Night Out Boutique on October 24
Supports Cancer Research
More than 30 Local and Independent
Businesses, Many Women-Owned, Will Participate to Raise
Funds for Swim Across America Fairfield County
Old Greenwich, Conn., —
The Sip & Shop Girls’ Night Out Boutique at Innis
Arden Golf Club is scheduled for Wednesday, October 24,
2018. More than 30 local and independent businesses,
many women-owned, will showcase their products and services
and donate a portion of their sales to Swim Across America
Fairfield County to fund breakthrough cancer gene therapy
research with the Swim’s beneficiary, the Alliance for
Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT). Products and services include
wine and food tastings, home décor, men’s and women’s
fashions, jewelry, accessories, beauty products and more.
The Sip & Shop event is open from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, October 24, at Innis Arden Golf Club, 120 Tomac
Avenue, Old Greenwich. Admission
is free. No denim is permitted. To learn more, visit: sipandshop2018.eventbrite.com.
“Greenwich is home to a vibrant community of
moms who met when their children were young, often before
starting their own ventures.” said Nancy Carr, one of the
organizers of the Sip & Shop Girls’ Night Out Boutique.
“Just as they taught their children the value of cooperation
and teamwork, these women are supporting each other to make
everyone more successful. As parents who have volunteered in
the past and continue to do so, these moms also realize the
importance of giving back to the community.”
Roseann Sarica Benedict is also a
co-organizer of the event. Roseann and Nancy met more than
20 years ago when their youngest children were in nursery
school. After years as stay-at-home moms they’ve taken their
talents from PTA and other volunteer activities to local
business pursuits, with Roseann working as a realtor for
William Raveis Real Estate and Nancy as a personal stylist
with J.Hilburn custom menswear.
“We created the first Sip & Shop event in
2016 to bring together and foster the business ventures of
these moms we’ve met along the way,” said Roseann. “Through
these events, we are able to raise money for Swim Across
America Fairfield County, a local charity that supports gene
therapy research to fight cancer – a disease that has
touched too many of our friends.”
After serving as a land volunteer for the
first time at the Swim Across America Fairfield County event
in 2016, Nancy was eager to do more. She reached out to her
entrepreneurial mom network and the women were instantly on
board to be a part of the first Sip & Shop in 2016. Michele
Graham, part of this network of working moms, knows
first-hand how important these fundraisers and organizations
are. Her daughter Nicole was diagnosed with ALL Leukemia
while she was 16 at Greenwich High School; after being
cancer-free for several years, Nicole recently relapsed in
the beginning of 2018 and is now recovering from a recent
stem cell transplant. Michele Graham and fellow parent of a
teenage cancer survivor, Lorrie Lorenz, are the co-chairs of
Swim Across America Fairfield County.
“Anywhere and anyone who can help support the
breakthrough research through Swim Across America and our
local beneficiary ACGT is making a huge difference in
helping to find a cure,” said Michele Graham. “The Sip &
Shop Boutique is a wonderful and creative way to have a good
time, be introduced to local mom-trepreneur’s businesses and
defeat cancer.”
Some of the women-owned businesses owned or
represented by local moms include: habitatgreenwich,
In2Design, Millianna, Monogram Mary, Paper & Stitch, Therese
Custom Designs, Too Sparrows, Turq Sport, Walker & Wade,
Wick & Laz. Tastings
will be provided by Putnam & Vine of Greenwich and COBS
Bread, opening soon in Riverside.
To help promote Greenwich as the premier
place to live, work and play, the organizers timed the Sip &
Shop Boutique to coincide with Experience Greenwich
Week happening October 22-28. This
town-wide initiative features experiences, in-store
promotions and restaurants specials throughout the week.
About Swim Across America Fairfield County
Swim Across America is a national
organization and offers numerous open water swims across the
country from Boston Harbor to under the Golden Gate Bridge.
Founded by Darien Connecticut, resident Matt Vossler and his
college roommate Jeff Keith in 1987, its roots are firmly
anchored in Connecticut and along the shores of Long Island
Sound. Swim Across America Fairfield County is in its 12th
year “making waves to fight cancer.” To learn more, visit swimacrossamerica.org/greenwich,
or on Twitter, Facebook and
Instagram at @SAAGreenwich.
About Experience Greenwich Week
Shop, dine and explore all Greenwich has to
offer during Experience Greenwich Week, happening
October 22 - 28. For more information visit experiencegreenwichweek.com.
Additional information about Roseann
Sarica Benedict and Nancy Carr
Roseann Sarica Benedict –
William Raveis Real Estate Roseann.Benedict@Raveis.com 203-979-9104
Nancy Carr – J.
Hilburn Menswear nancy.carr@jhilburnpartner.com 203-940-2724
Born and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut,
Roseann chaired the North Mianus Pow Wow, served on the
executive board of North Mianus Bulldogs Football, Eastern
Middle School and Greenwich High School PTAs. She
is a board member of the Riverside Association and At
Home in Greenwich and is founder and president of Social
Seniors at St. Catherine’s. Roseann earned her real estate
license in 2006 and now enjoys success as a top realtor at
William Raveis Real Estate. Roseann
and her husband Scott raised three sons in town.
Nancy moved to Greenwich in 1992 with her
Greenwich-native husband, Brian, when they were expecting
their first child. She has chaired the North Mianus Book
Fair, served on the executive board of North Mianus and
Eastern PTA’s, and Greenwich American Legion Baseball. She
has created websites for local youth sports organizations
and Greenwich High School Athletics. Nancy drew upon her
retail and marketing background and started her business in
2016 as an independent personal stylist with J.Hilburn
custom menswear and was recently award Designers Circle
recognition for her achievements. She
and Brian raised a daughter and two sons here.
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