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Melinda explained “I hope that by bringing my son to events like this, that I can instill in him an interest in education. Also, you get to meet like-minded people from different backgrounds. It’s a great opportunity for networking as well. Amazingly, last year, I ended up sitting next to a woman who looked vaguely familiar. After talking, we realized we used to work at the same company. We just never had a chance to talk personally until the dinner.” Why did she choose to name her child Darwin? “My husband’s first name is Jeff, and he didn’t want a run-of-the-mill common name, and I think we hit the mark with this one. I had just converted to Unitarian Universalism a few weeks before my son was born. At the time, I didn't realize that Charles Darwin was such a respected figure for UUs and others. Although I had been worried about people’s reactions, they have been very positive thus far. Plus, we now have a built in screening with his name. If someone wouldn't associate with us because we chose Darwin as our son's name, then we would not want to associate with that type of person either." The second annual Darwin Day Dinner, featuring a full course banquet, the highly intriguing and engaging Professor Charles Bailyn on “The Evolution of the Universe”, captivating and amusing contests with prizes, and high conviviality, is planned for Darwin’s Birthday on Friday evening February 12, 2010, in honor of Charles Darwin’s life and contributions, and to celebrate science, science education, and rational thinking. The event is organized by the Southern Connecticut Darwin Day Committee, and it is sponsored by: -Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Fairfield County, -Unitarian Church in Westport, -Wilton Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), -Norwalk Public Schools Science Department -American Humanist Association The principles of evolution, as Charles Darwin integrated them, explain and predict a vast body of facts. The principle of common ancestry explains why giraffes and humans have the same number of neck bones; why animals that swim in the sea have flippers whose internal bones are five fingered. It predicted the existence of fossils which were later discovered. Written before viruses were known, the principles of evolution predict how drug-resistant strains of viruses develop. Written before DNA was known, evolution correctly predicts the similarity of DNA among living things. The public is invited to this, Connecticut’s second annual Darwin Day Dinner, to be held on Friday, February 12th, at Quattro Pazzi Restaurant, located in Norwalk’s Oak Hills Park Golf Course, (address: 165 Fillow Street). Cocktail Hour will begin at 7 PM and a full course Dinner will be served at 8 PM. For more information contact the Southern Connecticut Darwin Day Committee by calling John Levin at (646)371-9280 or emailing him at jlevin@tfm-llc.com, or emailing Craig Tomarkin at ctomarkin@aol.com. Seating is limited. To reserve your place, send a check for $60 for each person, ($55 if received by January 31), payable to Darwin Day Committee, to 249 Chestnut Hill Road, Norwalk CT 06851. Info is posted at www.darwindayct.org. This will be a memorable event for all, and everyone is guaranteed to go home smarter, or at least knowing more than when they arrived! © Copyright by StamfordPlus.com © Copyright by StamfordPlus.com. Some articles and pictures posted on our website, as indicated by their bylines, were submitted as press releases and do not necessarily reflect the position and opinion of StamfordPlus.com, Stamford Plus magazine, Canaiden LLC or any of its associated entities. Articles may have been edited for brevity and grammar. |
