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Westport’s Lila Wells Follows In Her Mother’s Footsteps In Supporting Tanzanians Westport’s Lila Wells Follows In Her Mother’s Footsteps In Supporting Tanzanians
Westport’s Lila Wells Follows In Her Mother’s Footsteps In Supporting Tanzanians This past spring, Lila Wells didn’t spend her time in quarantine watching Netflix like the rest of us. The 19-year-old Westport native, a 2019 Greens Farm Academy graduate who is preparing to start her sophomore year at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, this fall, initiated the Unite Youth Ambassador Program, mentoring fellow teens and young adults in Tanzania, all while finishing her semester online at home. Lila Wells.Lila Wells Lila is the oldest daughter (of three) of Anne Wells, founder of Unite the World With Africa Foundation, which she started as a foundation in 2008 and …

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
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Greenwich Surgeon Earns Lifetime Achievement Award Greenwich Surgeon Earns Lifetime Achievement Award
Greenwich Surgeon Earns Lifetime Achievement Award A surgeon from Greenwich was recognized with a lifetime achievement award at the 2019 Doctors of Distinction ceremony, sponsored by Westfair Communications on Thursday, May 23. Surgeon Philip J. McWhorter, MD, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his 42-year-career at Greenwich Hospital and his commitment to mentoring the future generation of surgeons. Dr. McWhorter was recognized as a loved and respected icon, both in the hospital and in the community. After receiving the award, Dr. McWhorter thanked his family and colleagues, recognizing that he had “fallen into good fortune” throu…

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by Valerie Musson