Greg and Christa Silva recently presented Waban’s Executive Director Neal Meltzer with a check for $5,000 for Waban’s Fraser-Ford Child Development Center. Waban was one of three organizations to benefit from a “Light It Up Blue” fundraising event held on April 2 at the York Harbor Inn. Greg Silva is the banquet manager for the inn, and inspiration hit in early March when he added a few factors together: the Silvas’ son, Jackson, is autistic and attends the Fraser-Ford Child Development Center, April is Autism Awareness Month, and Greg just happened to have access to the Yorkshire ballroom as a venue.
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