PYP in the Press

Three PYP members pitch the OGRCC story to garner future support for the non-profit community center. December 15, 2021, Greenwich, CT – The OGRCC organization is honored and humbled by the fantastic news that they are the recipient of the 1st prize in the...

Cheryl Floyd and Vicki Deppoliti, Pitch Your Peers (PYP) board members and chairs of community outreach and initiatives, designed a one-of-a-kind, fun and effective collection drive for Neighbor to Neighbor, exclusively for PYP Greenwich members. PYP’s very first...

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A few years ago, Nina Lindia realized that her charitable giving was frequent but diffused: $50 here, $100 there, a ticket for a luncheon, a sponsorship for a walk. Nothing seemed significant. “The asks were for really worthy causes that my friends supported, but I...

Pitch Your Peers, Inc., Greenwich (PYP) launched a new collaboration this year. On Wednesday, April 26, teams of local high-school students will pitch their ideas to the PYP membership at the first annual SchoolPYP meeting. A total of $6,000 in PYP grants will be...

Amid end-of-the-year business with school trips, prom and sporting events, three groups of Greenwich high school girls also added to their schedules a competition for grants to fund local philanthropic endeavors. Through SchoolPYP, the newest giving method formed by...

A group of three Greenwich High School students came out on top in a recent competition against two other local school groups in Pitch Your Peers’ first annual SchoolPYP event. The competition was held in Stamford’s Americares offices recently, where the all-female...

A large check, in both size and amount, represented the culmination of a year’s worth of hard work for Pitch Your Peers, a local collaborative giving group comprising 37 Greenwich women. The $30,000 check was handed over Wednesday to Community Centers Inc., the winner...

Pitch Your Peers, Inc. of Greenwich (PYP) announced Steviann Martines as its first ever Grant Champion and Community Centers Inc. (CCI), of Greenwich as its first ever Grant Recipient. Martines will award CCI with a check for $30,000 from PYP at the inaugural grant...

GREENWICH, Conn. — Although the fate of the nation isn’t hanging on this vote, the 30 women of Pitch Your Peers in Greenwich now have a difficult choice to make. They were recently presented with four compelling cases and must now select only one nonprofit...

GREENWICH, Conn. – Four teams of women will go all out to "pitch their peers" as they compete for a $30,000 grant to help a Greenwich nonprofit. The action is hosted by Pitch Your Peers Inc. of Greenwich, which is announcing its inaugural Pitch Meeting. It will be...

Karena Bailey, a Greenwich native, didn’t know anything about brain cancer when her mother was diagnosed with it. Bailey described her mother as someone in peak health who “did everything you’re supposed to like exercising, never smoking a cigarette and eating organic...

GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich's Pitch Your Peers -- an innovative new organization focused on hyper-local philanthropy -- held its launch event Thursday, Feb. 25, at Putnam & Vine, just off Greenwich Avenue. "To date, 35 women have accepted an invitation to join...

Pitch Your Peers, Inc. (PYP), an innovative new organization focused on hyper-local philanthropy, held their launch event Thursday, February 25th, at Putnam & Vine Wine and Spirits, just off Greenwich Avenue. According to founder Nina Lindia, “To date, thirty-five...

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On Thursday, Feb. 25, Pitch Your Peers, Inc. (PYP) will launch a novel collaborative giving concept to award one deserving Greenwich charity $25,000. To date, there are 25 women in Greenwich who are invited to be inaugural members and to donate $1,000 in annual dues...

Like many in the community, Nina Lindia was feeling overwhelmed by the number of fundraisers and charities to which she was asked to donate and volunteer. “We’re always getting requests for everyone’s charities,” she said. Brooke Bohnsack, her partner is a new giving...