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buzzworthy Montclair Montclair FREE LAPTOP PROGRAM GETS AN UPGRADE Founded last fall, LAPTOP UPCYCLE has provided scores of donated laptops and free wifi to Buzz Aldrin and Renaissance middle schools or Montclair High School students who lack home computer access. Now, with a $3,500 grant from The Montclair Foundation, the nonprofit can also provide replacement batteries and missing power supplies for the otherwise functional laptops. For information on how to volunteer or donate laptops and/or funds, go to laptopupcycle.org. Donors receive a tax-deductible receipt of $300 for each usable, donated computer. • Montclair WINNING CUISINE Congrats to Fascino’s RYAN DEPERSIO for being named a Best Chef finalist at the inaugural Garden State Culinary Arts Awards. The designation recognizes him as a chef “whose accom- plishments have served to inspire, educate and set standards in both the state and the indus- try.” Fascino, 331 Bloomfield Ave., (973) 233-0350, fascinorestaurant.com • 16 BACK TO SCHOOL 2017 MONTCLAIR MAGAZINE With her background as a business and personal finance journalist at The New York Times, Business Week and CNBC, Kelley Holland could write the book on financial confidence and good money habits. Now she’s started her own business as a money and life coach for women and older girls who want to benefit from her expertise. Holland shares insights in how to be confident investors, skilled salary negotiators, capable teachers of money skills to children, and organized budgeters for college, retirement and everything in between. She also helps teen girls build money confidence and develop financial habits that will be useful in college and beyond. Holland offers both one on one coaching and workshops. (973) 476-7876, [email protected] • Bloomfield COLLEGE PROFESSOR NAMED FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR ANITA PASMANTIER, a Bloomfield College Professor of Finance, has been named a Fulbright Scholar. Pasmantier is the first member of the Bloomfield College community to receive this honor. The Fulbright Program awards American scholars with grants to teach or conduct research in one of more than 125 participating nations. MICHAEL FINANCIAL ADVICE, WOMAN TO WOMAN