JDRF PROMISE BALL GALA – May 14, 2011
Dear Promise Ball Guest,
On behalf of the staff at JDRF, I would like to thank you for attending the 2011 Promise Ball – Set Sail for the Cure. Because of your unwavering support and overwhelming generosity, we raised approximately $1.24 million for diabetes research. Our Fund A Cure portion of the evening raised $463,190.22 alone! Many thanks to you and to our amazing volunteers, gracious donors and outstanding sponsors for helping us reach this huge accomplishment!
We would also like to thank this year’s Star of Hope recipient, CIGNA, and its President and CEO, David M. Cordani. This event would not have been a success without all of CIGNA’s efforts and contributions leading up to and on the night of the event. We are also very grateful to Nina Pennoyer, our Fund A Cure Junior Ambassador, for sharing her story of courage and strength with us and for being a role model for those who live with the disease.
We certainly hope that you truly enjoyed your experience that evening, and that you will join us again for next year’s Promise Ball tentatively scheduled for May 2012.
Once again, we thank you for your role in helping us to fund research to find a cure for type 1 diabetes.
Warmest Regards,
Lisa Ratcliff
Executive Director, JDRF North Central CT and Western MA Chapter
RON’S RUN FOR THE ROSES EVENT at Folly Farms in Simsbury, CT – May 7, 2011
It definitely was the Premier Kentucky Derby event being held in Greater Hartford. The event highlights included a Jazz band, exquisite food, drinks including Mint Juleps, and Narragansett Beer. In addition, there was a high end fashion show, silent action, live auction items, the Kentucky Derby shown live on big screen monitors. One of the most significant highlights: A parade of 6 Ferraris (Prancing Horses) were paraded into the RRR Paddock in front of the BIG TENT!
Surprise of the RRR event – an official proclamation recognizing May 7, 2011 as “The Ron Foley Pancreatic Cancer Foundation Day” in the State of Connecticut !
Event Chairs: Barbara Foley and Jennifer Loughran
Celebrity Hosts: Mary Jones, Jerry Kristopher, and Debbie Wright
Honory Chair: Dr. Robert Siegel of Hartford Hospital Oncology
Media Sponsors: WDRC Radio, Hartford Courant, Fox61 TV
Special Thanks to:
The State of Connecticut Governors’ office for the RRR Proclamation
Charlie Lenore, David Friar, Stanley Cohen, and the rest of the New England Ferrari Club of America / New England Region for the extraordinary array of participating “Prancing Horses”
http://fcastore.nwinetworks.com/events_more.php?id=245
Eliot Gersten and Sean McQuade for the in kind donation of Narragansett Beer www.narragansettbeer.com
Jen Naboichek from HDI for the in kind donation of water
Additional RRR event details can be found at http://www.ronsrun.org and the “Ron’s Run for the Roses” Facebook Page
” Where Has Your Horse Been Today ? ”
Ferrari “Prancing Horses” at the 2011 RRR Event
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MCC EVENING OF FINE WINES EVENT
It was an honor to be part of this group iof education and business leaders in order to make a significant number of educational opportunities available to deserving Manchester Community College students. The MCC Evening of Fine Wine event, held on April 1st, exhibited true energy in the room and all of the MCC Foundation trustees as well as event sponsors and benefactors seemed to be genuinely excited and engaged.
In order to keep the positive momentum going, I have already reached out to Bob Annon in order to determine how Webster Bank can stay connected with this event next year. In addition, I plan to chat with some current sponsors in order to gauge how they may be able to increase their corporate contribution as well as encourage other business associates to become actively involved.
It has been confirmed that the 2011 EOFW event is the highest revenue producing event ever with a total of over $160,000 gross raised. In the spirit of ”DREAM BIG, DELVER BIGGER”, the planning committee will be expanded to include additional business executives. The goal will be to commence activities in order to shoot for a minimum of $200,000 as the gross revenue target for the MCC EOFW event to be held in calendar year 2012 !!!
PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April, 7, 2011
“AN EVENING OF FINE WINES” AT MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE RAISES $161,000
PHOTO: Pictured from Left to Right: Tony Sisti, Senior Systems Director, Travelers Insurance; Liz Hadley, Fleming’s Director of Private Dining; Ed Ferreira, Fleming’s Operating Partner; Christian Schunmann, Fleming’s Chef Partner and Martin Hart, MCC’s Acting Associate Dean of Institutional Development
About 750 people recently attended “An Evening of Fine Wines” organized by the Manchester Community College Foundation, Inc. This year’s gala combined a wine tasting as well as silent and live auctions to raise funds for scholarships and programs at the College.
The event featured wines from Connecticut and around the globe with more than 25 tasting tables. Elegant hors d’oeuvres and Viennese-style desserts, prepared by MCC Culinary Arts students were served throughout the evening.
“This event is MCC’s premier fundraiser and the proceeds will provide financial assistance for hundreds of deserving students across the region,” said honorary chair Robert M. Annon, Jr., Regional President Hartford/Springfield Webster Bank.
Said Ed Ferreira, Fleming’s operating partner: “The Manchester Community College welcomes students of any age who possess the desire to pursue higher education. Fleming’s is very proud to support an event that encourages academic excellence as well as advances economic and personal growth by providing comprehensive, innovative and affordable learning opportunities.”
January 31st, 2012 
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It will be a tough week for the Bruce Stevensen family as they prepare to mark the first anniversary of the death of his wife, Donna Stevensen, an administrator at Connecticare, who was a victim of pancreatic cancer. 
