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Winter |Spring 06
In this issue
Girl Scout
Amy Illick
reaps life
skills as
she sews
Community
Service Award:
Howard L. Carver
Matters of the heart
for The Phoenix
Companies, Inc.’s
Bonnie J. Malley
2005 Annual Report

United Way of the Capital Area (UWCA) is a nonprofit organization that has been meeting human
care needs in the 40 towns throughout north central Connecticut for more than 80 years. With
its network of partner agencies, volunteers and community leaders, our United Way takes a
leadership role in changing conditions to improve lives in the Greater Hartford region.
The annual United Way Community Campaign provides the opportunity for people in our community
to support the causes important to them. Through United Way’s Community Investment donors’
contributions are invested in programs and initiatives to ensure success for children, strong and
healthy families and a thriving community. Programs and initiatives funded through Community
Investment are researched and monitored by knowledgeable, experienced volunteers to be
certain they result in improved lives. Partner agencies must also meet management, governance,
and fiscal accountability standards.
for more information
To comment, please call
(860) 493-6800 or visit our
website at www.uwcact.org.
For volunteer opportunities,
visit www.volunteersolutions.
org/uwcact/volunteer
Cover: Amy Illick sewed over
100 quilts to be donated to
the pediatric ICU at Yale-New
Haven Hospital, for her Girl
Scout Gold Award project.
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In this issue
1 Learning the A,B,C’s of financial literacy
2 Girls going for Gold
4 LatinaLEAP: Children are the heart of leadership program
6 United Way Community Campaign announces record results
7 Letter from the Chairman
8 Statement of Financial Position & Statement of Activities
10 Community Investment
14 Volunteer Committees & Staff List
17 Salute to labor leaders
20 Tocqueville Society Dinner
22 Tocqueville Profile:
Matters of the heart for The Phoenix Companies, Inc.’s Bonnie J. Malley
24 1924 Society
25 Community Service Award: Howard L. Carver
United Way of the Capital Area
is proud to be part of the
Capitol Region Partnership.
This alliance, made up of ten
regional organizations, is
working to strengthen our
region’s economy, facilitate
inter-town and inter-agency
cooperation, and create a
recognizable identity for the
Greater Hartford region.

strengthening families
After years of struggling to pay her family’s
bills and accumulating more debt in the
process, Keren Lissette Carreño and her
family are on a path to improved prosperity,
including hopes of buying a home, thanks
to a trio of financial management programs supported by
United Way of the Capital Area. Family economic success is
one of United Way’s focus areas for changing lives and
improving community conditions.
“I would tell everyone out there
that there is hope,” Carreño says.
“I didn’t think I’d ever be able to
own a home. I didn’t know how
to manage the money that was
coming in. Now, I have a budget,
and I am improving my credit.”
Learning the A, B, C’s
of financial literacy
Carreño and her husband, César,
began by having their taxes prepared
at the Village for Families
& Children in Hartford, a United
Way partner agency that is one of ten sites in the capital city
offering free tax preparation to those who qualify for the
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The free tax preparation
allows the Carreños to receive all of their tax refund. “I
used to pay to have our taxes prepared,” remarks Carreño,
“but it was too pricey.”
The EITC program was enacted by Congress in 1975 to
help low-income wage-earners. Often when someone in
poverty takes a job, their net income actually decreases
because their wages don’t make up for the increased taxes
and the loss in benefits such as food stamps. The EITC tries
to balance this inequity. However, the IRS estimates that the
EITC funds not claimed in Connecticut tops $33 million.
To help address this lack of knowledge in Hartford, the
Hartford Asset Building Collaborative (HABC) led by Co-
Opportunity, a United Way partner agency, joined with the
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Internal Revenue
Service, Making Connections in Hartford (an initiative of
the Annie E. Casey Foundation), the Office of Hartford
Mayor Eddie A. Perez, and United Way of the Capital Area
to sponsor and promote Hartford’s free tax centers and
asset building campaign. Two free tax preparation sites are in
New Britain and are coordinated through the New Britain
Asset Building Coalition, which is operated by the Human
Resources Agency of New Britain (HRA) and funded by
United Way of New Britain & Berlin, a UWCA affiliate.
The Carreños, from left, Kevin,
Kenneth, César G. (front), Keren
Lissette, and César, arrive at the
Village South to obtain free tax
preparation assistance on their
2005 return. The Carreños plan
to save a portion of their tax
refund for down payment on a
home in Hartford.
for more information
For a list of free tax assistance
sites, visit United Way’s website
at: www.uwcact.org/get_help/
eitc.shtml
HABC
www.co-opportunity.org
Village for Families & Children
www.villageforchildren.org
The volunteer preparers at the free tax centers put individuals
and families on the path to improved prosperity by
encouraging them to file for all the tax credits for which
they qualify, assisting them in keeping more of the refund
by not using paid tax preparers and offering them the ability
to save and grow their tax credit. The savings can help purchase
a home, pay for education or open a business.
After Carreño completed her tax return last year, staff at the
Village recommended that she sign up for the Credit When
Credit is Due program, a four-week financial management
course offered onsite. “The program goes over the importance
of keeping your credit score up. It teaches you many
things, such as the advantages of purchasing a car versus
leasing one, and the dos and don’ts of building your credit. I
wish I had known before what I know now, and I thank
God for opening the door to these programs for me,”
Carreño says.
To rebuild their credit, the Carreños plan to use a portion
of their tax refund to pay bills and pay off debt.
Additionally, the couple plans to save a full quarter of their
refund in an Individual Development Account (IDA), an
asset-building program. IDAs provide matched funds to
help qualified individuals save for a house, new business, or
post-secondary education. The Hartford Asset Building
Collaborative currently is helping more than 120 city residents
repair their credit, manage a budget, and save for
future assets.
In the Carreños case, the family is saving for a house.“With
a big backyard for my three boys,” Carreño says with a
smile. The IDA program requires participants to take a
seven-week financial management course, administered by
Co-Opportunity, which Carreño has completed. Such an
asset is sure to be more than financial for the Carreños.
Studies show that children who live in stable, family-owned
homes have higher rates of academic achievement and a
much lower risk of dropping out of school. High rates of
homeownership also lead to strong and safe neighborhoods
where residents take pride in their surroundings and
look out for each other.
Carreño is teaching the lessons she’s learned about fiscal
responsibility to her sons. “The kids are a big part of this,”
Carreño remarks. “I presented a list of some of our expenses
to them. They are things we enjoy like renting movies and
eating out once a week. But we all want a house, so we
talked about what we’ll give up to save toward that goal.
They motivate me to keep going.”
For families like the Carreños, the pay off for filing this
year’s tax return will be long-term and long-lasting.“I want
my family to prosper. That is my hope.” A hope well-founded
in financial literacy.
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ensuring success for children
“I took charge of something
for the first time.
I really surprised myself.”
Above: Brittany Gillis, who
received the Girl Scout’s Gold
Award in 2005, held clothing
donation drives at area businesses
for residents of the Prudence
Crandall Center in New Britain.
Photo courtesy of Brittany Gillis.
T
he teen years are tough enough. So why would
teenage girls willingly add a minimum of 65
hours of community service to their lives
For several local Girl Scouts the answer is “to
go for the gold” – the Girl Scouts Gold Award.
Like the Boys Scouts Eagle Award, the Gold Award is the
highest achievement in Girl Scouts, symbolizing outstanding
accomplishments in the areas of leadership, community
service, career planning, and personal development. Less
than one percent of all Girl Scouts receive this prestigious
award. Several members of
the Girl Scouts, Connecticut
Valley Council, a United
Way partner agency, have
been inspired to pursue
the award. This is just one
example of the programs
supported through United Way that work toward ensuring
our children are prepared to be successful in school and
life. The Gold Award addresses this mission.
To garner the award, the Girl Scouts create a vision statement,
research and network with community groups to
develop an idea, and then execute a project that addresses a
community need. As they complete the project, the girls
develop leadership and organizational skills, explore career
possibilities and realize the achievement of a hard-won goal.
Sense of Accomplishment
“I took charge of something for the first time. I really surprised
myself,” states Brittany Gillis, who earned her Gold
Award in 2005. “Then, when you look back to all the people
you’ve helped–it’s a great feeling.” Gillis, and fellow Girl
Scout Sara Martin, raised awareness about domestic
violence by organizing and holding a workshop for
Newington residents. They also ran a clothing drive and
built a clothing storage closet for children and adults at the
Prudence Crandall Center, a United Way partner agency and
domestic abuse shelter in New Britain. Now 18 years old,
Gillis will serve as a Gold Award mentor for other Girl Scouts.
“Oftentimes, the most challenging aspects of a project
prove to be the most rewarding for the girls,” says Gail
Myers, long-time Girl Scout volunteer and Gold Award
advisor and mentor. “They encounter obstacles and learn
how to work around them or through them. Up until this
point in their lives, a lot of steps have been done for them.
With their Gold Award projects, they have to handle themselves
and learn to work with adversity.”
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Warming the heart of a critically ill child
Seventeen-year-old Amy Illick of Windsor Locks would
agree. A quilter since the age of six, Illick decided on the
challenging project of stitching 100 quilts to be donated to
the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Yale-New Haven
Hospital. At one point last summer she faced a crisis of
confidence. “I didn’t know if I could do it; if I’d have
enough fabric or enough help,” she recalls. But several calls
for donated materials were answered, and quilting groups,
including her grandmother’s, offered to help.
Visiting Yale-New Haven to hand out the quilts proved to
be both difficult and rewarding. “When I first went to the
hospital, I didn’t realize the condition of the children.
Everything has gone wrong for these children and their
families. But the children were affected by the gift, and the
parents really opened up and thanked us.”
Illick’s project is part of her path to a career in medicine. “I
would like to be a geneticist and find cures for these diseases,”
she says. “Mainly I chose the project because I want
to make a difference in others’ lives. I always want to help
people. It’s who I am.”
Art as part of the solution
Through her high school’s community service program,
Maria Angelico of Wethersfield met many underprivileged
and homeless children in the greater Hartford area.
Angelico’s heart was touched when she learned that some
of the children carried their personal belongings in plastic
trash bags from one temporary home to another. “I wanted
to collect backpacks for these kids, so they would have
something useful and completely their own,”Angelico says.
Donations of “gently used” backpacks have flooded in from
friends and family.
Angelico’s career aspirations lean toward architectural
design, a discipline that combines organization, practicality,
artistry and creativity. To incorporate her love of art in the
backpack project, she plans to set up workshops at Y-US
(Youth United for Survival), a United Way partner agency,
so young people can personalize a backpack with art supplies
collected by Angelico. “I’d like them to experience the
dignity and pride that comes from creating art,” she says.
“I’d like to show them the possibility of art–the confidence
and the self-reflection that can come from it.”
Acting on bullying
Seventeen-year-old Casey Stark of South Windsor has a
project aimed at stopping bullying. “Bullying is so much
more than pushing someone else around,” Stark comments.
“There is often ‘hidden’ bullying that won’t get noticed by
a teacher, but can be very cruel.”
When she initially mentioned her Gold Award project at
her high school and former elementary school, the positive
feedback made her realize the project’s importance. Stark
plans to present a skit by her high school drama department
to educate elementary students and attempt to stop bullying
before it starts.
The project has its challenges. Logistically, she must coordinate
transportation of the elementary school children to
the high school, rally fellow students in the drama department
to participate and write material that is understandable
to a young audience. “There are so many facets to bullying,
it will be difficult to tackle all the aspects in my skit,” she
says. Still, Stark, an aspiring pastor and elementary school
teacher, is determined to find a way to raise awareness about
bullying and teach everyone involved a little something
about self-respect and doing the right thing.
Relentless pursuit
Perseverance is a trait aptly applied to 15-year-old Diva
Malinowski of Newington. Initially, she was not able to be
a Girl Scout because there were not enough troops in her
hometown. But today she is a troop member and in pursuit
of a Gold Award by organizing an animal care and abuse
prevention clinic in Newington. Malinowski envisioned a
clinic that would educate the public about a variety of animal
welfare topics, from abuse prevention to overpopulation
control. She designed the clinic to attract adults and children
alike, even brainstorming craft projects such as making
‘paw’-prints in plaster and decorating ‘pet’ rocks to entertain
young attendees.
Countless animal professionals turned down Malinowski’s
invitation to present at her clinic mainly due to staffing and
scheduling constraints. Despite the setbacks, she successfully
lined up experts to
discuss topics ranging from
dog socialization to wildlife
management in the suburbs.
“Rejection was hard to
take,” Malinowski comments.
“However, knowing
that this project will happen
and that there will be a
variety of animal professionals
attending has been
the biggest reward.”
After cementing the slate
of speakers, the next challenge
was ensuring high
attendance at her event.
Her creative and effective
marketing efforts included
sending invitations to senior
centers and visiting Newington’s elementary schools personally
to invite children to come. Nearly 600 people from
10 towns attended Malinowski’s animal care workshop. Girl
Scout troops from around the region attended, giving younger
Scouts a chance to see a Gold Award project in action.
Malinowski realizes her own value as a role model for the
younger girls.“I’m setting an example. I want to show them
that what I started, I will finish.”
A positive lesson for any girl as she pursues gold and
womanhood.
for more information
Girl Scouts, Connecticut
Valley Council
www.girlscouts-ct.org
“I want to
show them
that what
I started,
I will finish.”
Above: Diva Malinowski with a
special workshop guest.
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changing lives
Children are
the heart
of leadership
program
On a warm evening in late November,
eighteen women gather at the Mount Olive
Child Development Center in Hartford to
hear the Commissioner of the State Department
of Social Services, Patricia Wilson-Coker, speak about
personal and professional leadership. The women are
Hartford area childcare providers taking part in the Latina
Leadership Empowerment Action Project (LatinaLEAP)
that seeks to develop the leadership skills of early childhood
education professionals and give them the tools to become
advocates for better childcare in the region. LatinaLEAP is
a program of the Hartford Area Child Care Collaborative
(HACCC), a project of the Hartford Foundation for Public
LatinaLEAP
“This has
given me a
step ahead.
Whatever
I have to do
for a child,
I’ll do it
starting
today.”
Carmen Morales,
LatinaLEAP participant.
Left: Participants (from left
to right) Zandra Gomez and
Socorro Ramos present their
Action Project to the LatinaLEAP
class.
Giving and a United Way of the Capital Area (UWCA)
partner agency. The bottom line, and the reason these
women routinely spend their nights and weekends at
LatinaLEAP classes, is to improve the quality, affordability
and accessibility of childcare in Hartford. “Children need a
safe environment, consistent staff, and days full of high
quality activities to achieve the highest level of proficiency
that they can,” comments Carmen Chaparro, a past
participant and current instructor of LatinaLEAP.
On this evening, Commissioner Wilson-Coker inspires
them by sharing stories of her path to a leadership position.
She shares that she dropped out of college and reenrolled
several years later as a single mother. She overcame welfare,
while at the same time teaching her son the value of hard
work and education. She shares humorous stories of times
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when her self-respect and self-confidence were tested at
jobs at a chicken factory and as a temporary employee.
Wilson-Coker tells her hushed audience, “Be the architect
of your own life.” She emphasizes the importance of family,
vision, and setting high expectations, and reminds them
that, “Leaders are made not born.”
After Wilson-Coker’s speech, the women discuss her words
of wisdom and path to leadership and how they might be
applied to their own lives. The spirit of the evening is one
of collaboration–the women, who work in a variety of
childcare centers in and around Hartford, share their own
experiences, solutions and plans.
LatinaLEAP grew out of the Connecticut Leadership
Empowerment Action Project (ConnLEAP). Past ConnLEAP
Above: Carmen Morales discusses
her advocacy project which
involved increasing parental
involvement at her childcare
center.

Ensuring success for children
United Way of the Capital Area is committed to ensuring success for children and supports many programs and initiatives throughout
the 40-town area that provide quality early childhood education experiences. Affordable and accessible childcare allows parents to work
while their children are in a safe, nurturing environment. Other childcare programs, in addition to HACCC, supported through Community
Investment, a pool of undesignated dollars donated through the annual United Way Community Campaign, include:
Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Nutmeg’s Foster
Grandparent Program,
where nearly 200
pre-school children
prepare for kindergarten
by developing social
skills, increasing their
self-confidence and
willingness to interact
with peers, improving
their ability to read
and increasing their
vocabulary.
Boys’ and Girls’ Club of
New Britain’s childcare
program, which provides
a safe, structured environment
for 70 children
where they develop
social, emotional and
academic skills.
Catholic Charities
Southside Adventure’s
Reading Incentive
Program, which helps
children develop literacy
skills to support their
academic success by
encouraging them to read
more books.
Salvation Army of Greater
Hartford’s Right Place
School Readiness Program
helps children develop
skills that will enable
them to transition to
and succeed in school.
Skills include regular
attendance, class participation,
good behavior,
language, reading and
math pre-literacy.
Women’s League, Inc.
Child Development
Center, where children
transition smoothly
into kindergarten after
achieving developmental
benchmarks related to
language acquisition and
cognitive, physical,
social, and emotional
development.
YMCA’s childcare programs,
which encourage
literacy and school readiness
and teach children
according to the 40
Developmental Assets,
strategies that help
youth develop into caring,
responsible adults.
YWCA’s Early Learning
Centers, which provide
a healthy beginning and
positive early learning
experience for children,
ages 6 weeks to 5 years.
Hamilton Sundstrand employee Mary Ann Chesery reads to Nia Petite at the Salvation Army’s Right Place Child Development Center in Hartford on Day of Caring XIV.
participants suggested the idea of a bilingual version of the
program. For many of the Spanish-speaking childcare professionals
who attend LatinaLEAP, the opportunity to discuss
ideas and have concepts explained in Spanish aids their
comprehension and promotes a sense of achievement that
the program coordinators hope will translate into an increased
awareness of their important role as childcare professionals.
The vision of both programs is for those who directly work
with children and families to develop the leadership skills,
motivation, and support needed to become advocates for
the profession. The semester of classes includes a survey of
the historical development of early childhood care in the
United States and ways to raise awareness with the media
and apply research data to policy development strategies.
Participants earn college credit, increase their leadership
skills, and return to the workplace invigorated. Chaparro
says, “The program helped me grow as a professional and
see the bigger picture. As a group, we can stand up in a positive
way and share our passion and love for the children.”
HACCC members include UWCA, childcare providers,
parents, business leaders and other advocates for quality
childcare. The Collaborative’s mission is to increase access to
and improve the quality of childcare in the greater Hartford
area. Ensuring success for children is a core focus of UWCA’s
Community Investment, hence the support of HACCC.
A couple of weeks after Wilson-Coker’s message, in mid-
December, the group meets for a full-day retreat to discuss
their “Action Projects.” The ideas range from forming a parent
action committee at one childcare center to a physical
education campaign for children at another center.
Enhancing opportunities for children are at the heart of
every project. One participant closes her presentation by
saying, “This has given me a step ahead. There’s so much I
want to do in the future. Whatever I have to do for a child,
I’ll do it starting today.” These childcare providers will work
hard every day to help ensure that children get the right
start on the path to success.
for more information
HACCC
www.haccc.info/
matriarch/default.asp
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United Way Community Campaign
announces record results
Left: Community Campaign
Chairman Jim Sicilian, at center,
flanked by the 2005 class of
Loaned Executives, presents the
record-breaking result to over
600 cheering supporters in
November.
Arecord-breaking $27,175,017 to change lives
and improve community conditions was
announced by 2005 Campaign Chairman Jim
Sicilian in November at Pratt & Whitney’s
hangar in East Hartford. The campaign result
is the most ever raised in the 81-year history of the organization
and it exceeds the goal of $26.6 million by nearly
$600,000.
“When I announced $26.6 million as the goal in September,
I said it was just a base. This is a very generous community,
and I hoped the community could and would go higher,”
said Sicilian. “But it was a difficult campaign. Donors were
faced with the needs of those affected by devastating natural
disasters in this country and throughout the world.
However, the wonderful team of campaign volunteers from
local companies, municipalities and agencies did not let
donors forget the needs here in our community as well.
And we have an extraordinary result!”
giving matters
The audience of 600 Community Campaign supporters
was entertained by the East Hartford High School marching
band. Several past recipients of services, who were featured
in the Community Campaign’s video, gave an update on
their lives.
Many thanks are due to nearly 1,000 organizations, and
their more than 200,000 employees, that participated in the
Campaign to help those in need in the 40-town Capital
Area. In addition to Sicilian, partner and chair of the executive
committee at Day Berry & Howard LLP, the campaign
was guided by a volunteer campaign cabinet of local
corporate leaders (see list, page 14). Additionally, seventeen
executives were on “loan” to work full-time on the campaign
(see list, page 14).
Above: Individuals whose lives
were changed thanks to
Campaign gifts, pose with Jim
Sicilian at the Victory event.
From left: Barbara Smith, Jeff
Treiber, Crystal Reardon, Jim
Sicilian, Stephen Florez, Dana
Arnold, and Olga and Katherine
Florez.
Left: Emcee Steve Bunnell of
WFSB-Channel 3 demonstrates
the use of the ubiquitous
“clapper.”
Far left: The East Hartford High
School marching band entertains
supporters at Pratt & Whitney’s
hangar in November.
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United Way of the Capital Area 2005 Annual Report
Dear Friends:
…people are
looking for
the opportunity
to connect with
other people and
with issues in
their community
Cherishing children, family and community has always
been part of America’s value system, however, lately we
seem to hear more about it. Just recently, the Yankelovich
MONITOR, a highly regarded study of U.S. consumer
lifestyles and attitudes, identified “hiving” as the next
“buzzword” of social engagement. All puns aside,
Yankelovich’s study shows that people are looking for the
opportunity to connect with other people and with issues
in their community and they are looking for help to
accomplish this connection. The study indicates that
organizations that can respond and facilitate this social
engagement are well positioned for future success.
I can think of no organization better positioned to
facilitate this social engagement than United Way. Since
1924, United Way of the Capital Area’s core has been
engagement of Hartford area residents around issues of
community concern.
United Way connects to the needs of children by helping
them gain a healthy start in life, build relationships with
caring adults, stay safe during non-school hours, serve
their community and learn marketable skills through
effective education. A recent evaluation of the Well-
Managed Classroom model, a partnership of United Way,
Girls and Boys Town, the Hartford Public Schools and the
Hartford Federation of Teachers since 2001, demonstrated
that in classrooms with high implementation of the
model, students have higher grade point averages, are
more academically engaged and are less likely to be suspended.
This initiative and dozens of other United Way
programs throughout our 40-town region are working to
ensure that children have opportunities for success.
United Way connects to the needs of families by helping
individuals and families find job training, financial literacy
classes, asset building programs and homeownership
assistance. Once again this year, United Way is promoting
the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which can increase
a low-income family’s income by more than $4,000, with
incentives to open savings accounts, sign up for credit
repair and financial literacy classes and receive other assetbuilding
assistance at the free tax filing sites.
United Way connects to the needs of the community by
supporting a safety net of emergency services, homeless
and domestic abuse shelters, workplace assistance, inhome
care for the elderly and jobs for the disabled.
Additionally, community conditions are improved
through creating and rehabilitating housing and establishing
safe and stable neighborhoods.
2005 marked the most successful engagement in United
Way’s 81-year history for raising resources. 2005 United
Way Community Campaign Chairman Jim Sicilian, partner
and chair, executive committee, Day, Berry & Howard,
LLP, led a team of dedicated community leaders, loaned
executives and staff to a record-breaking fundraising total
of nearly $27.2 million. While national and international
natural disasters drew much warranted attention and
financial support, this community dug deep in its pockets
to continue support of programs within this area that
respond to needs 365 days a year.
Volunteer community engagement was at an all time high
on Day of Caring XIV, the annual kick off to the fundraising
campaign. Nearly 4,000 volunteers, led by co-chairs Beth
Stafford and Paul Kuehn,
took time off from their
jobs to paint, plant, pound
nails and improve conditions
for more than 150
non-profit organizations
in our community.
United Way connects children, family and community.
Yet, we know that we must continually look at new ways to
engage the entire community. While we raised the most
dollars ever in 2005, we see continued decline in resources
available for investment through our volunteer-managed
process, Community Investment. Still, the buzz is growing
about the changed lives that result from Community
Investment support, and our work to engage contributors
around the issues important to the well-being of this
community continues. If this is “hiving,” we will be as busy
as bees.
Sincerely,
Chandler J. Howard
Chairman
…and they are
looking for help
to accomplish
this connection.
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Statement of Financial Position
June 30, 2005
Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,194,480
Short-term investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264,097
Pledges receivable, net of estimated uncollectibles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,923,891
Other receivables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255,214
Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,966,988
Investments held in trust by others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,946,122
Prepaid expenses and other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,523
Plant and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,555,952
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,315,267
Accounts payable and accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,152,196
Campaign support due to Community Health Charities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,302,436
Undistributed agency support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,027,041
Donor designations payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,090,934
Grants payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 789,101
Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,361,708
Unrestricted:
Designated for operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,936,174
Plant and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,555,952
Board designated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,340,793
Total unrestricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,832,919
Temporarily restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,434
Permanently restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,078,206
Total net assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,953,559
Total liabilities and net assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,315,267
On Day of Caring XIV, MassMutual
Financial Group employee Roxsana
Hernandez reads to a class at Burr
Elementary School in Hartford.
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Statement of Activities
June 30, 2005
Campaign amounts raised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,161,773
Add:
Contributions from other United Way campaigns, net of donor designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171,357
Less:
Uncollectible pledges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,165,501)
Community Health Charities’ share of campaign (including designations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,926,879)
Amounts designated by donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9,045,409)
Net campaign revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,195,341
Other revenue:
Investment income, net of fees of $93,151 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272,286
Gains from sales of investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204,580
Income from trusts held by others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376,280
Legacies and bequests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,256
Community grants, initiatives and service income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248,705
Administrative fees on amounts raised on behalf of others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234,984
Rental income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,567
Miscellaneous revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611,840
Total other revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,193,498
Total support and revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,388,839
Community investment and services:
Agency support and gross funds distributed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,027,506
Less:
Community Health Charities’ share of campaign proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,926,879)
Amounts designated by donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9,045,409)
Agency support, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,055,218
Grants and initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,192
Community services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,630,527
Total community investment and program services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,762,937
Support services:
Resource development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,130,862
Management and general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 880,915
Dues and support to United Way of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227,324
Total support services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,239,101
Total community investment, program and support services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,002,038
Operating surplus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $386,801
Non-operating revenues and expenses:
Changes in unrealized gains on investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302,149
Change in net assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $688,950
Net assets, beginning of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,264,609
Net assets, end of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,953,559
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Community Investment
Reflected in this annual report are how the 2004 United Way Community Campaign
dollars were disbursed in the fiscal year starting July 1, 2005 and the percentage of
dollars available for Community Investment. Thanks to a generous community,
the 2004 Campaign raised nearly $26.6 million.
2004 United Way Community Campaign Dollars Community Investment Dollars
Above, the pie chart on the left provides a breakdown of how contributors chose to invest their
gifts through the 2004 United Way Community Campaign.
The pie chart on the right illustrates how the dollars directed through Community Investment,
United Way’s volunteer-managed process, were invested in programs and initiatives with a proven
track record of ensuring success for children, strengthening families and improving communities.
* Fiscal Year 2005-2006
** Includes donor designations
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Julian Mein acquired reading
readiness at the Women’s
League, Inc. Child
Development Center.

Ensuring Success for Children
$3,864,728 Community Investment
United Way initiatives and programs of the non-profit organizations
listed below help children gain a healthy start in life, build relationships
with caring adults, stay safe during non-school hours, serve their
community and learn marketable skills through effective education.
for more information
Girls and Boys Town
study summary
www.uwcact.org/about/
news_events.shtml
HACCC
www.haccc.info/
matriarch/default.asp
Initiatives:
Girls and Boys Town Partnership
Since 2001, United Way of the Capital Area (UWCA) has partnered
with Hartford Public Schools, the Hartford Federation of Teachers
and Girls and Boys Town to introduce and implement the Girls
and Boys Town Well-Managed Classroom (WMC) model in
selected Hartford public schools. The program is designed to
help teachers create a positive learning climate in their classrooms,
so students will spend more time on task, exhibit fewer
disruptive behaviors and have fewer suspensions.
In the spring of 2005, an evaluation was conducted to assess
how well teachers are using the WMC model and to measure
its effects on student behavior and academic performance.
Fifty-six teachers from eight elementary schools (Burns, Fisher,
King, Kinsella, Milner, Moylan, SAND, and Wish) participated in
the study. The study results suggest that strong implementation
of the WMC program relates to higher student academic
engagement, higher grade point averages (GPAs) at the start
and end of the school year and reduced suspension rates.
Students in classrooms with a high-level of implementation
earned significantly higher first quarter grades, and those increases
were maintained throughout the school year. On average,
teachers with high implementation of the model had significantly
fewer students who were off-task in their classrooms than lowimplementation
teachers. Additionally, high-implementation
teachers had, on average, half as many suspensions among
their students as low-implementation teachers.
The Well-Managed Classroom model is in its second year of
implementation in New Britain at the Louis P. Slade Middle
School. Preliminary results indicate a marked decrease in office
referrals and a higher degree of on-task time in the classrooms.
In addition to supporting classroom success, this initiative
seeks to influence parents by including the Village for Families
and Children in the partnership. The Village for Families and
Children has developed the Institute for Successful Parenting,
which offers Girls and Boys Town’s Common Sense Parenting.
By taking these classes, parents can reinforce the behavior
model at home. Improvements in parenting skills have been
reported among program participants.
Hartford Area Child Care Collaborative
(see related story on page 4)
Quality child care programs are necessary for parents and
caregivers to be at ease at their workplaces and for the children
to develop age-appropriately in safe and healthy learning environments.
With support from United Way of the Capital Area, the
Hartford Area Child Care Collaborative (HACCC) brings together
child care providers, employers, agencies, community-based
organizations, policy-makers, and funders to help change and
improve policies and practices that contribute to quality child
care. HACCC offers networking opportunities, technical assistance,
information, resources and quality improvement projects
to the child care community.
Partner Agencies:
ARC of Greater Enfield
Big Brothers Big Sisters/Nutmeg–
Hartford, Tolland & Windham
Boy Scouts of America, Connecticut Rivers Council
Boys’ & Girls’ Club of New Britain, Inc.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford, Inc.
Capitol Region Conference of Churches
Catholic Charities/Catholic Family Services, Inc.–Capital Area
Center City Churches, Inc.
Children’s Law Center, Inc.
Community Child Guidance Clinic
Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc.
COMPASS Youth Collaborative
Connecticut Forum
Connecticut Policy & Economic Council (CPEC)
ConnectiKids
Curbstone Press
Families In Crisis, Inc.
Family Life Education, Inc.
Girl Scouts, Connecticut Trails Council, Inc.
Girl Scouts, Connecticut Valley Council, Inc.
Hartford Neighborhood Centers
Hockanum Valley Community Council
Holcomb Farm Learning Centers, Inc.
Interval House
MARCH, Inc. of Manchester
Mi Casa Family Service and Educational Center, Inc.
New Britain–Berlin YMCA
New Hope Manor, Inc.
North Central Counseling Services
Opportunities Industrialization Center of New Britain, Inc.
Organized Parents Make A Difference, Inc. (OPMAD)
Our Piece of the Pie (OPP)
formerly known as Southend Community Services
Salvation Army–Windham Region
Salvation Army of Greater Hartford
Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Eastern Connecticut, Inc.
South Arsenal Neighborhood Development Corp. (SAND)
True Colors, Inc. Sexual Minority Youth and
Family Services of CT
United Way of Connecticut
Urban League of Greater Hartford, Inc.
Village for Families & Children, Inc.
VNA Health Care, Inc.
Wheeler Clinic, Inc.
Women’s League, Inc. Child Development Center
YMCA of Metropolitan Hartford
Y-US, Inc.
YWCA of New Britain, Inc.
YWCA of The Hartford Region, Inc.
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Strengthening Families
$2,641,000 Community Investment
United Way initiatives and programs of the non-profit organizations
listed below help families achieve economic success through employment
training, financial literacy classes and asset building services. Also
listed are United Way partners that help seniors live independently and
those that provide counseling and domestic abuse support services for
children and families.
for more information
HABC
www.co-opportunity.org
Initiatives:
Center for Young Working Families
Young families can access services that will help them become
economically stable since United Way of the Capital Area, Co-
Opportunity, Making Connections in Hartford (an initiative of
the Annie E. Casey Foundation), Our Piece of the Pie, and Urban
League of Greater Hartford have partnered to develop the
Center for Young Working Families. A prototype is now underway
with the intent of providing “one-stop” access to life skills
coaching, workforce training and employment services, income
and asset building classes and financial services for young
parents, ages 18-30. United Way also received an award from
MetLife Foundation’s Community Ventures Program to invest in
the prototype. Centers for Working Families are a design of the
Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Hartford Asset Building Collaborative
(see related story on page 1)
United Way of the Capital Area, together with the Hartford Asset
Building Collaborative (HABC) and other local partners, is working
to provide area residents with the tools and knowledge to build
assets. Available programs include credit repair, financial literacy
and matched savings programs for the purchase of a home,
opening a small business or for higher education.
Partner Agencies:
Capitol Region Conference of Churches
Catholic Charities & Family Services–Norwich
Catholic Charities/Catholic Family Services, Inc.–Capital Area
Catholic Charities/Catholic Family Services, Inc.–New Britain
Connecticut Visiting Nurse Association–East Hartford
Covenant to Care, Inc.
Families In Crisis, Inc.
Family Services of Central Connecticut, Inc.
Farmington Valley Arc, Inc. (FAVARH)
Greater Hartford Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc.
Hartford Dispensary
Hartford Neighborhood Centers
Hispanic Health Council
Hockanum Valley Community Council
Interval House
Jewish Family Service of Greater Hartford
My Sisters’ Place, Inc.
Network Against Domestic Abuse of North Central CT
New Directions, Inc. of North Central Connecticut
Salvation Army of Greater Hartford
Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Eastern Connecticut, Inc.
South Arsenal Neighborhood Development Corp. (SAND)
South Park Inn, Inc.
Trust House, Inc.
United Labor Agency (John J. Driscoll United Labor Agency, Inc.)
Urban League of Greater Hartford, Inc.
Windham Area Interfaith Ministry (WAIM)
YWCA of New Britain, Inc.
YWCA of the Hartford Region, Inc.
Workplace Financial Education & Asset-Building Initiative
Home health aides can earn more money, improve their standard
of living and serve more clients if they do not have to depend on
public transportation. United Way of the Capital Area, Making
Connections in Hartford (an initiative of the Annie E. Casey
Foundation), VNA Health Care, and the Hartford Asset Building
Coalition have partnered to help home health aides save to buy
a car. In 2005, seven VNA Health Care employees began saving
through Individual Development Account (IDA) accounts to
purchase a car. This will increase their earnings and
allow them to help more home-bound clients.
The aides’ savings are matched at a ratio of two
to one and earn interest. During the savings period
participants are required to attend a series of
personal financial management workshops,
receive one-on-one monthly financial counseling,
and take courses on how to maintain a car.
Olga Florez, pictured with
her children Stephen and
Katherine, has taken
parenting classes at the
Village for Families &
Children, and now teaches
the classes to other parents.
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Community Investment
Improving Communities
$3,575,300 Community Investment
United Way initiatives and programs of the non-profit organizations
listed below provide the community with a safety net of emergency
services, homeless and domestic abuse shelters, workplace assistance,
in-home care for the elderly and jobs for the disabled. Additionally,
they improve communities by creating and rehabilitating housing
and creating safe and stable neighborhoods.
for more information
HCCO
www.lisc.org/hartford/
programs/collaborative_7854/
index.shtml
HNDSC
www.lisc.org/hartford/
programs/hndsc_5948/
index.shtml
Initiatives:
Hartford Collaborative for Community Organizing
Changing conditions in, and across, neighborhoods takes
resident involvement and leadership. To achieve this, United
Way contributed to establishing the Hartford Collaborative for
Community Organizing (HCCO), a group of neighborhood leaders
and funders committed to supporting a high-quality, citywide
system of community organizing. HCCO envisions a city in which
engaged residents work together—across race, class and
neighborhood boundaries to strengthen key organizations,
achieve greater accountability from decision makers, and
shape relevant public policies affecting Hartford.
Hartford Neighborhood Development Support Collaborative
To revitalize neighborhoods in Hartford that have very low rates
of homeownership (less than 15%), United Way, together with
the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and other local
partners, created the Hartford Neighborhood Development
Support Collaborative (HNDSC) in 1995. By working with
non-profit community development corporations (CDCs), the
Collaborative has increased the number of quality affordable
housing units by more than 1,300 in the last decade. The CDCs
redevelop vacant buildings or build new homes for rent or
purchase by Hartford families. In addition to gaining quality
homes, residents often acquire new skills at community centers
that adjoin the housing developments and their children thrive
academically and socially due to the safe and stable environment.
Partner Agencies:
2-1-1 Infoline
American Red Cross–Charter Oak Chapter
American Red Cross–Middlesex Central CT Chapter
Central Connecticut Arc, Inc. (CCArc)
Chrysalis Center, Inc.
Citizens’ Research Education Network (CREN)
Community Renewal Team
Connecticut Legal Services
Connecticut Visiting Nurse Association–East Hartford
Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Association
Foodshare
Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center
Greater Hartford Legal Aid, Inc.
Hartford Areas Rally Together (HART)
Hockanum Industries
Hockanum Valley Community Council
Home & Community Health Services, Inc.
Inter-Community Mental Health Group, Inc.
Isaiah 58 Ministry/Covenant Soup Kitchen
Literacy Volunteers of America–New Britain/Bristol
Literacy Volunteers of America–Northeastern Connecticut
Literacy Volunteers of America–Northern Connecticut, Inc.
Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford
Manchester Area Conference of Churches
MARC, Inc. of Manchester
McLean
Perception Programs, Inc.
Prudence Crandall Center, Inc.
RSVP of Central Connecticut, Inc.
Salvation Army–New Britain
Services for the Elderly
United Labor Agency (John J. Driscoll United Labor Agency, Inc.)
Urban League of Greater Hartford, Inc.
Visiting Nurse and Health Services of CT, Inc.
Visiting Nurse Association of Central CT, Inc.
VNA East, Inc.
VNA Health Care, Inc.
Windham Regional Community Council
YWCA of New Britain, Inc.
St. Paul Travelers employee Ruth Terray cleans the food
pantry on Day of Caring XIV at the Covenant Soup Kitchen
in Windham.
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United Way of the Capital Area 2005 Annual Report
Board of
Directors
officers
Chandler J. Howard*
Board Chair
Connecticut Innovations
Howard L. Carver*
Board Treasurer
Avon
board
Sylvia Gafford Alexander
UCONN School of
Social Work
Chester Paul Beach, Jr.*
United Technologies
Corporation
Craig F. Buhrendorf
Smith Barney
Clarence E. Byers
Middletown
Michael J. Cheshire*
Farmington
Ronald A. Copes*
MassMutual
Finacial Group
Ken Currence
A.H. Harris & Sons, Inc.
Sean Egan
KPMG LLP
Mark A. Espinosa
UFCW Local 919
Kevin Flaherty*
Sovereign Bank
Elizabeth S. Gagne
Lincoln Financial Group
Karen Jarmoc
Enfield
Richard M. Kaplan*
United Technologies
Corporation
Sally King*
Granby
Barbara Kirejczyk
New Britain
Betty Kuehnel
AFSCME Council #4
Betty-Lou Kullas
Avon
William Malchodi
The Hartford Financial
Services Group, Inc.
Shawn J. Maynard
Windham Community
Memorial Hospital
Raymond P. Necci
Northeast Utilities System
Louis B. Obermeier*
Blum Shapiro
& Company, P.C.
Nancy Onken
Hartford Steam Boiler
Inspection & Insurance Co.
John J. Patrick, Jr.
TD Banknorth
Lewis J. Robinson, Jr.
Hartford
Susan J. Sappington*
West Hartford
Earl J. Schofield
District 26 – IAMAW
Dionn Tron*
Glastonbury
Judy Warfield*
American Federation
of Teachers
William B. Weber
Collinsville
Christopher Wilkos
The Phoenix
Companies, Inc.
Paul Zimmerman
St. Paul Travelers
* Executive Committee
Member
United Way
Community
Campaign
Cabinet
James Sicilian
Chairman
Day, Berry & Howard, LLP
Chester Paul Beach, Jr.
United Technologies
Corporation
Nancy Bernstein
Women’s Health
William L. Bucknall, Jr.
United Technologies
Corporation
Kevin Canavan
Community Health
Charities
John F. Carlson
MassMutual
Financial Group
Howard L. Carver
Avon
Timothy Casey
UPS
Susan Christensen
Fox 61 WTIC-TV
Connecticut
Alan Eckbreth
Connecticut Academy of
Science & Engineering
Mark Englander
Pratt & Whitney
Chu Falling Star
U.S. Postal Service
Kevin Flaherty
Sovereign Bank
James F. Gleason
Lincoln Financial Group
Dr. Alfred Herzog
Hartford Hospital
Chandler J. Howard
Connecticut Innovations
Carl R. Johnson
Blum Shapiro
& Company P.C.
Steven A. Johnson
TD Banknorth
Insurance Agency, Inc.
James E. Keenan
Pratt & Whitney
David A. Lentini
Connecticut Bank
and Trust Company
Nancy T. Lintner
United Technologies
Corporation
Bonnie Malley
The Phoenix
Companies, Inc.
Shaun P. Mathews
ING
Thomas A. McEachin
UTC Power
Vincent J. Misciagna
Hamilton Sundstrand
Scott P. Morgan
U.S. Postal Service
Raymond P. Necci
Northeast Utilities System
John J. Patrick, Jr.
TD Banknorth
Ellen D. Rothberg
VNA Health Care, Inc.
Earl J. Schofield
District 26–IAMAW
Chief Charles A. Teale
Hartford Fire Department
Paul A. Young
Department of
Special Revenue
United Way
Community
Campaign
Loaned
Executives
Devon Ahlers
Sponsored by
Sovereign Bank &
Hartford Courant
Amy E. Barr
Sponsored by
Day, Berry & Howard, LLP
Patricia I. Carlson
Carrier Corporation
Marc G. D’Orvilliers
Pratt & Whitney
Susan Harpin Gaylord
Northeast Utilities System
Diane Hagi
UPS
Tamra Holda
The Phoenix
Companies, Inc.
Maurice C. Jennings
Sponsored by
ADVO
Peggy Lorence
Sponsored by
Bank of America
Anthony Markowski
Sponsored by
ING
Michael R. Perry
Pratt & Whitney
Edward A. Santos
Sponsored by
Otis Elevator Company
Elise Sinha
Hartford Hospital
Jon Sinnott
Sponsored by
United Technologies
Corporation
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Joy of Sharing
Patricia C. Stovell
Sponsored by
Webster Bank &
Hartford Steam Boiler
Inspection & Insurance Co.
Ellen Y. Sun
United Technologies
Research Center
Daisy C. Valentín
Sponsored by
People’s Bank &
United Way of America
Kim Welch
MassMutual
Financial Group
Peter P. Wu
Sponsored by
Aetna Inc.
additional supporters
of the loaned
executive program:
Hamilton Sundstrand
Lincoln Financial Group
Connecticut
State
Employees’
Campaign
for Charitable
Giving
Loaned
Executives
Natalie Campbell
State Retiree
Valerie Clark
Department of
Environmental Protection
Lisa Day
Connecticut
Development Authority
Diane Gill
Department of Education
Peggy Gray
Comptroller’s Office
Angela Jimenez
Department of
Public Health
Patricia Johnson
Department of Education
Charlie Kistler
State Retiree
Liz Maulucci
State Retiree
Brian Swanson
Department of
Revenue Services
Tom Vaughan
Department of
Transportation
55 th
Community
Service
Award
Committee
Susan J. Sappington
Chairman
West Hartford
Chandler J. Howard
Connecticut Innovations
Betty-Lou Kullas
Avon
Earl J. Schofield
District 26 – IAMAW
James C. Smith
Webster Bank
Audit
Committee
Kevin Flaherty
Chair
Sovereign Bank
Howard L. Carver
Avon
Ken Currence
A.H. Harris & Sons, Inc.
Chandler J. Howard
Connecticut Innovations
Betty-Lou Kullas
Avon
Lewis J. Robinson, Jr.
Hartford
Benefits &
Compensation
Committee
Richard M. Kaplan
Chair
United Technologies
Corporation
Robert N. Andrews
West Hartford
Elizabeth S. Gagne
Lincoln Financial Group
Chandler J. Howard
Connecticut Innovations
Thomas Mahar
Wethersfield
Louis B. Obermeier
Blum Shapiro
& Company, P.C.
Thanks to a responsive and generous
community, the annual Joy of Sharing toy
program ensured that the 2005 Hanukkah,
Kwanzaa, Christmas and Three Kings Day
holidays were a wonderful experience for
thousands of children. More than 45,000
toys were distributed to children in need by
over 260 nonprofit agencies, organizations
and churches. United Way of the Capital
Area sponsors Joy of Sharing with NBC 30,
Amodio Moving & Storage, Edart, and
Sears.
Right: Yaniba
Marquez accompanies
her son, Jose
Luilly Omál, to a
Three Kings Day
party at the Pope
Park Recreation
Center in Hartford.
Toys collected
through Joy of
Sharing were
among those
distributed at
the January 6th
celebration.
Employees of many companies delivered
toys to United Way of the Capital Area and
NBC 30’s public Joy of Sharing collection
site in West Hartford in December. Above,
Julie, daughter of CIGNA employee Kathy
Brady, lends a hand.
Gary Faraci
Department of
Public Works
delivering
results
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United Way of the Capital Area 2005 Annual Report
Courage
Award Judges
Jeffrey M. Blumenthal
The Hartford Financial
Services Group, Inc.
Marlene Ibsen
St. Paul Travelers
James Parent
District 26–IAMAW
David Polk
Hartford Hospital
Helen Ubiñas
Hartford Courant
Day of
Caring
Committee
Paul N. Kuehn
Co-Chair
Northeast Utilities System
Beth Stafford
Co-Chair
Manchester Area
Conference of Churches
Diane Bazzano
Rocky Hill
Jacki Campion
Manchester Area
Conference of Churches
Cathy Sisco
Nutmeg Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Barbara Siskin
Greater Hartford
Association for
Retarded Citizens
Jill Spineti
Governor’s Prevention
Partnership
Susan Tupper
Community Health
Charities
Patricia Wood
Salvation Army
of Greater Hartford
Dr. Frederick
G. Adams
Award
Committee
Magdaly Font-Diaz
Making Connections
in Hartford
Nancy Martone
Hartford Hospital
Reverend Dave
McDonald
St. Michael Church
James L. McNair
Smith Barney
Rep. Walter P.
Pawelkiewicz
Connecticut State
Legislator, 49 th Assembly
District
Susan Quinlan
Families in Crisis, Inc.
Dr. Sedrick G. Rawlins
Manchester
Marie Spivey
Capital Workforce Partners
Emergency
Food &
Shelter
Program –
Local Board
Mary Falotico
Chair
Manchester
Pamela Brown
Town of Enfield
Dean Carlson
AIDS Project Hartford
Anne Danaher
Jewish Family Service
of Greater Hartford
Judith Gough
Catholic Charities, Inc. –
Central Area
Gloria McAdam
Foodshare, Inc.
Liz McDonald
American Red Cross,
Charter Oak Chapter
Kimberly Maines Nevers
Capitol Region
Conference of Churches
Deborah Rutledge
Manchester Area
Conference of Churches
Ellen P. Simpson
Friendship Center
of New Britain
Capt. Terry Wood
Salvation Army of
Greater Hartford
Finance
Committee
Howard L. Carver
Chair
Avon
John Bevacqua, Jr.
Deloitte Consulting LLP
Sean T. Egan
KPMG LLP
Chandler J. Howard
Connecticut Innovations
Sally King
Granby
Thomas Mahar
Wethersfield
Louis B. Obermeier
Blum Shapiro
& Company, P.C.
William Peelle, Jr.
Smith Barney
Edward G. Sullivan
Whittlesey and Hadley, PC
Fox 61
Service to
Community
Award Judges
part of the fox 61
student news awards
Nancy Andrews
CBIA
Marcy Cain
University of Hartford
John Coombe
St. Paul Travelers
IBM
Technology
Grant
Selection
Committee
Karen Brown
Bloomfield
James Gordon
Salvation Army of
Greater Hartford
Sara Kochanowsky
Connecticut Community
Foundation
In-House
Volunteers/
Interns
Lauren Andrea
Hartford
Carmen Bruneau
Glastonbury
Delores Bulloc
Glastonbury
Kate Dixon
Intern
University of Connecticut
Mary C. Falotico
Manchester
Joyce Foote
Glastonbury
Grey Lodge Students
Hartford
Gladys Jordan
Vernon
Dottie Keating
Manchester
Bill Lauer
West Hartford
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Dorothy Lauer
West Hartford
Patricia Martinyak
Glastonbury
Jean McNamara
East Hartford
Nancy Normen
South Windsor
Madge Onorato
Glastonbury
Lydia Ritchie
Glastonbury
Crystal West
Intern
University of Hartford
Investment
Committee
William Peelle, Jr.
Chair
Smith Barney
Howard L. Carver
Avon
Kevin Flaherty
Sovereign Bank
Chandler J. Howard
Connecticut Innovations
Alan S. Kosan
CRA RogersCasey
Thomas Mahar
Wethersfield
Louis B. Obermeier
Blum Shapiro
& Company, P.C.
Charles Olson
Webster Financial Advisors
Edward G. Sullivan
Whittlesey and Hadley, PC
Christopher Wilkos
The Phoenix
Companies, Inc.
Marketing
Committee
Dionn Tron
Chair
Glastonbury
Tom Andrea
University of Hartford
Anita Ford Saunders
Anita Ford Saunders
Communication
Betty-Lou Kullas
Avon
Suzanne McDonald
Infinity Broadcasting
Eric Olsen
Southbury
Susan J. Sappington
West Hartford
Gregory M. Sottile
Research Frontiers
Margaret M. Steeves
Masonicare
Ira W. Yellen
First Experience
Communications
MassMutual
Community
Fund
Selection
Committee
Ana Maria Garcia
Making Connections
in Hartford
James Gordon
Salvation Army of
Greater Hartford
Sara Kochanowsky
Connecticut Community
Foundation
Nominating
Committee
Lewis J. Robinson, Jr.
Chair
Hartford
Michael J. Cheshire
Farmington
Chandler J. Howard
Connecticut Innovations
Louis B. Obermeier
Blum Shapiro
& Company, P.C.
Susan J. Sappington
West Hartford
Judy Warfield
American Federation
of Teachers
Resource
Investment
Volunteers
Tara Acton
Trinity College
Ana Alfaro
Northeast Utilities System
Kathy Andrews
National Center for
Boundless Playgrounds
Lucinda A. Antonacci
Farmington Savings Bank
Lourdes Ardel
Eastern Connecticut
State University
Beth Bartron
Salem Public Schools
Debra M. Borrero
Trinity College
Ozell Brown
Pratt & Whitney
Craig Buhrendorf
Smith Barney
Thank you for laboring
for the community
United Way of the Capital
Area recognizes and thanks
two outstanding volunteers
from the ranks of labor who
retired recently. Helene
Shay and Judy Warfield had
a combined 29 years of
United Way volunteer
service when they retired Helene Shay
from their respective
positions representing
labor organizations in our
40-town region. Shay
retired from the AFSCME
Council #5 and Warfield
retired from the American
Federation of Teachers.
Throughout their years
of volunteer activity with Judy Warfield
United Way, both Shay and Warfield were always
willing to take that extra step to get labor
involved in the United Way Community Campaign
and in special events such as food, toy and coat
drives. Their hard work has resulted in tremendous
United Way support from labor members
in our region. Both women are outstanding
role models of service to our community.
Highlights of Shay’s volunteer service to United
Way of the Capital Area include:
■ Board of Directors 1987–1992,
1994–1996, 1998–2003
■ United Way Community Campaign
Cabinet 1988–1989, 1992, 1996–2004
■ Committees: Executive, Government
Relations, Nominating, Priorities, Donor
Choice, Community Service Award,
UW/United Labor Agency and
Venture Funding
Highlights of Warfield’s volunteer service to
United Way of the Capital Area include:
■ Board of Directors 1993–1999, 2004–2005
■ Committees: Nominating, Communications
and Marketing, Community Service Award,
Government Relations and Priorities
making a
difference
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Technology for Tykes
As part of United Way of the Capital Area’s (UWCA) commitment to
helping children develop marketable skills to ensure their future
success, dozens of pre-schoolers are being introduced to technology
thanks to IBM, United Way of the Capital Area and Gifts-in-Kind
International.
Each year, IBM donates child-friendly Young Explorer computer systems
through Gifts-in-Kind to pre-school programs selected by local United
Ways, with a mandate that the systems be awarded to agencies that
are under-resourced with regard to technology.
At UWCA, a volunteer committee chose several area agencies to
receive the donated systems. The Young Explorer systems were
donated to Catholic Charities, Community Renewal Team, the East
Windsor Family Resource Center, and YWCA of the Hartford Region.
“The children at our Center will use the new computer to learn how
letters are used to sound out words and stories, which will increase
their reading skills,” comments Jeannette Paige, YWCA Site Manager.
The Young Explorer systems are loaded with educational software.
Housed in Little Tikes furniture, they help children develop problemsolving
and motor coordination skills, introduce children to computers
at an early age, and keep learning fun and engaging.
Above: Children at the YWCA’s Elmwood Early Learning Center learn
new skills using the newly donated Young Explorer system.
ensuring success
for children
Paul Bushey
Social Security
Administration
Chris Cagenello
The Phoenix
Companies, Inc.
Pat Calvo
Windham Youth Services
Edward Charamut
Royko-Charamut
Insurance
Stephan Christiansen
Conning Research &
Consulting, Inc.
Theresa Christy
Otis Elevator Company
Bill Cordner
MassMutual
Financial Group
Mally Cox-Chapman
Hartford
Christine L. Davis
Covenant to Care
Debi Davis
LISC
Carol Dorbuck
New Britain
Marian V. Eichner
Capital Workforce Partners
Lola Elliott-Hugh
UCONN Urban &
Community Studies
Program
Mark J. Errico
Mark J. Errico &
Associates
Mary C. Falotico
Manchester
Thomas Fuller
Resources Management
Corp.
Diana Garey
Unionville
April Goff Brown
Goff Brown Associates
Diana Goode
Operation Fuel
Dorian Grey Parker
Community Health
Services
Jason T. Gutcheon
Professional Business
Insurers
Tori Hamilton
Christian Activities Council
Ana Hernandez
Hartford Hospital
Celestino Jimenez
City of Hartford
Alex Johnson
Capital Workforce Partners
John P. Kidwell
Glastonbury
Barbara King
Department of
Public Health,
State of Connecticut
Chuck King
Windsor
Sally King
Granby
John Kiraly
Pratt & Whitney
Maureen Knight Price
Community Partners
in Action
Paul N. Kuehn
Northeast Utilities System
Pauline Lazzari
Liberty Bank
Rhonda Leonard-Woods
Hartford
Elana MacGilpin
West Hartford
Cheryl Magazine
Hartford Courant
Chick Marks
Webster Bank
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United Way of the Capital Area 2005 Annual Report
James McNair
Smith Barney
Kate Miller
Hartford Courant
Foundation
Tollie Miller
Hampshire Foundation,
The Knox Foundation
Shirle Moone Childs
Windsor
Bob Murdock
Bolton
Victoria Nimirowski
Windham Area
Interfaith Ministries
Susan Oldershaw
Windham
Siobhan Onthank
Hartford Technology
Services Company
Martha Page
Hartford
Edward J. Palasek
Community Solutions, Inc.
Judith Radasch
Christ Church Cathedral
Edward A. Santos
West Hartford
Elaine Savin
Bloomfield
Hubert Schwan
Community Renewal Team
Michael Stockman
West Hartford
Kathryn J. Talbot
Columbia
Ann Thomas
West Hartford
Marsha Tolliver
Hartford Hospital
Ruth M. Tupper
West Hartford
Joe Vaverchak
New Britain Board
of Education
Lindsley Wellman
Wellman Consulting
Group
Jennifer White
The Hartford Financial
Services Group, Inc.
Stephen W. Wilde
Avon
Joyce Willis
Bloomfield
Peter Wu
Glastonbury
Kathleen Zura
Hartford Housing
Authority
United Way
Staff
(as of 12/18/05)
George Bahamonde*
President and Chief
Executive Officer
Susan B. Dunn*
Senior Vice President
Paula S. Gilberto*
Vice President,
Community Services
Anthony J. Mascaro, Jr.
Vice President,
Finance & MIS
Shelley Benedict
Secretary,
Office of the President
Charlotte Block
Administrative Assistant,
Marketing &
Communications
Kimmy Boulier*
Receptionist
Elizabeth Chaterdon
Community Services
Associate
Sandra Costello
Assistant Director, MIS
Gianna Fergione
Resource Development
Assistant
Eugenie Jackson*
Secretary,
Community Services
Emily Jensen
Resource Development
Manager
Zubair Khan
E-Business Associate
Virginia Kiraly
Resource Development
Office Manager
Joseph Kuzma
Assistant Director,
Community Services
Susan Lakin*
Senior Project Associate,
Marketing &
Communications
Kathryn Lauer*
Manager,
Volunteer Center
Kathryn Liss
Development Assistant
Tomeka Martin
Finance Associate
Ariel Marzouca-Jaunai*
Assistant Director,
Finance
Mildred McNeill
Director, Marketing &
Communications
Sara Miller*
E-Business Manager
Ann Pean
Resource Development
Manager
Brooke Penders
Director of Development,
Consultant
Elaine Pertillar*
Senior Administrative
Services Associate
Mia Radtke*
Finance Associate
Rita Ramos*
MIS Associate
Kimberley Russo
Community Services
Associate
Susan Shackway
Community Services
Associate
Janet Wallans*
Volunteer Center
Assistant
Mary Wolf*
Secretary,
Community Services
Lindsey Woodworth
Senior Accountant
*Employed five years or
more with United Way
of the Capital Area
Darshan Singh Bajwa
Farmington
Jon Sinnott
Hartford
Lloyd O. Smith
Bloomfield
Gregory Stafstrom
Spring Brook Ice &
Fuel Service, Inc.
Carolyn Stockman
West Hartford
Jennifer Gifford*
Director,
Community Services
Peter Haentzschel*
Administrative Services
Staff
Michelle Hale*
Director, Human
Resources
Carol Howard*
Finance Associate
Kate Milton*
Assistant Director,
Resource Development
Elise Murray
Senior MIS Associate
Judy O’Connor
Resource Development
Manager
Cecilia Payne
Assistant Director,
Marketing &
Communications
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giving matters
Tocqueville Society Dinner
Celebrating the Spirit
of Giving
old friends and new met this past December to celebrate the
spirit of giving at United Way’s Tocqueville Society dinner.
Keynote speaker Chief Charles A. Teale of the Hartford Fire
Department shared his experiences as a beneficiary of
United Way partner agency programs as a youth and his
current experience as a community leader and head of
the Fire Department. Children from the Asylum Hill Boys
and Girls Club, a United Way partner agency, entertained
the group with an improvisational, Pilobolus-style dance
performance.
Carol and Jim Sicilian, chairman of the 2005 United Way
Community Campaign and chairman of the Executive
Committee at Day, Berry & Howard, LLP, hosted the dinner
at the newly opened Connecticut Convention
Center in Hartford. Hartford Financial Services
Group, Inc. also was a sponsor.
United Way Community Campaign donors who
contribute $10,000 or more are recognized as
Tocqueville Society members both locally and
nationally. The Tocqueville Society recognizes the
French historian’s admiration for our country’s
spirit of voluntary effort for the common good. In
2005, there were 245 members in the Greater
Hartford area alone.
Enjoying the evening are, left to right, George Bahamonde, president and
chief executive officer of United Way of the Capital Area, Larry DeSimone,
president and chief executive officer of Northeast Utilities Enterprises, and
Ray Necci, president and chief operating officer of CL&P and Yankee Gas.
Necci served as co-chair of the Metro North division of the 2005 Community
Campaign.
Host Jim Sicilian, chairman of
the Executive Committee at
Day, Berry & Howard, LLP, led
the 2005 United Way Community
Campaign.
Keynote speaker Chief Charles A. Teale of
the Hartford Fire Department served as
co-chair of the Education and Municipal
division of the 2005 Community Campaign.
Long-time supporters Ronnie and Ray Deck help celebrate a
successful United Way Community Campaign, which raised
over $27 million for the community. Ray Deck is a former chair
of the annual campaign.
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Brewster Perkins and United Way of the Capital Area board member Susan
Sappington enjoy the music of the Mainello Trio from the Learning Corridor
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts.
Guests Francine Christensen, Wendy Vance, and Judith Perkins, from left, mingle in
the newly opened Connecticut Convention Center at Adriaen’s Landing.
Shown left to right, Pratt & Whitney president Louis Chênevert and wife, Debra, with Elaine and
Arthur Lucas, Jr. and James Keenan before the evening’s festivities begin. Mr. Lucas and Keenan
are Pratt & Whitney employees.
Mark and Jill Ricci, on the left, chat with Tammy and Jim Wehr.
Ms. Ricci and Mr. Wehr are employees of The Phoenix
Companies, Inc.
William Trachsel of UTC, left, chats before dinner with Elsee
and Tom McEachin. Mr. McEachin served as co-chair of the
United Way Tocqueville Society in 2005 and is vice president
and chief financial officer at UTC Power.
More than 100 guests attended the dinner. Among them, left to right, Tina Eng with husband, John
Chu of The Hartford Financial Services, Doug Coté of ING and Greg Berg, The Hartford Financial
Services.
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giving matters
United Way’s Tocqueville Society recognizes those
who give $10,000 or more each year.
The society is named for Alexis de Tocqueville
who wrote of his admiration for Americans’ spirit
of voluntary effort for the common good during
his travels across our country in the 1800s.
Bonnie and
her mother on
a recent cruise.
Bonnie J. Malley, Tocqueville Society member
Matters of the Heart
Family support and involvement is a lifelong tradition for
Malley who is senior vice president of Human Resources
and Corporate Services at Hartford-based The Phoenix
Companies.When she was growing up her grandparents often
cared for her while her parents worked. Her mother, Nancy
Sepko, worked at Hamilton Standard for nearly 40 years and
set an example for Malley of a successful working mother.
f
amily is Bonnie Malley’s foundation and focus.“Everything
else must be put in perspective,” she says when referring to
the importance of putting family first. Malley’s family
includes her husband Edward, twin nine-year-old sons
Ryan and Kyle, stepson Eddie, her parents John and Nancy
Sepko, as well as extended family members with whom she
is close. The “everything else” she refers to includes a thriving
career, volunteer commitments, travel, and the very
occasional golf game. Balancing it all is a challenge, but she
says total family participation makes it work.“I couldn’t do
it without all of their involvement.”
Today, Nancy carries on the family involvement tradition
with Ryan and Kyle, caring for them after school just as her
parents did. “My mother is such an important part of our
family,” Malley comments. “She appreciates the challenges
of being a working mom because she was one herself.”
Malley’s husband, Edward, owns a construction business in
Suffield where the family lives. His schedule is flexible
enough to allow him to participate in the boys’ school and
sport activities and Cub Scouts. “He is the consummate
volunteer with the kids,” Malley says.
Malley learned the value of a strong work ethic from her
parents and grandparents.“My grandparents, in particular,
taught me the value of hard work. They also imbued in me
the lessons that you should give your best, be loyal and be
grateful for the opportunities that come your way.”
Malley has applied those lessons since her first job as a
teenager.“I grew up in Southwick, Massachusetts. The only
The Malley family includes, from left: Bonnie’s mother Nancy, Ed,
Bonnie, Eddie with his friend Lindsey, and in the front, twins Kyle
and Ryan.
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job available to teenagers
then was working on the
tobacco farms, so that’s
what I did,” she explains.
“And whether the job was
scooping ice cream or working at a pizza restaurant, I never
felt entitled, and I was always grateful for the opportunity.
I’ve always believed that I owe the company my best, which
was another lesson from my parents and grandparents.”
Malley received her bachelor’s degree in accounting from
Western New England College in 1983, and passed the CPA
exam shortly after. She has been employed at The Phoenix
Companies for 21 years; most of that time was spent in
accounting, however, three and one half years ago Phoenix
President and CEO Dona Young asked her to become senior
vice president of Human Resources and Corporate Services.
“Dona saw qualities in me that I’m not sure I knew were
there,” reflects Malley.“She wanted me to become a partner
in the business at a time when we were undergoing a significant
transformation. It has been, and continues to be, a
fabulous experience.”
Much of Malley’s philanthropic activity, including gifts of
time and money, has come through exposure at The
Phoenix. During a United Way Day of Caring project, she
became acquainted with the Hispanic Health Council, a
United Way partner agency that now benefits from her gift.
“Because of that one Day of Caring project, employees here
at The Phoenix continue to help the Hispanic Health
Council by collecting food, diapers and other needs
throughout the year,” Malley says. The Phoenix also facilitated
for employees several “Community Conversations on
Race” through another partner agency, the National
Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ). Malley
became so interested in the mission of the organization
that she served on the NCCJ’s Greater Hartford Chapter
board of directors.
Malley became a Tocqueville Society donor through the
United Way Community Campaign at The Phoenix. The
Society appeals to the busy working mother. “My one gift
through the Tocqueville Society allows me to help many
broad-based community organizations. I would never be
able to donate to so many necessary programs individually,
simply for lack of time. And, if I choose to do so, I’m able
to target a portion of my gift to select agencies with which
I have a personal connection, such as Foodshare, the
Hispanic Health Council, the Boy Scouts, and the Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation.”
At a United Way Community
Campaign Cabinet meeting,
Bonnie Malley enjoys having
breakfast with Raleysia Gilbert
at the Women’s League, Inc. Child
Development Center in Hartford.
continued on page 24
“…you should give your best, be loyal
and be grateful for the opportunities
that come your way.”
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emembering our past
helps us build our future.
United Way of the Capital Area’s 1924 Society, established in
2000, recognizes donors who have the generosity and foresight
to remember United Way in their estate plans.
members
as of 2/5/06
Estate of
Adrienne Allen
Margot and Lee Allison
Henry T.J. Becker
Harold C. Buckingham, Jr.
Howard and Sue Carver
Ray and Ronnie Deck
Janice E. DeDominicis
Susan and Ned Dunn, Jr.
Estate of
Isidore S. Geetter, M.D.
Estate of
Elizabeth and Virginia Hicks
Estate of
Richard and Marie McCabe
Claire & Millard Pryor
Lew and Amy Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Russell
The Wellman Family Fund
Don and Jean Wilson
Two donors who wish
to remain anonymous.
To learn more about the 1924 Society, please contact Brooke Penders at 860-493-6849 or bpenders@uwcact.org.
Top: An Isle of Safety (detail), ca. 1924, Courtesy of The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT.
Matters of the heart,
continued
At the heart of Malley’s life
are, from left: Eddie, Kyle, Ed
and Ryan.
Malley served on the 2005 United Way Community
Campaign Cabinet and co-chaired Loaned Executive (LE)
recruitment. The Phoenix Companies have loaned an
employee to work on the campaign for several years. “Of
course, the LE program is beneficial to United Way, however,
the skills these employees bring back to The Phoenix are
beneficial to us as well,” she says. Malley recalls several
employees who have served as Loaned Executives or as
chairs of The Phoenix’s campaign and says, “It plays a role
in their career development. I’ve noticed a measurable
difference–they have greater confidence and a deeper
connection both to the community and to The Phoenix.”
“The best part of the campaign
cabinet experience,”
Malley recalls, “was visiting
many United Way partner
agencies. On one such
visit, the cabinet held a
breakfast meeting at the
Women’s League, Inc. Child
Development Center, and
we were assigned children
as ‘breakfast buddies.’ My
‘breakfast buddy,’ a young
pre-schooler, really touched
my heart.” Malley was further moved when she noticed a
fellow Phoenix employee dropping her child off at the center
that morning. “It’s so great to know that the child care
support is there. This mother came to work knowing that
her child is safe and well-cared for.”
Safe and well-cared for is how Malley would describe her
family, and she strives to share that security with others
through her Tocqueville membership. Meanwhile, she continues
to juggle working, motherhood, and carving out
time for personal interests. “My golf game has suffered
since becoming a mom,” she jokes.
She, Edward and the boys enjoy trips to Disney and Hilton
Head and going on cruises with Malley’s mother. As her
sons grow older, she envisions the ability to shift some of
her attention, perhaps to more hands-on volunteer activities.
“Giving back is very important to me. My goal is to
give back in a different way in the future,” she says. Though
she is quick to add,“But I don’t want that to come too soon
because when it does it means my boys will be grown, and
I don’t want to rush that.” Whenever this does occur,
Malley exemplifies a tradition of family involvement and
support that is sure to continue.
24 Impact Winter|Spring 06

2005
Community Service Award Recipient:
Howard L.
Carver
making a difference
In addition to United Way, Carver also lends his time and
expertise to the Hartford Region Economic Alliance,
Wadsworth Atheneum, Greater Hartford Arts Council, the
Saint Francis Foundation, City of Hartford Internal Audit
Commission, the Connecticut Rivers Boy Scouts of America
Chapter, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford. He also
supports Junior Achievement of Southwest New England,
the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston, the International
Insurance Foundation, University of Wisconsin School of
Business, and the Continental Divide Land Trust in
Summit County, Colorado.
2005 Community
Service Award
recipient Howard L.
Carver (left) is
thanked by Campaign
Chairman Jim Sicilian for
his volunteer service.
O
ne of Howard Carver’s favorite mottos is “We’re all in this
together” because it summarizes his personal philosophy
on community service. Carver is the recipient of the 2005
Community Service Award, United Way of the Capital
Area’s (UWCA) highest honor bestowed on a volunteer. He
clearly applies a philosophy of committed service to the
community to his own life.
Since retirement from Ernst & Young in 2002, Carver has
juggled several volunteer leadership roles, both in the
Hartford area and in Silverthorne, Colorado, where he and
wife, Sue, spend half the year. At UWCA, Carver serves as
co-chair of the Tocqueville Society, chairman of the finance
committee and member of the board of directors and the
executive committee.
“Howard consistently challenges the board and staff to
think strategically, envision the future, develop a plan and
secure the appropriate resources,” comments George
Bahamonde, president and chief executive officer of
UWCA. “He also realizes that you cannot economize your
way to success.”
Carver’s career at Ernst & Young spanned 35 years, beginning
in 1967. It took him to six offices: the first six years in
Springfield, Illinois; then five and a half years in
Indianapolis; nine in Milwaukee, where he became a partner;
11 years in Boston, during two of which he commuted
to New York to work in the national office; and three and a
half years in Hartford. Much of his focus over the years was
on building practices, particularly in the fields of insurance
and financial services.
Over the years and in the various communities in which
they’ve lived, the Carvers have been involved in many civic
activities and have worked together and individually
to support and raise funds for a variety of organizations
with an emphasis on youth, mental health, the arts and the
environment.
“When we came to Hartford in 1999, we found the community
to be warm and accepting. We got to know and
work with many community leaders who do as much or
more for this community than we ever could. It has been
our great pleasure to work shoulder-to-shoulder with these
wonderful people,” Carver says. “We are humbled by this
award but are glad to accept it on behalf of all the great men
and women we work with to make Hartford a better place
to live, and who deserve this honor as much as we do.”
The Carvers divide their time between Avon and
Silverthorne. They have two grown children and one
grandson.
“Howard’s passionate commitment
to our community
is infectious. Through his
work with many Hartford
area organizations, he has
seen firsthand the importance
that leadership giving
plays in changing lives and
improving community conditions,”
comments Tom McEachin, vice president and
chief financial officer, UTC Power, and Tocqueville Society
co-chair. “Under his energetic leadership, membership in
the Tocqueville Society has grown significantly.”
“Howard’s passionate commitment to our community is
infectious. He has seen firsthand the importance that
leadership giving plays in changing lives and improving
community conditions.”
Tom McEachin, vice president and chief financial officer, UTC Power, and Tocqueville Society co-chair
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