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<strong>Winter</strong> |<strong>Spring</strong> 06<br />
In this issue<br />
Girl Scout<br />
Amy Illick<br />
reaps life<br />
skills as<br />
she sews<br />
Community<br />
Service Award:<br />
Howard L. Carver<br />
Matters <strong>of</strong> the heart<br />
for The Phoenix<br />
Companies, Inc.’s<br />
Bonnie J. Malley<br />
2005 Annual Report
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area (UWCA) is a nonpr<strong>of</strong>it organization that has been meeting human<br />
care needs in the 40 towns throughout north central Connecticut for more than 80 years. With<br />
its network <strong>of</strong> partner agencies, volunteers <strong>and</strong> community leaders, our <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> takes a<br />
leadership role in changing conditions to improve lives in the Greater Hartford region.<br />
The annual <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> Community Campaign provides the opportunity for people in our community<br />
to support the causes important to them. Through <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s Community Investment donors’<br />
contributions are invested in programs <strong>and</strong> initiatives to ensure success for children, strong <strong>and</strong><br />
healthy families <strong>and</strong> a thriving community. Programs <strong>and</strong> initiatives funded through Community<br />
Investment are researched <strong>and</strong> monitored by knowledgeable, experienced volunteers to be<br />
certain they result in improved lives. Partner agencies must also meet management, governance,<br />
<strong>and</strong> fiscal accountability st<strong>and</strong>ards.<br />
for more information<br />
To comment, please call<br />
(860) 493-6800 or visit our<br />
website at www.uwcact.org.<br />
For volunteer opportunities,<br />
visit www.volunteersolutions.<br />
org/uwcact/volunteer<br />
Cover: Amy Illick sewed over<br />
100 quilts to be donated to<br />
the pediatric ICU at Yale-New<br />
Haven Hospital, for her Girl<br />
Scout Gold Award project.<br />
Page 2 Page 25 Page 18<br />
In this issue<br />
1 Learning the A,B,C’s <strong>of</strong> financial literacy<br />
2 Girls going for Gold<br />
4 LatinaLEAP: Children are the heart <strong>of</strong> leadership program<br />
6 <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> Community Campaign announces record results<br />
7 Letter from the Chairman<br />
8 Statement <strong>of</strong> Financial Position & Statement <strong>of</strong> Activities<br />
10 Community Investment<br />
14 Volunteer Committees & Staff List<br />
17 Salute to labor leaders<br />
20 Tocqueville Society Dinner<br />
22 Tocqueville Pr<strong>of</strong>ile:<br />
Matters <strong>of</strong> the heart for The Phoenix Companies, Inc.’s Bonnie J. Malley<br />
24 1924 Society<br />
25 Community Service Award: Howard L. Carver<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area<br />
is proud to be part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Capitol Region Partnership.<br />
This alliance, made up <strong>of</strong> ten<br />
regional organizations, is<br />
working to strengthen our<br />
region’s economy, facilitate<br />
inter-town <strong>and</strong> inter-agency<br />
cooperation, <strong>and</strong> create a<br />
recognizable identity for the<br />
Greater Hartford region.
strengthening families<br />
After years <strong>of</strong> struggling to pay her family’s<br />
bills <strong>and</strong> accumulating more debt in the<br />
process, Keren Lissette Carreño <strong>and</strong> her<br />
family are on a path to improved prosperity,<br />
including hopes <strong>of</strong> buying a home, thanks<br />
to a trio <strong>of</strong> financial management programs supported by<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area. Family economic success is<br />
one <strong>of</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s focus areas for changing lives <strong>and</strong><br />
improving community conditions.<br />
“I would tell everyone out there<br />
that there is hope,” Carreño says.<br />
“I didn’t think I’d ever be able to<br />
own a home. I didn’t know how<br />
to manage the money that was<br />
coming in. Now, I have a budget,<br />
<strong>and</strong> I am improving my credit.”<br />
Learning the A, B, C’s<br />
<strong>of</strong> financial literacy<br />
Carreño <strong>and</strong> her husb<strong>and</strong>, César,<br />
began by having their taxes prepared<br />
at the Village for Families<br />
& Children in Hartford, a <strong>United</strong><br />
<strong>Way</strong> partner agency that is one <strong>of</strong> ten sites in the capital city<br />
<strong>of</strong>fering free tax preparation to those who qualify for the<br />
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The free tax preparation<br />
allows the Carreños to receive all <strong>of</strong> their tax refund. “I<br />
used to pay to have our taxes prepared,” remarks Carreño,<br />
“but it was too pricey.”<br />
The EITC program was enacted by Congress in 1975 to<br />
help low-income wage-earners. Often when someone in<br />
poverty takes a job, their net income actually decreases<br />
because their wages don’t make up for the increased taxes<br />
<strong>and</strong> the loss in benefits such as food stamps. The EITC tries<br />
to balance this inequity. However, the IRS estimates that the<br />
EITC funds not claimed in Connecticut tops $33 million.<br />
To help address this lack <strong>of</strong> knowledge in Hartford, the<br />
Hartford Asset Building Collaborative (HABC) led by Co-<br />
Opportunity, a <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> partner agency, joined with the<br />
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Internal Revenue<br />
Service, Making Connections in Hartford (an initiative <strong>of</strong><br />
the Annie E. Casey Foundation), the Office <strong>of</strong> Hartford<br />
Mayor Eddie A. Perez, <strong>and</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area<br />
to sponsor <strong>and</strong> promote Hartford’s free tax centers <strong>and</strong><br />
asset building campaign. Two free tax preparation sites are in<br />
New Britain <strong>and</strong> are coordinated through the New Britain<br />
Asset Building Coalition, which is operated by the Human<br />
Resources Agency <strong>of</strong> New Britain (HRA) <strong>and</strong> funded by<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> New Britain & Berlin, a UWCA affiliate.<br />
The Carreños, from left, Kevin,<br />
Kenneth, César G. (front), Keren<br />
Lissette, <strong>and</strong> César, arrive at the<br />
Village South to obtain free tax<br />
preparation assistance on their<br />
2005 return. The Carreños plan<br />
to save a portion <strong>of</strong> their tax<br />
refund for down payment on a<br />
home in Hartford.<br />
for more information<br />
For a list <strong>of</strong> free tax assistance<br />
sites, visit <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s website<br />
at: www.uwcact.org/get_help/<br />
eitc.shtml<br />
HABC<br />
www.co-opportunity.org<br />
Village for Families & Children<br />
www.villageforchildren.org<br />
The volunteer preparers at the free tax centers put individuals<br />
<strong>and</strong> families on the path to improved prosperity by<br />
encouraging them to file for all the tax credits for which<br />
they qualify, assisting them in keeping more <strong>of</strong> the refund<br />
by not using paid tax preparers <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong>fering them the ability<br />
to save <strong>and</strong> grow their tax credit. The savings can help purchase<br />
a home, pay for education or open a business.<br />
After Carreño completed her tax return last year, staff at the<br />
Village recommended that she sign up for the Credit When<br />
Credit is Due program, a four-week financial management<br />
course <strong>of</strong>fered onsite. “The program goes over the importance<br />
<strong>of</strong> keeping your credit score up. It teaches you many<br />
things, such as the advantages <strong>of</strong> purchasing a car versus<br />
leasing one, <strong>and</strong> the dos <strong>and</strong> don’ts <strong>of</strong> building your credit. I<br />
wish I had known before what I know now, <strong>and</strong> I thank<br />
God for opening the door to these programs for me,”<br />
Carreño says.<br />
To rebuild their credit, the Carreños plan to use a portion<br />
<strong>of</strong> their tax refund to pay bills <strong>and</strong> pay <strong>of</strong>f debt.<br />
Additionally, the couple plans to save a full quarter <strong>of</strong> their<br />
refund in an Individual Development Account (IDA), an<br />
asset-building program. IDAs provide matched funds to<br />
help qualified individuals save for a house, new business, or<br />
post-secondary education. The Hartford Asset Building<br />
Collaborative currently is helping more than 120 city residents<br />
repair their credit, manage a budget, <strong>and</strong> save for<br />
future assets.<br />
In the Carreños case, the family is saving for a house.“With<br />
a big backyard for my three boys,” Carreño says with a<br />
smile. The IDA program requires participants to take a<br />
seven-week financial management course, administered by<br />
Co-Opportunity, which Carreño has completed. Such an<br />
asset is sure to be more than financial for the Carreños.<br />
Studies show that children who live in stable, family-owned<br />
homes have higher rates <strong>of</strong> academic achievement <strong>and</strong> a<br />
much lower risk <strong>of</strong> dropping out <strong>of</strong> school. High rates <strong>of</strong><br />
homeownership also lead to strong <strong>and</strong> safe neighborhoods<br />
where residents take pride in their surroundings <strong>and</strong><br />
look out for each other.<br />
Carreño is teaching the lessons she’s learned about fiscal<br />
responsibility to her sons. “The kids are a big part <strong>of</strong> this,”<br />
Carreño remarks. “I presented a list <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong> our expenses<br />
to them. They are things we enjoy like renting movies <strong>and</strong><br />
eating out once a week. But we all want a house, so we<br />
talked about what we’ll give up to save toward that goal.<br />
They motivate me to keep going.”<br />
For families like the Carreños, the pay <strong>of</strong>f for filing this<br />
year’s tax return will be long-term <strong>and</strong> long-lasting.“I want<br />
my family to prosper. That is my hope.” A hope well-founded<br />
in financial literacy.<br />
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ensuring success for children<br />
“I took charge <strong>of</strong> something<br />
for the first time.<br />
I really surprised myself.”<br />
Above: Brittany Gillis, who<br />
received the Girl Scout’s Gold<br />
Award in 2005, held clothing<br />
donation drives at area businesses<br />
for residents <strong>of</strong> the Prudence<br />
Cr<strong>and</strong>all Center in New Britain.<br />
Photo courtesy <strong>of</strong> Brittany Gillis.<br />
T<br />
he teen years are tough enough. So why would<br />
teenage girls willingly add a minimum <strong>of</strong> 65<br />
hours <strong>of</strong> community service to their lives<br />
For several local Girl Scouts the answer is “to<br />
go for the gold” – the Girl Scouts Gold Award.<br />
Like the Boys Scouts Eagle Award, the Gold Award is the<br />
highest achievement in Girl Scouts, symbolizing outst<strong>and</strong>ing<br />
accomplishments in the areas <strong>of</strong> leadership, community<br />
service, career planning, <strong>and</strong> personal development. Less<br />
than one percent <strong>of</strong> all Girl Scouts receive this prestigious<br />
award. Several members <strong>of</strong><br />
the Girl Scouts, Connecticut<br />
Valley Council, a <strong>United</strong><br />
<strong>Way</strong> partner agency, have<br />
been inspired to pursue<br />
the award. This is just one<br />
example <strong>of</strong> the programs<br />
supported through <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> that work toward ensuring<br />
our children are prepared to be successful in school <strong>and</strong><br />
life. The Gold Award addresses this mission.<br />
To garner the award, the Girl Scouts create a vision statement,<br />
research <strong>and</strong> network with community groups to<br />
develop an idea, <strong>and</strong> then execute a project that addresses a<br />
community need. As they complete the project, the girls<br />
develop leadership <strong>and</strong> organizational skills, explore career<br />
possibilities <strong>and</strong> realize the achievement <strong>of</strong> a hard-won goal.<br />
Sense <strong>of</strong> Accomplishment<br />
“I took charge <strong>of</strong> something for the first time. I really surprised<br />
myself,” states Brittany Gillis, who earned her Gold<br />
Award in 2005. “Then, when you look back to all the people<br />
you’ve helped–it’s a great feeling.” Gillis, <strong>and</strong> fellow Girl<br />
Scout Sara Martin, raised awareness about domestic<br />
violence by organizing <strong>and</strong> holding a workshop for<br />
Newington residents. They also ran a clothing drive <strong>and</strong><br />
built a clothing storage closet for children <strong>and</strong> adults at the<br />
Prudence Cr<strong>and</strong>all Center, a <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> partner agency <strong>and</strong><br />
domestic abuse shelter in New Britain. Now 18 years old,<br />
Gillis will serve as a Gold Award mentor for other Girl Scouts.<br />
“Oftentimes, the most challenging aspects <strong>of</strong> a project<br />
prove to be the most rewarding for the girls,” says Gail<br />
Myers, long-time Girl Scout volunteer <strong>and</strong> Gold Award<br />
advisor <strong>and</strong> mentor. “They encounter obstacles <strong>and</strong> learn<br />
how to work around them or through them. Up until this<br />
point in their lives, a lot <strong>of</strong> steps have been done for them.<br />
With their Gold Award projects, they have to h<strong>and</strong>le themselves<br />
<strong>and</strong> learn to work with adversity.”<br />
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Warming the heart <strong>of</strong> a critically ill child<br />
Seventeen-year-old Amy Illick <strong>of</strong> Windsor Locks would<br />
agree. A quilter since the age <strong>of</strong> six, Illick decided on the<br />
challenging project <strong>of</strong> stitching 100 quilts to be donated to<br />
the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Yale-New Haven<br />
Hospital. At one point last summer she faced a crisis <strong>of</strong><br />
confidence. “I didn’t know if I could do it; if I’d have<br />
enough fabric or enough help,” she recalls. But several calls<br />
for donated materials were answered, <strong>and</strong> quilting groups,<br />
including her gr<strong>and</strong>mother’s, <strong>of</strong>fered to help.<br />
Visiting Yale-New Haven to h<strong>and</strong> out the quilts proved to<br />
be both difficult <strong>and</strong> rewarding. “When I first went to the<br />
hospital, I didn’t realize the condition <strong>of</strong> the children.<br />
Everything has gone wrong for these children <strong>and</strong> their<br />
families. But the children were affected by the gift, <strong>and</strong> the<br />
parents really opened up <strong>and</strong> thanked us.”<br />
Illick’s project is part <strong>of</strong> her path to a career in medicine. “I<br />
would like to be a geneticist <strong>and</strong> find cures for these diseases,”<br />
she says. “Mainly I chose the project because I want<br />
to make a difference in others’ lives. I always want to help<br />
people. It’s who I am.”<br />
Art as part <strong>of</strong> the solution<br />
Through her high school’s community service program,<br />
Maria Angelico <strong>of</strong> Wethersfield met many underprivileged<br />
<strong>and</strong> homeless children in the greater Hartford area.<br />
Angelico’s heart was touched when she learned that some<br />
<strong>of</strong> the children carried their personal belongings in plastic<br />
trash bags from one temporary home to another. “I wanted<br />
to collect backpacks for these kids, so they would have<br />
something useful <strong>and</strong> completely their own,”Angelico says.<br />
Donations <strong>of</strong> “gently used” backpacks have flooded in from<br />
friends <strong>and</strong> family.<br />
Angelico’s career aspirations lean toward architectural<br />
design, a discipline that combines organization, practicality,<br />
artistry <strong>and</strong> creativity. To incorporate her love <strong>of</strong> art in the<br />
backpack project, she plans to set up workshops at Y-US<br />
(Youth <strong>United</strong> for Survival), a <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> partner agency,<br />
so young people can personalize a backpack with art supplies<br />
collected by Angelico. “I’d like them to experience the<br />
dignity <strong>and</strong> pride that comes from creating art,” she says.<br />
“I’d like to show them the possibility <strong>of</strong> art–the confidence<br />
<strong>and</strong> the self-reflection that can come from it.”<br />
Acting on bullying<br />
Seventeen-year-old Casey Stark <strong>of</strong> South Windsor has a<br />
project aimed at stopping bullying. “Bullying is so much<br />
more than pushing someone else around,” Stark comments.<br />
“There is <strong>of</strong>ten ‘hidden’ bullying that won’t get noticed by<br />
a teacher, but can be very cruel.”<br />
When she initially mentioned her Gold Award project at<br />
her high school <strong>and</strong> former elementary school, the positive<br />
feedback made her realize the project’s importance. Stark<br />
plans to present a skit by her high school drama department<br />
to educate elementary students <strong>and</strong> attempt to stop bullying<br />
before it starts.<br />
The project has its challenges. Logistically, she must coordinate<br />
transportation <strong>of</strong> the elementary school children to<br />
the high school, rally fellow students in the drama department<br />
to participate <strong>and</strong> write material that is underst<strong>and</strong>able<br />
to a young audience. “There are so many facets to bullying,<br />
it will be difficult to tackle all the aspects in my skit,” she<br />
says. Still, Stark, an aspiring pastor <strong>and</strong> elementary school<br />
teacher, is determined to find a way to raise awareness about<br />
bullying <strong>and</strong> teach everyone involved a little something<br />
about self-respect <strong>and</strong> doing the right thing.<br />
Relentless pursuit<br />
Perseverance is a trait aptly applied to 15-year-old Diva<br />
Malinowski <strong>of</strong> Newington. Initially, she was not able to be<br />
a Girl Scout because there were not enough troops in her<br />
hometown. But today she is a troop member <strong>and</strong> in pursuit<br />
<strong>of</strong> a Gold Award by organizing an animal care <strong>and</strong> abuse<br />
prevention clinic in Newington. Malinowski envisioned a<br />
clinic that would educate the public about a variety <strong>of</strong> animal<br />
welfare topics, from abuse prevention to overpopulation<br />
control. She designed the clinic to attract adults <strong>and</strong> children<br />
alike, even brainstorming craft projects such as making<br />
‘paw’-prints in plaster <strong>and</strong> decorating ‘pet’ rocks to entertain<br />
young attendees.<br />
Countless animal pr<strong>of</strong>essionals turned down Malinowski’s<br />
invitation to present at her clinic mainly due to staffing <strong>and</strong><br />
scheduling constraints. Despite the setbacks, she successfully<br />
lined up experts to<br />
discuss topics ranging from<br />
dog socialization to wildlife<br />
management in the suburbs.<br />
“Rejection was hard to<br />
take,” Malinowski comments.<br />
“However, knowing<br />
that this project will happen<br />
<strong>and</strong> that there will be a<br />
variety <strong>of</strong> animal pr<strong>of</strong>essionals<br />
attending has been<br />
the biggest reward.”<br />
After cementing the slate<br />
<strong>of</strong> speakers, the next challenge<br />
was ensuring high<br />
attendance at her event.<br />
Her creative <strong>and</strong> effective<br />
marketing efforts included<br />
sending invitations to senior<br />
centers <strong>and</strong> visiting Newington’s elementary schools personally<br />
to invite children to come. Nearly 600 people from<br />
10 towns attended Malinowski’s animal care workshop. Girl<br />
Scout troops from around the region attended, giving younger<br />
Scouts a chance to see a Gold Award project in action.<br />
Malinowski realizes her own value as a role model for the<br />
younger girls.“I’m setting an example. I want to show them<br />
that what I started, I will finish.”<br />
A positive lesson for any girl as she pursues gold <strong>and</strong><br />
womanhood.<br />
for more information<br />
Girl Scouts, Connecticut<br />
Valley Council<br />
www.girlscouts-ct.org<br />
“I want to<br />
show them<br />
that what<br />
I started,<br />
I will finish.”<br />
Above: Diva Malinowski with a<br />
special workshop guest.<br />
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changing lives<br />
Children are<br />
the heart<br />
<strong>of</strong> leadership<br />
program<br />
On a warm evening in late November,<br />
eighteen women gather at the Mount Olive<br />
Child Development Center in Hartford to<br />
hear the Commissioner <strong>of</strong> the State Department<br />
<strong>of</strong> Social Services, Patricia Wilson-Coker, speak about<br />
personal <strong>and</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional leadership. The women are<br />
Hartford area childcare providers taking part in the Latina<br />
Leadership Empowerment Action Project (LatinaLEAP)<br />
that seeks to develop the leadership skills <strong>of</strong> early childhood<br />
education pr<strong>of</strong>essionals <strong>and</strong> give them the tools to become<br />
advocates for better childcare in the region. LatinaLEAP is<br />
a program <strong>of</strong> the Hartford Area Child Care Collaborative<br />
(HACCC), a project <strong>of</strong> the Hartford Foundation for Public<br />
LatinaLEAP<br />
“This has<br />
given me a<br />
step ahead.<br />
Whatever<br />
I have to do<br />
for a child,<br />
I’ll do it<br />
starting<br />
today.”<br />
Carmen Morales,<br />
LatinaLEAP participant.<br />
Left: Participants (from left<br />
to right) Z<strong>and</strong>ra Gomez <strong>and</strong><br />
Socorro Ramos present their<br />
Action Project to the LatinaLEAP<br />
class.<br />
Giving <strong>and</strong> a <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area (UWCA)<br />
partner agency. The bottom line, <strong>and</strong> the reason these<br />
women routinely spend their nights <strong>and</strong> weekends at<br />
LatinaLEAP classes, is to improve the quality, affordability<br />
<strong>and</strong> accessibility <strong>of</strong> childcare in Hartford. “Children need a<br />
safe environment, consistent staff, <strong>and</strong> days full <strong>of</strong> high<br />
quality activities to achieve the highest level <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>iciency<br />
that they can,” comments Carmen Chaparro, a past<br />
participant <strong>and</strong> current instructor <strong>of</strong> LatinaLEAP.<br />
On this evening, Commissioner Wilson-Coker inspires<br />
them by sharing stories <strong>of</strong> her path to a leadership position.<br />
She shares that she dropped out <strong>of</strong> college <strong>and</strong> reenrolled<br />
several years later as a single mother. She overcame welfare,<br />
while at the same time teaching her son the value <strong>of</strong> hard<br />
work <strong>and</strong> education. She shares humorous stories <strong>of</strong> times<br />
4 Impact <strong>Winter</strong>|<strong>Spring</strong> 06<br />
when her self-respect <strong>and</strong> self-confidence were tested at<br />
jobs at a chicken factory <strong>and</strong> as a temporary employee.<br />
Wilson-Coker tells her hushed audience, “Be the architect<br />
<strong>of</strong> your own life.” She emphasizes the importance <strong>of</strong> family,<br />
vision, <strong>and</strong> setting high expectations, <strong>and</strong> reminds them<br />
that, “Leaders are made not born.”<br />
After Wilson-Coker’s speech, the women discuss her words<br />
<strong>of</strong> wisdom <strong>and</strong> path to leadership <strong>and</strong> how they might be<br />
applied to their own lives. The spirit <strong>of</strong> the evening is one<br />
<strong>of</strong> collaboration–the women, who work in a variety <strong>of</strong><br />
childcare centers in <strong>and</strong> around Hartford, share their own<br />
experiences, solutions <strong>and</strong> plans.<br />
LatinaLEAP grew out <strong>of</strong> the Connecticut Leadership<br />
Empowerment Action Project (ConnLEAP). Past ConnLEAP<br />
Above: Carmen Morales discusses<br />
her advocacy project which<br />
involved increasing parental<br />
involvement at her childcare<br />
center.
Ensuring success for children<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area is committed to ensuring success for children <strong>and</strong> supports many programs <strong>and</strong> initiatives throughout<br />
the 40-town area that provide quality early childhood education experiences. Affordable <strong>and</strong> accessible childcare allows parents to work<br />
while their children are in a safe, nurturing environment. Other childcare programs, in addition to HACCC, supported through Community<br />
Investment, a pool <strong>of</strong> undesignated dollars donated through the annual <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> Community Campaign, include:<br />
Big Brothers/Big Sisters<br />
Nutmeg’s Foster<br />
Gr<strong>and</strong>parent Program,<br />
where nearly 200<br />
pre-school children<br />
prepare for kindergarten<br />
by developing social<br />
skills, increasing their<br />
self-confidence <strong>and</strong><br />
willingness to interact<br />
with peers, improving<br />
their ability to read<br />
<strong>and</strong> increasing their<br />
vocabulary.<br />
Boys’ <strong>and</strong> Girls’ Club <strong>of</strong><br />
New Britain’s childcare<br />
program, which provides<br />
a safe, structured environment<br />
for 70 children<br />
where they develop<br />
social, emotional <strong>and</strong><br />
academic skills.<br />
Catholic Charities<br />
Southside Adventure’s<br />
Reading Incentive<br />
Program, which helps<br />
children develop literacy<br />
skills to support their<br />
academic success by<br />
encouraging them to read<br />
more books.<br />
Salvation Army <strong>of</strong> Greater<br />
Hartford’s Right Place<br />
School Readiness Program<br />
helps children develop<br />
skills that will enable<br />
them to transition to<br />
<strong>and</strong> succeed in school.<br />
Skills include regular<br />
attendance, class participation,<br />
good behavior,<br />
language, reading <strong>and</strong><br />
math pre-literacy.<br />
Women’s League, Inc.<br />
Child Development<br />
Center, where children<br />
transition smoothly<br />
into kindergarten after<br />
achieving developmental<br />
benchmarks related to<br />
language acquisition <strong>and</strong><br />
cognitive, physical,<br />
social, <strong>and</strong> emotional<br />
development.<br />
YMCA’s childcare programs,<br />
which encourage<br />
literacy <strong>and</strong> school readiness<br />
<strong>and</strong> teach children<br />
according to the 40<br />
Developmental Assets,<br />
strategies that help<br />
youth develop into caring,<br />
responsible adults.<br />
YWCA’s Early Learning<br />
Centers, which provide<br />
a healthy beginning <strong>and</strong><br />
positive early learning<br />
experience for children,<br />
ages 6 weeks to 5 years.<br />
Hamilton Sundstr<strong>and</strong> employee Mary Ann Chesery reads to Nia Petite at the Salvation Army’s Right Place Child Development Center in Hartford on Day <strong>of</strong> Caring XIV.<br />
participants suggested the idea <strong>of</strong> a bilingual version <strong>of</strong> the<br />
program. For many <strong>of</strong> the Spanish-speaking childcare pr<strong>of</strong>essionals<br />
who attend LatinaLEAP, the opportunity to discuss<br />
ideas <strong>and</strong> have concepts explained in Spanish aids their<br />
comprehension <strong>and</strong> promotes a sense <strong>of</strong> achievement that<br />
the program coordinators hope will translate into an increased<br />
awareness <strong>of</strong> their important role as childcare pr<strong>of</strong>essionals.<br />
The vision <strong>of</strong> both programs is for those who directly work<br />
with children <strong>and</strong> families to develop the leadership skills,<br />
motivation, <strong>and</strong> support needed to become advocates for<br />
the pr<strong>of</strong>ession. The semester <strong>of</strong> classes includes a survey <strong>of</strong><br />
the historical development <strong>of</strong> early childhood care in the<br />
<strong>United</strong> States <strong>and</strong> ways to raise awareness with the media<br />
<strong>and</strong> apply research data to policy development strategies.<br />
Participants earn college credit, increase their leadership<br />
skills, <strong>and</strong> return to the workplace invigorated. Chaparro<br />
says, “The program helped me grow as a pr<strong>of</strong>essional <strong>and</strong><br />
see the bigger picture. As a group, we can st<strong>and</strong> up in a positive<br />
way <strong>and</strong> share our passion <strong>and</strong> love for the children.”<br />
HACCC members include UWCA, childcare providers,<br />
parents, business leaders <strong>and</strong> other advocates for quality<br />
childcare. The Collaborative’s mission is to increase access to<br />
<strong>and</strong> improve the quality <strong>of</strong> childcare in the greater Hartford<br />
area. Ensuring success for children is a core focus <strong>of</strong> UWCA’s<br />
Community Investment, hence the support <strong>of</strong> HACCC.<br />
A couple <strong>of</strong> weeks after Wilson-Coker’s message, in mid-<br />
December, the group meets for a full-day retreat to discuss<br />
their “Action Projects.” The ideas range from forming a parent<br />
action committee at one childcare center to a physical<br />
education campaign for children at another center.<br />
Enhancing opportunities for children are at the heart <strong>of</strong><br />
every project. One participant closes her presentation by<br />
saying, “This has given me a step ahead. There’s so much I<br />
want to do in the future. Whatever I have to do for a child,<br />
I’ll do it starting today.” These childcare providers will work<br />
hard every day to help ensure that children get the right<br />
start on the path to success.<br />
for more information<br />
HACCC<br />
www.haccc.info/<br />
matriarch/default.asp<br />
Impact <strong>Winter</strong>|<strong>Spring</strong> 06 5
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> Community Campaign<br />
announces record results<br />
Left: Community Campaign<br />
Chairman Jim Sicilian, at center,<br />
flanked by the 2005 class <strong>of</strong><br />
Loaned Executives, presents the<br />
record-breaking result to over<br />
600 cheering supporters in<br />
November.<br />
Arecord-breaking $27,175,017 to change lives<br />
<strong>and</strong> improve community conditions was<br />
announced by 2005 Campaign Chairman Jim<br />
Sicilian in November at Pratt & Whitney’s<br />
hangar in East Hartford. The campaign result<br />
is the most ever raised in the 81-year history <strong>of</strong> the organization<br />
<strong>and</strong> it exceeds the goal <strong>of</strong> $26.6 million by nearly<br />
$600,000.<br />
“When I announced $26.6 million as the goal in September,<br />
I said it was just a base. This is a very generous community,<br />
<strong>and</strong> I hoped the community could <strong>and</strong> would go higher,”<br />
said Sicilian. “But it was a difficult campaign. Donors were<br />
faced with the needs <strong>of</strong> those affected by devastating natural<br />
disasters in this country <strong>and</strong> throughout the world.<br />
However, the wonderful team <strong>of</strong> campaign volunteers from<br />
local companies, municipalities <strong>and</strong> agencies did not let<br />
donors forget the needs here in our community as well.<br />
And we have an extraordinary result!”<br />
giving matters<br />
The audience <strong>of</strong> 600 Community Campaign supporters<br />
was entertained by the East Hartford High School marching<br />
b<strong>and</strong>. Several past recipients <strong>of</strong> services, who were featured<br />
in the Community Campaign’s video, gave an update on<br />
their lives.<br />
Many thanks are due to nearly 1,000 organizations, <strong>and</strong><br />
their more than 200,000 employees, that participated in the<br />
Campaign to help those in need in the 40-town Capital<br />
Area. In addition to Sicilian, partner <strong>and</strong> chair <strong>of</strong> the executive<br />
committee at Day Berry & Howard LLP, the campaign<br />
was guided by a volunteer campaign cabinet <strong>of</strong> local<br />
corporate leaders (see list, page 14). Additionally, seventeen<br />
executives were on “loan” to work full-time on the campaign<br />
(see list, page 14).<br />
Above: Individuals whose lives<br />
were changed thanks to<br />
Campaign gifts, pose with Jim<br />
Sicilian at the Victory event.<br />
From left: Barbara Smith, Jeff<br />
Treiber, Crystal Reardon, Jim<br />
Sicilian, Stephen Florez, Dana<br />
Arnold, <strong>and</strong> Olga <strong>and</strong> Katherine<br />
Florez.<br />
Left: Emcee Steve Bunnell <strong>of</strong><br />
WFSB-Channel 3 demonstrates<br />
the use <strong>of</strong> the ubiquitous<br />
“clapper.”<br />
Far left: The East Hartford High<br />
School marching b<strong>and</strong> entertains<br />
supporters at Pratt & Whitney’s<br />
hangar in November.<br />
6 Impact <strong>Winter</strong>|<strong>Spring</strong> 06
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area 2005 Annual Report<br />
Dear Friends:<br />
…people are<br />
looking for<br />
the opportunity<br />
to connect with<br />
other people <strong>and</strong><br />
with issues in<br />
their community<br />
Cherishing children, family <strong>and</strong> community has always<br />
been part <strong>of</strong> America’s value system, however, lately we<br />
seem to hear more about it. Just recently, the Yankelovich<br />
MONITOR, a highly regarded study <strong>of</strong> U.S. consumer<br />
lifestyles <strong>and</strong> attitudes, identified “hiving” as the next<br />
“buzzword” <strong>of</strong> social engagement. All puns aside,<br />
Yankelovich’s study shows that people are looking for the<br />
opportunity to connect with other people <strong>and</strong> with issues<br />
in their community <strong>and</strong> they are looking for help to<br />
accomplish this connection. The study indicates that<br />
organizations that can respond <strong>and</strong> facilitate this social<br />
engagement are well positioned for future success.<br />
I can think <strong>of</strong> no organization better positioned to<br />
facilitate this social engagement than <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>. Since<br />
1924, <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area’s core has been<br />
engagement <strong>of</strong> Hartford area residents around issues <strong>of</strong><br />
community concern.<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> connects to the needs <strong>of</strong> children by helping<br />
them gain a healthy start in life, build relationships with<br />
caring adults, stay safe during non-school hours, serve<br />
their community <strong>and</strong> learn marketable skills through<br />
effective education. A recent evaluation <strong>of</strong> the Well-<br />
Managed Classroom model, a partnership <strong>of</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>,<br />
Girls <strong>and</strong> Boys Town, the Hartford Public Schools <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Hartford Federation <strong>of</strong> Teachers since 2001, demonstrated<br />
that in classrooms with high implementation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
model, students have higher grade point averages, are<br />
more academically engaged <strong>and</strong> are less likely to be suspended.<br />
This initiative <strong>and</strong> dozens <strong>of</strong> other <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong><br />
programs throughout our 40-town region are working to<br />
ensure that children have opportunities for success.<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> connects to the needs <strong>of</strong> families by helping<br />
individuals <strong>and</strong> families find job training, financial literacy<br />
classes, asset building programs <strong>and</strong> homeownership<br />
assistance. Once again this year, <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> is promoting<br />
the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which can increase<br />
a low-income family’s income by more than $4,000, with<br />
incentives to open savings accounts, sign up for credit<br />
repair <strong>and</strong> financial literacy classes <strong>and</strong> receive other assetbuilding<br />
assistance at the free tax filing sites.<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> connects to the needs <strong>of</strong> the community by<br />
supporting a safety net <strong>of</strong> emergency services, homeless<br />
<strong>and</strong> domestic abuse shelters, workplace assistance, inhome<br />
care for the elderly <strong>and</strong> jobs for the disabled.<br />
Additionally, community conditions are improved<br />
through creating <strong>and</strong> rehabilitating housing <strong>and</strong> establishing<br />
safe <strong>and</strong> stable neighborhoods.<br />
2005 marked the most successful engagement in <strong>United</strong><br />
<strong>Way</strong>’s 81-year history for raising resources. 2005 <strong>United</strong><br />
<strong>Way</strong> Community Campaign Chairman Jim Sicilian, partner<br />
<strong>and</strong> chair, executive committee, Day, Berry & Howard,<br />
LLP, led a team <strong>of</strong> dedicated community leaders, loaned<br />
executives <strong>and</strong> staff to a record-breaking fundraising total<br />
<strong>of</strong> nearly $27.2 million. While national <strong>and</strong> international<br />
natural disasters drew much warranted attention <strong>and</strong><br />
financial support, this community dug deep in its pockets<br />
to continue support <strong>of</strong> programs within this area that<br />
respond to needs 365 days a year.<br />
Volunteer community engagement was at an all time high<br />
on Day <strong>of</strong> Caring XIV, the annual kick <strong>of</strong>f to the fundraising<br />
campaign. Nearly 4,000 volunteers, led by co-chairs Beth<br />
Stafford <strong>and</strong> Paul Kuehn,<br />
took time <strong>of</strong>f from their<br />
jobs to paint, plant, pound<br />
nails <strong>and</strong> improve conditions<br />
for more than 150<br />
non-pr<strong>of</strong>it organizations<br />
in our community.<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> connects children, family <strong>and</strong> community.<br />
Yet, we know that we must continually look at new ways to<br />
engage the entire community. While we raised the most<br />
dollars ever in 2005, we see continued decline in resources<br />
available for investment through our volunteer-managed<br />
process, Community Investment. Still, the buzz is growing<br />
about the changed lives that result from Community<br />
Investment support, <strong>and</strong> our work to engage contributors<br />
around the issues important to the well-being <strong>of</strong> this<br />
community continues. If this is “hiving,” we will be as busy<br />
as bees.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Ch<strong>and</strong>ler J. Howard<br />
Chairman<br />
…<strong>and</strong> they are<br />
looking for help<br />
to accomplish<br />
this connection.<br />
Impact <strong>Winter</strong>|<strong>Spring</strong> 06 7
Statement <strong>of</strong> Financial Position<br />
June 30, 2005<br />
Cash <strong>and</strong> cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,194,480<br />
Short-term investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264,097<br />
Pledges receivable, net <strong>of</strong> estimated uncollectibles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,923,891<br />
Other receivables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255,214<br />
Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,966,988<br />
Investments held in trust by others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,946,122<br />
Prepaid expenses <strong>and</strong> other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,523<br />
Plant <strong>and</strong> equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,555,952<br />
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,315,267<br />
Accounts payable <strong>and</strong> accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,152,196<br />
Campaign support due to Community Health Charities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,302,436<br />
Undistributed agency support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,027,041<br />
Donor designations payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,090,934<br />
Grants payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 789,101<br />
Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,361,708<br />
Unrestricted:<br />
Designated for operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,936,174<br />
Plant <strong>and</strong> equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,555,952<br />
Board designated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,340,793<br />
Total unrestricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,832,919<br />
Temporarily restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,434<br />
Permanently restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,078,206<br />
Total net assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,953,559<br />
Total liabilities <strong>and</strong> net assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,315,267<br />
On Day <strong>of</strong> Caring XIV, MassMutual<br />
Financial Group employee Roxsana<br />
Hern<strong>and</strong>ez reads to a class at Burr<br />
Elementary School in Hartford.<br />
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Statement <strong>of</strong> Activities<br />
June 30, 2005<br />
Campaign amounts raised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,161,773<br />
Add:<br />
Contributions from other <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> campaigns, net <strong>of</strong> donor designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171,357<br />
Less:<br />
Uncollectible pledges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,165,501)<br />
Community Health Charities’ share <strong>of</strong> campaign (including designations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,926,879)<br />
Amounts designated by donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9,045,409)<br />
Net campaign revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,195,341<br />
Other revenue:<br />
Investment income, net <strong>of</strong> fees <strong>of</strong> $93,151 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272,286<br />
Gains from sales <strong>of</strong> investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204,580<br />
Income from trusts held by others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376,280<br />
Legacies <strong>and</strong> bequests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,256<br />
Community grants, initiatives <strong>and</strong> service income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248,705<br />
Administrative fees on amounts raised on behalf <strong>of</strong> others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234,984<br />
Rental income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,567<br />
Miscellaneous revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611,840<br />
Total other revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,193,498<br />
Total support <strong>and</strong> revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,388,839<br />
Community investment <strong>and</strong> services:<br />
Agency support <strong>and</strong> gross funds distributed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,027,506<br />
Less:<br />
Community Health Charities’ share <strong>of</strong> campaign proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,926,879)<br />
Amounts designated by donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9,045,409)<br />
Agency support, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,055,218<br />
Grants <strong>and</strong> initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,192<br />
Community services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,630,527<br />
Total community investment <strong>and</strong> program services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,762,937<br />
Support services:<br />
Resource development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,130,862<br />
Management <strong>and</strong> general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 880,915<br />
Dues <strong>and</strong> support to <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227,324<br />
Total support services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,239,101<br />
Total community investment, program <strong>and</strong> support services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,002,038<br />
Operating surplus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $386,801<br />
Non-operating revenues <strong>and</strong> expenses:<br />
Changes in unrealized gains on investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302,149<br />
Change in net assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $688,950<br />
Net assets, beginning <strong>of</strong> year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,264,609<br />
Net assets, end <strong>of</strong> year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,953,559<br />
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Community Investment<br />
Reflected in this annual report are how the 2004 <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> Community Campaign<br />
dollars were disbursed in the fiscal year starting July 1, 2005 <strong>and</strong> the percentage <strong>of</strong><br />
dollars available for Community Investment. Thanks to a generous community,<br />
the 2004 Campaign raised nearly $26.6 million.<br />
2004 <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> Community Campaign Dollars Community Investment Dollars<br />
Above, the pie chart on the left provides a breakdown <strong>of</strong> how contributors chose to invest their<br />
gifts through the 2004 <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> Community Campaign.<br />
The pie chart on the right illustrates how the dollars directed through Community Investment,<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s volunteer-managed process, were invested in programs <strong>and</strong> initiatives with a proven<br />
track record <strong>of</strong> ensuring success for children, strengthening families <strong>and</strong> improving communities.<br />
* Fiscal Year 2005-<strong>2006</strong><br />
** Includes donor designations<br />
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Julian Mein acquired reading<br />
readiness at the Women’s<br />
League, Inc. Child<br />
Development Center.
Ensuring Success for Children<br />
$3,864,728 Community Investment<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> initiatives <strong>and</strong> programs <strong>of</strong> the non-pr<strong>of</strong>it organizations<br />
listed below help children gain a healthy start in life, build relationships<br />
with caring adults, stay safe during non-school hours, serve their<br />
community <strong>and</strong> learn marketable skills through effective education.<br />
for more information<br />
Girls <strong>and</strong> Boys Town<br />
study summary<br />
www.uwcact.org/about/<br />
news_events.shtml<br />
HACCC<br />
www.haccc.info/<br />
matriarch/default.asp<br />
Initiatives:<br />
Girls <strong>and</strong> Boys Town Partnership<br />
Since 2001, <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area (UWCA) has partnered<br />
with Hartford Public Schools, the Hartford Federation <strong>of</strong> Teachers<br />
<strong>and</strong> Girls <strong>and</strong> Boys Town to introduce <strong>and</strong> implement the Girls<br />
<strong>and</strong> Boys Town Well-Managed Classroom (WMC) model in<br />
selected Hartford public schools. The program is designed to<br />
help teachers create a positive learning climate in their classrooms,<br />
so students will spend more time on task, exhibit fewer<br />
disruptive behaviors <strong>and</strong> have fewer suspensions.<br />
In the spring <strong>of</strong> 2005, an evaluation was conducted to assess<br />
how well teachers are using the WMC model <strong>and</strong> to measure<br />
its effects on student behavior <strong>and</strong> academic performance.<br />
Fifty-six teachers from eight elementary schools (Burns, Fisher,<br />
King, Kinsella, Milner, Moylan, SAND, <strong>and</strong> Wish) participated in<br />
the study. The study results suggest that strong implementation<br />
<strong>of</strong> the WMC program relates to higher student academic<br />
engagement, higher grade point averages (GPAs) at the start<br />
<strong>and</strong> end <strong>of</strong> the school year <strong>and</strong> reduced suspension rates.<br />
Students in classrooms with a high-level <strong>of</strong> implementation<br />
earned significantly higher first quarter grades, <strong>and</strong> those increases<br />
were maintained throughout the school year. On average,<br />
teachers with high implementation <strong>of</strong> the model had significantly<br />
fewer students who were <strong>of</strong>f-task in their classrooms than lowimplementation<br />
teachers. Additionally, high-implementation<br />
teachers had, on average, half as many suspensions among<br />
their students as low-implementation teachers.<br />
The Well-Managed Classroom model is in its second year <strong>of</strong><br />
implementation in New Britain at the Louis P. Slade Middle<br />
School. Preliminary results indicate a marked decrease in <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
referrals <strong>and</strong> a higher degree <strong>of</strong> on-task time in the classrooms.<br />
In addition to supporting classroom success, this initiative<br />
seeks to influence parents by including the Village for Families<br />
<strong>and</strong> Children in the partnership. The Village for Families <strong>and</strong><br />
Children has developed the Institute for Successful Parenting,<br />
which <strong>of</strong>fers Girls <strong>and</strong> Boys Town’s Common Sense Parenting.<br />
By taking these classes, parents can reinforce the behavior<br />
model at home. Improvements in parenting skills have been<br />
reported among program participants.<br />
Hartford Area Child Care Collaborative<br />
(see related story on page 4)<br />
Quality child care programs are necessary for parents <strong>and</strong><br />
caregivers to be at ease at their workplaces <strong>and</strong> for the children<br />
to develop age-appropriately in safe <strong>and</strong> healthy learning environments.<br />
With support from <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area, the<br />
Hartford Area Child Care Collaborative (HACCC) brings together<br />
child care providers, employers, agencies, community-based<br />
organizations, policy-makers, <strong>and</strong> funders to help change <strong>and</strong><br />
improve policies <strong>and</strong> practices that contribute to quality child<br />
care. HACCC <strong>of</strong>fers networking opportunities, technical assistance,<br />
information, resources <strong>and</strong> quality improvement projects<br />
to the child care community.<br />
Partner Agencies:<br />
ARC <strong>of</strong> Greater Enfield<br />
Big Brothers Big Sisters/Nutmeg–<br />
Hartford, Toll<strong>and</strong> & Windham<br />
Boy Scouts <strong>of</strong> America, Connecticut Rivers Council<br />
Boys’ & Girls’ Club <strong>of</strong> New Britain, Inc.<br />
Boys & Girls Clubs <strong>of</strong> Hartford, Inc.<br />
Capitol Region Conference <strong>of</strong> Churches<br />
Catholic Charities/Catholic Family Services, Inc.–Capital Area<br />
Center City Churches, Inc.<br />
Children’s Law Center, Inc.<br />
Community Child Guidance Clinic<br />
Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc.<br />
COMPASS Youth Collaborative<br />
Connecticut Forum<br />
Connecticut Policy & Economic Council (CPEC)<br />
ConnectiKids<br />
Curbstone Press<br />
Families In Crisis, Inc.<br />
Family Life Education, Inc.<br />
Girl Scouts, Connecticut Trails Council, Inc.<br />
Girl Scouts, Connecticut Valley Council, Inc.<br />
Hartford Neighborhood Centers<br />
Hockanum Valley Community Council<br />
Holcomb Farm Learning Centers, Inc.<br />
Interval House<br />
MARCH, Inc. <strong>of</strong> Manchester<br />
Mi Casa Family Service <strong>and</strong> Educational Center, Inc.<br />
New Britain–Berlin YMCA<br />
New Hope Manor, Inc.<br />
North <strong>Central</strong> Counseling Services<br />
Opportunities Industrialization Center <strong>of</strong> New Britain, Inc.<br />
Organized Parents Make A Difference, Inc. (OPMAD)<br />
Our Piece <strong>of</strong> the Pie (OPP)<br />
formerly known as Southend Community Services<br />
Salvation Army–Windham Region<br />
Salvation Army <strong>of</strong> Greater Hartford<br />
Sexual Assault Crisis Center <strong>of</strong> Eastern Connecticut, Inc.<br />
South Arsenal Neighborhood Development Corp. (SAND)<br />
True Colors, Inc. Sexual Minority Youth <strong>and</strong><br />
Family Services <strong>of</strong> CT<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> Connecticut<br />
Urban League <strong>of</strong> Greater Hartford, Inc.<br />
Village for Families & Children, Inc.<br />
VNA Health Care, Inc.<br />
Wheeler Clinic, Inc.<br />
Women’s League, Inc. Child Development Center<br />
YMCA <strong>of</strong> Metropolitan Hartford<br />
Y-US, Inc.<br />
YWCA <strong>of</strong> New Britain, Inc.<br />
YWCA <strong>of</strong> The Hartford Region, Inc.<br />
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Strengthening Families<br />
$2,641,000 Community Investment<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> initiatives <strong>and</strong> programs <strong>of</strong> the non-pr<strong>of</strong>it organizations<br />
listed below help families achieve economic success through employment<br />
training, financial literacy classes <strong>and</strong> asset building services. Also<br />
listed are <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> partners that help seniors live independently <strong>and</strong><br />
those that provide counseling <strong>and</strong> domestic abuse support services for<br />
children <strong>and</strong> families.<br />
for more information<br />
HABC<br />
www.co-opportunity.org<br />
Initiatives:<br />
Center for Young Working Families<br />
Young families can access services that will help them become<br />
economically stable since <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area, Co-<br />
Opportunity, Making Connections in Hartford (an initiative <strong>of</strong><br />
the Annie E. Casey Foundation), Our Piece <strong>of</strong> the Pie, <strong>and</strong> Urban<br />
League <strong>of</strong> Greater Hartford have partnered to develop the<br />
Center for Young Working Families. A prototype is now underway<br />
with the intent <strong>of</strong> providing “one-stop” access to life skills<br />
coaching, workforce training <strong>and</strong> employment services, income<br />
<strong>and</strong> asset building classes <strong>and</strong> financial services for young<br />
parents, ages 18-30. <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> also received an award from<br />
MetLife Foundation’s Community Ventures Program to invest in<br />
the prototype. Centers for Working Families are a design <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Annie E. Casey Foundation.<br />
Hartford Asset Building Collaborative<br />
(see related story on page 1)<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area, together with the Hartford Asset<br />
Building Collaborative (HABC) <strong>and</strong> other local partners, is working<br />
to provide area residents with the tools <strong>and</strong> knowledge to build<br />
assets. Available programs include credit repair, financial literacy<br />
<strong>and</strong> matched savings programs for the purchase <strong>of</strong> a home,<br />
opening a small business or for higher education.<br />
Partner Agencies:<br />
Capitol Region Conference <strong>of</strong> Churches<br />
Catholic Charities & Family Services–Norwich<br />
Catholic Charities/Catholic Family Services, Inc.–Capital Area<br />
Catholic Charities/Catholic Family Services, Inc.–New Britain<br />
Connecticut Visiting Nurse Association–East Hartford<br />
Covenant to Care, Inc.<br />
Families In Crisis, Inc.<br />
Family Services <strong>of</strong> <strong>Central</strong> Connecticut, Inc.<br />
Farmington Valley Arc, Inc. (FAVARH)<br />
Greater Hartford Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc.<br />
Hartford Dispensary<br />
Hartford Neighborhood Centers<br />
Hispanic Health Council<br />
Hockanum Valley Community Council<br />
Interval House<br />
Jewish Family Service <strong>of</strong> Greater Hartford<br />
My Sisters’ Place, Inc.<br />
Network Against Domestic Abuse <strong>of</strong> North <strong>Central</strong> CT<br />
New Directions, Inc. <strong>of</strong> North <strong>Central</strong> Connecticut<br />
Salvation Army <strong>of</strong> Greater Hartford<br />
Sexual Assault Crisis Center <strong>of</strong> Eastern Connecticut, Inc.<br />
South Arsenal Neighborhood Development Corp. (SAND)<br />
South Park Inn, Inc.<br />
Trust House, Inc.<br />
<strong>United</strong> Labor Agency (John J. Driscoll <strong>United</strong> Labor Agency, Inc.)<br />
Urban League <strong>of</strong> Greater Hartford, Inc.<br />
Windham Area Interfaith Ministry (WAIM)<br />
YWCA <strong>of</strong> New Britain, Inc.<br />
YWCA <strong>of</strong> the Hartford Region, Inc.<br />
Workplace Financial Education & Asset-Building Initiative<br />
Home health aides can earn more money, improve their st<strong>and</strong>ard<br />
<strong>of</strong> living <strong>and</strong> serve more clients if they do not have to depend on<br />
public transportation. <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area, Making<br />
Connections in Hartford (an initiative <strong>of</strong> the Annie E. Casey<br />
Foundation), VNA Health Care, <strong>and</strong> the Hartford Asset Building<br />
Coalition have partnered to help home health aides save to buy<br />
a car. In 2005, seven VNA Health Care employees began saving<br />
through Individual Development Account (IDA) accounts to<br />
purchase a car. This will increase their earnings <strong>and</strong><br />
allow them to help more home-bound clients.<br />
The aides’ savings are matched at a ratio <strong>of</strong> two<br />
to one <strong>and</strong> earn interest. During the savings period<br />
participants are required to attend a series <strong>of</strong><br />
personal financial management workshops,<br />
receive one-on-one monthly financial counseling,<br />
<strong>and</strong> take courses on how to maintain a car.<br />
Olga Florez, pictured with<br />
her children Stephen <strong>and</strong><br />
Katherine, has taken<br />
parenting classes at the<br />
Village for Families &<br />
Children, <strong>and</strong> now teaches<br />
the classes to other parents.<br />
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Community Investment<br />
Improving Communities<br />
$3,575,300 Community Investment<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> initiatives <strong>and</strong> programs <strong>of</strong> the non-pr<strong>of</strong>it organizations<br />
listed below provide the community with a safety net <strong>of</strong> emergency<br />
services, homeless <strong>and</strong> domestic abuse shelters, workplace assistance,<br />
in-home care for the elderly <strong>and</strong> jobs for the disabled. Additionally,<br />
they improve communities by creating <strong>and</strong> rehabilitating housing<br />
<strong>and</strong> creating safe <strong>and</strong> stable neighborhoods.<br />
for more information<br />
HCCO<br />
www.lisc.org/hartford/<br />
programs/collaborative_7854/<br />
index.shtml<br />
HNDSC<br />
www.lisc.org/hartford/<br />
programs/hndsc_5948/<br />
index.shtml<br />
Initiatives:<br />
Hartford Collaborative for Community Organizing<br />
Changing conditions in, <strong>and</strong> across, neighborhoods takes<br />
resident involvement <strong>and</strong> leadership. To achieve this, <strong>United</strong><br />
<strong>Way</strong> contributed to establishing the Hartford Collaborative for<br />
Community Organizing (HCCO), a group <strong>of</strong> neighborhood leaders<br />
<strong>and</strong> funders committed to supporting a high-quality, citywide<br />
system <strong>of</strong> community organizing. HCCO envisions a city in which<br />
engaged residents work together—across race, class <strong>and</strong><br />
neighborhood boundaries to strengthen key organizations,<br />
achieve greater accountability from decision makers, <strong>and</strong><br />
shape relevant public policies affecting Hartford.<br />
Hartford Neighborhood Development Support Collaborative<br />
To revitalize neighborhoods in Hartford that have very low rates<br />
<strong>of</strong> homeownership (less than 15%), <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>, together with<br />
the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) <strong>and</strong> other local<br />
partners, created the Hartford Neighborhood Development<br />
Support Collaborative (HNDSC) in 1995. By working with<br />
non-pr<strong>of</strong>it community development corporations (CDCs), the<br />
Collaborative has increased the number <strong>of</strong> quality affordable<br />
housing units by more than 1,300 in the last decade. The CDCs<br />
redevelop vacant buildings or build new homes for rent or<br />
purchase by Hartford families. In addition to gaining quality<br />
homes, residents <strong>of</strong>ten acquire new skills at community centers<br />
that adjoin the housing developments <strong>and</strong> their children thrive<br />
academically <strong>and</strong> socially due to the safe <strong>and</strong> stable environment.<br />
Partner Agencies:<br />
2-1-1 Infoline<br />
American Red Cross–Charter Oak Chapter<br />
American Red Cross–Middlesex <strong>Central</strong> CT Chapter<br />
<strong>Central</strong> Connecticut Arc, Inc. (CCArc)<br />
Chrysalis Center, Inc.<br />
Citizens’ Research Education Network (CREN)<br />
Community Renewal Team<br />
Connecticut Legal Services<br />
Connecticut Visiting Nurse Association–East Hartford<br />
Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Association<br />
Foodshare<br />
Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center<br />
Greater Hartford Legal Aid, Inc.<br />
Hartford Areas Rally Together (HART)<br />
Hockanum Industries<br />
Hockanum Valley Community Council<br />
Home & Community Health Services, Inc.<br />
Inter-Community Mental Health Group, Inc.<br />
Isaiah 58 Ministry/Covenant Soup Kitchen<br />
Literacy Volunteers <strong>of</strong> America–New Britain/Bristol<br />
Literacy Volunteers <strong>of</strong> America–<strong>Northeastern</strong> Connecticut<br />
Literacy Volunteers <strong>of</strong> America–Northern Connecticut, Inc.<br />
Literacy Volunteers <strong>of</strong> Greater Hartford<br />
Manchester Area Conference <strong>of</strong> Churches<br />
MARC, Inc. <strong>of</strong> Manchester<br />
McLean<br />
Perception Programs, Inc.<br />
Prudence Cr<strong>and</strong>all Center, Inc.<br />
RSVP <strong>of</strong> <strong>Central</strong> Connecticut, Inc.<br />
Salvation Army–New Britain<br />
Services for the Elderly<br />
<strong>United</strong> Labor Agency (John J. Driscoll <strong>United</strong> Labor Agency, Inc.)<br />
Urban League <strong>of</strong> Greater Hartford, Inc.<br />
Visiting Nurse <strong>and</strong> Health Services <strong>of</strong> CT, Inc.<br />
Visiting Nurse Association <strong>of</strong> <strong>Central</strong> CT, Inc.<br />
VNA East, Inc.<br />
VNA Health Care, Inc.<br />
Windham Regional Community Council<br />
YWCA <strong>of</strong> New Britain, Inc.<br />
St. Paul Travelers employee Ruth Terray cleans the food<br />
pantry on Day <strong>of</strong> Caring XIV at the Covenant Soup Kitchen<br />
in Windham.<br />
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<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area 2005 Annual Report<br />
Board <strong>of</strong><br />
Directors<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficers<br />
Ch<strong>and</strong>ler J. Howard*<br />
Board Chair<br />
Connecticut Innovations<br />
Howard L. Carver*<br />
Board Treasurer<br />
Avon<br />
board<br />
Sylvia Gafford Alex<strong>and</strong>er<br />
UCONN School <strong>of</strong><br />
Social Work<br />
Chester Paul Beach, Jr.*<br />
<strong>United</strong> Technologies<br />
Corporation<br />
Craig F. Buhrendorf<br />
Smith Barney<br />
Clarence E. Byers<br />
Middletown<br />
Michael J. Cheshire*<br />
Farmington<br />
Ronald A. Copes*<br />
MassMutual<br />
Finacial Group<br />
Ken Currence<br />
A.H. Harris & Sons, Inc.<br />
Sean Egan<br />
KPMG LLP<br />
Mark A. Espinosa<br />
UFCW Local 919<br />
Kevin Flaherty*<br />
Sovereign Bank<br />
Elizabeth S. Gagne<br />
Lincoln Financial Group<br />
Karen Jarmoc<br />
Enfield<br />
Richard M. Kaplan*<br />
<strong>United</strong> Technologies<br />
Corporation<br />
Sally King*<br />
Granby<br />
Barbara Kirejczyk<br />
New Britain<br />
Betty Kuehnel<br />
AFSCME Council #4<br />
Betty-Lou Kullas<br />
Avon<br />
William Malchodi<br />
The Hartford Financial<br />
Services Group, Inc.<br />
Shawn J. Maynard<br />
Windham Community<br />
Memorial Hospital<br />
Raymond P. Necci<br />
Northeast Utilities System<br />
Louis B. Obermeier*<br />
Blum Shapiro<br />
& Company, P.C.<br />
Nancy Onken<br />
Hartford Steam Boiler<br />
Inspection & Insurance Co.<br />
John J. Patrick, Jr.<br />
TD Banknorth<br />
Lewis J. Robinson, Jr.<br />
Hartford<br />
Susan J. Sappington*<br />
West Hartford<br />
Earl J. Sch<strong>of</strong>ield<br />
District 26 – IAMAW<br />
Dionn Tron*<br />
Glastonbury<br />
Judy Warfield*<br />
American Federation<br />
<strong>of</strong> Teachers<br />
William B. Weber<br />
Collinsville<br />
Christopher Wilkos<br />
The Phoenix<br />
Companies, Inc.<br />
Paul Zimmerman<br />
St. Paul Travelers<br />
* Executive Committee<br />
Member<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong><br />
Community<br />
Campaign<br />
Cabinet<br />
James Sicilian<br />
Chairman<br />
Day, Berry & Howard, LLP<br />
Chester Paul Beach, Jr.<br />
<strong>United</strong> Technologies<br />
Corporation<br />
Nancy Bernstein<br />
Women’s Health<br />
William L. Bucknall, Jr.<br />
<strong>United</strong> Technologies<br />
Corporation<br />
Kevin Canavan<br />
Community Health<br />
Charities<br />
John F. Carlson<br />
MassMutual<br />
Financial Group<br />
Howard L. Carver<br />
Avon<br />
Timothy Casey<br />
UPS<br />
Susan Christensen<br />
Fox 61 WTIC-TV<br />
Connecticut<br />
Alan Eckbreth<br />
Connecticut Academy <strong>of</strong><br />
Science & Engineering<br />
Mark Engl<strong>and</strong>er<br />
Pratt & Whitney<br />
Chu Falling Star<br />
U.S. Postal Service<br />
Kevin Flaherty<br />
Sovereign Bank<br />
James F. Gleason<br />
Lincoln Financial Group<br />
Dr. Alfred Herzog<br />
Hartford Hospital<br />
Ch<strong>and</strong>ler J. Howard<br />
Connecticut Innovations<br />
Carl R. Johnson<br />
Blum Shapiro<br />
& Company P.C.<br />
Steven A. Johnson<br />
TD Banknorth<br />
Insurance Agency, Inc.<br />
James E. Keenan<br />
Pratt & Whitney<br />
David A. Lentini<br />
Connecticut Bank<br />
<strong>and</strong> Trust Company<br />
Nancy T. Lintner<br />
<strong>United</strong> Technologies<br />
Corporation<br />
Bonnie Malley<br />
The Phoenix<br />
Companies, Inc.<br />
Shaun P. Mathews<br />
ING<br />
Thomas A. McEachin<br />
UTC Power<br />
Vincent J. Misciagna<br />
Hamilton Sundstr<strong>and</strong><br />
Scott P. Morgan<br />
U.S. Postal Service<br />
Raymond P. Necci<br />
Northeast Utilities System<br />
John J. Patrick, Jr.<br />
TD Banknorth<br />
Ellen D. Rothberg<br />
VNA Health Care, Inc.<br />
Earl J. Sch<strong>of</strong>ield<br />
District 26–IAMAW<br />
Chief Charles A. Teale<br />
Hartford Fire Department<br />
Paul A. Young<br />
Department <strong>of</strong><br />
Special Revenue<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong><br />
Community<br />
Campaign<br />
Loaned<br />
Executives<br />
Devon Ahlers<br />
Sponsored by<br />
Sovereign Bank &<br />
Hartford Courant<br />
Amy E. Barr<br />
Sponsored by<br />
Day, Berry & Howard, LLP<br />
Patricia I. Carlson<br />
Carrier Corporation<br />
Marc G. D’Orvilliers<br />
Pratt & Whitney<br />
Susan Harpin Gaylord<br />
Northeast Utilities System<br />
Diane Hagi<br />
UPS<br />
Tamra Holda<br />
The Phoenix<br />
Companies, Inc.<br />
Maurice C. Jennings<br />
Sponsored by<br />
ADVO<br />
Peggy Lorence<br />
Sponsored by<br />
Bank <strong>of</strong> America<br />
Anthony Markowski<br />
Sponsored by<br />
ING<br />
Michael R. Perry<br />
Pratt & Whitney<br />
Edward A. Santos<br />
Sponsored by<br />
Otis Elevator Company<br />
Elise Sinha<br />
Hartford Hospital<br />
Jon Sinnott<br />
Sponsored by<br />
<strong>United</strong> Technologies<br />
Corporation<br />
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Joy <strong>of</strong> Sharing<br />
Patricia C. Stovell<br />
Sponsored by<br />
Webster Bank &<br />
Hartford Steam Boiler<br />
Inspection & Insurance Co.<br />
Ellen Y. Sun<br />
<strong>United</strong> Technologies<br />
Research Center<br />
Daisy C. Valentín<br />
Sponsored by<br />
People’s Bank &<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> America<br />
Kim Welch<br />
MassMutual<br />
Financial Group<br />
Peter P. Wu<br />
Sponsored by<br />
Aetna Inc.<br />
additional supporters<br />
<strong>of</strong> the loaned<br />
executive program:<br />
Hamilton Sundstr<strong>and</strong><br />
Lincoln Financial Group<br />
Connecticut<br />
State<br />
Employees’<br />
Campaign<br />
for Charitable<br />
Giving<br />
Loaned<br />
Executives<br />
Natalie Campbell<br />
State Retiree<br />
Valerie Clark<br />
Department <strong>of</strong><br />
Environmental Protection<br />
Lisa Day<br />
Connecticut<br />
Development Authority<br />
Diane Gill<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Education<br />
Peggy Gray<br />
Comptroller’s Office<br />
Angela Jimenez<br />
Department <strong>of</strong><br />
Public Health<br />
Patricia Johnson<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Education<br />
Charlie Kistler<br />
State Retiree<br />
Liz Maulucci<br />
State Retiree<br />
Brian Swanson<br />
Department <strong>of</strong><br />
Revenue Services<br />
Tom Vaughan<br />
Department <strong>of</strong><br />
Transportation<br />
55 th<br />
Community<br />
Service<br />
Award<br />
Committee<br />
Susan J. Sappington<br />
Chairman<br />
West Hartford<br />
Ch<strong>and</strong>ler J. Howard<br />
Connecticut Innovations<br />
Betty-Lou Kullas<br />
Avon<br />
Earl J. Sch<strong>of</strong>ield<br />
District 26 – IAMAW<br />
James C. Smith<br />
Webster Bank<br />
Audit<br />
Committee<br />
Kevin Flaherty<br />
Chair<br />
Sovereign Bank<br />
Howard L. Carver<br />
Avon<br />
Ken Currence<br />
A.H. Harris & Sons, Inc.<br />
Ch<strong>and</strong>ler J. Howard<br />
Connecticut Innovations<br />
Betty-Lou Kullas<br />
Avon<br />
Lewis J. Robinson, Jr.<br />
Hartford<br />
Benefits &<br />
Compensation<br />
Committee<br />
Richard M. Kaplan<br />
Chair<br />
<strong>United</strong> Technologies<br />
Corporation<br />
Robert N. Andrews<br />
West Hartford<br />
Elizabeth S. Gagne<br />
Lincoln Financial Group<br />
Ch<strong>and</strong>ler J. Howard<br />
Connecticut Innovations<br />
Thomas Mahar<br />
Wethersfield<br />
Louis B. Obermeier<br />
Blum Shapiro<br />
& Company, P.C.<br />
Thanks to a responsive <strong>and</strong> generous<br />
community, the annual Joy <strong>of</strong> Sharing toy<br />
program ensured that the 2005 Hanukkah,<br />
Kwanzaa, Christmas <strong>and</strong> Three Kings Day<br />
holidays were a wonderful experience for<br />
thous<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong> children. More than 45,000<br />
toys were distributed to children in need by<br />
over 260 nonpr<strong>of</strong>it agencies, organizations<br />
<strong>and</strong> churches. <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital<br />
Area sponsors Joy <strong>of</strong> Sharing with NBC 30,<br />
Amodio Moving & Storage, Edart, <strong>and</strong><br />
Sears.<br />
Right: Yaniba<br />
Marquez accompanies<br />
her son, Jose<br />
Luilly Omál, to a<br />
Three Kings Day<br />
party at the Pope<br />
Park Recreation<br />
Center in Hartford.<br />
Toys collected<br />
through Joy <strong>of</strong><br />
Sharing were<br />
among those<br />
distributed at<br />
the January 6th<br />
celebration.<br />
Employees <strong>of</strong> many companies delivered<br />
toys to <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area <strong>and</strong><br />
NBC 30’s public Joy <strong>of</strong> Sharing collection<br />
site in West Hartford in December. Above,<br />
Julie, daughter <strong>of</strong> CIGNA employee Kathy<br />
Brady, lends a h<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Gary Faraci<br />
Department <strong>of</strong><br />
Public Works<br />
delivering<br />
results<br />
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<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area 2005 Annual Report<br />
Courage<br />
Award Judges<br />
Jeffrey M. Blumenthal<br />
The Hartford Financial<br />
Services Group, Inc.<br />
Marlene Ibsen<br />
St. Paul Travelers<br />
James Parent<br />
District 26–IAMAW<br />
David Polk<br />
Hartford Hospital<br />
Helen Ubiñas<br />
Hartford Courant<br />
Day <strong>of</strong><br />
Caring<br />
Committee<br />
Paul N. Kuehn<br />
Co-Chair<br />
Northeast Utilities System<br />
Beth Stafford<br />
Co-Chair<br />
Manchester Area<br />
Conference <strong>of</strong> Churches<br />
Diane Bazzano<br />
Rocky Hill<br />
Jacki Campion<br />
Manchester Area<br />
Conference <strong>of</strong> Churches<br />
Cathy Sisco<br />
Nutmeg Big Brothers<br />
Big Sisters<br />
Barbara Siskin<br />
Greater Hartford<br />
Association for<br />
Retarded Citizens<br />
Jill Spineti<br />
Governor’s Prevention<br />
Partnership<br />
Susan Tupper<br />
Community Health<br />
Charities<br />
Patricia Wood<br />
Salvation Army<br />
<strong>of</strong> Greater Hartford<br />
Dr. Frederick<br />
G. Adams<br />
Award<br />
Committee<br />
Magdaly Font-Diaz<br />
Making Connections<br />
in Hartford<br />
Nancy Martone<br />
Hartford Hospital<br />
Reverend Dave<br />
McDonald<br />
St. Michael Church<br />
James L. McNair<br />
Smith Barney<br />
Rep. Walter P.<br />
Pawelkiewicz<br />
Connecticut State<br />
Legislator, 49 th Assembly<br />
District<br />
Susan Quinlan<br />
Families in Crisis, Inc.<br />
Dr. Sedrick G. Rawlins<br />
Manchester<br />
Marie Spivey<br />
Capital Workforce Partners<br />
Emergency<br />
Food &<br />
Shelter<br />
Program –<br />
Local Board<br />
Mary Falotico<br />
Chair<br />
Manchester<br />
Pamela Brown<br />
Town <strong>of</strong> Enfield<br />
Dean Carlson<br />
AIDS Project Hartford<br />
Anne Danaher<br />
Jewish Family Service<br />
<strong>of</strong> Greater Hartford<br />
Judith Gough<br />
Catholic Charities, Inc. –<br />
<strong>Central</strong> Area<br />
Gloria McAdam<br />
Foodshare, Inc.<br />
Liz McDonald<br />
American Red Cross,<br />
Charter Oak Chapter<br />
Kimberly Maines Nevers<br />
Capitol Region<br />
Conference <strong>of</strong> Churches<br />
Deborah Rutledge<br />
Manchester Area<br />
Conference <strong>of</strong> Churches<br />
Ellen P. Simpson<br />
Friendship Center<br />
<strong>of</strong> New Britain<br />
Capt. Terry Wood<br />
Salvation Army <strong>of</strong><br />
Greater Hartford<br />
Finance<br />
Committee<br />
Howard L. Carver<br />
Chair<br />
Avon<br />
John Bevacqua, Jr.<br />
Deloitte Consulting LLP<br />
Sean T. Egan<br />
KPMG LLP<br />
Ch<strong>and</strong>ler J. Howard<br />
Connecticut Innovations<br />
Sally King<br />
Granby<br />
Thomas Mahar<br />
Wethersfield<br />
Louis B. Obermeier<br />
Blum Shapiro<br />
& Company, P.C.<br />
William Peelle, Jr.<br />
Smith Barney<br />
Edward G. Sullivan<br />
Whittlesey <strong>and</strong> Hadley, PC<br />
Fox 61<br />
Service to<br />
Community<br />
Award Judges<br />
part <strong>of</strong> the fox 61<br />
student news awards<br />
Nancy Andrews<br />
CBIA<br />
Marcy Cain<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Hartford<br />
John Coombe<br />
St. Paul Travelers<br />
IBM<br />
Technology<br />
Grant<br />
Selection<br />
Committee<br />
Karen Brown<br />
Bloomfield<br />
James Gordon<br />
Salvation Army <strong>of</strong><br />
Greater Hartford<br />
Sara Kochanowsky<br />
Connecticut Community<br />
Foundation<br />
In-House<br />
Volunteers/<br />
Interns<br />
Lauren Andrea<br />
Hartford<br />
Carmen Bruneau<br />
Glastonbury<br />
Delores Bulloc<br />
Glastonbury<br />
Kate Dixon<br />
Intern<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Connecticut<br />
Mary C. Falotico<br />
Manchester<br />
Joyce Foote<br />
Glastonbury<br />
Grey Lodge Students<br />
Hartford<br />
Gladys Jordan<br />
Vernon<br />
Dottie Keating<br />
Manchester<br />
Bill Lauer<br />
West Hartford<br />
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Dorothy Lauer<br />
West Hartford<br />
Patricia Martinyak<br />
Glastonbury<br />
Jean McNamara<br />
East Hartford<br />
Nancy Normen<br />
South Windsor<br />
Madge Onorato<br />
Glastonbury<br />
Lydia Ritchie<br />
Glastonbury<br />
Crystal West<br />
Intern<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Hartford<br />
Investment<br />
Committee<br />
William Peelle, Jr.<br />
Chair<br />
Smith Barney<br />
Howard L. Carver<br />
Avon<br />
Kevin Flaherty<br />
Sovereign Bank<br />
Ch<strong>and</strong>ler J. Howard<br />
Connecticut Innovations<br />
Alan S. Kosan<br />
CRA RogersCasey<br />
Thomas Mahar<br />
Wethersfield<br />
Louis B. Obermeier<br />
Blum Shapiro<br />
& Company, P.C.<br />
Charles Olson<br />
Webster Financial Advisors<br />
Edward G. Sullivan<br />
Whittlesey <strong>and</strong> Hadley, PC<br />
Christopher Wilkos<br />
The Phoenix<br />
Companies, Inc.<br />
Marketing<br />
Committee<br />
Dionn Tron<br />
Chair<br />
Glastonbury<br />
Tom Andrea<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Hartford<br />
Anita Ford Saunders<br />
Anita Ford Saunders<br />
Communication<br />
Betty-Lou Kullas<br />
Avon<br />
Suzanne McDonald<br />
Infinity Broadcasting<br />
Eric Olsen<br />
Southbury<br />
Susan J. Sappington<br />
West Hartford<br />
Gregory M. Sottile<br />
Research Frontiers<br />
Margaret M. Steeves<br />
Masonicare<br />
Ira W. Yellen<br />
First Experience<br />
Communications<br />
MassMutual<br />
Community<br />
Fund<br />
Selection<br />
Committee<br />
Ana Maria Garcia<br />
Making Connections<br />
in Hartford<br />
James Gordon<br />
Salvation Army <strong>of</strong><br />
Greater Hartford<br />
Sara Kochanowsky<br />
Connecticut Community<br />
Foundation<br />
Nominating<br />
Committee<br />
Lewis J. Robinson, Jr.<br />
Chair<br />
Hartford<br />
Michael J. Cheshire<br />
Farmington<br />
Ch<strong>and</strong>ler J. Howard<br />
Connecticut Innovations<br />
Louis B. Obermeier<br />
Blum Shapiro<br />
& Company, P.C.<br />
Susan J. Sappington<br />
West Hartford<br />
Judy Warfield<br />
American Federation<br />
<strong>of</strong> Teachers<br />
Resource<br />
Investment<br />
Volunteers<br />
Tara Acton<br />
Trinity College<br />
Ana Alfaro<br />
Northeast Utilities System<br />
Kathy Andrews<br />
National Center for<br />
Boundless Playgrounds<br />
Lucinda A. Antonacci<br />
Farmington Savings Bank<br />
Lourdes Ardel<br />
Eastern Connecticut<br />
State University<br />
Beth Bartron<br />
Salem Public Schools<br />
Debra M. Borrero<br />
Trinity College<br />
Ozell Brown<br />
Pratt & Whitney<br />
Craig Buhrendorf<br />
Smith Barney<br />
Thank you for laboring<br />
for the community<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital<br />
Area recognizes <strong>and</strong> thanks<br />
two outst<strong>and</strong>ing volunteers<br />
from the ranks <strong>of</strong> labor who<br />
retired recently. Helene<br />
Shay <strong>and</strong> Judy Warfield had<br />
a combined 29 years <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> volunteer<br />
service when they retired Helene Shay<br />
from their respective<br />
positions representing<br />
labor organizations in our<br />
40-town region. Shay<br />
retired from the AFSCME<br />
Council #5 <strong>and</strong> Warfield<br />
retired from the American<br />
Federation <strong>of</strong> Teachers.<br />
Throughout their years<br />
<strong>of</strong> volunteer activity with Judy Warfield<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>, both Shay <strong>and</strong> Warfield were always<br />
willing to take that extra step to get labor<br />
involved in the <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> Community Campaign<br />
<strong>and</strong> in special events such as food, toy <strong>and</strong> coat<br />
drives. Their hard work has resulted in tremendous<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> support from labor members<br />
in our region. Both women are outst<strong>and</strong>ing<br />
role models <strong>of</strong> service to our community.<br />
Highlights <strong>of</strong> Shay’s volunteer service to <strong>United</strong><br />
<strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area include:<br />
■ Board <strong>of</strong> Directors 1987–1992,<br />
1994–1996, 1998–2003<br />
■ <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> Community Campaign<br />
Cabinet 1988–1989, 1992, 1996–2004<br />
■ Committees: Executive, Government<br />
Relations, Nominating, Priorities, Donor<br />
Choice, Community Service Award,<br />
UW/<strong>United</strong> Labor Agency <strong>and</strong><br />
Venture Funding<br />
Highlights <strong>of</strong> Warfield’s volunteer service to<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area include:<br />
■ Board <strong>of</strong> Directors 1993–1999, 2004–2005<br />
■ Committees: Nominating, Communications<br />
<strong>and</strong> Marketing, Community Service Award,<br />
Government Relations <strong>and</strong> Priorities<br />
making a<br />
difference<br />
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Technology for Tykes<br />
As part <strong>of</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area’s (UWCA) commitment to<br />
helping children develop marketable skills to ensure their future<br />
success, dozens <strong>of</strong> pre-schoolers are being introduced to technology<br />
thanks to IBM, <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area <strong>and</strong> Gifts-in-Kind<br />
International.<br />
Each year, IBM donates child-friendly Young Explorer computer systems<br />
through Gifts-in-Kind to pre-school programs selected by local <strong>United</strong><br />
<strong>Way</strong>s, with a m<strong>and</strong>ate that the systems be awarded to agencies that<br />
are under-resourced with regard to technology.<br />
At UWCA, a volunteer committee chose several area agencies to<br />
receive the donated systems. The Young Explorer systems were<br />
donated to Catholic Charities, Community Renewal Team, the East<br />
Windsor Family Resource Center, <strong>and</strong> YWCA <strong>of</strong> the Hartford Region.<br />
“The children at our Center will use the new computer to learn how<br />
letters are used to sound out words <strong>and</strong> stories, which will increase<br />
their reading skills,” comments Jeannette Paige, YWCA Site Manager.<br />
The Young Explorer systems are loaded with educational s<strong>of</strong>tware.<br />
Housed in Little Tikes furniture, they help children develop problemsolving<br />
<strong>and</strong> motor coordination skills, introduce children to computers<br />
at an early age, <strong>and</strong> keep learning fun <strong>and</strong> engaging.<br />
Above: Children at the YWCA’s Elmwood Early Learning Center learn<br />
new skills using the newly donated Young Explorer system.<br />
ensuring success<br />
for children<br />
Paul Bushey<br />
Social Security<br />
Administration<br />
Chris Cagenello<br />
The Phoenix<br />
Companies, Inc.<br />
Pat Calvo<br />
Windham Youth Services<br />
Edward Charamut<br />
Royko-Charamut<br />
Insurance<br />
Stephan Christiansen<br />
Conning Research &<br />
Consulting, Inc.<br />
Theresa Christy<br />
Otis Elevator Company<br />
Bill Cordner<br />
MassMutual<br />
Financial Group<br />
Mally Cox-Chapman<br />
Hartford<br />
Christine L. Davis<br />
Covenant to Care<br />
Debi Davis<br />
LISC<br />
Carol Dorbuck<br />
New Britain<br />
Marian V. Eichner<br />
Capital Workforce Partners<br />
Lola Elliott-Hugh<br />
UCONN Urban &<br />
Community Studies<br />
Program<br />
Mark J. Errico<br />
Mark J. Errico &<br />
Associates<br />
Mary C. Falotico<br />
Manchester<br />
Thomas Fuller<br />
Resources Management<br />
Corp.<br />
Diana Garey<br />
Unionville<br />
April G<strong>of</strong>f Brown<br />
G<strong>of</strong>f Brown Associates<br />
Diana Goode<br />
Operation Fuel<br />
Dorian Grey Parker<br />
Community Health<br />
Services<br />
Jason T. Gutcheon<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Business<br />
Insurers<br />
Tori Hamilton<br />
Christian Activities Council<br />
Ana Hern<strong>and</strong>ez<br />
Hartford Hospital<br />
Celestino Jimenez<br />
City <strong>of</strong> Hartford<br />
Alex Johnson<br />
Capital Workforce Partners<br />
John P. Kidwell<br />
Glastonbury<br />
Barbara King<br />
Department <strong>of</strong><br />
Public Health,<br />
State <strong>of</strong> Connecticut<br />
Chuck King<br />
Windsor<br />
Sally King<br />
Granby<br />
John Kiraly<br />
Pratt & Whitney<br />
Maureen Knight Price<br />
Community Partners<br />
in Action<br />
Paul N. Kuehn<br />
Northeast Utilities System<br />
Pauline Lazzari<br />
Liberty Bank<br />
Rhonda Leonard-Woods<br />
Hartford<br />
Elana MacGilpin<br />
West Hartford<br />
Cheryl Magazine<br />
Hartford Courant<br />
Chick Marks<br />
Webster Bank<br />
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<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area 2005 Annual Report<br />
James McNair<br />
Smith Barney<br />
Kate Miller<br />
Hartford Courant<br />
Foundation<br />
Tollie Miller<br />
Hampshire Foundation,<br />
The Knox Foundation<br />
Shirle Moone Childs<br />
Windsor<br />
Bob Murdock<br />
Bolton<br />
Victoria Nimirowski<br />
Windham Area<br />
Interfaith Ministries<br />
Susan Oldershaw<br />
Windham<br />
Siobhan Onthank<br />
Hartford Technology<br />
Services Company<br />
Martha Page<br />
Hartford<br />
Edward J. Palasek<br />
Community Solutions, Inc.<br />
Judith Radasch<br />
Christ Church Cathedral<br />
Edward A. Santos<br />
West Hartford<br />
Elaine Savin<br />
Bloomfield<br />
Hubert Schwan<br />
Community Renewal Team<br />
Michael Stockman<br />
West Hartford<br />
Kathryn J. Talbot<br />
Columbia<br />
Ann Thomas<br />
West Hartford<br />
Marsha Tolliver<br />
Hartford Hospital<br />
Ruth M. Tupper<br />
West Hartford<br />
Joe Vaverchak<br />
New Britain Board<br />
<strong>of</strong> Education<br />
Lindsley Wellman<br />
Wellman Consulting<br />
Group<br />
Jennifer White<br />
The Hartford Financial<br />
Services Group, Inc.<br />
Stephen W. Wilde<br />
Avon<br />
Joyce Willis<br />
Bloomfield<br />
Peter Wu<br />
Glastonbury<br />
Kathleen Zura<br />
Hartford Housing<br />
Authority<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong><br />
Staff<br />
(as <strong>of</strong> 12/18/05)<br />
George Bahamonde*<br />
President <strong>and</strong> Chief<br />
Executive Officer<br />
Susan B. Dunn*<br />
Senior Vice President<br />
Paula S. Gilberto*<br />
Vice President,<br />
Community Services<br />
Anthony J. Mascaro, Jr.<br />
Vice President,<br />
Finance & MIS<br />
Shelley Benedict<br />
Secretary,<br />
Office <strong>of</strong> the President<br />
Charlotte Block<br />
Administrative Assistant,<br />
Marketing &<br />
Communications<br />
Kimmy Boulier*<br />
Receptionist<br />
Elizabeth Chaterdon<br />
Community Services<br />
Associate<br />
S<strong>and</strong>ra Costello<br />
Assistant Director, MIS<br />
Gianna Fergione<br />
Resource Development<br />
Assistant<br />
Eugenie Jackson*<br />
Secretary,<br />
Community Services<br />
Emily Jensen<br />
Resource Development<br />
Manager<br />
Zubair Khan<br />
E-Business Associate<br />
Virginia Kiraly<br />
Resource Development<br />
Office Manager<br />
Joseph Kuzma<br />
Assistant Director,<br />
Community Services<br />
Susan Lakin*<br />
Senior Project Associate,<br />
Marketing &<br />
Communications<br />
Kathryn Lauer*<br />
Manager,<br />
Volunteer Center<br />
Kathryn Liss<br />
Development Assistant<br />
Tomeka Martin<br />
Finance Associate<br />
Ariel Marzouca-Jaunai*<br />
Assistant Director,<br />
Finance<br />
Mildred McNeill<br />
Director, Marketing &<br />
Communications<br />
Sara Miller*<br />
E-Business Manager<br />
Ann Pean<br />
Resource Development<br />
Manager<br />
Brooke Penders<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Development,<br />
Consultant<br />
Elaine Pertillar*<br />
Senior Administrative<br />
Services Associate<br />
Mia Radtke*<br />
Finance Associate<br />
Rita Ramos*<br />
MIS Associate<br />
Kimberley Russo<br />
Community Services<br />
Associate<br />
Susan Shackway<br />
Community Services<br />
Associate<br />
Janet Wallans*<br />
Volunteer Center<br />
Assistant<br />
Mary Wolf*<br />
Secretary,<br />
Community Services<br />
Lindsey Woodworth<br />
Senior Accountant<br />
*Employed five years or<br />
more with <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> the Capital Area<br />
Darshan Singh Bajwa<br />
Farmington<br />
Jon Sinnott<br />
Hartford<br />
Lloyd O. Smith<br />
Bloomfield<br />
Gregory Stafstrom<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> Brook Ice &<br />
Fuel Service, Inc.<br />
Carolyn Stockman<br />
West Hartford<br />
Jennifer Gifford*<br />
Director,<br />
Community Services<br />
Peter Haentzschel*<br />
Administrative Services<br />
Staff<br />
Michelle Hale*<br />
Director, Human<br />
Resources<br />
Carol Howard*<br />
Finance Associate<br />
Kate Milton*<br />
Assistant Director,<br />
Resource Development<br />
Elise Murray<br />
Senior MIS Associate<br />
Judy O’Connor<br />
Resource Development<br />
Manager<br />
Cecilia Payne<br />
Assistant Director,<br />
Marketing &<br />
Communications<br />
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giving matters<br />
Tocqueville Society Dinner<br />
Celebrating the Spirit<br />
<strong>of</strong> Giving<br />
old friends <strong>and</strong> new met this past December to celebrate the<br />
spirit <strong>of</strong> giving at <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s Tocqueville Society dinner.<br />
Keynote speaker Chief Charles A. Teale <strong>of</strong> the Hartford Fire<br />
Department shared his experiences as a beneficiary <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> partner agency programs as a youth <strong>and</strong> his<br />
current experience as a community leader <strong>and</strong> head <strong>of</strong><br />
the Fire Department. Children from the Asylum Hill Boys<br />
<strong>and</strong> Girls Club, a <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> partner agency, entertained<br />
the group with an improvisational, Pilobolus-style dance<br />
performance.<br />
Carol <strong>and</strong> Jim Sicilian, chairman <strong>of</strong> the 2005 <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong><br />
Community Campaign <strong>and</strong> chairman <strong>of</strong> the Executive<br />
Committee at Day, Berry & Howard, LLP, hosted the dinner<br />
at the newly opened Connecticut Convention<br />
Center in Hartford. Hartford Financial Services<br />
Group, Inc. also was a sponsor.<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> Community Campaign donors who<br />
contribute $10,000 or more are recognized as<br />
Tocqueville Society members both locally <strong>and</strong><br />
nationally. The Tocqueville Society recognizes the<br />
French historian’s admiration for our country’s<br />
spirit <strong>of</strong> voluntary effort for the common good. In<br />
2005, there were 245 members in the Greater<br />
Hartford area alone.<br />
Enjoying the evening are, left to right, George Bahamonde, president <strong>and</strong><br />
chief executive <strong>of</strong>ficer <strong>of</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area, Larry DeSimone,<br />
president <strong>and</strong> chief executive <strong>of</strong>ficer <strong>of</strong> Northeast Utilities Enterprises, <strong>and</strong><br />
Ray Necci, president <strong>and</strong> chief operating <strong>of</strong>ficer <strong>of</strong> CL&P <strong>and</strong> Yankee Gas.<br />
Necci served as co-chair <strong>of</strong> the Metro North division <strong>of</strong> the 2005 Community<br />
Campaign.<br />
Host Jim Sicilian, chairman <strong>of</strong><br />
the Executive Committee at<br />
Day, Berry & Howard, LLP, led<br />
the 2005 <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> Community<br />
Campaign.<br />
Keynote speaker Chief Charles A. Teale <strong>of</strong><br />
the Hartford Fire Department served as<br />
co-chair <strong>of</strong> the Education <strong>and</strong> Municipal<br />
division <strong>of</strong> the 2005 Community Campaign.<br />
Long-time supporters Ronnie <strong>and</strong> Ray Deck help celebrate a<br />
successful <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> Community Campaign, which raised<br />
over $27 million for the community. Ray Deck is a former chair<br />
<strong>of</strong> the annual campaign.<br />
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Brewster Perkins <strong>and</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area board member Susan<br />
Sappington enjoy the music <strong>of</strong> the Mainello Trio from the Learning Corridor<br />
Greater Hartford Academy <strong>of</strong> the Arts.<br />
Guests Francine Christensen, Wendy Vance, <strong>and</strong> Judith Perkins, from left, mingle in<br />
the newly opened Connecticut Convention Center at Adriaen’s L<strong>and</strong>ing.<br />
Shown left to right, Pratt & Whitney president Louis Chênevert <strong>and</strong> wife, Debra, with Elaine <strong>and</strong><br />
Arthur Lucas, Jr. <strong>and</strong> James Keenan before the evening’s festivities begin. Mr. Lucas <strong>and</strong> Keenan<br />
are Pratt & Whitney employees.<br />
Mark <strong>and</strong> Jill Ricci, on the left, chat with Tammy <strong>and</strong> Jim Wehr.<br />
Ms. Ricci <strong>and</strong> Mr. Wehr are employees <strong>of</strong> The Phoenix<br />
Companies, Inc.<br />
William Trachsel <strong>of</strong> UTC, left, chats before dinner with Elsee<br />
<strong>and</strong> Tom McEachin. Mr. McEachin served as co-chair <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> Tocqueville Society in 2005 <strong>and</strong> is vice president<br />
<strong>and</strong> chief financial <strong>of</strong>ficer at UTC Power.<br />
More than 100 guests attended the dinner. Among them, left to right, Tina Eng with husb<strong>and</strong>, John<br />
Chu <strong>of</strong> The Hartford Financial Services, Doug Coté <strong>of</strong> ING <strong>and</strong> Greg Berg, The Hartford Financial<br />
Services.<br />
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giving matters<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s Tocqueville Society recognizes those<br />
who give $10,000 or more each year.<br />
The society is named for Alexis de Tocqueville<br />
who wrote <strong>of</strong> his admiration for Americans’ spirit<br />
<strong>of</strong> voluntary effort for the common good during<br />
his travels across our country in the 1800s.<br />
Bonnie <strong>and</strong><br />
her mother on<br />
a recent cruise.<br />
Bonnie J. Malley, Tocqueville Society member<br />
Matters <strong>of</strong> the Heart<br />
Family support <strong>and</strong> involvement is a lifelong tradition for<br />
Malley who is senior vice president <strong>of</strong> Human Resources<br />
<strong>and</strong> Corporate Services at Hartford-based The Phoenix<br />
Companies.When she was growing up her gr<strong>and</strong>parents <strong>of</strong>ten<br />
cared for her while her parents worked. Her mother, Nancy<br />
Sepko, worked at Hamilton St<strong>and</strong>ard for nearly 40 years <strong>and</strong><br />
set an example for Malley <strong>of</strong> a successful working mother.<br />
f<br />
amily is Bonnie Malley’s foundation <strong>and</strong> focus.“Everything<br />
else must be put in perspective,” she says when referring to<br />
the importance <strong>of</strong> putting family first. Malley’s family<br />
includes her husb<strong>and</strong> Edward, twin nine-year-old sons<br />
Ryan <strong>and</strong> Kyle, stepson Eddie, her parents John <strong>and</strong> Nancy<br />
Sepko, as well as extended family members with whom she<br />
is close. The “everything else” she refers to includes a thriving<br />
career, volunteer commitments, travel, <strong>and</strong> the very<br />
occasional golf game. Balancing it all is a challenge, but she<br />
says total family participation makes it work.“I couldn’t do<br />
it without all <strong>of</strong> their involvement.”<br />
Today, Nancy carries on the family involvement tradition<br />
with Ryan <strong>and</strong> Kyle, caring for them after school just as her<br />
parents did. “My mother is such an important part <strong>of</strong> our<br />
family,” Malley comments. “She appreciates the challenges<br />
<strong>of</strong> being a working mom because she was one herself.”<br />
Malley’s husb<strong>and</strong>, Edward, owns a construction business in<br />
Suffield where the family lives. His schedule is flexible<br />
enough to allow him to participate in the boys’ school <strong>and</strong><br />
sport activities <strong>and</strong> Cub Scouts. “He is the consummate<br />
volunteer with the kids,” Malley says.<br />
Malley learned the value <strong>of</strong> a strong work ethic from her<br />
parents <strong>and</strong> gr<strong>and</strong>parents.“My gr<strong>and</strong>parents, in particular,<br />
taught me the value <strong>of</strong> hard work. They also imbued in me<br />
the lessons that you should give your best, be loyal <strong>and</strong> be<br />
grateful for the opportunities that come your way.”<br />
Malley has applied those lessons since her first job as a<br />
teenager.“I grew up in Southwick, Massachusetts. The only<br />
The Malley family includes, from left: Bonnie’s mother Nancy, Ed,<br />
Bonnie, Eddie with his friend Lindsey, <strong>and</strong> in the front, twins Kyle<br />
<strong>and</strong> Ryan.<br />
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job available to teenagers<br />
then was working on the<br />
tobacco farms, so that’s<br />
what I did,” she explains.<br />
“And whether the job was<br />
scooping ice cream or working at a pizza restaurant, I never<br />
felt entitled, <strong>and</strong> I was always grateful for the opportunity.<br />
I’ve always believed that I owe the company my best, which<br />
was another lesson from my parents <strong>and</strong> gr<strong>and</strong>parents.”<br />
Malley received her bachelor’s degree in accounting from<br />
Western New Engl<strong>and</strong> College in 1983, <strong>and</strong> passed the CPA<br />
exam shortly after. She has been employed at The Phoenix<br />
Companies for 21 years; most <strong>of</strong> that time was spent in<br />
accounting, however, three <strong>and</strong> one half years ago Phoenix<br />
President <strong>and</strong> CEO Dona Young asked her to become senior<br />
vice president <strong>of</strong> Human Resources <strong>and</strong> Corporate Services.<br />
“Dona saw qualities in me that I’m not sure I knew were<br />
there,” reflects Malley.“She wanted me to become a partner<br />
in the business at a time when we were undergoing a significant<br />
transformation. It has been, <strong>and</strong> continues to be, a<br />
fabulous experience.”<br />
Much <strong>of</strong> Malley’s philanthropic activity, including gifts <strong>of</strong><br />
time <strong>and</strong> money, has come through exposure at The<br />
Phoenix. During a <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> Day <strong>of</strong> Caring project, she<br />
became acquainted with the Hispanic Health Council, a<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> partner agency that now benefits from her gift.<br />
“Because <strong>of</strong> that one Day <strong>of</strong> Caring project, employees here<br />
at The Phoenix continue to help the Hispanic Health<br />
Council by collecting food, diapers <strong>and</strong> other needs<br />
throughout the year,” Malley says. The Phoenix also facilitated<br />
for employees several “Community Conversations on<br />
Race” through another partner agency, the National<br />
Conference for Community <strong>and</strong> Justice (NCCJ). Malley<br />
became so interested in the mission <strong>of</strong> the organization<br />
that she served on the NCCJ’s Greater Hartford Chapter<br />
board <strong>of</strong> directors.<br />
Malley became a Tocqueville Society donor through the<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> Community Campaign at The Phoenix. The<br />
Society appeals to the busy working mother. “My one gift<br />
through the Tocqueville Society allows me to help many<br />
broad-based community organizations. I would never be<br />
able to donate to so many necessary programs individually,<br />
simply for lack <strong>of</strong> time. And, if I choose to do so, I’m able<br />
to target a portion <strong>of</strong> my gift to select agencies with which<br />
I have a personal connection, such as Foodshare, the<br />
Hispanic Health Council, the Boy Scouts, <strong>and</strong> the Cystic<br />
Fibrosis Foundation.”<br />
At a <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> Community<br />
Campaign Cabinet meeting,<br />
Bonnie Malley enjoys having<br />
breakfast with Raleysia Gilbert<br />
at the Women’s League, Inc. Child<br />
Development Center in Hartford.<br />
continued on page 24<br />
“…you should give your best, be loyal<br />
<strong>and</strong> be grateful for the opportunities<br />
that come your way.”<br />
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emembering our past<br />
helps us build our future.<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital Area’s 1924 Society, established in<br />
2000, recognizes donors who have the generosity <strong>and</strong> foresight<br />
to remember <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> in their estate plans.<br />
members<br />
as <strong>of</strong> 2/5/06<br />
Estate <strong>of</strong><br />
Adrienne Allen<br />
Margot <strong>and</strong> Lee Allison<br />
Henry T.J. Becker<br />
Harold C. Buckingham, Jr.<br />
Howard <strong>and</strong> Sue Carver<br />
Ray <strong>and</strong> Ronnie Deck<br />
Janice E. DeDominicis<br />
Susan <strong>and</strong> Ned Dunn, Jr.<br />
Estate <strong>of</strong><br />
Isidore S. Geetter, M.D.<br />
Estate <strong>of</strong><br />
Elizabeth <strong>and</strong> Virginia Hicks<br />
Estate <strong>of</strong><br />
Richard <strong>and</strong> Marie McCabe<br />
Claire & Millard Pryor<br />
Lew <strong>and</strong> Amy Robinson<br />
Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Peter Russell<br />
The Wellman Family Fund<br />
Don <strong>and</strong> Jean Wilson<br />
Two donors who wish<br />
to remain anonymous.<br />
To learn more about the 1924 Society, please contact Brooke Penders at 860-493-6849 or bpenders@uwcact.org.<br />
Top: An Isle <strong>of</strong> Safety (detail), ca. 1924, Courtesy <strong>of</strong> The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT.<br />
Matters <strong>of</strong> the heart,<br />
continued<br />
At the heart <strong>of</strong> Malley’s life<br />
are, from left: Eddie, Kyle, Ed<br />
<strong>and</strong> Ryan.<br />
Malley served on the 2005 <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> Community<br />
Campaign Cabinet <strong>and</strong> co-chaired Loaned Executive (LE)<br />
recruitment. The Phoenix Companies have loaned an<br />
employee to work on the campaign for several years. “Of<br />
course, the LE program is beneficial to <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>, however,<br />
the skills these employees bring back to The Phoenix are<br />
beneficial to us as well,” she says. Malley recalls several<br />
employees who have served as Loaned Executives or as<br />
chairs <strong>of</strong> The Phoenix’s campaign <strong>and</strong> says, “It plays a role<br />
in their career development. I’ve noticed a measurable<br />
difference–they have greater confidence <strong>and</strong> a deeper<br />
connection both to the community <strong>and</strong> to The Phoenix.”<br />
“The best part <strong>of</strong> the campaign<br />
cabinet experience,”<br />
Malley recalls, “was visiting<br />
many <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> partner<br />
agencies. On one such<br />
visit, the cabinet held a<br />
breakfast meeting at the<br />
Women’s League, Inc. Child<br />
Development Center, <strong>and</strong><br />
we were assigned children<br />
as ‘breakfast buddies.’ My<br />
‘breakfast buddy,’ a young<br />
pre-schooler, really touched<br />
my heart.” Malley was further moved when she noticed a<br />
fellow Phoenix employee dropping her child <strong>of</strong>f at the center<br />
that morning. “It’s so great to know that the child care<br />
support is there. This mother came to work knowing that<br />
her child is safe <strong>and</strong> well-cared for.”<br />
Safe <strong>and</strong> well-cared for is how Malley would describe her<br />
family, <strong>and</strong> she strives to share that security with others<br />
through her Tocqueville membership. Meanwhile, she continues<br />
to juggle working, motherhood, <strong>and</strong> carving out<br />
time for personal interests. “My golf game has suffered<br />
since becoming a mom,” she jokes.<br />
She, Edward <strong>and</strong> the boys enjoy trips to Disney <strong>and</strong> Hilton<br />
Head <strong>and</strong> going on cruises with Malley’s mother. As her<br />
sons grow older, she envisions the ability to shift some <strong>of</strong><br />
her attention, perhaps to more h<strong>and</strong>s-on volunteer activities.<br />
“Giving back is very important to me. My goal is to<br />
give back in a different way in the future,” she says. Though<br />
she is quick to add,“But I don’t want that to come too soon<br />
because when it does it means my boys will be grown, <strong>and</strong><br />
I don’t want to rush that.” Whenever this does occur,<br />
Malley exemplifies a tradition <strong>of</strong> family involvement <strong>and</strong><br />
support that is sure to continue.<br />
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2005<br />
Community Service Award Recipient:<br />
Howard L.<br />
Carver<br />
making a difference<br />
In addition to <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>, Carver also lends his time <strong>and</strong><br />
expertise to the Hartford Region Economic Alliance,<br />
Wadsworth Atheneum, Greater Hartford Arts Council, the<br />
Saint Francis Foundation, City <strong>of</strong> Hartford Internal Audit<br />
Commission, the Connecticut Rivers Boy Scouts <strong>of</strong> America<br />
Chapter, <strong>and</strong> the Boys <strong>and</strong> Girls Clubs <strong>of</strong> Hartford. He also<br />
supports Junior Achievement <strong>of</strong> Southwest New Engl<strong>and</strong>,<br />
the Boys <strong>and</strong> Girls Clubs <strong>of</strong> Boston, the International<br />
Insurance Foundation, University <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin School <strong>of</strong><br />
Business, <strong>and</strong> the Continental Divide L<strong>and</strong> Trust in<br />
Summit County, Colorado.<br />
2005 Community<br />
Service Award<br />
recipient Howard L.<br />
Carver (left) is<br />
thanked by Campaign<br />
Chairman Jim Sicilian for<br />
his volunteer service.<br />
O<br />
ne <strong>of</strong> Howard Carver’s favorite mottos is “We’re all in this<br />
together” because it summarizes his personal philosophy<br />
on community service. Carver is the recipient <strong>of</strong> the 2005<br />
Community Service Award, <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Capital<br />
Area’s (UWCA) highest honor bestowed on a volunteer. He<br />
clearly applies a philosophy <strong>of</strong> committed service to the<br />
community to his own life.<br />
Since retirement from Ernst & Young in 2002, Carver has<br />
juggled several volunteer leadership roles, both in the<br />
Hartford area <strong>and</strong> in Silverthorne, Colorado, where he <strong>and</strong><br />
wife, Sue, spend half the year. At UWCA, Carver serves as<br />
co-chair <strong>of</strong> the Tocqueville Society, chairman <strong>of</strong> the finance<br />
committee <strong>and</strong> member <strong>of</strong> the board <strong>of</strong> directors <strong>and</strong> the<br />
executive committee.<br />
“Howard consistently challenges the board <strong>and</strong> staff to<br />
think strategically, envision the future, develop a plan <strong>and</strong><br />
secure the appropriate resources,” comments George<br />
Bahamonde, president <strong>and</strong> chief executive <strong>of</strong>ficer <strong>of</strong><br />
UWCA. “He also realizes that you cannot economize your<br />
way to success.”<br />
Carver’s career at Ernst & Young spanned 35 years, beginning<br />
in 1967. It took him to six <strong>of</strong>fices: the first six years in<br />
<strong>Spring</strong>field, Illinois; then five <strong>and</strong> a half years in<br />
Indianapolis; nine in Milwaukee, where he became a partner;<br />
11 years in Boston, during two <strong>of</strong> which he commuted<br />
to New York to work in the national <strong>of</strong>fice; <strong>and</strong> three <strong>and</strong> a<br />
half years in Hartford. Much <strong>of</strong> his focus over the years was<br />
on building practices, particularly in the fields <strong>of</strong> insurance<br />
<strong>and</strong> financial services.<br />
Over the years <strong>and</strong> in the various communities in which<br />
they’ve lived, the Carvers have been involved in many civic<br />
activities <strong>and</strong> have worked together <strong>and</strong> individually<br />
to support <strong>and</strong> raise funds for a variety <strong>of</strong> organizations<br />
with an emphasis on youth, mental health, the arts <strong>and</strong> the<br />
environment.<br />
“When we came to Hartford in 1999, we found the community<br />
to be warm <strong>and</strong> accepting. We got to know <strong>and</strong><br />
work with many community leaders who do as much or<br />
more for this community than we ever could. It has been<br />
our great pleasure to work shoulder-to-shoulder with these<br />
wonderful people,” Carver says. “We are humbled by this<br />
award but are glad to accept it on behalf <strong>of</strong> all the great men<br />
<strong>and</strong> women we work with to make Hartford a better place<br />
to live, <strong>and</strong> who deserve this honor as much as we do.”<br />
The Carvers divide their time between Avon <strong>and</strong><br />
Silverthorne. They have two grown children <strong>and</strong> one<br />
gr<strong>and</strong>son.<br />
“Howard’s passionate commitment<br />
to our community<br />
is infectious. Through his<br />
work with many Hartford<br />
area organizations, he has<br />
seen firsth<strong>and</strong> the importance<br />
that leadership giving<br />
plays in changing lives <strong>and</strong><br />
improving community conditions,”<br />
comments Tom McEachin, vice president <strong>and</strong><br />
chief financial <strong>of</strong>ficer, UTC Power, <strong>and</strong> Tocqueville Society<br />
co-chair. “Under his energetic leadership, membership in<br />
the Tocqueville Society has grown significantly.”<br />
“Howard’s passionate commitment to our community is<br />
infectious. He has seen firsth<strong>and</strong> the importance that<br />
leadership giving plays in changing lives <strong>and</strong> improving<br />
community conditions.”<br />
Tom McEachin, vice president <strong>and</strong> chief financial <strong>of</strong>ficer, UTC Power, <strong>and</strong> Tocqueville Society co-chair<br />
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Elmwood Early Learning<br />
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Explorer System.<br />
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George Bahamonde<br />
President <strong>and</strong><br />
Chief Executive Officer<br />
Susan B. Dunn<br />
Senior Vice President<br />
Mildred McNeill<br />
Director, Marketing <strong>and</strong><br />
Communications<br />
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