Ninth annual Monkey Love Valentine Drive Collection
Jennifer Sneider, owner of J-Cuts in Shelton, is collecting stuffed monkeys for the ninth annual Monkey Love Valentine Drive Collection. This drive benefits child victims of abuse, neglect, poverty and illness, adopted children and frightened children involved in police calls.
Last year”™s collection distributed more than 2,000 stuffed monkeys to various organizations. Donations may be dropped or mailed to J-Cuts from now through Feb. 6, 505 Howe Ave., Shelton. For health and safety reasons, donated monkeys must be new with tags.
For more information, call J-Cuts at 203-924-4107.
TFI Envision earns Automotive Communications Award
Norwalk-based TFI Envision Inc. was selected by the national Car Care Council Women”™s Board and the Automotive Communication Council as the winner of the 2014 Automotive Communications Award in the categories of “Ad Campaign to Technician Repair/Audience” and “Co-op/Partnering Campaign.” The awards were presented to Elizabeth P. Ball, president and creative director, and Mary Ellen Butkus, vice president, along with client Phil Hutchens, vice president of engine management marketing, at Standard Motors Products Inc., at the 2014 Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo Show in Las Vegas.
Senior Services of Stamford adds trustees
Senior Services of Stamford, a nonprofit that provides support services for seniors across Fairfield County, is adding seven community members to its board of trustees.
The new board members include, Jerome Berkman, attorney, Day Pitney LLP of Stamford; Kristella Garcia, executive and monument consultant, Bosak Funeral Home of Stamford; Robert James, entrepreneur and former executive, AT&T, IBM Corp.; Kari Pollak, special events manager, Stamford Hospital Foundation; Mary Lou Rinaldi, former human resources executive, GE Capital; Samuel J. Starks, private practice attorney in Stamford; and Patricia Squires, executive director, Stamford Emergency Medical Services Inc.
The new board members”™ terms run until June 2017.
Symphony executive mentor series continues
Symphony Workplaces Westport is hosting several learning sessions over the next few months to provide business skills required for executives and entrepreneurs. The series teaches science-based business tools and share tips to solve business challenges and increase your network. The most recent event was facilitated by Enas Coaching”™s Leah Zveglich and was held Jan. 9.
Amber Room donates $20,000 to Ann”™s Place
Danbury-based Amber Room Colonnade, a catering venue, presented a $20,000 donation to Danbury-based Ann”™s Place, a community-based cancer support organization. The donation, presented Dec. 17, reflects proceeds from the Amber Room”™s sixth annual Amber Room Run From the Sun 5K, held Aug. 21.
Participants can register for the next race at jbsports.com or call 203-481-5933. The first 350 pre-registered runners receive technical running shirts. Awards are given to the fastest runners in numerous age groups.
Corporate Audio Visual Services selected for Stamford locations
Corporate Audio Visual Services of Westchester was named as the preferred audiovisual vendor for The Stamford Plaza Hotel and Conference Center and The Loading Dock.
The Stamford Plaza Hotel, at 2701 Summer St., has 448 guest rooms, 37 meeting rooms and the capacity to hold 1,600 guests in the main lobby. The Loading Dock, located at 375 Fairfield Ave., offers 15,000 square feet of event space.
Robinson & Cole attorney publishes criminal justice book
Brian E. Moran, an attorney with Robinson & Cole, a law firm with offices in Stamford, Hartford and New London, published a book titled “The Justice Imperative: How Hyper-Incarceration Has Hijacked the American Dream.” The book outlines how the criminal justice system has failed in Connecticut and offers 30 recommendations for reform.
The text is available for $5.95 for Kindle and $8.99 in paperback on Amazon.com.
Day Pitney LLP promotes Ylitalo to partner
Hartford-based Day Pitney LLP, with offices in Greenwich, New Haven, Stamford and West Hartford, promoted Susan Ylitalo to partner in the Stamford market. Jennifer Pagnillo and Judith Blank will also be promoted to partners in the Greenwich and Hartford offices.
Ylitalo focuses her practice on estate planning, estate and trust administration and charitable giving.
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine receives $250,000
Quinnipiac University”™s Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine received a $250,000 grant from The Maximilian E. & Marion O. Hoffman Foundation Inc., a nonprofit donating to groups that further education, medicine and the arts. The gift will create the Maximilian E. & Marion O. Hoffman Foundation Primary Care Fellowship, offering four-year scholarships to students in the medical school”™s class of 2019.
LogicSource promotes Gibson
South Norwalk-based LogicSoure, a sourcing and procurement services firm, named Kristen Gibson as the first chief human resources officer. Gibson is responsible for directing the company”™s corporate and employee nationwide development. She has more than 15 years of experience in operations management.
Gibson holds a master”™s degree in business administration from Bellevue University and a bachelor”™s degree of general studies in business management and public relations from the University of Nebraska.
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