A whale of a donation
Regional attorneys Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith pledged $100 for every Danbury Whaler goal scored during the months of January and February to two local nonprofits. The Whalers scored 42 goals and on Friday, March 21, checks were presented to Family & Children”™s Aid and Housatonic Habitat for Humanity by Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith”™s CEO Agostinho Ribeiro during halftime of a Whaler game.
“Habitat is all about community,” said the organization”™s Executive Director Fran Normann. “We are pleased that someone from the community like Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith is working with us to build homes for local families.” Habitat has been serving Western Connecticut since 197l. Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith has offices in Danbury, Bridgeport, Hartford, Norwalk and New York City.
Engineering prof and student are ”˜Women of Innovation”™ finalists
Katherine M. Pitz, Fairfield University class of 2015, left, and Amalia Rusu, Ph.D., associate professor of software engineering at Fairfield University, are finalists for the 2014 Women of Innovation awards.
The Women of Innovation program is run by The Connecticut Technology Council, “which is celebrating 10 years of inspiring women and girls to pursue careers in STEM” ”“ science technology, engineering and math. A winner in each of eight categories will be announced during an awards presentation March 27 in Southington.
Pagnani named v.p. at Sotheby”™s
Sotheby”™s International Realty Inc. announced Pamela S. Pagnani has joined the company as vice president and brokerage manager of the Greenwich office. In this role, Pagnani will lead 83 associates affiliated with Sotheby”™s International Realty in Greenwich.
Pagnani, a Greenwich native, has more than 25 years experience in real estate law, specializing in the representation of high-net-worth clients in real estate transactions. She has also been of counsel to developers and investors in new construction, mixed-use projects and condominium conversions and has closed in excess of 300 high-profile contracts.
Subaru helps the hungry
Subaru of America Inc. and Subaru of Stamford presented a check to The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County, which was a partner in the 2013 Subaru “Share the Love” event.
From Nov. 21, 2013 to Jan. 2, customers who purchased or leased a new Subaru vehicle could select from a list of charities to receive a donation of $250 from Subaru of America. This year, Subaru of America donated $10 million to participating charities. Over the last six years the company has donated $35 million to causes through the “Share the Love” event.
A check for $7,978.95 was given to The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County by George D”™Angelo Sr., dealer principal and general manager of Subaru of Stamford.
Kennedy Center awards event
The Kennedy Center Awards Dinner and Annual Meeting ”“ its 63rd ”“ is titled “It Takes A Community.” The April 3 event is at the Holiday Inn, 1070 Main St., Bridgeport. The social hour begins at 6 p.m., followed by the dinner, annual meeting, and awards ceremony at 7 p.m. Client and volunteer awards will be presented as well as the stories of accomplishment and triumph of people served by the Trumbull-based Kennedy Center, a major rehabilitation agency.
Tartaglio lost his legs to an infection at 17. He went on to graduate from Fairfield University with honors and became the first person to run in the New York City Marathon without legs. Tartaglio lives in Milford with his wife and daughter and recently published a book about his journey, “From Tragedy to Triumph.”
Tickets for the dinner are $45 per person. Register online at thekennedycenterinc.org or call (203) 365-8522, ext. 213.
New senior campus for Bridgeport
Jewish Senior Services (The Jewish Home) in Fairfield completed the purchase of 4200 Park Ave., Bridgeport, which, in partnership with the Jewish Center for Community Services (JCCS), will develop an innovative and exciting new campus. The campus will be named The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Campus at Park Avenue thanks to a lead gift from the Weinbergs”™ foundation. Construction of the new campus is expected to take two years and be completed by spring 2016.
For the love of babies
Stamford-based AmeriCares is outfitting the Women”™s and Children”™s Pavilion at the HealthPlex Hospital in Norman, Okla., with new medical equipment to help meet the increase in demand for maternity care since the May tornadoes destroyed a neighboring hospital.
The nonprofit global health and disaster-relief organization recently awarded more than $130,000 in funding to the Norman Regional Health Foundation that allowed the Norman Regional Health System to purchase new equipment for five labor and delivery rooms and one operating room at the HealthPlex.
SSI names two to new positions
Shelton-based SSI (Survey Sampling International), a global provider of sampling, data collection and data analytic solutions for survey research, announced Chris Clarke has joined the company as chief marketing officer.
Clarke has more than 28 years of marketing, communications and technology experience.
Additionally, Ashlin Quirk, SSI”™s general counsel and secretary, who joined the company in 2012, was elevated to the company”™s leadership team. Quirk has almost 20 years legal experience and has specialized in privacy and advertising and marketing law for the past 13 years.
