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22 Hartford Business Journal • February 18, 2019 • www.HartfordBusiness.com Community Would you like to see your face on the Community page? This new section will feature photos from business and community events. Please send submissions to gbordonaro@HartfordBusiness.com. Johnson Brunetti sponsors WTIC holiday stores benefiting Salvation Army Wethersfield financial firm Johnson Brunetti sponsored the WTIC Holiday Stores, which collected nonperishable food items, new unwrapped toys and monetary donations to benefit the Salvation Army. Johnson Brunetti's support of the Salvation Army also included a holiday party where more than 400 toys were collected and a check for $1,000 was presented to the Salvation Army. CFA Society Hartford hosts financial forecast dinner CFA Society Hartford held its 2019 forecast dinner, which drew nearly 500 of Connecticut's leading investment and financial professionals to the Connecticut Convention Center. The event's keynote speaker included national economist Brian Wesbury who shared "The Real News About the U.S. Economy." Pictured (from left) are: Juliana Dalton, president of CFA Society Hartford; Brian Wesbury, chief economist at First Trust Advisors L.P.; Denise Merrill, CT Secretary of the State; and Raymond Bovich, CFA Society Hartford past-president. ConnectiCare makes donation to The Arc of the Farmington Valley Farmington insurer ConnectiCare recently presented a check for $9,158 to The Arc of the Farmington Valley, a Canton-based nonprofit that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Pictured (from left) are: Amanda Conrad, assistant director of development, Favarh; Ronelle Cipolla, development director, Favarh; Robert Twombly, account executive, ConnectiCare; and Stephanie Hood, director of finance, Favarh. Jeffrey & Nancy Hoffman PRESENTING SPONSORS RECEPTION SPONSOR MEDIA PARTNER PERFORMANCE SPONSOR OVERTURE SPONSORS RHAPSODY SPONSORS SONATA SPONSORS The Hartford Symphony Orchestra is celebrating our 75th Anniversary! Join us for our SPARKLE Gala on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Proceeds from SPARKLE help to sustain and expand the HSO's community engagement and music education programs. In 2018, the HSO reached over 13,000 students through over 100 education programs! For more information about purchasing tickets or sponsoring the Gala, please contact HSO Annual Fund and Special Events Manager Jen Galante at 860-760-7302 or jgalante@hartfordsymphony.org. Shari & Michael Cantor Judith & Brewster Perkins Sharon and J. Frank Travis & The Travis Foundation Saturday, April 27, 2019 Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT