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22 Hartford Business Journal • October 26, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com CHEERS FOR ÄDELBROOK RAISES FUNDS FOR CHILDREN ▶ ▶ A Manufacturing Mania event was held recently at the Bristol Boys and Girls Club to kickoff the celebration of Manufacturing Month in Connecticut. More than 200 middle school students from throughout the state visited and met with manufacturers to learn about the high-paying, high-tech jobs in Connecticut's manufacturing sector. The event was coordinated by the Connecticut. Dream it. Do It. program. Students from throughout the state (shown left) work on a project to engineer and manufacture ice cream sticks. CT CELEBRATES MANUFACTURING MONTH ▶ ▶ Michael Cantor and Hartford intellectual property law firm Cantor Colburn recently hosted an event to launch the Cantor Colburn Scholarship at the UConn School of Law. At the event, Steven Greenspan, chief litigation counsel for UTC and president of the UConn Law School Foundation, discussed the importance of UConn Law's graduates in the UTC workforce. Timothy Fisher, dean of the Law School, discussed the role of scholarships in recruiting students and reducing student debt. The Cantor Colburn scholarship will be directed toward law students pursuing a career in intellectual property and patent law. Pictured (from left) are Fisher, Cantor and Greenspan. CANTOR COLBURN EVENT HELPS LAUNCH NEW SCHOLARSHIP ▶ ▶ Cheers for Ädelbrook, a wine-tasting fundraiser, raised over $16,000 for the children and young adults served by Ädelbrook, a multi-service agency specializing in behavioral and developmental services. The catered event, sponsored by Liquor World of Cromwell, was held at the Crowne Plaza. Ädelbrook provides services for families and individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Pictured (from left) are Nicole Nalepa, WFSB; Garrell S. Mullaney, Ädelbrook president and CEO; Dan Hovey, Turnpike Motors; Rachal Hovey, speech assistant at Ädelbrook; Renee DiNino, The River 105.9 iHeart Radio; and Marty Smith, Turnpike Motors. OF NOTE GARDEN BARN NAMED ONE OF GARDEN CENTER MAGAZINE'S 'TOP 100' The Garden Barn Nursery & Landscaping, based in Vernon, was named one of Garden Center magazine's "Top 100 Independent Garden Centers for 2015." This is Garden Barn's second year on the list. The Garden Barn ranked 55 this year, jumping two spots from last year. The Top 100 program surveys independent garden centers across North America. • • • CERC AND EVERSOURCE RECEIVE EXCELLENCE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AWARD The Connecticut Economic Resource Center Inc. and Eversource energy received a "Gold Excellence in Economic Development" award from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) for its Connecticut Economic Review publication in the category of General Purpose Print Brochure for communities with populations of greater than 500,000. The Connecticut Economic Review features data about Connecticut's economic landscape – from the abundance of talent and attractiveness of location, to array of industries and quality of life and is used extensively for state business recruitment efforts. The award was presented to Robert Santy, CERC president and CEO (shown above accepting the award), during the 2015 IEDC annual conference in Anchorage, Alaska. • • • ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER ACHIEVES PREMIER CERTIFICATION STATUS FOR GERIATRIC FRACTURE CARE St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center has achieved the highest level of certification for geriatric fracture care programs from the International Geriatric Fracture Society (IGFS). The IGFS CORE certifi- cation program is a global quality improvement initiative designed to recognize the achievements of programs that exceed outcome benchmarks in the management of geriatric fractures. In receiving this recognition, St. Francis has exceeded benchmarks on key quality indicators as identified by the IGFS in data submitted over the past year. Please Note: All electronic submissions for Accolades should be sent to accolades@HartfordBusiness.com. For more information about the Hartford Business Journal's Accolades Page, please visit www.HartfordBusiness.com. ACCOLADES & MORE The Garden Barn Nursery & Landscaping (above) is located in Vernon.