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22 Hartford Business Journal • November 9, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com ▶ ▶ More than 160 staff, funders and community leaders celebrated Community Mental Health Affiliates' 40-year anniversary at the organization's annual meeting in October at The Baltic in Berlin. The event featured the election of new board members and officers as well as awards presentations. Pictured (from left) are CMHA President & CEO Ray Gorman; State Rep. Cara Pavalock; State Rep. Whit Betts; Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Commissioner Miriam Delphin-Rittmon; and State Sen. Terry Gerratana BOB'S GIVES $60,000 TO SAVE THE CHILDREN ST. FRANCIS HONORS CANCER SURVIVORS WITH SPECIAL CELEBRATION CMHA CELEBRATES 40 YEARS AT ANNUAL MEETING ▶ ▶ Bob's Discount Furniture recently presented a $60,000 check to Save the Children as part of its Café Collections for a Cause initiative. The funds will support Save the Children's early learning campaign to ensure that children in need in the U.S. have access to educational programs, books and resources otherwise unavailable to them. Pictured (from left) are Cathy Poulin, spokeswoman and public relations director, Bob's Discount Furniture; Jennifer Kendra, director of impact marketing and partnership development, Save the Children; and Bob Kaufman, co-founder and president emeritus, Bob's Discount Furniture. ▶ ▶ The Smilow Cancer Hospital Yale-New Haven at St. Francis recently held a celebration for more than 150 cancer patients, representing more than 500 years of survivorship. At the event, patients dipped their hands in paint and added their handprints to a "Closer to Free" mural painted by Cheshire artist Tony Falcone. Pictured is Barbara Gordon, a St. Francis corporator, cancer survivor and West Hartford resident, adding her handprint to the mural. OF NOTE BUTLER EQUIPMENT RECEIVES AWARDS Butler Equipment in West Hartford recently received awards from Sweden manufacturer Husqvarna and Maryland-based Wright Manufacturing for their yearly performance. The first award is the 2015 Outstanding Commercial Sales award, which recognizes Butler Equipment as being Husqvarna's top commercial sales retailer in New England. The second award is the New England New Dealer of the Year award presented by Wright Manufacturing, which recognizes Butler Equipment for its outstanding performance and product sales. • • • MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER'S CINDY RUSSO NAMED WOMAN OF THE YEAR Cindy Russo, senior vice president of operations at MidState Medical Center in Meriden, received the Woman of the Year Award from the Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce. The Woman of the Year Award honors an exceptional woman whose accom- plishments have resulted in significant contributions to her industry and/or community. Russo began her career at MidState Medical Center in 2007 and currently serves on the board of the Quinnipiac Chamber. • • • PRATT & WHITNEY RECEIVES MIDDLESEX COUNTY NAACP AWARD Pratt & Whitney was recently named the 2015 recipient of the Middlesex County, Connecticut NAACP Larry McHugh Business Award, which recognizes a business in the county that has shown a commit- ment to women, families and people of color. Pictured (from left) are Lorenzo Marshall, Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce; Erin Strout, Pratt & Whitney; Shornda Cadore, Pratt & Whitney; and Dionne Henry, Pratt & Whitney. Cindy Russo Pictured (from left) are Randy Cornelio, Butler Equipment; Bill Stantial, Wright Manufacturing; Steve Miller, Butler Equipment; Thomas Butler, Butler Equipment; and Greg Sacco, Wright Manufacturing. Girl Within » L U N C H E O N 1 5 T H A N N U A L Friday, December 4, 2015 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Hartford Marriott Downtown, 200 Columbus Blvd, Hartford Presenting Sponsor www.thevillage.org Join us to be inspired and support young women and girls in Greater Hartford. To Register www.thevillage.org/girlwithin For information and sponsorship opportunities contact Liana Garcia Fresher, 860-297-0545 or lfresher@thevillage.org. Guest speaker Mia Fontaine overcame childhood sexual abuse and teenage drug addiction to become a Georgetown graduate, author and national speaker on the long-term personal and social cost of child sexual abuse. 2015 Woman of the Year Carle Mowell has been an ardent and successful volunteer leader and fund- raiser for many nonprofit organizations in the Greater Hartford area, specifically those that support and empower women and girls. Emcee Irene O'Connor, Anchor, WFSB-TV Channel 3 ACCOLADES & MORE