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22 Hartford Business Journal • May 16, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE SIX RESIDENTS HONORED FOR BOOSTING CT CONVENTION INDUSTRY Six state residents have been honored with "2016 Bring It Home Awards" from the Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau for their contributions to making the state a successful meetings, convention and major sports events venue. The award recipients included: • Hartford residents Africka S. Hinds and Carolyn M. Thomas of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, for bringing AKA's 85th North Atlantic Regional Conference to the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, March 30-April 3, 2016; • Guilford resident Charles B. Beckman, president of the Connecticut Model A Restorers Club, for bringing the club's New England meet to the Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa in Groton in Sept. 18-20, 2015; • Old Lyme resident Walter E. Veselka and Enfield resident Tim Webb of the New England Chapter of the American Public Works Association, for bringing the 2016 APWA North American Snow & Ice Conference to the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, this coming May 22-25, 2016; • Fairfield resident Eugene P. Doris, the athletic director for Fairfield University, for bringing the 2016 NCAA Division 1 Women's Basketball Regional to the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, March 26-28, 2016. • • • BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF HARTFORD CEO SELECTED FOR INAUGURAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Samuel S. Gray, Jr., president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford, has been selected to participate in a new year-long leadership development pro- gram called the Leadership Summit. The program will begin in June 2016 with a collaborative educational experience designed by Harvard Business School Executive Education and Boys & Girls Clubs of America. ▶ ▶ As a production sponsor, Hartford law firm Robinson+Cole held a private reception prior to the Hartford Stage performance of "Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years." During the reception, Stephen E. Goldman, managing partner of Robinson+Cole, presented a $2,500 check to Lou Golden, president and CEO of Junior Achievement of Southwest New England. Pictured (from left) are: Michael Stotts, managing director of Hartford Stage; Goldman; Golden; and Christine E. Bromberg, partner at Robinson+Cole. ▶ ▶ Colchester-based S&S Worldwide recently held its eighth annual "Clean to the Green" event. Over 60 S&S associates volunteered to pick up litter around Colchester, in honor of Earth Day and Arbor Day. The groups filled 20 large garbage bags, doubling their amount of pickup from last year. S. WINDSOR CHAMBER HOSTS BUSINESS AND EXPANSION AWARDS ROBINSON+COLE SPONSORS HARTFORD STAGE'S 'HAVING OUR SAY' S&S WORLDWIDE CLEANS UP COLCHESTER ▶ ▶ The South Windsor Chamber of Commerce recently held their annual Business and Expansion Awards at Maneeley's Banquet Facility in South Windsor. At the event, local businesses were recognized and awarded for expanding their companies within the past year. Business awards were also presented to four outstanding businesses. Kellner Plumbing & Heating (whose employees are shown in the photo) was named Business of the Year. Pictured (from left) are: H. Scott Phelps, president of the Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau; Charles Beckman; Eugene Doris; Carolyn Thomas; Africka Hinds; Walter Veselka; Tim Webb; and Paul Robertson, chair of the Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau. Samuel S. Gray, Jr. ACCOLADES & MORE 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 最甀攀猀琀猀Ⰰ 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀爀猀 ☀ 瀀愀爀琀渀攀爀猀℀ 䨀䬀匀 猀琀 䄀渀渀甀愀氀 吀攀挀栀渀漀氀漀最礀 匀礀洀瀀漀猀椀甀洀 眀愀猀 猀甀挀挀攀猀昀甀氀氀礀 栀攀氀搀 漀渀 䄀瀀爀椀氀 㔀Ⰰ ㈀ 㘀 愀琀 䴀愀渀攀攀氀攀礀ᤠ猀 䜀爀愀渀搀 䈀愀氀氀爀漀漀洀Ⰰ 䠀漀瀀攀 琀漀 猀攀攀 礀漀甀 愀氀氀 愀琀 漀甀爀 ㈀渀搀 䄀渀渀甀愀氀 吀攀挀栀渀漀氀漀最礀 匀礀洀瀀漀猀椀甀洀 眀栀椀挀栀 眀攀 栀愀瘀攀 愀氀爀攀愀搀礀 猀琀愀爀琀攀搀 瀀氀愀渀渀椀渀最 昀漀爀 䴀愀礀 漀昀 ㈀ 㜀⸀ 圀椀猀栀攀猀 琀漀 吀栀愀渀欀㬀 ㈀㘀㔀 䨀漀栀渀 䘀椀琀挀栀 䈀氀瘀⸀ 唀渀椀琀猀⌀ 㐀ⴀ㔀 匀漀甀琀栀 圀椀渀搀猀漀爀 䌀吀 㘀 㜀㐀 㠀㘀 ⴀ㐀㌀㘀ⴀ㐀㘀㘀㐀 眀眀眀⸀樀欀猀ⴀ猀礀猀琀攀洀猀⸀挀漀洀