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22 Hartford Business Journal • August 22, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE THREE COMMUNITY LEADERS TO BE HONORED BY LEADERSHIP GREATER HARTFORD Leadership Greater Hartford (LGH) will honor the recipients of the 2016 Polaris Awards at their 40th Anniversary Gala in November. The recipients include Worth Loomis, Julie Daly Meehan and Tracey Kittoe. The Polaris Award recognizes community leaders for their vision, skill and courage in serving the Greater Hartford community. Loomis is the former president of the Dexter Corp. in Windsor Locks, and one of the originators of Leadership Greater Hartford. Daly Meehan is the executive director of HYPE and director of inves- tor engagement and digital media at the MetroHartford Alliance, and also a graduate of LGH's 2007 Quest program and a former LGH program coordinator. Kittoe is an international student from Ghana, West Africa at Central Connecticut State University and a graduate of LGH's Leading Off Campus program. • • • MARGARET WILCOX & ASSOCIATES NAMED TO CT REAL TRENDS AMERICA'S BEST REAL ESTATE AGENTS Margaret Wilcox & Associates of William Raveis Real Estate in Glastonbury was ranked No. 4 in Connecticut for transactions sold in 2015, on the REAL Trends America's Best Real Estate Agents report, produced by REAL Trends and sponsored by Zillow Group. REAL Trends America's Best Real Estate Agents ranked over 12,000 residential real estate professionals. • • • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS NAME EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE YEAR Eric Person, CEO of the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Central Connecticut, was honored as the Executive Officer of the Year by the National Association of Home Builders Executive Officers Council. The award honors a dedicated executive officer whose actions, com- mitments and accomplishments in a single year have been exceptional. Please Note: All electronic submissions for Accolades should be sent to news@HartfordBusiness.com. For more information about the Hartford Business Journal's Accolades Page, please visit www.HartfordBusiness.com. ▶ ▶ The Greater Hartford Association of REALTORS recently held a Middletown Stroll for Charity to raise funds for "An End in Ten," a coalition to end homelessness in Middlesex County by 2018. Proceeds from the event will support a network of service providers that work together to streamline and standardize the process for individuals and families that are homeless to get housing. Pictured (from left) are: Mary Beth Bain, Ann Foust and Kaethe Everett. ▶ ▶ Pratt & Whitney's employee resource group, United Technologies Coalition for Veterans, recently hosted it's first-ever golf tournament to raise funds for Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing (PHWFF). A total of $15,000 was raised during the event. PHWFF is a nonprofit dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and disabled veterans through fly fishing and associated activities. Pictured (from left) are: Jim Iannone, PHWFF; Keith Tanner, UTC-4-Vets; Ed Nicholson, PHWFF; Kimberley Hagerty, UTC-4-Vets; Dave Emmerling, Pratt & Whitney; and Dan Ward, UTC-4-Vets. VOYA FINANCIAL RAISES MONEY FOR HARC REALTOR'S BENEFIT SUPPORTS 'AN END IN TEN' PROGRAM UNITED TECHNOLOGIES HOSTS GOLF TOURNAMENT FOR VETERANS ▶ ▶ Voya Financial of Windsor presented a donation of $4,420 to HARC from their employees who made donations to participate in Dress Down Fridays. Earlier this year, 12 employees from Voya Financial volunteered at HARC during their National Day of Service to learn more about the programs and services HARC provides to help individuals with intellectual disability and their families lead lives of quality, inclusion and dignity. ACCOLADES & MORE Worth Loomis Julie Daly Meehan Tracey Kittoe