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22 Hartford Business Journal • December 19, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE BOB'S DISCOUNT FURNITURE'S SORRENTINO TO BE HONORED BY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION The Greater Metropolitan Home Furnishings Association has selected Peter Sorrentino, vice president of delivery operations and outbound logistics at Bob's Discount Furniture, to receive the Howard Liveright Memorial Award. The award acknowledges people who have made outstanding contributions to the home-furnishings industry. Pictured (from left) are: Patrick Cory, board of directors and CEO of Cory 1st Choice Delivery and Sorrentino. • • • LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS RECOGNIZED AT ANNUAL AWARDS The Connecticut Economic Development Association (CEDAS) has announced its 2016 achievement awards. The awards include: Shelly Saczynski, director of economic and com- munity development at UIL Holdings Corp. and resident of Branford, will receive the Kenneth L. Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award; Aya Beckles Swanson, vice president of Community Investment Corp., will receive the 2016 CEDAS Member of the Year Award; The 2016 CEDAS President's Award, given to a member who has demonstrated excel- lence in service to CEDAS, will be shared by the city of New Haven Economic Development, New Haven EDC and Visit New Haven. ▶ ▶ BlumShapiro volunteers, their families and friends joined Christian Community Action (CCA) to prepare 2,300 bags of food for distribution to New Haven seniors and families in time for Thanksgiving Day. The annual BlumShapiro Thanksgiving Food Basket Campaign has provided more than 10,000 Thanksgiving meals to individuals and families served by CCA. ▶ ▶ Fifteen Eversource employees partnered with Foodshare in Bloomfield to help sort and package 3,500 pounds of produce, canned vegetables, potatoes and other essentials for a holiday feast. The dinners were packed into 400 boxes that were shipped out and landed on the tables of families and individuals in the Greater Hartford area. BEST CLEANERS COLLECTS COATS FOR CONNECTICUT BLUMSHAPIRO PROVIDES THANKSGIVING FOODS TO NEW HAVEN FAMILIES EVERSOURCE VOLUNTEERS WITH FOODSHARE FOR THANKSGIVING ▶ ▶ Best Cleaners recently kicked off its eighth annual "Coats for Connecticuct" campaign and delivered over 2,000 freshly cleaned coat donations to Salvation Army centers throughout the state in the first week of the two-month campaign. All donated coats are cleaned for free and delivered weekly to Salvation Army centers in Bridgeport, Bristol, Hartford, Meriden, Middletown, New Britain, New Haven, New London and Waterbury. Subscribe online: www.HartfordBusiness.com/subscribe Delivering Business. When you need information to grow your business, we deliver! Subscribe today to receive weekly issues in print and digital, plus special publications and full online access! ACCOLADES & MORE