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22 Hartford Business Journal • May 22, 2017 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL NAMES ANNUAL PHYSICIANS OF THE YEAR The St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center Distinguished Physician award has been presented to Dr. Bernard Clark III (left) and Dr. M. Nathan Lassman (right). Clark, a Glastonbury resident, is a fellowship trained cardiologist and has been a physician at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center since 1984. Lassman, of West Hartford, is a fellowship-trained specialist in metab- olism and has been a physician at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center since 1975. • • • THE WALKER GROUP RECOGNIZED FOR 30 YEARS OF BUSINESS IN FARMINGTON The Farmington Economic Development Commission recently recognized The Walker Group as an innovative IT com- pany doing business in Farmington for 30 years at its Business Breakfast at The Farmington Club. Kate Emery, CEO of the certified woman-owned business benefit corporation, attended the event to receive the honor. ▶ ▶ Farmington Bank employees recently delivered 50,000 children's diapers and over 500 adult diapers to organizations in Greater Hartford and western Massachusetts to help families in need. Sponsored by the Farmington Bank Community Foundation, 48 Farmington Bank volunteers delivered cases of diapers to more than 34 social-service agencies, food pantries and local towns' human-services departments. SIMSBURY BANK PARTICIPATES IN JA IN A DAY THE HARTFORD EMPLOYEES PLANT TREES FARMINGTON BANK DELIVERS DIAPERS ▶ ▶ Simsbury Bank and other local organizations (shown left) delivered Junior Achievement's "JA in a Day" business and economics program to 245 students at Tariffville Elementary School. Students learned lessons in business and made relationships with business professionals who provide positive examples of citizenship. custom floral + botanical reproductions by master floral designer ruth loiseau P. O . B ox 6 1 3 / S u f f ie l d , C T 0 6 0 7 8 / 8 6 0 8 3 3 0 0 0 5 / w w w. r u t h l . c o m We create the setting that matches your occasion. Kate Emery ▶ ▶ Over 100 volunteers gathered at Parker Memorial Community Center in Hartford to celebrate Arbor Day 2017 through service to the city. Organized by KNOX Inc., volunteers from the The Hartford and city of Hartford planted trees, shrubs and flowers around the property, as well as cleaned the inside of the community center. ACCOLADES & MORE