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OF NOTE
HARTFORD STUDENTS TAKE SECOND PLACE
AT ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHALLENGE
Students from Pathways Academy in Hartford, Aracelis Figueroa and
Angelica Ortiz, won second place at the Network for Teaching
Entrepreneurship New England Regional Youth Entrepreneurship
Challenge. Figueroa and Ortiz won $500 for their plan for Dream
Beyond Studios, which creates videos tailored to people's needs.
• • •
TECTON ARCHITECTS EMPLOYEE
RECEIVES EMERGING YOUNG
PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
Antonia Ciaverella from Tecton Architects has received the Construction
Institute's Emerging Young Professional Leadership Award, which rec-
ognizes contributions and dedication to the Institute and young profes-
sional peers. Ciaverella joined Tecton in 2016 and serves as an archi-
tectural designer in the firm's healthcare studio in Hartford.
Please Note: All electronic submissions for Accolades should be
sent to gbordonaro@HartfordBusiness.com.
▶ ▶ Lawyers and staff members from the Hartford office of Robinson+Cole participated in
Junior Achievement's first "Career Walk" in downtown Hartford. Four volunteers from
Robinson+Cole shared highlights of their professional experience with nine students
from Enfield High School.
CHRYSALIS CENTER COLLECTS
FOOD FOR FRESHPLACE
COMCAST NBCUNIVERSAL AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
ROBINSON+COLE PARTICIPATES IN
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT CAREER WALK
▶ ▶ Chrysalis Center's second annual Donation Creation
Food Drive and Competition raised nearly 5,000
non-perishable food items for their food pantry
program, Freshplace. The first place award was
presented to employees at SMC Partners LLC in
Hartford who designed a floor-to-ceiling butterfly
made with over 800 cans of food (shown above).
▶ ▶ Comcast NBCUniversal has
awarded $53,000 in
scholarships for the 2017-18
school year to Connecticut
students as part of its annual
Leaders and Achievers
Scholarship program. Comcast
recognized the students at a
special event held at the State
Capitol and legislative office
building in Hartford.
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