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www.HartfordBusiness.com • November 7, 2017 • GIVING GUIDE • Hartford Business Journal 33 ABOUT US Year established: 1975 Annual revenues (most recent fiscal year): FY 2016 $7,113,984 Total number of employees: 92 GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA(S) Hartford County, New London County, Windham County TOP FUNDING SOURCES Individuals & United Way: 6% Foundations: 7% Corporations: 4.5% Government: 72% Fundraising Events: 1% Sales/Misc: 9% Vice Chair Daniel Browne CIGNA Corporation Treasurer Smitesh Dave The Travelers Corporation, Inc. Secretary Erin Bolduc The Hartford Insurance Group Dwight Bolton dh bolton, LLC Richard Brown MetroHartford Alliance Michelle Buswell The Hartford Insurance Group Jennifer Dowd Prudential Retirement Christopher Lewis IFG Companies Jeffrey Myshrall Pue, Chik, Leibowitz & Blezard, LLC Bob Norman (Retired) Vi Smalley Conning Holdings Limited Kay Wilson Wilson Law Firm Chief Executive Officer Enid Rey Chair Jordan Coe Waverly Markets, LLC Our Piece of the Pie 20-28 Sargent Drive, Hartford, CT 06105 | 860-761-7300 | www.opp.org OUR MISSION: Our Piece of the Pie ® (OPP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping 14- to 24-year-old urban youth become economically independent adults. BOARD OF DIRECTORS I went from being homeless and feeling completely lost to having my own apartment, a promising career and a chance to build a bright future for my son and I'm only 18. None of it would have been possible without OPP. – Blanca , former OPP youth O PP has great people who know what you're going through because they've been there. They help you get jobs, help you get a place [to live], help you if your back is against the wall. They push you to do your best. – Kasmaine , former OPP youth GOALS • Help Youth Graduate from High School and Prepare for College, Career and Community • Prepare Youth for the Sustainable Employment • Break the Cycle of Poverty, Crime and Unemployment FUNDRAISING EVENTS/OPPORTUNITIES OPP has special events year round; our biggest is the Annual Celebration, typically held in late spring/ early summer in the Greater Hartford region. You can support the Annual Celebration through Sponsorships ($1,500-$20,000), ticket purchases (~$125 per person), program advertisement, and donations to our silent auction. Our youth also sell their wares through our Youth Business program. You can purchase a canoe or boat that has been built by our youth from River Wrights Boat Builders, or search for OPP at a local holiday market for art created by our youth in the Junior Art Makers program. GIVING OPPORTUNITIES • Donate online at www.OPP.org, where you can make a one-time gift or sign up for monthly giving, or by check payable to Our Piece of the Pie, mailed to: OPP at 20-28 Sargeant Street in Hartford, CT 06105. • Go to Smile.Amazon.com and select Our Piece of the Pie as your charitable organization of choice. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES We're always in need of tutors for our education services. If you're interested in volunteering to help urban youth become successful adults through tutoring, or would like to know what other volunteer opportunities are available, please fill out the form on our website, www.OPP.org.