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Contact:
Jessica
Labbadia,
(860)
521-2300
JLabbadia@WHChamber.com
WEST
HARTFORD
CHAMBER TO
HOLD 20TH
ANNUAL NOAH
WEBSTER
AWARDS &
ANNUAL
MEETING
LUNCHEON
West
Hartford, CT
–The West
Hartford
Chamber of
Commerce
announced
today they
will honor
three
outstanding
citizens at
the
Twentieth
Annual Noah
Webster
Awards
Ceremony.
This year’s
ceremony
will take
place during
the
Chamber’s
Annual
Meeting
Luncheon to
be held on
Wednesday,
June 4th
from 12:00
to 1:45 PM
at Gray
Conference
Center at
the
University
of Hartford,
200
Bloomfield
Avenue, West
Hartford.
Citizen’s
Bank is the
event’s
presenting
sponsor.
Noah Webster
Award
candidates
are chosen
for their
commitment
to community
service in
West
Hartford.
The Noah
Webster
Award was
established
in 1989 and
is given
each year to
the person,
persons,
program or
organization
that has
exemplified
an
extraordinary
commitment
to the West
Hartford
community.
The Chamber
also honors
an
outstanding
high school
student.
Honorees are
nominated by
their peers
in the
community.
Teachers or
school
counselors
typically
nominate the
students. A
committee of
Chamber of
Commerce
board
members
selects the
honorees.
This year’s
recipient is
Ronit Shoham,
who is being
honored for
her tireless
contribution
of time and
energy to
countless
charitable
and civic
programs in
the West
Hartford
community.
The
outstanding
high school
student
recipient is
Rachel
Piaker, a
Hall High
School
senior whose
passion for
neonatal
development
and medicine
is
demonstrated
both in and
out of the
classroom.
In addition
to the Noah
Webster
Awards,
Kevin
Keenan,
general
manager, and
the team at
Westfarms
will be
recognized
as the
“Chamber
Volunteer of
the Year.”
After the
award
portion of
the Annual
Meeting,
attendees
will enjoy a
presentation
by Chamber
president
and keynote
speaker
Marjorie E.
Luke. Having
joined the
Chamber team
in April,
Marjorie
will
acquaint the
membership
with her
strategic
outlook for
the
organization.
Marjorie’s
background
includes
management
experience
at CIGNA
Corporation
and tenure
as interim
director of
the United
Cerebral
Palsy
Association
of Greater
Hartford;
since 1997,
she has
performed
independently
as a
business
advisor,
management
consultant
and
community
outreach
consultant.
She has
served as
president of
the Board of
Directors of
FoodShare
and Kidsafe
CT.
For
reservations
or to learn
more about
the
Twentieth
Annual Noah
Webster
Awards/West
Hartford
Chamber of
Commerce
Annual
Meeting
Luncheon,
contact the
West
Hartford
Chamber of
Commerce by
calling
(860)521-2300
or by
emailing
info@WHChamber.com.
Information
and
reservation
forms can
also be
obtained
online at
www.WHChamber.com.
Reservations
are $30 per
person and
must be
confirmed
along with
payment no
later than
end of
business on
Friday, May
30th. |
