West Hartford CT Community Notes


Friday, August 30, 2013

Fwd: FW: ShopRites of West Hartford and Canton Raise Over $10,000 for Local Fight Against Hunger

ShopRite of West Hartford and Canton Raise Over $10,000 to Benefit Foodshare

Partner Organizations Joseph Family Markets (owner and operator of the ShopRites in Canton and West Hartford) announced the results of its 2013 Partners in Caring golf  tournament on August 7 food banks (partner organizations of Foodshare), including Gifts of Love, the Canton  Food Bank and House of Bread, among others in the area.

Participants, volunteers, ShopRite associates and local business owners gathered
for a fun-filled day focused on helping the hungry, which included brief remarks from
Diana Goode, Executive Director of Gifts of Love. Goode commented on the reality of
hunger and poverty in our communities, regardless of the town.

"The people we serve
are hardworking people in the Farmington Valley, barely making ends meet, who do not
qualify for government support. Our slogan is 'families helping families' and the Joseph
family continues to go above and beyond for our organization."

Giving back to those in need is a founding principal of Joseph Family Markets, and
central to the vision of the company's owner, Chuck Joseph. 

 "As a local business, we do everything we can to support the fight against hunger and feed our neighbors in need," Joseph said. "Community service is not only a personal and family value, but one
of the pillars of our company."

The ShopRites of Canton and West Hartford are proudly owned and operated by Joseph Family Markets, a locally-owned business founded in 2010 by Chuck and Debbie Joseph.  The mission of Joseph Family Markets is to positively impact its associates, customers and community while upholding its core values of integrity, self realization, family, service, enjoyment and sustainability. Joseph Family Markets
and the ShopRites of Canton and West Hartford are dedicated to fighting hunger and supporting youth programs in the communities they serve. Since 2010, the company has generously provided close to $300,000 in financial support and product donations.

ShopRite is a retailer's cooperative managed by Wakefern Food Corp. There are 50
individually owned-and-operated affiliates (including Joseph Family Markets) with nearly
250 ShopRite supermarkets located throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,
Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland. For more information, visit www.ShopRite.com


West Hartford firm welcomes newest manager

WEST HARTFORD — Paul A. Berman, CFA of Greenwich, joins West Hartford-based YHB Investment Advisors as senior portfolio manager.  Berman has more than 25 years of investment, financial analysis and corporate finance experience. Prior to YHB, he was a portfolio manager at Wildwood Holdings, where he focused on both equity and fixed income investments.

Berman began his career at Standard & Poor's as an equity analyst. Other investment positions include Nomura Asset Management and Horizon Asset Management, where he focused on both equities and fixed income markets.  Paul also has held corporate finance positions at Kidder, Peabody and Bear Stearns, where he focused on mergers & acquisitions and debt restructurings. Berman is a graduate of Babson College and earned his MBA from The Wharton School.

 

"I am extremely pleased to be joining YHB, which has a long and successful record of helping investors meet their financial objectives. I look forward to contributing to the firm's continued success, first and foremost by focusing on our clients and their needs," Berman said.


"Paul has extensive training and experience in investment management and we are delighted to have such a talented individual join our professional staff," said Mark Everette, YHB's CEO.

 

Founded in 1989, YHB Investment Advisors helps individuals, families, institutions and non-profit organizations to develop intelligent, disciplined investment plans.  An independent, fee-based advisory firm, YHB Investment Advisors provides investment management services and, upon request, financial and retirement planning. The firm has eight highly experienced senior portfolio managers who manage in excess of $850 million for over 500 clients.  For more information on the firm, visit www.yhbia.com.

 

Catholic Charities a finalist in Aetna 'Voices of Health' campaign


Catholic Charities is Finalist in Aetna Voices of Health Campaign - one of 33 groups from across the country competing for $30,000 first place award --

 

Hartford -- Catholic Charities announced today that they are a finalist in the 2013 "Aetna Voices of Health" national campaign. Voting for the campaign takes place at http://www.aetnavoicesofhealth.com/catholic-charities-healthy-babies.php and goes through October 13th.  More information about Catholic Charities and the voting process can be found on the agency's website www.ccaoh.org.

 

Aetna will award $30,000 to the group that gets the most online votes and $20,000 to the second-place finisher. All of the finalists promote wellness locally by fighting conditions like asthma, diabetes and childhood obesity, which hit people of color at higher rates.

 

Catholic Charities is one of the largest non-governmental providers of human services in the State of Connecticut. It serves 25,000 people of all faiths annually from 34 locations throughout the Archdiocese, and employs more than five hundred social service professionals.  It has been the licensed, accredited social service arm of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Hartford, which is comprised of Hartford, Litchfield and New Haven Counties, for over 90 years.

 

The "Aetna Voices of Health" website features a one-minute video from Catholic Charities entitled "Nurturing Healthy Babies," describing how the prize money would help Catholic Charities achieve its mission. The video highlights one of the many valuable services that Catholic Charities provides.  Pregnancy counseling, infant and toddler care, elderly services, mental health counseling, and school readiness are just a few of the other programs that the agency offers.

 

"We are thrilled to be a finalist in the "Aetna Voices of Health" campaign," said Catholic Charities CEO Lois Nesci. "It is a way of validating what we do, and this award could go a long way in helping more people. This is why I encourage everyone to take the time and vote for us. Help us spread the word through social media," Nesci said.

 

Aetna created "Voices of Health" in 2011 to honor groups that share its goals of closing racial and ethnic

health care inequality gaps and helping people live healthier lives. The campaign is part of its support of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project. Aetna donated $1.275 million to support the project, with a portion of its gift used to help plant 180 new cherry trees at the memorial site in Washington, D.C.

 

 

 

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