2012 COMMUNITY INSPIRATION AWARD A LIGHTHEARTED ROAST AND TOAST TO HONOR HARRY HURVITZ inspire influence advocate Live United
O ur chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be. Ralph Waldo Emerson
HONORARY CHAIRMAN Ernest DiMattia President and Chief Executive Officer, The Ferguson Library ROASTERS AND TOASTERS Christopher Bruhl Chief Executive Officer, The Business Council of Fairfield County Stephen Gallucci Managing Partner, Deloitte Stamford Danielle Hurvitz & Rachel Hurvitz Daughters of Harry Hurvitz 2012 LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE Bruce Blasnik O Connor Davies LLP Christopher Bruhl The Business Council of Fairfield County Benjamin Bruns RBS Mark Campbell Blum Shapiro Shirley Fishbach Community Volunteer Whit Holden Webster Bank Ian Konecke The Network Support Company Tyler McCarthy RBS Rocco Nicoletti Tagetik Brian O Connor, Esq. Diserio Martin O Connor & Castiglioni LLP Charles C. Pascal, Esq. Diserio Martin O Connor & Castiglioni LLP Maureen Reynolds Deloitte Gene Schreiner First County Bank Doug Taylor D. Bernard Taylor and Associates Kort Walsh WorldPay US, Inc. Dudley Williams GE Asset Management Andy Zeitlin, Esq. Shipman & Goodwin
2012 UNITED WAY OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY INSPIRATION AWARD The Community Inspiration Award is given to an individual or organization that moves people to LIVE UNITED in Stamford. Since 1942, United Way has been working to improve the Education, Income and Health of all those who live in western Connecticut. To LIVE UNITED means being part of the cause. It takes everyone in the community working together to create a better future for all. HARRY HURVITZ This year we are honoring Harry Hurvitz, National Managing Tax Partner of Strategic Clients and former Stamford Office Managing Partner for Deloitte. Since 1998, Mr. Hurvitz has worked to mobilize the Stamford business community to help address the region s needs and challenges. Recognizing the critical relationship between healthy communities and healthy enterprises, Mr. Hurvitz has dedicated his time to linking key-skilled volunteers with local health and human services agencies to enhance the delivery of their services. At Deloitte, Mr. Hurvitz has led the firm s community service initiatives, including its United Way Annual Campaign and Impact Day activities; Impact Day is Deloitte s national day of community service. Under Mr. Hurvitz s leadership, Deloitte s Stamford employees have volunteered at Shelter for the Homeless, Domestic Violence Crisis Center, The Chester Addison Community Center and The Volunteer Center to name a few. As a result, many Deloitte employees continue to contribute their time to these organizations year-round. Mr. Hurvitz has also strengthened the economic vitality of Fairfield County through his service on the Board of Directors for The Business Council of Fairfield County and as the Chairman of the Fairfield County Information Exchange, a data resource of The Business Council. ERNEST DIMATTIA Our evening s host is Ernest DiMattia, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Ferguson Library. For over 35 years, Mr. DiMattia has led this vital center of learning and education in Stamford. The Ferguson serves nearly a million visitors each year (and countless others through its online services), and fully embraces its mission to provide free and equal access to information for all. In addition to his outstanding achievements in the field of library science, Mr. DiMattia is also an adjunct professor at several graduate schools and a noted community leader, having served on many Stamford-area boards, including Junior Achievement, the Stamford Center for the Arts, Stamford Rotary Club, the Stamford Partnership, Stamford Police Foundation, Salvation Army, Stamford Chamber of Commerce, World Affairs Forum and Literacy Volunteers of Stamford.
PROGRAM FOR THE EVENING WELCOME Kim Morgan Interim CEO, United Way of Western Connecticut INVOCATION The Reverend Kate Heichler Pastor, Christ the Healer Church, Stamford DINNER IS SERVED ROAST & TOAST Brooke Feder Director, Commercial Brokerage, Cushman & Wakefield Ernest DiMattia President and Chief Executive Officer, The Ferguson Library Christopher Bruhl Chief Executive Officer, The Business Council of Fairfield County Stephen Gallucci Managing Partner, Deloitte Stamford Danielle Hurvitz and Rachel Hurvitz Daughters of Harry Hurvitz AWARD Brooke Feder Presentation of Award and Reading of Proclamation Harry Hurvitz National Managing Tax Partner of Strategic Clients, Deloitte Thank you for coming!
THANK YOU United Way of Western Connecticut would like to thank the 2012 Community Inspiration Award Sponsors whose gifts will ensure that the following agencies will continue to support Stamford residents in the areas of Education, Income and Health. When you support United Way, you are making a difference for these agencies and the people they serve. Abilis ARI of Connecticut Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Connecticut Boys & Girls Club of Stamford Catholic Charities of Fairfield County Center for Children s Advocacy The Center for Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling and Education Child Guidance Center of Southern CT Childcare Learning Centers Connecticut Legal Services Domestic Violence Crisis Center Domus Kids Family & Children s Agency Family Centers The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County Housing Development Fund Inspirica International Institute of CT Jewish Family Service Kids In Crisis Liberation Programs Literacy Volunteers - Stamford/Greenwich Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) - Fairfield County Collaborative Fund for Affordable Housing Mutual Housing Association of SW CT Neighbors Link Stamford New Covenant House of Hospitality Person-to-Person RF Youth Boxing Shelter for the Homeless Stamford Jewish Community Center Stamford Public Education Foundation Stamford YMCA The Volunteer Center of Southwestern Fairfield County Women s Mentoring Network Yerwood Center
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