2013-2014 Annual Report - Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters

Little Brother Isaiah, age 6.
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Little Brother Alejandro age 10, and Big Brother Richard Candelario.
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Who we are
Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters initiates the
highest quality mentoring relationships between
vulnerable children and professionally-screened
and supervised adult volunteers. Our goal is
to improve the lives of 6 through 18-year-olds
from single-parent and no-parent homes and
enable them to become productive, responsible
society members. We achieve this by offering a
Community-Based Program, a School-Based
Program, a Foster Grandparent Program, a
Latino Mentoring Program and a State Employee
Mentoring Program – all of which help at-risk
youngsters avoid destructive behavior and reach
their highest potential.
Why we are unique
With more than 100 years of Big Brothers Big
Sisters mentoring success to build on, we invest
our resources to create enduring, life-enhancing
experiences for volunteers and the children they
mentor. Each match is initially created via a timetested 6-step process. Once established, matches
are regularly monitored and continually evaluated
by trained staff to insure positive outcomes
and relationship longevity. This is why Nutmeg
Big Brothers Big Sisters is considered to be
Connecticut’s premier mentoring organization.
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For
1,199 kids
SOMETHING BIG
is now in progress
During 2012-2013
all of our Community-Based offerings served
657 children.
During 2012-2013
all of our School-Based programs served
334 children.
During 2012-2013
the Foster Grandparent Program operated at
20 sites, serving 208 children.
Little Brother Aavon, age 10.
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97.3%
of children increased their self-confidence!
95.3%
of children improved their academic
performance!
93.9%
of children reported better relationships with
their parents!
92.7%
of children developed an improved sense
of their future!
88.4%
of parents reported improved family
relationships!
When founders Bernie Fields and
Arthur Director began Nutmeg
Big Brothers Big Sisters in 1966,
the organization pretty much covered just
Middletown. Now, as we mark our 47th year
of operation, Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters
has grown our service area to include 132 of
Connecticut’s municipalities in Hartford, Tolland,
Windham, Middlesex, Litchfield, New London
and upper New Haven counties (the darker
section of the map represents our statewide
service area). That’s definitely Something Big
as far as geography is concerned.
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SOMETHING BIG
is happening for Little Brother Robert, age 12,
because Raymond King volunteered to be a Big
Brother in our program… SOMETHING BIG is
happening for Raymond too.
SOMETHING BIG
is happening for Robert because his grandmother
signed him up to be a Little Brother in our program.
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Because generous individuals
and organizations like The
Travelers Companies, Inc.,
represented by Executive Vice President and Chief
Administrative Officer Andy Bessette, continue
to contribute to our program, SOMETHING BIG
is happening for Little Brother Robert.
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SOMETHING BIG
is happening for Little Brother Alejandro,
age 10, because Richard Candelario
volunteered to be a Big Brother
in our program… SOMETHING BIG
is happening for Richard too.
SOMETHING BIG
is happening for Alejandro because
his mother signed him up to be
a Little Brother in our program.
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Because generous individuals
like Darlene and Harold Wolliston
continue to contribute to our
program, SOMETHING BIG
is happening for Little Brother Alejandro. Darlene
was a former Director of Institutional Development
at Nutmeg. Harold was a Big Brother at Nutmeg
from 2004 – 2013. He was a Big Brother of the
Year in 2006.
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SOMETHING BIG
is happening for Little Brother Aavon, age 10,
because Mike Mascaro volunteered to be a Big
Brother in “Beyond School Walls” our site-based
mentoring program at Comcast... SOMETHING
BIG is happening for Mike too. Mike is Director
of Advanced Services at Comcast, a member
of Nutmeg’s Board of Directors and a former
Little Brother.
SOMETHING BIG
is happening for Ivana Kirk-Thigpen because
she witnesses, week in and week out, just
how much mentors and mentees benefit from
the vibrant program she oversees. Ivana
is the Site-Based Manager for Nutmeg of the
“Beyond School Walls” program.
SOMETHING BIG
is happening for Aavon because the social
services administrator at his school thought
he would benefit from being a Little Brother
in our “Beyond School Walls” program.
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Because generous individuals
and organizations like Comcast,
represented by Mary McLaughlin,
Senior Vice President of Comcast’s
Western New England Region,
continue to contribute to our program, SOMETHING
BIG is happening for Little Brother Aavon. For the
past 5 years, Comcast has sponsored and hosted
“Beyond School Walls”, a site-based mentoring
program managed by Nutmeg. Mentors in the
program are Comcast employees. Children being
mentored are students from New Britain’s Lincoln
Elementary School.
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SOMETHING BIG
is happening for Little Sister Charmaine,
age 6, because Elaine Mobley volunteered
to be a Foster Grandparent (senior mentor)
in our program…SOMETHING BIG
is happening for Elaine Mobley too.
SOMETHING BIG
is happening for Charmaine because
administrators at her school determined
that Charmaine’s class would participate
in our Foster Grandparent Program.
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Because Mike and Lisa Mahoney
and other generous donors like
them continue to contribute to
our Foster Grandparent Program,
SOMETHING BIG is happening for Little Sister
Charmaine. Mike and Lisa were Big Brother and
Big Sister to Little Brother Michael for 10 years.
Nutmeg named them Big Couple of the Year in
2003. Mike is the President of the RLM Co. in West
Hartford. He’s a former member of Nutmeg’s Board
of Directors.
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SOMETHING BIG
is happening for Little Brother Colby,
age 10, because Ben Lewellyn
volunteered to be a Big Brother
in our program… SOMETHING BIG
is happening for Ben too.
SOMETHING BIG
is happening for Colby because
his mother signed him up to be
a Little Brother in our program.
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SOMETHING BIG
will happen to Colby because Programs Manager
Jackie Lundie maintains ongoing contact with
Colby, Colby’s mother and Ben Lewellyn to make
certain the match is progressing smoothly and
adhering to the guidelines of the Big Brothers
Big Sisters Service Delivery Model.
SOMETHING BIG
will happen to Colby because Enrollment
Coordinator Ryan Matthews, drawing on 109
years of Big Brothers Big Sisters history and his
own extensive youth services experience, worked
with Colby, Colby’s mother and Ben Lewellyn to
carefully create a match that is having a significant
life-enhancing impact on all participants.
Barry is 5-years-old and currently on our waiting
list. He and his mother, who enrolled Barry in our
program, are hoping that he can soon be matched
with a caring, inspirational Big Brother, just like Ben
Lewellyn. Then, Barry, like Little Brother Colby, can
achieve SOMETHING BIG – such as broadening
his horizons, developing his capabilities and fulfilling
his potential.
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Chairman’s letter
Thanks to the dedication and commitment of my fellow Board members, Trustees,
Nutmeg staff, our financial supporters and partners – and our outstanding, inspiring
volunteer mentors – this past fiscal year has been one of notable advancement for
Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters in a number of key areas.
Not only have we continued to deliver the high quality mentoring that has always been
recognized as the hallmark of Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, we have taken steps
to ratchet up that quality level by adding significant elements to our programming.
On our community-based side, we have been working with the Achievement First
Academy in Hartford to help ensure the academic and social engagement of students
identified as benefiting from support. On the site-based side, we are partnering with
Junior Achievement to enhance the math skills and financial literacy of mentees in
the five schools that make up our Windham School District Program. And we have
entered a new partnership with UConn’s Neag School of Education to track the
academic and behavioral growth of the children whom we serve in those schools.
To continue the brand of excellent programming I’ve just described, it’s crucial that we maintain the financial support we
currently enjoy. It’s equally important that we expand upon that much-appreciated support – so that we have the capital
that allows us to implement the high quality programming we’ve planned for the future. That said, I’m pleased to report that
in the past twelve months we’ve been able to increase reliable sources of support from past donors while at the same time
establishing promising new relationships with generous corporate, foundation and individual donors.
I’m also proud to report that, following the very unfortunate closing of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeastern Connecticut,
we were selected by our parent organization, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, to take on management responsibilities
for the Southeastern corner of the state. Connecticut has 169 municipalities in total. Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters now
adds those 21 municipalities that make up the Southeastern Connecticut service area to the 111 municipalities we have been
serving for many years. Looking ahead, we very much look forward to matching children in need in Southeastern Connecticut
– as well as in the other five counties we serve – with inspirational adult mentors, who will help them fulfill their potential and
realize their highest aspirations.
Thank you for your help in making all this good work possible!
Sincerely,
Devin Hawthorne
Chairman of the Board
Little Sister Brianna, age 7.
President’s letter
Recently, Big Brother Nick picked up his 10-year-old Little Brother Theo to head out
to a movie premiere. Theo gave him a big smile and said, “There is always something
going on at Nutmeg!”
Thanks to your help, for so many great children like Theo, we are able to make sure
that there are always fun things going on. Recently we were able to offer Theo and
Nick complimentary tickets to a college basketball game, a children’s movie premier
and a puppet extravaganza at the University of Connecticut – all in the space of just
one week.
There is always something going on at Nutmeg. For instance, we have five successful
site-based mentoring programs already operating within the Windham School District,
another program matching children from New Britain’s Lincoln Elementary School
with great Big Brothers and Sisters at Comcast, and yet another at CREC’s Public
Safety Academy in Enfield. We have just established a new site-based program at the
Academy of Aerospace & Engineering in Bloomfield. And the momentum doesn’t stop
there; we’re in productive discussions with potential school and corporate partners about the introduction of future site-based
programs in Manchester and Hartford.
On the community-based side of our work, there are also “things are going on.” We’re continuing to grow our time-tested
programs to provide life-changing mentoring support to children in need within the Latino community, children who’ve
interacted with the juvenile justice system, children with learning challenges, children with parents in prison, and other
children statewide who happen to be in need of the unique Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring experience for a wide array
of reasons. We take great care to maintain and bolster the high level of quality for which our programs are celebrated –
evidenced by an average match length of more than three and a half years. This, by the way, is significantly higher than the
national average for Big Brothers Big Sisters programs – and all mentoring programs nationally.
Something else has been going on at Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters you might have heard about. We’ve recently expanded
our service are to include the twenty-one towns that make up New London County. So, where we were once responsible
for 111 of Connecticut’s municipalities, we are now responsible for 132. It’s both a tremendous opportunity to serve many
more children and families, and a great challenge to find supporters to make this added service possible. With the help
of a dedicated Board, a committed staff, helpful supporters and a promising list of potential new supporters, I’m confident
that next year I’ll be reporting to you about our great progress in Southeastern Connecticut.
Because, as 10-year-old Theo accurately put it, something is always going on at Nutmeg. It’s always something positive
and, more often than not, it’s Something Big in the life of a child.
I am confident that the best is yet to come for Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Andy Fleischmann
President & CEO
Little Brother Alejandro age 10.
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the percentages and numbers below all add up to
something big
CHILDRENADULTS
MALE:MALE:
48%36%
FEMALE:FEMALE:
52%64%
CAUCASIAN:CAUCASIAN:
24%66%
AFRICAN AMERICAN/ WEST INDIAN:
AFRICAN AMERICAN/ WEST INDIAN:
27%19%
LATINO/PUERTO RICAN:
LATINO/PUERTO RICAN
32%6%
OTHER:OTHER:
17%9%
Audited Finances | Fiscal Year July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013
Support and Revenue
$1,743,125
Special Events$164,042
United Way$265,860
Federal Grants$236,721
Contributions$684,588
Other Grants and Contracts
$30,927
Investment Income$634
Other$64,240
In-Kind$296,113
Expenses$1,713,018
Program and Program Management
$1,330,737
Fund-raising$382,281
Little Brother Aavon, age 10.
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big hearts–
Our Donors
individuals, corporations, and foundations from 7/1/12 – 6/30/13
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2013 Donors
Major Sponsors $50,000+
Achievement First
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
CBS Radio
Corporation for National and Community Service
CREC
Governor’s Prevention Partnership
Hartsprings Foundation
Tow Foundation
Travelers Foundation
United Way of Central & Northeastern Connecticut
Fields-Director Founders Society
Founders Circle $20,000+
Anonymous
Comcast Business Class
Comcast Foundation
Connecticut Lighting Centers, Inc.
Department of Children and Families
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Town Of Windham Board of Education
United Way of Meriden & Wallingford, Inc.
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Benefactors Circle $10,000 - $19,999
Anonymous
ABB Foundation Inc.
Aerodyne Alloys LLC
Aetna Foundation, Inc.
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Bob’s Discount Furniture Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Ensworth Charitable Foundation
Jeffrey P. Ossen Family Foundation
Liberty Bank Foundation
Marjorie Moore Charitable Foundation
Northstar Pulp & Paper
Stewart Staffing Solutions
Tecton Architects, P.C.
United Way of Greater Waterbury
William and Alice Mortensen Foundation
Presidents Circle $5,000 - $9,999
Antonacci Family
Foundation
ARAMARK Corporation
Thomas Atkins Memorial Fund Trust
Bank of America
Cage LLC
City of Hartford
Community Chest of New Britain
and Berlin, Inc.
Fisher Foundation, Inc.
Michael Frank
Hoffman Auto Group
The Simon Konover Company
N E Patriots Foundation
The New England Guild
Nordstrom
Ovation Benefits Group, LLC
Reid and Riege, P.C.
Signal Service, Inc.
Carolann Smith
Richard Stewart
United HealthCare
United Way of Naugatuck and Beacon Falls, Inc.
United Way of Southington, Inc.
United Way of West Central Connecticut
Leadership Circle
$2,000 - $4,999
Anonymous
Asplundh Construction, Corp.
Ramani Ayer
Elizabeth Bailey
Bank of America
Berkshire Bank Foundation, Inc.
J Martin Brayboy
C.N.C. Software, Inc.
David Carson
City of Hartford
CNC Software Inc
Connecticut Education Association
Connecticut Light & Power
Elm Electrical
ESPN - Disney
Farmington Bank Foundation
Fibertech Networks, LLC
First Niagara
Andrew Fleischmann
David Forrest
George A. and Grace L. Long Foundation
Hartford Distributors
Hartford Stage Company
IPR-GDF Suez/Firstlight Power Resources
John Hancock Life Insurance Co.
Kinsley Power Systems
Konover & Associates, Inc.
Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder
Liberty Bank
Long George & Grace Foundation
– Bank of America
Denis Lynch
M.J. Electric
Lisa and Michael Mahoney
Matrix SME
Alan Mattamana
Ronald Newman
Norwich Commercial Group Inc
NRG Energy
Nutmeg Technologies
Oakdale Theater
Stephen Owens
Joann Price
Pullman & Comley, LLC
Putnam Bank Foundation
Kyle Richard
RLMCO
Gideon Rutenberg
Ryan Business Systems, Inc.
SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Servus Management Corporation
Heather and James Smith
Sun Life Financial
The CBT Charitable Trust, Inc/Berkshire Bank
The Cuno Foundation
The Eric & Jessica Zachs Family Foundation
Thirau, LLC
United Way of Pioneer Valley
Universal Connectivity
Wells Fargo Foundation
White Mountain Cable Construction, LLC
Friends
Patrons $1,000 - $1,999
Peter Babcock
Barnes Group Foundation, Inc.
Beth Barrett
Terry and James Bedard
Kenneth Bowes
Kathleen Browne
Tom Byrne
Cindy Camargo
Carlisle & Gallagher Consulting Group, Inc.
Patsyjean Carter
Greg Chase
City of Meriden
Ted Cutler
Philip DeFronzo
Vinny DiNatale
Michael Dulberger
Jill Dulitsky
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Daniel FitzMaurice
Pam Gordon
Mike Haeflich
Harold L. Wyman Foundation, Inc.
Devin Hawthorne
Hollander, Aaron & Simon
Kenneth James
Key Hyundai of Manchester, LLC
Key Hyundai of Milford
Nancy Kotchko
Elizabeth Leete
Ed Looney
Main Street Community Foundation, Inc.
Suzanne McDonald
Lawrence McHugh
Loel Meckel
Jeff Monnes
Naugatuck Savings Bank Foundation
New Alliance Foundation
PAC Group LLC
People’s United Bank
Thomas Regan
Richards Corporation
Darlene Roberts
Richard Rubenstein
Kirk Smallidge
Elizabeth Stowe
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
The Summit at Plantsville
The Vinci Group
Town of Ellington
United Way of Coastal Fairfield County, Inc.
Wells Fargo Private Bank
Supporters $500 - $999
30 PAC
Anonymous
Apex Pharmacy and Home Care Center
Bartlett Brainard Eacott INC
Barbar Blechner
Charles Call
Jane Callanan
Richard T Carbray, Jr. RPH
William Carew
Edward Cassidy
John Clapp
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2013 Donors
ElectroRack
Timothy Elsass
EquiPower
Steven Erie
Laura Estes
Grace Figueredo
Glastonbury Automotive
James Grigsby
Judith Halevi
Don Hanson
Michael Hotaling
Ed Howard
David Lecuivre
David Lerner
Les Amis D Escoffier Society, Connecticut
Chapter
Joe Lupone
Maiuri Electrical Corporation
Alan Miller
Ki and Tuck Miller
Eliot Nerenberg
Northeast Energy Partners, LLC
OFI
Chris Pick
Propel PAC
Rockville Bank
Rogers Benefit Group
Rogo Distributors
Barry Rubinfeld
Terry and Jonathan Rutenberg
Samuel Schrager
St. George Cathedral Greek Orthodox/
Ladies Philotochos Society
Standard Builders
Chris Tasca
The Connecticut Forum
The John G. Martin Foundation
The Warner Theatre
Travelers
Trinity College
Marybeth Twohig
Ruth Woodford
Robert Zdankiewicz
Friends $100 - $499
99 PAC
Jeff Adams
Lorie Adeyemi
AFL
AFT Connecticut
Leonard Albert
Allied Integrated Marketing
American Marketing Association, CT
Chapter
Anonymous
J. Danford Anthony, Jr.
Asylum Hill Congregational Church
Sulma Avenancio
Lisa Barall-Matt
Barnum Financial Group
John Barry
Peter Bassignani
Theresa Baylock
Jason Beach
Tate Berkan
John Berman
Linda Biancalani
Guy Bolduc
Peter Bourdon
Timothy Brennan
Beth Brooks
Susan Brown
Eileen Burr
BVH Integrated Services
Jane Fenderson Cabot
Melissa Cheyney
Eileen Conner
Tim Connors
Kevin Connors
Corp direct
William Corvo
Danielle Cotten
Tim Covello
Thomas Covey
Thomas Daily
Nicholas DeRosa
DiBella LLC
Disney Voluntears Ears To You Fund
Joy Dorin
Henry Dove
Kathleen Drzewianowski
Jon Dymczyk
Entravision Communication Corporation
Estate of James Frawley
Faith Congregational Church
Kevin Fan
First New England
First NIght Hartford
John Frank
Seth Freeman
Joyce Gailey
Timothy Garrelts
Howard Gelin
General Reinsurance Corporation
Christopher Gent
Brooke Greenwood
R. “Oz” Griebel
GTW Financial
Joseph Guiditta
Har - Conn Chrome Company
Hugh Haun
Doug Heroux
Linette Hill
Karen Hoke
Wayne “Bear” Holcombe
Carolyn Holt
Joseph G. Howard
Hughes and Cronin
Linda Iacobellis
IBM Employee Services Center
Medina Jett
Robyn Johnson
Walter Kaczmarczyk
Jill Kagle
Roberta Kaufman
Ralph Knighton
Kohler Ronan, LLC
Edward Kokoszka, Jr.
Nancy Kursman
Amy Kyle
Lynn Lamonica
Lois Lapp
Lawler and Associates, PC
Roger Lawson
Leadership Greater Hartford
Vivienne Leheny
Debbie Leppones
Ray Lilley
Paul Lombardo
Victor Luna
Leonard Malavasi
Gregory Mascoli
Matt PAC
Matt Ritter Political Committee
Deatrice Mays
Melissa McDermott
William McGurk
Mary McKone
Middlesex United Way, Inc.
Eleanor Miller
Jean Moran
Dave Morassini
Tom Moreno
Hugh Murray
David Nanzig
William Naples
Network for Good
New England Patriots
New Horizon Living Center, Inc.
Paul Nimchek
Omar Coffee
Kelly Organek
Christine Pane
Maureen Parker
Park-Oak Associates
Brian Pascoe
Austin Perkins
Don Pizzoferrato
Paul Poulin
PPI Gas Distribution, Inc.
Miles Rapoport
Margaret Riley
Donald Robinson
Greg Ryan
Pete Samson
Bryan Sanchi
Robert Sarkisian
Shea Law Inc.
Robert Shea, Jr.
Robert Shettle
Robin Sidwell
Jason Siegel
John Slusarski
Philip Small
Solomon and Katie Wohl Foundation
Stephen Sonnone
State of Connecticut - Department of
Transportation
Joseph Sternal
Karen Sussler
Szewczak Associates Consulting
Engineers
Susan Taylor
Benjamin Terry
Frank Teterus
The Reach Foundation
The Redd Flowers Foundation
The Stop & Shop Supermarket
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2013 Donors
Garry Thibodeau
Mark Thompson
DanielleTye
United Way of Butler Pennsylvania
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and
Merrimack Valley
United Way of Northern New Jersey
Processing Operations
UnitedHealth Group
Katherine Wadsworth
Daniel Wagoner
Bruce Wallace
Patrick Walsh
Wyrot Ward
Greg Watkins
Renard Watson
Webster Bank
Charlene Weech
Richard Wenner
Guy West
Gail Westergren
White Oaks EMS
Gary Wolff
John Wolfson
Harold Wolliston
Mary Xenelis
Rich Zovich
Contributors $25 - $99
Jane Adolph
Marie Alipranti
Allstate Giving Campaign
Michael Alquist
Anonymous
Margaret Baechler
Dawn Barkley
Angelina Baughman
David Beber, Jr
Gilberto Belaval
Richard Bentley
Bryan Berry
Big Y Foods, Inc.
Lee Boghosian
Roseanne Branciforte
Branford Hall
Marc Brown
Gwen Bush
Carla Cabrera
Seire Cardona-Esquilin
Susan Casagrande
CB Richard Ellis
Chase Fischer Realty, Inc.
Chemtura Corporation
Mark Connell
Judy Dalkin
D’Amato Construction Co., Inc
Jim Dooley
Michael Eldredge
Fairborn Equipment Company of
New England, LLC
John Fede
Gail Fuller
David Gallant
Joel Garcia
Susan Gourley
Justin Greenwald
Barbara Helming
Carolyn Herbert
Beonita Holland
Heather Holmes
Brandon Hubrins
Barbara Hunt
Brooke Jackson
Elizabeth Jochnick
JustGive.org
Alan Keney
Oswald Knight
Robert Koff
Bernard Kosto
Christopher Laporte
Annette Laroche
Latasha Lawson
James Lemieux
Matthew Lynch
Nicole Macey
Makalia Court NO. 137 Daughters of Isis
Anne Mangiacopra
Valerie Marshall
Sandra Martel
Mary Lou Mayo
Tina McCarthy
Valerie McLean
Jessie McLean
Richard Metcalfe
Christopher Metcalfe
Regina Miller
Carl Montagano, III
Daniel Moskey
Neal Ossen
Ruth Otto
Mary Pear
Leslie Phelps
Bonnie Presto
Carole Prosser
John Przybylski
Rae Quackenbush
Dennis Rae
Helen Roth
Madeline Russo
Joseph Sgrignari
Abbey Shire
Robert Smith, Jr
Susan Soucie
Peter Stevenson
George Thomson
James Todd
United Way of Greater Cincinnati
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Inc. Pvt Walter J
Smith - Post 511
Jodi Wallach
Michael Wilcox
Windham Mentoring Collaborative
Dorothy Wocl
Virginia Wolf
In-Kind Donors
Big Y Foods
Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park
LLC
Cage LLC
City Steam
Circus Fans Association
Connecticut Concert Ballet
The Connecticut Forum
Connecticut Science Center
First Night Hartford
Hartford Stage Company
Hartford Wolf Pack
The Hill-Stead Museum
Jorgensen Theatre for the Performing Arts
Lake Compounce
Oakdale Theater
Omar Coffee
Margarita’s Mexican Restaurant
New Britain Rock Cats
Osborn Correctional Facility
Rome McGuigan, P.C.
Scott Van Sicklin Photography
The Stop & Shop Supermarket
The Summit at Plantsville
Wadsworth Atheneum
The Warner Theatre
WestFarms Mall
James Todd
United Way of Greater Cincinnati
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Inc. Pvt Walter J
Smith - Post 511
Jodi Wallach
Michael Wilcox
Windham Mentoring Collaborative
Dorothy Wocl
Virginia Wolf
In-Kind Donors
Big Y Foods
Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park
LLC
Cage LLC
City Steam
Circus Fans Association
Connecticut Concert Ballet
The Connecticut Forum
Connecticut Science Center
First Night Hartford
Hartford Stage Company
Hartford Wolf Pack
The Hill-Stead Museum
Jorgensen Theatre for the Performing Arts
Lake Compounce
Oakdale Theater
Omar Coffee
Margarita’s Mexican Restaurant
New Britain Rock Cats
Osborn Correctional Facility
Rome McGuigan, P.C.
Scott Van Sicklin Photography
The Stop & Shop Supermarket
The Summit at Plantsville
Wadsworth Atheneum
The Warner Theatre
WestFarms Mall
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big hearts– our board of
directors 7/1/12 – 6/30/13
Devin Hawthorne
Berkshire Bank
Ralph Knighton
Ford & Knighton Development
Chairman of the Board
David W. Forrest
Nancy L. Kotchko
Aetna
ISO New England
Finance Committee Chair
Rick S. Lassiter
Member 1400 5th Commercial, LLC
James Smith
Universal Connectivity
Development Committee Chair
Pamela D. Gordon
Hebrew Healthcare
Michael Mascaro
Comcast
F. Irene Pittman
Carmen Arace Middle School
Governance Committee Chair
Beth Barrett
Carolann Smith
Retired, United Healthcare
Board Secretary
Sulma Avenancio
Richard J. Stewart
Stewart Staffing Solutions
Univision/Entravision
Communications of Hartford
John M. Bailey, II
American Heart Association
Founders Affiliate
Kenneth B. Bowes
Connecticut Light & Power
Kathy Browne
CBS Radio
William J. Carew
Ovations Benefits Group, LLC
Thomas V. Daily
Reid and Riege, P.C.
Little Brother Colby, age 10.
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big hearts– our board of
trustees 7/1/12 – 6/30/13
James Beardsley
Eric Langshur
Tony Braz
Worth Loomis
Rie Poirier-Campbell
Patrick McCabe
Tim Coppage
Suzanne R. McDonald
Ninigret Divers, LLC
Hamilton Sundstrand
Greater Hartford Arts Council
State of Connecticut,
TLContact, Inc.
Retired
Newbridge School
CBS Radio
Department of Economic and Community Development
Brian DiBella
Hugh F. Murray, III
Murtha, Cullina, Richter & Pinney, LLP
Simione, Macca & Larrow, LLP
Martin L. Fields
Michael Ratchford
Consultant
Bernie Fields Jewelry
Dan FitzMaurice, Esq.
Day, Berry & Howard, LLP
Gus Gamache
Retired
Beverly Garofalo
Jackson Lewis, LLP
Barbara Grant
Aetna Financial Services
Wayne Holcombe
Signal Service, Inc.
Gene Rosenberg
Gene Rosenberg Associates
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big hearts– our staff
7/1/12 – 6/30/13
Andrew M. Fleischmann
Tara Gill
Nancy Seguin
Karen Hoke
MaryBeth Goral
Elizabeth Suarez
Christine Pane
Judy Gordon
Ivana Kirk-Thigpen
Brian Kelly
Brooke Greenwood
Orelia Barnaby
Belinda Haynes
Susan Black
Allison Holst-Grubbe
Katie Breslin
Alexandra Lewis
President and Chief Executive Officer
Director of Institutional Advancement
Director of Programs
Director of Marketing
Foster Grandparent Program Coordinator
Site-Based Coordinator
Executive Assistant and
Site-Based Coordinator
Program Assistant
Office Manager
Site- Based Coordinator
Recruiter/Latino Mentoring Program
Site-Based Coordinator
Special Events Coordinator
Development Associate
Site-Based Supervisor
Enrollment Coordinator
Program Development
Wendy Donovan Duran
Jacqueline Lundie
Programs Manager
Match Support Coordinator
Glenn Fields
Laura Martineau
Grants Administrator
Enrollment Coordinator
Greta Freeman
Ryan Matthews
Enrollment Coordinator
Grant Administrator
Patricia Murphy
Match Support Coordinator
Little Sister Brianna, age 7.
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Our Community-Based Program
Program are continually achieving
We have weekly Site-Based Programs at 5 schools within the
Windham School District. Pictured is our program at the Windham
Middle School.
A match from our Community-Based Latino
Mentoring Program takes some time away from the
festivities to pose for the camera at our Bowl-for-Kids’Sake event, held at Spare Time Lanes in Vernon.
Our Site-Based Program at CREC’s Public
Our Foster Grandparent Program meets at 20 Site-Based
Safety Academy in Enfield is now enjoying its
program, senior mentors pass along their love, knowledge
a new Site-Based Program at CREC’s
locations in the Greater Hartford area each week. In the
and life experiences adolescents needing their attention
and guidance.
second successful year. Recently we began
Academy of Aerospace and Engineering
in Bloomfield.
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rogram and our Site-Based
achieving SOMETHING BIG
When a Big Brother from our
Community-Based Program
won an Exceptional Mentor
Award at our annual Volunteer
Recognition Event, his Little
Brother was right there to
congratulate him.
At our summer picnic at Brownstone Park
in Portland, a Big Brother from
our Community-Based Program and
his Little Brother give some thought
to plunging into the park’s refreshing
quarry lake.
Our “Beyond School Walls” Site-Based Program is now
in its 5th year. It’s sponsored by Comcast and is held each
week at its Berlin facility with Comcast employees serving
as mentees. Children in the program are from New Britain’s
Lincoln Elementary School.
START SOMETHING BIG.
Little Sister Brianna, age 7.
Help Nutmeg Save Young Lives
By Volunteering, Donating
Or Partnering With Us.
Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters
30 Laurel Street, Suite 3
Hartford, CT 06106
1.800.237.KIDS (5437)
www.NutmegBigBrothersBigSisters.org
nutmeg@bbbsnutmeg.org
Design Donated
Anthony Acock | www.MyNameIsAcock.com
Photography Donated
Scott Van Sicklin | www.ScottVanSicklin.com