Annual Meeting Attracts Large Throng 

Valley United Way's 43rd Annual Meeting & Recognition Dinner on  April 26th  was attended by more than 225 people.  

It was a great night that featured the election of corporators, board members and officers, presentation of the Charles H. Flynn Humanitarian Award to Harry DiAdamo and the annnouncement of the 2011 Community Campaign Awards. We've got full coverage on the website including plenty of pictures and some video. Click here for a photo album form the evening.

Board Chair's Remarks

Valley United Way elected Fred Ortoli, owner of Fred Ortoli Photography as Chair of the Board of Directors at the 43^rd annual meeting and awards dinner on April 26, 2011. 

Fred is a long time Board member and past Campaign Chairman as well. Click here for a detailed description of Fred's community involvement. 

The Board additionally elected new officers for the upcoming year.

Vice Chair - Bill Bubbico - Pitney Bowes
Treasurer - Greg DeStefano - Konowitz, Kahn & Company
Secretary - Melissa Pucci - Director of Admissions - Yale School of Nursing

Congratulations to Fred Ortoli and the newly elected officers on the Board of Directors!

Campaign Awards Presented

One of the most important parts of the Annual Meeting is recognition of those who contributed to making this year's campaign successful. We have several pages of awards and pictures to share on our website, and we invite you to take a look. Click here to go directly to the site. 

Congratulations to everyone who is helping our community become a better place!

Thanks to our Sponsors

We would like to extend a very heart-felt thank you to the companies who helped make our Annual Meeting possible.

Thank you Prudential for serving as our marquis sponsor!

Thanks to the following sponsors: 

Basement Systems, Inc. 

BIC Corporation 

Foundation for Life 

Gexpro

Fletcher Thompson

Newtown Savings Banks

People's United Bank

Pitney Bowes

Allocations committee seeks volunteers 

Now that the campaign is winding down, it's time for the hard work of allocating funds to be done. Starting Monday, volunteers from throughout the Valley will begin the job of examining budgets and programs and visiting with applying agencies. They will make their recommendations to the Board of Directors in June. We're looking for volunteers who might be interested in serving. The only requirements are that you be a donor and be interested in serving the community. Contact Jack Walsh at Valley United Way if you would like to participate.

Thank You for the Help

Thanks to their production assistance, our Annual Report and Annual Meeting was that much more special. Thank you to the following companies and individuals for making this event a big success:

• John deGant and The W.E. Bassett Company for their support in the production of this Annual Report
• Kellie Newman of Newman & Company for designing our Invitation
• Bill Carlson of Inform Printing for the printing of our invitation
• Fred Ortoli of Fred Ortoli Photography for his superb photography services throughout the year
• Eric Monks and Tim McGee of Fletcher Thompson for printing of our table cards and signboards

Corporate Cup Update 

Corporate Cup competitors will be pitching shoes in teams of two to three players this Saturday as the Community Corporate Cup hits the midpoint in this year's competition. 

The official start time is 9:00 am at American Legion Sutter-Terlizzi Post #16 located at 295 Bridgeport Ave, Shelton.

PerkinElmer's husband and wife team, Geraint and Kate Phillips, won their second staight Orienteering title last week. Click here for the full story.

CDW-G is still on top of the 2011 Corporate Cup leader board, but three teams are now in a dead heat for second place. A strong second place finish in Orienteering was enough for them to actually increase their lead to 4.25 points. PerkinElmer used their Orienteering win to catch up to Spectrum Plastics and BIC for second place honors. TEAM, Inc. rounds out the top five. 

Standings: