Aurora Foundation honors philanthropist Jennifer Buffett at annual breakfast 

More than 500 people attended the recent Aurora Women and Girls Foundation annual signature breakfast at the Downtown Hartford Marriott. The theme for this year, “Power of Change: Bringing Women and Girls to the Table,” featured keynote speaker Jennifer Buffett, president and co-chair of Novo Foundation and daughter-in-law of Warren Buffett. Pictured, from left, are: Jennifer Steadman, board of directors, breakfast chair; Cheryl Dumont-Smith, executive director; Joann Price, 2013 Woman Philanthropist Award winner; Claudia Udolf, 2013 Young Philanthropist Award winner; Jennifer Buffett, keynote speaker; and Janet Bailey Faude, chair, board of directors.