Talk on Social Media Raises Scholarship Funds

Tunxis Community College Foundation and Advisory Board Inc. held a fundraising breakfast on Oct. 22 at Avon Old Farms Inn that generated approximately $28,000 for student scholarships and college projects at Tunxis. The panel speakers, who addressed an audience of about 100 on social media for business, were Jay DeFrank, vice president, Pratt & Whitney Communications; Brent Robertson, co-founder and executive creative director of brand and creative firm Fathom; and Christopher Sheridan, coordinating producer for ESPN’s production and migration strategy. Rick Hancock, Internet/technology reporter for Fox 61 WTIC-TV was moderator for the discussion. Pictured, from left, are: Robertson; Sheridan; Eliot Weissberg, Tunxis Community College Foundation and AB Inc., event chair and president of The Investors Center, Inc., Avon; Hancock; and DeFrank.