UNITED WAY COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN ECLIPSES $25M MARK

More than 500 local company volunteers and leaders gathered at the Pratt & Whitney hangar in East Hartford last week to celebrate the official conclusion of the 2011 United Way Community Campaign. To date, the campaign has raised $25.3 million. The state’s largest private employer, United Technologies Corporation, raised $6.4 million. Pictured, standing at podium, is Natalie Morris, chair of the board of directors for United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut and director of employee benefits and human resources systems for United Technologies Corp., announcing the campaign results.