A red carpet led the way to the United Way’s first Academy Awards-themed gala at The Hartford Club on Feb. 17. The Best Of Awards recognized organizations and individuals across central and northeastern Connecticut who demonstrated outstanding effort and creativity in leading the 2010 United Way Community Campaign at their workplaces.
The Best Of Awards were presented to:
• Best Campaign Kickoff: The Village for Families & Children, Hartford;
• Best Campaign Photo: YWCA Hartford Region, Hartford, and Pepperidge Farm, Bloomfield;
• Best Fast and Furious Campaign: OKAY Industries Inc., New Britain;
• Best Use of Web and New Media: The Phoenix Cos., Hartford;
• Best Rise to the Challenge: UTC Power, South Windsor;
• Best New Campaign: Timken Aerospace Transmissions LLC, Manchester;
• Best Partner Agency Campaign: Our Piece of the Pie, Hartford;
• Best Campaign Special Event — Small Company: Vantis Life Insurance Co., Windsor;
• Best Campaign Special Event — Large Company: ConnectiCare, Farmington;
• Best Year-Round Partnership: United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford;
• Best Campaign Video: United Technologies Corp., Hartford;
• Campaign Coordinator of the Year: Kathy Hersey, of Newington (employed by Hartford Hospital, Hartford);
• Loyal Coordinator: Ethel Wright, of Bloomfield (employed by Metropolitan District Commission, Hartford);
• Spirit of the Campaign: Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks;
• Best In Show — Small Companies: American Nuclear Insurers, Glastonbury, and C & S Wholesale Grocers, Suffield;
• Best In Show — Medium Companies: AAA Allied Group, West Hartford, and United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford; and
• Best In Show — Large Companies: The Phoenix Companies, Hartford.
