EMPLOYMENT

Geoff Gordon, Melanie Grimes and Stella Peruzzotti have joined the Mystic office of Randall, Realtors as sales associates. Gordon, of Mystic, also owns and operates Photobooth Planet, a photo booth rental company. Grimes, of Gilman, has been a licensed Realtor since 2010. Before joining Randall, she worked extensively in condominium and rental property management. Peruzzotti, of Groton, has more than 30 years of real estate experience in southeastern Connecticut’s shoreline market. Prior to working as an agent, she was the Administrative Officer at the Naval Submarine Base. They can be reached at 860572-9099. For more information visit www.randallfamilyofcompanies.com.

Miria Toth has joined Chelsea Groton Bank as assistant secretary, community education officer. She will be responsible for overseeing and continuing to expand the bank’s Community Education program, which was founded 11 years ago. For the last six years, Toth was the marketing director for Norwich Community Development Corporation. She lives in Bozrah. For more information, visit www.chelseagroton.com.

APPOINTMENT

The Board of Directors of Charter Oak Federal Credit Union has appointed Gary P. Brochu to serve on its Supervisory Committee, which has oversight and audit responsibilities for Charter Oak’s seven-member Board of Directors.

Brochu, who is a resident of Oakdale, serves as the manager of contracts and finance with General Dynamics’ Electric Boat division, where he has held numerous supervisory and management positions over the past 25 years, including chief of finance, financial systems analyst, senior financial analyst, and supervisor of various trades working in the shipyard.

In addition, Brochu’s past corporate experience includes working with Alstom Power as a senior project accounting analyst, ADC Broadband Communications as a senior cost accountant, and Fisher Controls as a cost and business analyst. Brochu’s past experience also includes working as a senior accountant with Ensign Bickford.

For more information, visit www.CharterOak.org.

EVENT

The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT is seeking exhibitors for the Total Life Expo, taking place at Mohegan Sun’s Convention Center on Saturday, Oct. 21. The Total Life Expo is produced by the Chamber and the Mohegan Tribal Health Department. Vendors with locally grown food products or handmade crafts can participate in a “Connecticut Made” artisan market at the Expo; businesses and non-profits with health-related services are invited to participate on the Expo floor as exhibitors. Learn more and secure booth space online at www.TotalLifeExpo. com or call the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT at (860) 701-9113.

NETWORKING

The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT will hold its next Business After Hours networking event on Wednesday, July 26, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hygienic Art Park, 81 Bank St., New London, co-hosted with Liberty Bank. Admission is $15 for Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT members, $25 for non-members. Register in advance to avoid an additional $5 walk-in fee at www.ChamberECT.com/events or call (860) 701-9113.

GRAND OPENINGS

The Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Assured Quality Homecare, 282 Franklin St.

The agency employs, trains and equips caregivers who work with elderly residents in New London County to remain in their homes. The new office in downtown Norwich will allow the agency to increase support staff for caregivers and provide opportunities for the caregivers to specialize in areas of care, such as Alzheimer’s hospice home care and fall prevention.

Hors d’oeuvres will be served at the grand opening and participants may tour the facility. For information, contact the Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce at (860) 887-1647.

A ribbon cutting ceremoney was recently held marking completion of the renovation of Jewett City Savings Bank’s Main Office on Main Street. Town officials, bank representatives including corporators, board members, senior management and employees, and members of the community attended and toured the facility. For more information, visit www.jcsbank.com.

Northeastern Veterinary Care Center will celebrate its new owners and a complete renovation of the veterinarian offices at 144 Whitehall Ave., Mystic, on Saturday, July 29, at 11:30 a.m. Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce will officiate. Beverages, snacks and give-aways will be available. Dr. Dianne Beal and her husband, Clayton, who run the business together. The Beals bought the property in January of this year and are just finishing up the renovations to fulfill Dr. Beal’s dream of having a vet practice in Mystic. For more information, call 860-980-3047 or visit www.northeasternvetcare.com.

HONORS

Bryan Lauriat and Joel Blum, financial advisors with Ameriprise Financial in Mystic and Glastonbury, recently received the Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor designation from the College of Financial Planning. Individuals who hold the APMA designation have completed a course of study encompassing client assessment and suitability, risk/ return, investment objectives, bond and equity portfolios, modern portfolio theory and investor psychology. Lauriat and Blum are part of Coastal Wealth Management, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Ameriprise offices are located at 41 East Main St., Mystic, and 628 Hebron Ave., Glastonbury. For more information, visit www.ameriprise.com or www.coastalwealthmanagementct.com.

Chelsea Groton’s Melinda Burridge, AVP, regional sales & service manager, and Matt Morrell, VP, retail lending sales manager, recently graduated from the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut Leadership Program. Ishmael Bryan, AVP, collection manager and co-president of the 2016 graduating class, gave remarks during the ceremony. For more information, visit www.chelseagroton.com.

GIVING

Westerly Community Credit is increasing the amount to be awarded in the WCCU Teacher Grant Program this coming school year. This program will now be awarding $7,000 in grants, in values up to $500, for the 2017/18 school year. WCCU Teacher Grants are available to teachers, administrators or staff from the following school districts: Chariho, Narragansett, South Kingstown, Stonington, and Westerly. Grant applications must be submitted no later than Oct. 31. Awarded monies will be distributed by Nov. 30. Applications are available at www.westerlyccu.com.

Charter Oak Federal Credit Union has awarded an additional $15,000 to Mystic Aquarium as part of the credit union’s continuing support of their Frogs! exhibit. The credit union first announced its partnership with Mystic Aquarium in 2016 during the grand opening celebration of its Mystic Branch. For more information, visit www.CharterOak.org or www. mysticaquarium.org.

Putnam Bank and the Putnam Bank Foundation contributed grants and contributions totaling over $59,000 in 2016-2017 to help the needy, care for children and improve life in our local communities. Among the many recipients were the Putnam Summer Al fresco and Fireworks and the River Fire Series, Day Kimball Healthcare, youth baseball leagues and Boy Scouts of America. For more information call (800) 377-4424 or visit www.putnambank.com.