BUSINESS IN BRIEF
PT, the owner of has opened a third outpatient physical therapy clinic,
11 Freedom Way, Suite B-2. PT, has been named Director of Physical Therapy. For more information, call (860) 691-8960.
will be collecting donations of new, unwrapped toys and selling $1 paper medallions through Nov. 28 to benefit the Minis Making A Difference charity. Donated toys will be accepted during regular business hours at all four branches located in Westerly, Richmond and South Kingstown. All toys and donations will benefit Children's Wishes of Rhode Island. Visit www.minismd.org or www.westerlyccu.com for more information or call (401) 596-7000.
of East Lyme recently attended the following trainings for grief and bereavement: Comprehensive Bereavement Skills Training, Exploring the Spiritual Dimensions of Grief and Understanding Your Suicide Grief. She completed 90 hours of the required 150 hours of classroom education by the Center for Loss and Life Transition in Fort Collins, Colo. These courses are the three required to earn the Death and Grief Studies Certificate from Colorado Sate University.
Dagle is the president of the
in southeastern CT. For more information on the foundation visit brianshealinghearts.org or contact Dagle at ann@brianshealinghearts.org. and Rhode Island this fall. The foundation has provided $185,579.05 this year and more than $2 million in total grants to the community since 1999.
Fall grant awards included: $2,500 to Eastern CT Housing Opportunities, Inc. to help cover costs of administering a down payment assistance program for low-income, first-time homebuyers; $1,500 to the Jonnycake Center of Westerly Inc. to purchase food and supplies needed by the food pantry; $2,500 to the Jordan Porco Foundation in Hartford to bring awareness of the mental health resources available to students at Connecticut College, Mitchell College and Three Rivers Community College; $5,000 to the Martin House Inc. to purchase food for residents in its Norwich location; and $2,500 to the Visiting Nurse Association of Southeastern Connecticut in Waterford to help underwrite free foot care clinics at the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center for elderly and low-income people.
A full list of grant recipients can be found at chelseagroton. com.
is an official partner of Move For Hunger, a national hunger relief organization that has supplied more than 5 million pounds of food to local food banks throughout the country.
The Fountain-Timmons Team at BHHS, which offers full real estate services to both buyers and sellers throughout Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Westchester County, is hosting a daylong holiday food drive at Tri Town Foods in East Lyme on Nov. 7. The public is encouraged to drop off non-perishable food items to Tri Town Foods in the Flanders Plaza Shopping Center at 15 Chesterfield Road No. 7 in East Lyme. For more information, visit www.MoveForHunger. org or www.bhhsneproperties. com/ or call (800) 243-0380.
is offering Small Business Saturday (Nov. 28) toolkits free of charge for every independently owned business in eastern Connecticut. Visit www.ChamberECT. com/sbs or call the Chamber office at (860) 701-9113 to get started.
The Connecticut Lodging Association (CLA) recently recognized five hotel team members from with “Stars of the Industry” awards during the CLA's 111th Annual Meeting at the Hartford Windsor Marriott.
Ron Wichowski, General Manager, Hilton Hartford, Outstanding General Manager of the Year (151 rooms or more); Juan Gil, Kitchen Receiver, Hilton Hartford, Outstanding Food & Beverage Associate of the Year; Nelly Gonzalez, Room Attendant, Sheraton Hartford Hotel at Bradley International Airport, Outstanding Housekeeping Associate of the Year; Night Auditor,
Outstanding Front Desk Associate of the Year; and Leigh-Ann Wilson, Banquet Manager, Marriott Hartford Downtown, Outstanding Manager of the Year.
For more information, visit www.ctlodging.org or www. waterfordhotelgroup.com.
invites you a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for
on Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 5-7 p.m. at 323 Flanders Road, East Lyme. David McIlhenney Fitness Studio recently completed the move from its former location at Church Lane. Learn more at www. ChamberECT.com/events or call (860) 701-9113.
Financial-services firm
was recognized as one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Women in the country by Great Place to Work and Fortune magazine. Edward Jones ranked the No. 31 best workplace for women, said
Edward Jones, a Fortune 500 company, provides financial services for individual investors in the United States and, through its affiliate, in Canada. For more information go to www.edwardjones.com. awarded $1,197 to The Arc New London County for the purchase of an OsmoBot Aquaponics monitor, ammonia and nitrate sensors and emergency backup pumps and mechanisms.
The Arc New London County is a 63-year-old local nonprofit agency providing support to more than 550 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families in Southeastern Connecticut.
For enrollment information and information on employment training opportunities contact Bonnie Jones at (860) 449-1529 x 301 or bjones@thearcnlc.org. For general information, contact Meghan Horan at (860) 8894435 x116 or mhoran@thearcnlc. org.
will be held Wednesday, Nov. 4, at New London's dealership from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Secor Subaru partners with TVCCA's Meals on Wheels Program as part of their national “Share the Love”campaign, so bring along food donations for TVCCA's annual November Food Drive. Admission is $15 for Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT members and $25 for nonmembers. Register in advance to avoid a $5 walk-in fee at www. ChamberECT.com/events or call (860) 701-9113.