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- WomenLead donates $2,000 to My Sister's Place
- Eileen Hasson featured in the Hartford Courant February 21, 2007
- Brenda Larkin honored by The Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce, 2007
- Anderson Meyer Insurance Celebrates 40th Anniversary
- Carolyne Gatesy honored by The Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce, 2006
WomenLead Donates $2,000 to My Sister's Place
GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT, February 1, 2008…WomenLead presented My Sister’s Place with the proceeds raised during WomenLead’s fourth annual Jingle Bell Mingle. Through the generous raffle donations of local businesses and support of the community that came out November 27, 2007, WomenLead raised $2,000 for My Sister’s Place. The presentation occurred on January 17, 2008, at Connecticut River Community Bank in Glastonbury, CT. (Please see attached photo.)
My Sister’s Place is a safe house and stepping stone for women in distress in the Hartford area. Women helping women – it’s what we are all about!
WomenLead is an organization comprised of female professionals to create opportunities for other female business owners and executives through knowledge and relationship building.
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Creative Computing
Profession's Advancements Renew Entrepreneur's Interest
By JANICE PODSADA
Courant Staff Writer
February 21, 2007
WEST HARTFORD -- Day after day, the numbers floated across her computer
screen, an endless string of ones and zeroes - computer programming code -
00001000001111 ...
"I didn't like programming," said Eileen Hasson, 41. "I got so bored - the bits, the bytes."
At the time, the mid-1980s, Hasson was one of a handful of women pursuing a computer science degree at the State University of New York at Albany.
Despite her ennui, Hasson persisted. "My mother pushed me. She was just a housewife, but she wanted me to get into computer technology," she said.
After graduating in 1987 with degrees in computer science and communications, Hasson went to work as an office manager for Taiyo Life Insurance Co. in New York City. Although her job involved working with computers, it did not entail creating lines of code. She left that task to the Lone Rangers of the computer world, the hard-core programmers who enjoy toiling in front of a screen. Two years later, she moved to West Hartford and operated a direct-mail franchise company.
Congratulations
to BRENDA LARKIN
For receiving the Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce 2007 Ambassador of the Year Award Entrepreneur's Interest.
Focus on Business
Anderson-Meyer Insurance
celebrates 40th anniversary
GLASTONBURY — Anderson-Meyer Insurance of Glastonbury, a company that recently relocated their headquarters to 136 New London Turnpike, is celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2007. Established in 1967, Anderson-Meyer Insurance has grown to its current staff of 10 provides home, auto and business insurance services to ndividuals, families and businesses in the Hartford, Middlesex, Tolland and adjacent counties. In achieving its success, the agency has carefully selected a group of inancially sound, reputable insurance companies and combined it with its goal of a commitment to quality services through quality products at competitive prices. The entire staff extends a thank you to their current clients for allowing Anderson- Meyer Insurance to be their trusted choice.The agency can be reached at (860) 659-3741, on the Web at www.Amiagency. com, or by stopping in at its new location at 136 New London Turnpike in Glastonbury. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. ntil 4:30 p.m. by appointment.
Chamber Celebrates Accomplishments of Business Leaders
The Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce honored several members at their 2006 Annual Meeting & Dinner held at the new Riverfront Community Center. Marti Curtiss, Director of Marketing for Laurel Gardens of Glastonbury was named the Business Person of the Year. The Chamber also presented Carolyne Gatesy, President/Manager of Main Street Office Center, with the annual "Ambassador of the Year Award."
The highest commendation the Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce presents each year is the "Joining Forces Award" which recognizes a Chamber member as Business Person of the Year. This award is given to an accomplished businessperson who has started, developed, expanded, or otherwise effectively managed a business. This person is also a recognized leader dedicated to the economic growth in the area and involved in civic projects that help improve the quality of life in Glastonbury and neighboring communities.