photo by Carla Ten Eyck

Charter Oak Cultural Center’s Annual Gala is our largest fundraiser of the year and the money we raise is essential to our being able to continue our vital work.

Thursday, May 3  5:30PM
Charter Oak’s Eleventh Annual Gala

Charter Oak Cultural Center’s Gala will take place on May 3, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. at Ann Howard @ The Bond in Hartford.  This year, we present our three Vision Awards to Susan Talbott for Arts and Education, Nilofer Haider for Social Justice and Rabbi Stanley Kessler for Jewish Heritage.  All funds raised support Charter Oak’s arts, social justice and youth programming.  Join us for live music, dancing, performances, great food and drink and great fun.  Tickets are $150 (includes dinner and drinks) and can be purchased by calling 860.249.1207 or emailing Laura.Rozza@charteroakcenter.org.  Ann Howard @ The Bond – 338 Asylum Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106

Thank you so much, for an incredible evening at our Tenth Annual Gala!  We thank everyone who came out to support us.  You have made a BIG difference.

We’d like to especially thank….

Our emcees:

• Joan Dylan, Lite 100.5 WRCH
• Joe D’Ambrosio, NBC30

Our Special Guest Speakers:

• City of Hartford Mayor Pedro E. Segarra, Honorary Gala Chair
• Congressman John B. Larson
• Kate Bolduc, CEO Greater Hartford Arts Council
• Dr. M. Saud Anwar, Founder and Past President, Pakistani American Association of CT
• Marilda Gandara, Past President Aetna Foundation

Performers:

• Dance Connect
• dancEnlight
• Judy Dworin Performance Ensemble
• Scapegoat Garden
• Spectrum in Motion Theater Ensemble
• Alvin Carter, Sr. and Jim Mercik
  

Our Gala Committee:

• Joan Dylan, Chair
• Barbara Bennett
• Kathy Binder
• Roxanna Booth
• Barbara Crockett
• Ann S. Jennings
• Laura Kasowitz
• Sue O’Brien
• Peter Rubenstein
• Ronit Shoham

We’d also like to thank the lovely staff at The Bond for all of their hard work, Carla Ten Eyck Photography for documenting the precious moments, and to The Savage Bros. band for making it possible for us to dance the night away.

Our 2011 Gala was generously supported by

Andrew and Joyce Mandell

Robert and Francine Goldfarb

LAZ Parking

ING

Hoffman Auto

Day Pitney LLP

The Phoenix

Frances and Phillip Feltman

Richard and Lea Rubenstein

Trinity College and SINA

Rise Roth

Bob and Margaret Patricelli

Barry and Carol Rosenberg

Rona and David Gollob

Our previous Vision Award recipients are:

Jewish Heritage Award
Dr. Richard and Eliane Freund, 2010
Doreen Fundiller-Zweig, 2009
Lisa Kassow, 2008
Henry M. Zachs, 2007
Audrey Lichter, 2006
Karen Trager, 2005
Rabbi Stephen Fuchs, 2004

Arts & Education Award
Alvin Carter, Sr., 2010
Kenneth Kahn, 2009
Edward Cumming, 2008
Sistah Nandi (Christine Smith-Dixon), 2007
Judy Dworin, 2006
Olivia Ilano Davis, 2005
Ed Johnetta Miller, 2004

Social Justice Award
Susan Campbell, 2010
Marilda Gándara, 2009
John Rose, Jr., 2008
Luis Cabán, 2007
Marela Zacarias, 2006
Carlos Hernández Chávez, 2005
Azam Saeed, 2004