The Naugatuck Rotary Club will present Jill Mahoney, executive director of Connecticut Partnership for Children, a Paul Harris award at its annual Paul Harris Dinner on Tuesday night at the Crystal Room in Naugatuck. The award is given to an individual for their “Service Above Self” in the Naugatuck community.
Mahoney is a lifelong member of the Naugatuck community whose dedication to creating a supportive and inclusive environment for all shines daily. With Connecticut Partnership for Children, a local nonprofit with a mission of ensuring that all children are healthy, safe, and successful individuals with actively engaged families, and the School Readiness Liaison for Naugatuck preschools, Mahoney can often be found giving her time through various initiatives. Those initiatives include Naugatuck’s monthly mobile food pantry, Connecticut Partnership for Children’s diaper bank, and countless other endeavors which she fought hard to bring to the community.
Her volunteerism began over 37 years ago with the Naugatuck YMCA’s Child Watch, leading to involvement on the school boards of all five of her children, and involvement in countless community events and organizations.
The cost for the dinner is $40 per person. Contact Matt Fortney at [email protected] or Kim Santulli at (203) 509-9359 for tickets.
Southbury Chamber names new leaders
The Southbury Chamber held its board of directors meeting on Nov. 8 and selected Charles Berger, vice president of Chatfield True Value Hardware, as its chairman.
“I’m excited to help lend my expertise as a small business owner to usher in this new chapter in the Southbury business community,” Berger said.
Other officers that were named included the vice chairman Chris Anderson, general manager of the Heritage Hotel; secretary/treasurer Kathleen Lengyel, branch manager of Ion Bank; and Lynn Ward, president and CEO of the Southbury Chamber. Other directors include Edward Bettigole of P3 Cost Analysts; Kevin Bielmeier of the Town of Southbury; Debi Coniglio of Motif by Monarch; Chris Dwyer of Nardelli’s Grinder Shoppe; Michael Ferreira of Southbury.com; Edward Gilchrest of Gyre 9; Danielle Hawthorne of Mojovator Enterprises; Kurt Mazurosky of Prime Publishers; Wendy Mutter of Lutheran Home of Southbury; Susan Pudelka of Adam Broderick Salon & Spa; Janet Walker of Diversified Financial Solutions; and Jack Zazzaro of Jack Zazzaro, DMD.
The Southbury Chamber, an affiliate of the Waterbury Regional Chamber, was launched in August 2022. For more information about membership or to see upcoming events, visit southburychamber.com
Chamber networking event set for Friday
The Waterbury Regional Chamber invites business owners and representatives from the region as well as potential members to its monthly Wake Up Your Business networking event on Friday.
Held from 8-9 a.m. at Raymour & Flanigan Furniture and Mattress Store at 410 Reidville Drive in Waterbury, Wake Up Your Business gives individuals an opportunity to make new connections, grow their business, and create more visibility. Participants will be given the chance to introduce themselves and their business. The meeting will be hosted by Lynn Ward, chamber president and CEO .
Registration is free at waterburychamber.com under the “Events & Sponsors” tab. For questions, contact the chamber at (203) 757-0701.
