Malcolm Baldrige Awards Evening

Supporting economic development in our region

 

 

 

 

 

 Since its inception in 1995, the Malcolm Baldrige Community Award, named for the former chairman and CEO of Scovill, Inc., has been presented to individuals who have made significant contributions to enhancing the overall economic growth of the greater Waterbury region, creating new employment opportunities, and playing a role in initiating or developing new business within the region. 


Neil O'Leary, President of the Police Athletic League in Waterbury and Chief of Police in Wolcott, has been named the 2010 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige Community Award, the Chamber's prestigious award for contributions made in the area of economic development.
 

The Leadership Award will be presented to Bill Harris, President & CEO of American Copy Service Center, Inc.  Barbara Branagan-Mitchell, Director of Branagan Communication Consultants, LLC is being honored with the Volunteer Award.

 

          

                                                                                                           

Event co-chairs Jaci Carroll and Carmen Anthony Vacalebre request your presence at the 16th Annual Malcolm Baldrige Community Awards Dinner. The Awards Dinner will be held at the Aqua Turf Club on October 19th at 5:30 p.m.  Cost is $150 per person; $1,750 for a table of ten. Register online today.

We additionally invite you to support our region's economic development as a sponsor and/or silent auction donor of this significant event.  Sponsorship support of the Malcolm Baldrige Chamber Awards Evening offers a multitude of benefits, marketing exposure and company recognition at the event. Click here for a detailed list of 2010 sponsorship opportunities.  For a sponsorship form click here.


While we can take pride in the continued economic growth and vitality of the region, there are still many challenges and opportunities ahead.  The Chamber is committed to extending Waterbury's remarkable renaissance to benefit the region and its residents, and your sponsorship dollars have a direct impact on funding for such initiatives.  Please contact Courtney Ligi at the Chamber (203-757-0701) or email cligi@waterburychamber.com for more information or to reserve your position as a sponsor.

 

Silent Auction 

Your generous donation of a silent auction item would add a great deal to this event and further our cause of improving the quality of life and expanding business opportunities.  A suggestion is to provide an item valued

  at between $75 and $250.  However, we are grateful for whatever you can contribute.  In return for your support we will:
 
·  display your item for viewing by over 350 event attendees
·  recognize your company (theater) with signage at the event
·  list your company in the event program
·  recognize your company in our electronic newsletter, sent to 1,500 Chamber members
 
Donated items can be forwarded directly to the Waterbury Regional Chamber, 83 Bank Street, Waterbury, CT  06721, to the attention of Regan Flynn. Please be sure to include a business card with your item so that we can properly recognize your contribution.

For more information or to register by phone please contact the Chamber: 203-757-0701; email

info@waterburychamber.com 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Former Community Award recipients:

John Roman
Naugatuck Savings Bank (2009)

Senator Joan Hartley
Deputy President Pro Tempore, State Senate 15th District  (2008);
Joel Becker
Torrington Supply Company (2007);
Chuck Kellogg
Hubbard Hall (2006);
Norman Drubner
Drubner Industrials and Drubner, Hartley, & O'Connor, LLC (2005);
Carmen Anthony Vacalebre 
Carmen Anthony Restaurant Group (2004);
John Burke
Former Connecticut Commissioner of Banking (2003);
John Michaels
Michaels Jewelers (2002);
William J. Pape II
Republican American (2001);
Jaci Carroll
Jaci Carroll Staffing (2000);
James C. Smith
Webster Bank (1999);
Daniel H. Leever
MacDermid Inc. (1998);
Robert W. Garthwait
Sr., Cly-Del Manufacturing (1997);
Joseph Carlson II
Centerbank (1996);
John G. Rowland
Former Governor of the State of Connecticut (1995)

 

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Few can claim to have had a greater impact on American history than Malcolm 'Mac' Baldrige. From his home in Woodbury he guided Waterbury's Scovill Manufacturing Company, Inc.  for over two decades. He was President Reagan's Secretary of Commerce during which time he implemented new laws to help American businesses grow.

Malcolm Baldrige believed in community.  He believed in leadership, and he believed in volunteerism. The Malcolm Baldrige Awards honor those who continue his work.