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Please join us for the
Aurora Women and Girls Foundation, Inc.
2011 Annual Meeting
Continental Breakfast Reception
Learn about some of the programs we are funding this year, as well as our progress and vision for increased support of Greater Hartford’s women and girls in 2012 and beyond.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 8:00-9:00am
(Snow date - February 15, 2012)
The Town and County Club
22 Woodland Street, Hartford CT. 06105
RSVP by February 2, 2012 Emily@aurorafoundation.org or 860-881-4926
2011 Signature Breakfast
To Our Patrons and Friends in the Greater Hartford Community,
We would like to extend our sincere thanks for your patronage and support of our October 4th Signature Breakfast Event. What a wonderful opportunity it was to come together in support of the women and girls of our region, while honoring both Marge Morrissey and Alicia Torres- Maldonado for the commitment they have made to strengthening the Greater Hartford community by sharing their own time, talent and treasure. 
We, along with all of the attendees, were also truly inspired by the work of West Hartford native and keynote speaker Rosanne Haggerty in her continuing quest to find workable solutions to homelessness that honor the dignity of all individuals.
Thanks to your generosity, over $60,000 was raised that morning to support the Foundation’s mission of providing funding and collaboration for projects that will benefit the women and girls in our region!
We are united in our resolve to move the Aurora Foundation to the next level of excellence as we build this long-held dream of our Founders and Early Believers into the strong philanthropic resource they envisioned over a decade ago. Stop by and visit us at our new office at 80 South Main Street in West Hartford, or give us a call to see how you can be part of the Aurora vision.
With gratitude,
Cheryl Dumont-Smith,
Executive Director
Clare Feldman,
Board Chair
Watch the Event Slideshow
Event photography and video donated by Marcie Sener.
Special thanks to Grace Academy for their help with our Signature Breakfast Save the Date Mailing!
Cheryl Dumont-Smith has joined the Aurora Women and Girls Foundation of Greater Hartford as its first full-time Executive Director, effective August 1, at the Foundation’s new offices at 80 South Main Street, West Hartford.
Prior to her work with Aurora, Cheryl spent three years as a member of the Trinity College Advancement team, overseeing a variety of parent- related initiatives for the College, including direct oversight of the College’s Parent Directors. Cheryl was the founding President of the Main Street Community Foundation in Bristol, CT for eleven years, supervising all aspects of its growth and development as the Foundation grew from one fund of $500,000 to 130+ funds with assets totaling $27 million dollars.
Elizabeth O'Neill has been named a Semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program. She is the daughter of Jennifer and Thomas O'Neill of Marlborough.