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Newsletter of the Connecticut Humane Society
Fall 2015
Executive Director’s Desk . 2
Meet the Newest Faces at CHS . 3
What a Day in the Park! . 4
Zeke & Herod | Photo by Jack Schmidt
Clear the Shelters Success . 4
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Humane Society Officers
Ellen Sharon, President
Gretchen Dale, Vice President
LuAnn Giunta, Vice President
William A. Haines, DVM, Secretary
Leslie White, CFA, Treasurer
Executive Team
Gordon G. Willard, Executive Director
Carla Francalangia, CPA, Chief Financial Officer
Barbara DeBellis Naugle, MS, Development
Director
Theresa Geary, Director of Operations
Jennifer Adams, SHRM-SCP, SPHR ,
Director, Human Resources
Janice Marzano, Executive Assistant
Shelters
Newington Headquarters
701 Russell Road
Newington, CT 06111
(800) 452-0114
Chris Burgess, District Manager
Waterford Shelter
169 Old Colchester Road
Quaker Hill, CT 06375
(860) 442-8583
Brandon Guy, District Manager
Westport Shelter
455 Post Road East
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 227-4137
Bliss Kern, District Manager
Power & Responsibility
By Gordon Willard, Executive Director
The phrase
“with great
power,
comes great
responsibility”
was attributed
to Voltaire
in “Oeuvres
de Voltaire,
Volume 48.”
He was speaking to the abuse of power
that he saw everywhere. The phrase
was later attributed to Winston Churchill
and Franklin Delano Roosevelt and then
used in the Spiderman movie to remind
Spiderman that his special powers must
be used for good. As I reflect upon its
meaning, I believe it tells us that you
should do good deeds when you have the
opportunity.
In thinking about the phrase in terms of
the “responsibility” of the Connecticut
Humane Society, I am reminded that
everything we and other organizations
accomplish is for, and should be for, our
companion animals. The “power” part of
the phrase comes into play in that CHS, as
the largest and oldest animal protection
nonprofit in the state, has influence and
capacity when it comes to advocating for
animals.
surprise you to learn that 40 years ago,
the Connecticut Humane Society was
handling more than 45,000 animals each
and every year? By contrast today, all of the
animal control departments in the entire
state handle under 20,000 companion
animals annually.
What happened to create such change?
We really do not know for sure, but it’s
clear that many things aligned to create
a tipping point in the northeast. Today
fewer litters are born, leading to the
opportunity to do more good deeds
beyond spay/neuter.
The “Clear the Shelter” event on August 15
was a good example of doing more good.
That event was all about moving pets from
shelters into homes. It made no difference
which shelter because this event was
about pets in all shelters. This was one of
what I hope will be many united ventures
between all those who care about
companion animals. At the Connecticut
Humane Society, we understand it is our
responsibility to foster such collaborations
ensuring more pets lives get saved.
For so many years, every animal sheltering
organization in the country allocated all of
their resources to alleviate the problem of
too many animals and too few homes. We
were all wrapped up in finding a solution
to that one huge challenge. Would it
Fox Memorial Clinic
701B Russell Road
Newington, CT 06111
(860) 594-4503
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Save the Date – November 7
You won’t want to miss this year’s Gala Auction
on Saturday, November 7 at the Aqua Turf in
Southington. Amazing live and silent auctions,
dinner stations, cash bar, music, and Fund the
Pets. Special thanks to our Presenting Sponsor,
Alpha Dog Marketing.
For tickets visit CThumane.org
Meet the newest faces at the Connecticut Humane Society
Connecticut Humane Society
Appoints New Board Member
The Connecticut Humane Society announces the
appointment of Peter Cable to the Board of Directors.
Peter is a retired physicist with 50 years of experience
in underwater acoustics and sonar research and
development. His most significant achievement is the
invention of a sonar device that is now back-fitted onto
US Navy surface ships. He worked for the Navy for 23
years and went on to BBN Corporation and then Applied
Physical Sciences. He was also an adjunct professor
at the university level with positions at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute and Connecticut College.
His relationship with CHS began when his alma maters
began reaching out to him to discuss major gifts and
legacy bequests. He has always loved pets and is
interested in animal welfare so he decided to name CHS
in his will.
Then he started thinking about getting to know us a little
better through direct contact. In 2013 Peter became an
active volunteer in
the Waterford shelter
as a dog walker and
cat cuddler. Eager
to continue building
the relationship
and a balance
between hands-on
work and advocacy,
Peter accepted a
position on the CHS
Legislative Committee in early 2014.
Peter’s interests outside of the organization include
watercolor painting, hiking, camping, music and travel.
CHS looks forward to working closely with Peter on
many new projects and initiatives.
CT Humane Welcomes New CFO
The Connecticut
Humane Society
would like to
welcome Carla
Francalangia, CPA
to the position
of Chief Financial
Officer. She comes
to the Society with
the experience of
several leadership
positions in both
for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Most recently she was the CFO for
the Joseph Merritt & Company, a printing service. Prior
to that, Carla was the Director of Finance for the New
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Britain Museum of Art where she played an integral role
in their capital campaign and renovation project which
spanned several years beginning in 2002.
Carla earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting
from Babson College in Wellesley, MA and also went on
to earn her MBA from Babson.
She was inspired to seek a position at CHS because of
her deep love for her dog Max, a 14-year-old German
shepherd who she adopted from a friend. She was
motivated to, “do what she could to help pets in need
at one of the oldest animal welfare organizations in the
country.”
We look forward to having Carla enrich the organization
with her knowledge, expertise and talent for many years.
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What a Day in the Park!
The Connecticut Humane Society,
in partnership with the Meriden
Rotary Foundation, is pleased to
announce that this year’s Central
CT Pet Fair, Dog Walk & 5K on June
27 raised over $22,000.
On a nice cool day, over 3,000
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
people participated in the various
activities at scenic Hubbard Park
in Meriden. The 5K and Dog Walk
were followed by the free Pet Fair
including; vendors, food court,
doggie fashion show, police K9
demos, dog obedience & agility demos, prize drawings,
adoptable pets from the Connecticut Humane Society and
area rescue groups, and more.
The top individual fundraisers were David Jagrosse, Jan Cranney
and Michelle Hamed. The top three fundraising teams were:
Baxter’s Friends, Love for Lauren, and the Crate Escape.
We would like to thank our sponsors and supporters in the community:
Alpha Dog Marketing, Nutmeg State Credit Union , East Side Veterinary Clinic, Lake Financial
Services, Bayer Animal Health, Labrada Nutrition, Premier Pet Wash, National Personal Training
Institute, ConnectiCare, Anthony Perez, Accurate Tree Service of Manchester, Tarlov Financial
Group, Law Office of John D. Ivers, The Bradley Home, Salon Nathaniel, New Concepts Plumbing/
Heat, Web Solutions, Mahon - Quinn & Mahon, Isaac & Maki Attorneys, Marketing Graphics,
Roman Oil, Brenner - Saltzman - Wallman LLP, Danby’s, Law Office of Bruce Fontanella, Carter
Law Office, Meriden YMCA, Fleet Feet Sports - West Hartford, Crystal Rock Water Company, Boys
& Girls Clubs of Meriden, City of Meriden - Parks Dept., Crossfit Triton - Wallingford, Elements
Massage – Meriden, Shiner’s Signs, Malibu Fitness, and Studio 17 Salon - Granby for their
generosity.
Photos courtesy of Peter Wnek Photography
Clear the Shelters, a Huge Success!
On August 15, the Connecticut Humane
Society and NBC CT came together for a
special “Partners in a Caring Community”
event – Clear the Shelters. NBC CT Traffic
Reporter, animal lover and adoption
advocate, Heidi Voight was the face of an
event that succeeded in saving many pets’
lives.
Clear the Shelters began under a different
name in Texas last year with the NBC
affiliate partnering with their local shelter
for a day where publicity would be
focused on pet adoptions and the plight
of homeless animals. The event was an
overwhelming success with thousands of
pets finding the homes of their dreams.
The success of this one event inspired NBC
to make the event national and include
as many shelters across the country as
possible.
The Connecticut Humane Society was
thrilled to accept the role of lead animal
welfare organization when approached by
NBC CT about this partnership in January
of 2015. After many months of planning
and working with our friends at NBC CT
and in animal control and animal rescue,
the event went off without a hitch.
Saving pets’ lives is a community effort.
It takes collaboration across all groups to
achieve the most success. Thank you to
NBC CT, Heidi Voight and all our partners
in animal welfare for working together to
make this great event possible!
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