“Michael McQuade [owner, McQuade’s Marketplace] has set a fine example for the business community by making a clear commitment to environmental sustainability,” said Maggie Jones, Executive Director, Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center. The DPNC delivered its first annual sustainability awards to McQuade’s Marketplace and Terra Firma Farm during a presentation at the Center’s Eco-Evening Garden Party on Sunday, July 13. The sustainability awards honor a local company or organization that has successfully incorporated environmentally-friendly practices into its day-to-day operations.
More than 9,000 CT residents stepped out at one of 10 walk sites located across the state. More than 6,000 CT residents live with the potentially debilitating effects of multiple sclerosis, a chronic autoimmune disease for which there currently is no cure. New London participants raised nearly $65,000 to ensure ongoing research and provide for the continuation of vital programs and services offered by the chapter to those in CT living with MS.
James A. Boucher, Director of Sales, The Spa at Norwich Inn
If you hold a leadership position in business, you are probably planning your strategies and budgets for 2011. Getting out of the office for a change of scene has been known to increase the quality of the work that you and your key staff need to produce. An off-site meeting helps clear the mind, improve focus and encourage new ways of thinking and problem-solving. Many clients have told us that bringing their people to The Spa at Norwich Inn for a meeting has been well worth their time.
The Spa at Norwich Inn affords an exceptional setting. Featuring the latest in meeting technology, comfort and convenience, we offer all the modern conveniences required for today’s meetings, all in a relaxed setting. In addition to meeting facilities, including ergonomic chairs to maximize comfort, natural lighting, three-season patios and decks for outdoor dining, we provide on-site audio visual services, a business center and a distraction free environment. Our versatile facilities are designed for not only meetings in mind, but comfort and elegance as well.
Let our seasoned Sales and Conference Services staff members guide you to a successful meeting, with your needs as the priority. In addition, allow our spa professionals guide your attendees to a new level of fitness, mind-body awareness and stress relief. Offering four-star caliber cuisine, your catered meals will not only be tastefully present and delicious, but nutritionally balanced as well. We also offer golf nearby, culinary demonstrations, fitness breaks and beautiful grounds as a peaceful setting for contemplation. From our spacious Grand Ballroom and Hunt Room, ultra-private Cottage, the Conservatory, and our Board and Thames Rooms, you will find the perfect space to suit the size of your meeting.
We also offer overnight meeting packages that provide “one-stop shopping” that combines all of the services needed for a productive meeting. We also host meetings that are full-day or half-day to meet the needs of our clients.
The Spa at Norwich Inn is a seven-time recipient of the “Best of the East” award as an outstanding meeting facility, providing excellence in service, as rated by the readers of Meetings|east magazine. We are located at 607 West Thames St. (Route 32) in Norwich, just north of Mohegan Sun, and convenient to Interstate 395.
The following middle school students were recognized as the state’s top scholar leaders at the 2010 CT Association of Schools (CAS) Scholar Leader Banquet sponsored by the CT and Western Massachusetts McDonald’s Owner/Operator Association:
Arianna Fustini and Kevin McCarthy, Ledyard Middle School, Gales Ferry
Heidi Butler and Frank Norosky, Fitch Middle School, Groton
Sarah Dinovelli and Hunter Mason, Cutler Middle School, Groton
Renee Manelli and Nicholas Ho, West Side Middle School, Groton
Jamie Hayes and Francis Sternberg, Mystic Middle School, Mystic
Shannon Hou and Matthew Lin, East Lyme Middle School, Niantic
Jessica Morgan and Troy Stefanski, Wheeler Middle School, N. Stonington
Amanda Choi and Nicholas Crooks, Kelly Middle School, Norwich
Victoria Burgess and Douglas Babbitt, Teachers’ Memorial Middle School, Norwich
Tsering Dolma and Dillon Johnson, Leonard Tyl Middle School, Oakdale
Lucy Brainard and David Peck, Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School, Old Lyme
Emily Cassata and Dale George, Pawcatuck Middle School, Pawcatuck
Marisa Boch and Joseph Mariani, Clark Lane Middle School, Waterford
Colleen Durkee and Eric Sanfilippo, Salem School, Salem
Farmer John “Whit” Davis celebrated his 85th birthday with friends and family at the Mermaid Cafe, Westerly on Wednesday, August 4th. (l-r) Roberta Burkhardt, and her daughter Carolyn, owner, Mermaid Cafe, with the birthday boy, Whit and his wife, Velora.
