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CLASS NOTES
Kate Emery, Founder and CEO of The Walker Group, offered keynote remarks at the “Power of Philanthropy” event sponsored by the Aurora Women and Girls Foundation and held at the Governor’s Residence in June 2015. Kate spoke movingly about the importance of CT emerging as a key social enterprise state.
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In November 2015, Jim Doran, father of Wendy Doran-Paley ’90 (left) and Beth Doran Putnam ’87, received the prestigious AARP Connecticut Andrus Award for Community Service, in recognition for his work in reviving the non-profit Seniors Job Bank of West Hartford and for his outstanding efforts to help provide seniors with employment security. His daughters were on hand to congratulate him. The Andrus Award, named for AARP founder Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, honors an outstanding Connecticut volunteer age 50 or older who is sharing his or her experience, talent, and skills to enrich the lives of their community members. AARP Connecticut donated $3,000 on behalf of Doran to the Seniors Job Bank.
In September 2015, KO Head of School Dennis Bisgaard and numerous faculty and KO alumni parents attended a book-signing party at the home of Sheila and John D’Agostino, in honor of the second book by their son, Ryan D’Agostino. The Rising – Murder, Heartbreak, and the Power of Human Resilience in an American Town.