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TheWe s tHa r t f or dCha mb e rTe a m The y ’ r et hes mi l i ngf a c e sb e hi ndy ourf a v or i t eb us i ne s sne t wor k i ngoppor t uni t i e s , r i b b onc ut t i ng s , a ndc ommuni t y e v e nt s , b utt heWe s tHa r t f or dCha mb e rofComme r c et e a m doe sf a rmor et ha nj us tor g a ni z eg a t he r i ng s .

The y ’ r et he c onne c t i v et i s s ueoft het o wn ’ sb us i ne s sa ndnonpr of i tc ommuni t y , wor k i ngb e hi ndt hes c e ne st oc ha mpi ong r o wt h, f os t e r r e l a t i ons hi ps , a ndhe l pWe s tHa r t f or ds hi ne .

Chr i sConwa y–Pr e s i de nt&CEO Chr i sConwa ydoe s n ’ tj us tl e a dt heCha mb e r , hel i v e si t sv a l ue s .

Hi spr of e s s i ona l Cha mb e rc a r e e rb e g a ni n2 0 1 7whe nhe j oi ne dt heWa t e r b ur yRe g i ona l Cha mb e ra sMe mb e r s hi pDi r e c t or , af ul l t i mer ol ewhe r ehedr o v ei mpr e s s i v eme mb e r s hi p g r o wt ht hr oug hi nno v a t i v er e c r ui t me nta ndr e t e nt i one f f or t s .

I nDe c e mb e r2 0 1 8 , Chr i sj oi ne dt heWe s tHa r t f or dCha mb e ra s Ex e c ut i v eDi r e c t ora ndwa spr omot e dt oPr e s i de nt&CEOi n2 0 2 2 .

Wi t hak e e ne y ef orme mb e rv a l uea ndapa s s i onf or c ommuni t ye ng a g e me nt , Chr i sb r i ng sauni q ueb l e ndofb us i ne s sa c ume na ndl oc a l de di c a t i on.

Hepr e v i ous l ys e r v e dont he b oa r doft heWe t he r s f i e l dCha mb e r , a ndhi sc ommi t me ntt oc ol l a b or a t i onha se a r ne di ndus t r y wi der e c og ni t i on.

I n2 0 1 6 , Chr i sr e c e i v e dt heCha mb e r ’ sSpot l i g htAwa r d, a ndi n2 0 2 5 , hewa se l e c t e d2 ndVi c ePr e s i de ntoft heConne c t i c ut As s oc i a t i onofCha mb e rofComme r c eEx e c ut i v e s( CACCE) , unde r s c or i nghi sl e a de r s hi pi nt hef i e l d.

Out s i det heCha mb e r , Chr i si sa l s oa ne nt r e pr e ne ur , c oo wni ngas ma l l b us i ne s swi t hhi swi f e , Col l e e n.

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St a r t i nga sOut r e a c h&De v e l opme nt Coor di na t or , Ka t e ’ sr ol eha se v ol v e do v e rt hey e a r s , a nda sofFa l l 2 0 2 5 , s heno ws e r v e sa st heCha mb e r ’ sMe mb e r s hi p& De v e l opme ntDi r e c t or .

I nt hi spos i t i on, s hel e a dsb us i ne s sde v e l opme nte f f or t s ,i nc l udi ngr e c r ui t i ngne wme mb e r s , s uppor t i nge x i s t i ngone s , a nde x pa ndi ngs pons or s hi poppor t uni t i e s .

Ka t e ’ sb a c k g r oundi nme di as a l e swi t hComc a s t , i He a r t Me di a , a ndWCCC, g i v e she ras ha r pma r k e t i ngi ns t i nc t , whi l ehe rnonpr of i te x pe r i e nc ea ddsal a y e rofhe a r tt o e v e r y t hi ngs hedoe s .

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She l i v e si nt o wnwi t hhe rhus b a ndGr a ha m, t he i rt wok i ds , a ndt wol i v e l ydog s .

Out s i dewor k , s he ’ smos tl i k e l yhi k i ng , c r oc he t i ng , orwi nni nga tt r i v i ani g ht .

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Wi t ho v e r1 5y e a r si n nonpr of i tl e a de r s hi pa ndmor et ha n2 0y e a r sofe x pe r i e nc ei nhos pi t a l i t ya nde v e ntope r a t i ons , J e nnb r i ng sape opl e f i r s t a ppr oa c ht oe v e r y t hi ngs het ouc he s .

Att heCha mb e r , J e nnl e a dse v e ntpl a nni nga ndc ommuni c a t i ons , c oor di na t i ngs i g na t ur e e v e nt s , s t r e ng t he ni ngme mb e rout r e a c h, a ndb ui l di ngc onne c t i onsa c r os sc ommi t t e e sa ndt heb r oa de rb us i ne s sl a nds c a pe .

She ’ st heor g a ni z a t i ona l f or c eb e hi ndt hes c e ne se ns ur i nge a c he v e ntr e f l e c t st heCha mb e r ’ swe l c omi ng , mi s s i ondr i v e ns pi r i t .

Shea l s or unshe ro wnb us i ne s s , Fr e s hEv e ntSe r v i c e s , s pe c i a l i z i ngi nda y ofwe ddi ngc oor di na t i on, s oj ug g l i ngmul t i pl e pr i or i t i e si sb a s i c a l l yhe rs upe r po we r .

J e nnl i v e si nWa t e r b ur ywi t hhe rhus b a ndJ oea ndt he i rt woda ug ht e r s , a ndt he i ra dul t s onl i v e sne a r b y .

Whe t he rs he ’ st e ndi nghe rg a r de n, c ook i ngupaf e a s t , oror g a ni z i nga nunf or g e t t a b l eg a t he r i ng , J e nnb r i ng s he a r ta ndha r monyt oe v e r y t hi ngs hedoe s .

Tog e t he r , Chr i s , Ka t e , a ndJ e nnf or m as ma l l b utmi g ht yt e a mc ommi t t e dt oWe s t Ha r t f or d’ sc ont i nue dg r o wt ha ndc onne c t e dne s s .

Whe t he ry ou' r eab us i ne s so wne r , nonpr of i tl e a de r , orc ommuni t yme mb e r , y ou' r el i k e l yt oc r os spa t hswi t ht he m, a ndwhe ny oudo , y ou’ l l s e ef i r s t ha ndj us tho wmuc ht he yc a r ea b outma k i ngWe s t Ha r t f or dt hr i v e .

Be c a us eb e hi nde v e r yne t wor k i nge v e nt , c ommuni t yi ni t i a t i v e , a ndme mb e rmi l e s t one …t he r e ’ sat e a mt ha t b e l i e v e si nt hepo we rofc onne c t i on.

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Se et he mf ory our s e l fa ndma r v e l a tt he t e c hnol og yofe a c he r a .

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NEW YEAR, NEW START, GREATPLANTS! byKa r l aDa l l e y Af t e rt hehol i da y s , mos tofusma k es omer e s ol ut i ons .

Ac ompl e t e l yunde r a ppr e c i a t e da ndt ool i t t l eg r o wn

Andmos toft hos er e s ol ut i onsha v et odowi t hs omef or m of

pl a ntwi t hf a b ul ousc ol orf orv e r yda r kr oomsi st he

s e l f i mpr o v e me nt , whe t he ri t ’ ss ome t hi ngb i gl i k eq ui t t i nga

Ma nda r i nPl a nt , orFi r eFl a s h( Chl or ophy t um a ma ni e ns e ) .

b a dha b i tors ome t hi ngmor epos i t i v el i k ee x e r c i s i ngmor e ,

I t sl e a v e sa r eg r e e n, b uti t ss t e msa r ev i b r a ntor a ng e .

I t ’ sa

dr i nk i ngmor ewa t e r , org e t t i ngmor es l e e p .

b r i g htb ur s tofc ol ort ha tl i g ht supda r ks pa c e s —a ndi twon ’ t g r o wi na nys or tofdi r e c ts un—i twi l l a c t ua l l ys unb ur n!

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Ye ta l l t hes t udi e st e l l ust ha tmos toft hos er e s ol ut i ons f a i l t ot a k ehol d.

The r e ’ se v e nada yc a l l e d“ Qui t t e r ’ sDa y , ” ( i n2 0 2 6 , i t ’ sJ a nua r y9 ) , whi c hi st heda ywhe nmos tpe opl e

ha v emi nei nanor t hwe s twi ndo wi nada r kr oom a ndi tj us t l i g ht supt her oom!

Thi si st hepe r f e c tpl a ntf org l oomy wi nt e rda y sa ndda r k e rpl a c e s .

a b a ndont he i rr e s ol ut i ons .

Al s of orda r k e rs pa c e s , c ons i de rt hes na k epl a nt .

The r e Noj udg me ntf r om me !

Whe t he ry ouma k er e s ol ut i ons ornot( Ig e ne r a l l ydon ’ t —Ij us tt r yt oi mpr o v et hi ng sa sIg o ,

a r e , ofc our s e , s oma nyc hoi c e st oc hoos ef r om i nc ol ora nd f or m.

y e a r r ound) , he r e ’ sapl a nt ha ty ouc a ns t i c kt o: l e t ’ sg r o w s omeg r e a tpl a nt st hi sy e a r !

Wi nt e ri nNe wEng l a ndc a ne i t he rb ema g i c a l ( i fy ou l i k es no w)orda r ka nddr e a r yb e c a us eoft hel a c kofs unl i g ht a ndt hec l oudyda y s .

The r e ’ sar e a s onpe opl eha v eat hi ng c a l l e ds e a s ona l a f f e c t i v edi s or de r —wede f i ni t e l yha v eal a c k ofs undur i ngourwi nt e rmont hs .

Soi t ’ supt oust ot r yt oe nl i v e nourhome swi t hc ol or a ndj oyde s pi t et hel a c kofs un.

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Ma nyofusa r eus e dt os e e i ngs na k epl a nt s( k no wnb ot a ni c a l l ya ss a ns e v i e r i a soroc c a s i ona l l ydr a c a e na s )i nof f i c e sa ndma l l s , s owe don ’ tne c e s s a r i l yt hi nkoft he ma ss ome t hi ngwewa ntf orourhome s .

Butt he r ea r ema nyv a r i e t i e st oc hoos ef r om, b ot ht heupr i g htt y pe , t her ound, c y l i ndr i c a l t y pe , a ndt hel o we rt y pe , c a l l e d“ b i r dsne s t s . ”The r e ’ se v e nav e r ywi del e a f e donec a l l e da“ Wha l e ’ st a i l . ”Sur e l y y ouc a nf i ndonet ha ta ppe a l st oy ou.

Andb e s ty e t , t he ya r ea da pt a b l e .

I fy ouha v eada r kc or ne r , y ouc a ns t i c konet he r e —a sy oua r eus e dt os e e i ngt he m—g i v ei ts pa r s e wa t e ra nds t i l l ha v eag r e a tl ook i ngpl a nt .

I fy ouha v emor el i g ht , t hev a r i e t yofs na k epl a ntc a l l e d“ Moonl i g ht ’ whi c hha sas i l v e r yg l o wt oi t sl e a v e swoul dpr e f e rab i tmor e l i g ht , a sdot hey e l l o worg ol dl e a f e dv a r i e t i e s .

Ge ne r a l l y , t hemor ec ol ori nt hepl a nt , t hehi g he rl i g htt he ywi l l pr e f e r .

Ic a n ’ ts ug g e s ts na k epl a nt ss t r ong l ye noug h.

The ya r et oug ha sna i l s , ne e dv e r yl i t t l ewa t e ra nda l wa y sl ookg r e a t !

Ev e ns ome t hi nga ss i mpl ea sav a r i e g a t e dpl a ntort woc a nb r i g ht e nas pa c e .

Iha v eav a r i e g a t e dpot hosa ndav a r i e g a t e df i c usonmy k i t c he nwi ndo ws i l l a nde v e r ye v e ni ngwhe nIt ur nont hel i g htt hes pa c ej us tb r i g ht e nsf r om t hel e a fc ol ora l one .

Fi na l l y , whynott r ys ome t hi ngunus ua l ony ourma nt l e ?Tr a i l i nghous epl a nt sa r er e a di l ya v a i l a b l ea ndc ompl e t e l ys us t a i na b l e .

Va r i e t i e st ot r ywoul db epot hos , phi l ode ndr on, t hes uc c ul e nt s‘ St r i ngofHe a r t s , ’ or‘ St r i ngofBa na na s ’ a ndpe r ha psSa t i npot hos .

Imus t c a ut i ony ou, t houg h, i fy ouha v ec hi l dr e n, orpe t s , t hi si spr ob a b l ynott hewa yt og o , b e c a us et he s epl a nt sa r enots a f ef ort he m.

I fy ouha v ef ul l s un, y ouc a nr e a l l yb r i ngi ns ome t hi ngb r i g hta ndv i v i d!

Il o v ec r ot on( Codi a e um v a r i e g a t um) .

Ag a i n, y oumi g htha v e s e e nt he s epl a nt si na nof f i c eorama l l s e t t i ngb uti nas unnywi ndo wi ny ourhome , t he ywi l l r e a l l yg l o w!

Iha v es e v e r a l i nas out h wi ndo wa ndwhe nt hes uns hi ne s , t he yl ookl i k es t a i ne dg l a s s .

Thee f f e c ti sg or g e ous !

Ev e nonac l oudyda y , s e e i ngt hel i g hts hi neont he s e pl a nt si sma g i c a l .

The ya r eq ui t es t r i k i ng , t houg h, i ns ha de sofy e l l o w, or a ng ea nda l mos tr e d.

The ya r enot f ore v e r y one .

Fi na l l y , f ora nunus ua l —a ndde l i c i ous —a nde v e ns we e ts me l l i ng —de c or a t i v e t ouc h, whynota ddaf r ui tt r e eort wo?The yc a nb ev e r yde c or a t i v ea ndt he i rf r ui ti s e di b l e , whi c hma k e si tapl us .

The yt oowi l l r e q ui r ef ul l s un, ho we v e r , t odot he i rb e s t .

Wha t e v e ry oude c i det odoi nt hene wy e a r , Ihopei ti sy ourb e s ty e a re v e r !

Ha pp yNe wYe a ra ndha pp yg a r de ni ng !

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Ont heoppos i t ee ndoft hes pe c t r um, y ouha v el i g ht we i g htwool f a b r i c sl i k ehops a c k .

Hops a c ki s n ’ taf i b e r , i t ’ sawe a v e .

I t sl oos e , b a s k e t l i k es t r uc t ur ema k e si ti nc r e di b l yb r e a t ha b l ea ndr e s i s t a ntt o wr i nk l e s , whi c hi swhyi t ’ sas t a pl ef orwa r mwe a t he rs ui t i ng .

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Wool i sal i v i ngf i b e r , l i t e r a l l y .

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b oa r dr oom me e t i ngwi t houtmi s s i ngab e a t .

I tdr a pe sb e a ut i f ul l y ,

pr ot e i nst ha tr e a c tt ot hee n v i r onme nta r oundy ou.

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mo v e swi t hy ou, a nds t a y sc ool whe nt het e mpe r a t ur ec l i mb s

t hos ef i b e r st r a pwa r ma i rc l os et oy ourb ody , a c t i nga sana t ur a l i ns ul a t or .

Whe ni t ’ shot , wool wi c k smoi s t ur ea wa yf r om y ours k i n a nda l l o wsa i rt oc i r c ul a t e , k e e pi ngy oudr ya ndc ool .

Thi nkofwool a sna t ur e ’ sc l i ma t ec ont r ol .

I t ’ sb r e a t ha b l e , odor r e s i s t a nt , a ndunl i k es y nt he t i c s , i tdoe s n ’ tc l i ngort r a ps we a t .

Soy e s , wool a b s ol ut e l yb e l ong si ny our s umme rwa r dr ob e .

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Tha t ’ swhyhi g he ndt e x t i l emi l l sha v eus e dwool y e a r r oundf or c e nt ur i e s .

Whe t he ri t ’ st hewa r mt hofab r us he d f l a nne l ort heb r e a t ha b l edr a peofa

Fl a nne l : TheWi nt e rWor k hor s e Whe nmos tpe opl ehe a r“ f l a nne l , ”t he yt hi nkofpl a i ds hi r t sa nd l umb e r j a c k s .

Buti nt a i l or i ng , f l a nne l r e f e r st oat y peofwool f a b r i c t ha t ’ sb e e nb r us he dt or a i s et hef i b e r sa ndc r e a t eas of t , s l i g ht l yf uz z y s ur f a c e .

Tha tb r us hi ngpr oc e s si swha tg i v e sf l a nne l i t swa r m, l ux ur i ousf e e l .

I tt r a psa i rb e t we e nt hef i b e r s , c r e a t i ngi ns ul a t i ont ha t ’ spe r f e c tf or f a l l a ndwi nt e rg a r me nt s , t hi nks of t l ys t r uc t ur e ds por tc oa t s , s ha c k e t s , a ndhe i r l oomq ua l i t yt r ous e r s .

hops a c k , wool a da pt st oy ourl i f ea nd y oure n v i r onme nt .

Tha t ’ st heb e a ut yof wor k i ngwi t hana t ur a l f i b e rt ha t ’ sb e e n pe r f e c t e db yt i me , a ndc r a f t e dwi t h i nt e nt i on.

AtBa r dsCl ot hi ng , wec r e a t eg a r me nt s t ha ta r eb ui l tt ol a s t , t a i l or e dt oy our t r ut h, a ndma det omo v ewi t ht he s e a s onsofy ourl i f e .

Ma t tBa ne v e r i sf ounde ra ndCE O ofBa r dCl ot hi ng i nWe s tHa r t f or d.

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Longbe f or et her i bbonswe r ec uta ndt heof f i c i a lunv e i l i ngma r ke dt hel a unc hofBe nc hMa r k2025,t hei ns t a l l a t i onswe r ea l r e a dywe a vi ng t he ms e l v e si nt ot hef a br i cofda i l yl i f ei nBi s hopsCor ne r ,Sha ke s pe a r eFe s t i v a la tt heUni v e r s i t yofSt .J os e ph’ s ,We s tHa r t f or dCe nt e ra ndBl ue Ba c kSqua r e .

Thi si sc ommuni t ybui l di ng , ”Ma y orSha r iCa nt orr e f l e c t e da tt het i me .Shenot e dt ha tt hei ni t i a t i v es e r v e da sac onv e r g e nc eofpubl i ca r ta nd phi l a nt hr opy ,s t a t i ng ,“I ti sr a i s i ngmone yf orar e a l l yg oodc a us e ,a ndi tbr i ng spe opl et og e t he r —a ndwes e ei tr i g hti nf r ontofus . ” Thebe nc he s ,whi c hwe r ei ns t a l l e df i r s ta r oundBi s hopsCor ne r ,t he ns ur r oundi ngt hei c oni cNoa hWe bs t e rs t a t uene a rt heWe s tHa r t f or dpubl i c l i br a r ya ndwi t hi nt heWe bs t e rWa l kc our t y a r dofBl ueBa c kSqua r e ,i mme di a t e l ydr e wt hee y e .Thr oug houtt hes e a s on,pa s s e r s bypa us e dt o a dmi r et hea r t i s t r y ,s na ppe dphot os ,a ndt ookmome nt st or e s torc onv e r s e .

AsMa y orCa nt orpr e di c t e d,t hepr oj e c ts ol i di f i e dt hevi br a nc yoft hec ommuni t y ,i nvi t i ngr e s i de nt sa ndvi s i t or st oe ng a g ewi t ht het ownc e nt e r i nane wwa y .

Tom Hi c ke y ,Pr e s i de ntof20/20Me di aa ndt heor g a ni z e rbe hi ndBe nc hMa r k2025,c ha mpi one dt hec ol l a bor a t i v ena t ur eoft hepr oj e c t .Dur i ng t hel a unc h,hehi g hl i g ht e dt ha te a c hpi e c er e pr e s e nt e dat r i a dofc ommuni t ye f f or t :a na r t i s t ,abus i ne s ss pons or ,a ndabe ne f i c i a r y .TheWe s t Ha r t f or dCha mbe rofComme r c es e r v e da st hepr i ma r ynonpr of i tbe ne f i c i a r yf ort hes e a s on,wi t hdona t i onsf a c i l i t a t e dt hr oug hQRc ode s a t t a c he dt ot hebe nc he s .

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