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Brain Injury Association of Connecticut http://www.biact.org

Brain Injury Association of Connecticut

333 East River Drive

Suite 106

East Hartford, CT 06108Map this

BIAC is the only non-profit organization in Connecticut dedicated exclusively to serving the needs of brain injury survivors and their families, as well as the many professional providers who assist them. And because the only real cure for a brain injury is prevention, we also offer a comprehensive...

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Name: Judy Henderson
Position: PR
Email: general@biact.org
Phone: 860-721-8111
Fax: 860-721-9008

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BIAC Needs Sponsorship DonationsHaving experienced a staggering 700% increase in calls for assistance through our HELPLINE in less than three years - and with all of our programs and services for brain injury survivors and their families offered entirely free of charge, the Brain Injury Association of Connecticut is greatly in need of the funding necessary to go on meeting the critical needs of these individuals in a timely and effective manner. If you or our organization would like to become a BIAC Sponsor by underwriting... • the publication of one of our magazine's • a portion of our educational presentation series • one or more survivor scholarships for the Annual Retreat • a professional development workshop ...or any of the many services and programs we provide, please let us know by visiting www.biact.org or calling 860.721.8111 or 800-278-8242. We are grateful all sponsors - large or small!

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BIAC Publication Sponsor Needed!The Winter 2009 edition of Making Strides - the 16-page full-color flagship publication that is provided free of charge to all hospitals and rehabilitation facilities, as well as other locations servicing individuals with brain injuries throughout Connecticut - is now being developed, and BIAC needs an exclusive sponsor willing to underwrite the $15,000 cost of producing this wonderful publication. To see past issues of Making Strides, please visit our web site using the link provided. For further details about becoming an exclusive sponsor, please contact Nancy Wuennemann, whose email is provided.
BIAC Launches Legacy Giving EffortImagine waking up one day to find speaking difficult and walking impossible…to discover that your balance is poor and your memory even worse…to learn that days, weeks, even months have passed while you slept…to realize that life will never be the same again. Now imagine what it would be like if there were no BIAC you or your loved ones could turn for direction on the long journey back. A short while ago, we received a bequest left to us by retired schoolteacher Adrienne Allen - the first gift of its kind ever received by BIAC. We don’t know why Ms. Allen chose to remember us in her will, but it has prompted us to begin building on Ms. Allen’s generosity going forward. Won’t you help us by including a bequest to BIAC in your will, revocable trust, or retirement plan. Calls to our HelpLine have increased 700% in less than three years, making gifts such as these quite literally a godsend. Please visit www.biact.org for more information or call 860-721-8111.

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BIAC Elects Board Members at Annual MeetingOn Friday, September 12, 2008, the Brain Injury Association of Connecticut held its Annual Meeting on the first evening of BIAC's Personal Enrichment Retreat, where staff and Board members join with brain injury survivors attending the Retreat for a relaxed dinner. Five Board members were elected at the meeting, which was led by BIAC Board President Paul Slager. Three - Jim Healey (Senior Vice President of the Institutional Brokerage Division at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods), Amy Sills (a Director or Trustee of several community organizations), and Diane Orozco (a paralegal at the law firm of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder) - are returning Board members. Two - Vicki Konover (a licensed clinical social worker with considerable Board experience) and Michelle Peters (Director of Sales and Marketing for the PGA Tour at TPC Highlands) - are new Board members. For more details, please visit www.biact.org.

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BIAC Honors Annual Award WinnersThe Brain Injury Association of Connecticut recently honored several individuals and one local business for the exceptional contributions they have made to BIAC over the past year. Among the recipients of the organization’s 2008 Annual Awardsare the Hoffman Auto Group, headquartered in East Hartford; Suzanne Denucce of South Windsor, the mother of a brain injury survivor; Richard G. Shechtman, president of Giftcorp, Inc., also headquartered in East Hartford; and Elaine Burns, who lives and works as a real estate broker for RE/MAX in the Storrs/Mansfield area. To read more about why each has been honored, please visit www.biact.org.

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BIAC Welcomes New Board PresidentThe Brain Injury Association of Connecticut recently elected Attorney Paul Slager, a partner in the Stamford-based law firm of Silver, Golub & Teitell, LLP, as president of the BIAC Board of Directors. Now in his third year as a BIAC Director, Slager became a member of BIAC's Board after witnessing how life-changing acquired brain injuries are through his law practice, where he represents those who have experienced such injuries. Slager is also is an active member of the National Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group and attends national conferences focused on issues related to representing survivors of brain injury. “My work with the Brain Injury Association of Connecticut provides me with a chance to help brain injury survivors long after the legalities arising from the initial injury event have passed, and that is genuinely fulfilling.” To learn more about Attorney Slager and the BIAC Board, please visit www.biact.org

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BIAC Walk for thought a Major SuccessThe Brain Injury Association of Connecticut 's Fourth Annual Walk for Thought, held on October 4, 2008 at Great River Park in East Hartford, Connecticut, attracted a record crowd of more than 500 participants and raised more than $75,000 to help support BIAC's many programs and services, all of which are free to survivors and their families. For the first time ever, BIAC's Walk featured an Exhibitor's Tent, where brain injury provider organizations, crafts people, and the ever-popular Pick-a-Prize table gave participants lots to do while waiting for everyone to register and the Walk to begin. Next year's Walk is already scheduled for October 24, 2009, so mark your calendars. and for information on how to become a Contributing sponsor, please visit the BIAC web site at www.biact.org.
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