Community Access

Laura Marchese, Executive Director of Gifts of Love, joins us live at the Travelers Championship. Gifts of Love helps meet the basic needs of individuals and families in the Greater Hartford area experiencing a short-term financial crisis so that they can return to self sufficiency.

Robin Sharp, President and CEO of Easter Seals Capital Region and Eastern CT, joins us live at the Travelers Championship. Easter Seals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut provides critical services and powerful advocacy so that people with disabilities and active military and veterans are provided with the resources they need to achieve their full potential in life.

Bruce Buckley, CEO of Soldier On, joins us live at the Travelers Championship. Soldier On is a private nonprofit organization committed to ending veteran homelessness. Since 1994, the organization has been providing homeless veterans with transitional housing and supportive services.

Lakisha Hyatt, President of Rotary Club of Middletown, joins us live at the Travelers Championship. Tomorrow marks the 100th anniversary of Rotary Club of Middletown. 

Krystal Rich, Executive Director of CT Children's Alliance, joins us live at the Travelers Championship. CT Children's Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing and ending child abuse.

Perkin Simpson, CEO of Operation Fuel, joins us live at the Travelers Championship. Operation Fuel provides relief for residents who fell through the gaps of government assistance programs.

Lindsay Reiff, Vice Chair of Girls on the Run Greater Connecticut, joins us live at the Travelers Championship. Girls on the Run is a national organization with a powerful mission: to build confidence, connection, and character in girls through running-based programs.

Sarah Asmar, Advancement Director of Hartford Performs, joins us live at the Travelers Championship. Hartford Performs is a unique initiative created in partnership with Hartford Public Schools that brings teaching artists into Pre-K through 8th-grade classrooms to teach academic subjects through the arts.

Betsy Walsh, Director of Development at Malta House of Care, joins us live at the Travelers Championship. Malta House of Care has been a vital lifeline for uninsured adults in Greater Hartford for the past 19 years, offering free primary health care through both a mobile medical van and a fixed clinic in the Asylum Hill neighborhood.

Jennifer Whitehurst, volunteer EMT and board member with Plymouth Volunteer Ambulance Corps, joins us live at the Travelers Championship. As part of a dedicated, all-volunteer team, Jennifer helps provide emergency medical services not just to Plymouth but also to surrounding towns through mutual aid. 

David Elliott, Director of Communications for the Archdiocese of Hartford, joins us live at the Travelers Championship to talk about the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal. This annual fundraising initiative supports organizations and ministries throughout Hartford, New Haven, and Litchfield counties.

Sarah Elizabeth DiMeo-Carabetta, Executive Director of Acts 4 Ministry, joins us live at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell. Acts 4 Ministry is a nonprofit serving the Waterbury community by providing new and gently used basic needs items free of charge. 

Kyle Costa and Nico Peach are members of First Robotics Competition Team 7153, known as The Aetos Dios, joins us live from the Travelers Championship in Cromwell. The team builds and programs a robot every year to compete in challenging regional and world events.

Corrianne Chipello is the CEO of Hartford’s Camp Courant and joins us live from the Travelers Championship. Camp Courant is the oldest and largest free day camp in the country, celebrating 131 years of service. The camp provides Hartford children ages 5-12 with free transportation, two meals a day, and access to more than 15 educational and enrichment programs

Christina Walton, Executive Director of the Seymour Oxford Food Bank, joins us live from the Travelers Championship. The food bank, located in the lower level of the Seymour Community Center, offers in-store shopping for families in need with a simple intake process and income-based guidelines.

Kevin Ramsdell, Executive Director, and Sabra Ramsdell, Chief of Staff at the Springfield Rescue Mission, join us live from the Travelers Championship. The organization offers a men's residential rehabilitation program that supports recovery from addiction, including alcohol, drugs, and gambling, while also addressing education, job readiness, and spiritual growth.

Lee-Anne Gilchrist, CEO of the Golf Performance Academy and the USA Junior Golf Federation, joins us live from the Travelers Championship. Both organizations are dedicated to junior golf development, helping young athletes from around the world pursue their dreams on and off the course. 

Deb Bibbins, founder, and Gary Sekorski, co-founder of For All Ages, join us live from the Travelers Championship. Founded in 2019, the nonprofit is dedicated to ending loneliness by connecting generations through meaningful programs.

Anthony Byers, Executive Director of Hartford Youth Scholars, joins us live from the Travelers Championship. Hartford Youth Scholars is a college access and success program that has been serving Hartford students for 20 years. Their mission is to help students from Hartford not only get into college, but graduate and go on to thrive in their careers.

Megan Altomare, CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Milford, joins us live from the Travelers Championship . She shares how the organization provides a safe, welcoming space for all school-aged children, whether they live in Milford or a nearby community.

Steve Morris, Executive Director of Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford, joins us live from the Travelers Championship. He shares how the Hartford-based nonprofit is changing lives by helping adults improve their literacy skills and build confidence through education, job training, and community support.

Cynthia Bidorini, Executive Director of the Brain Injury Alliance of Connecticut, joins us live from the Travelers Championship to spotlight the organization’s mission and their first year participating in Birdies for Charity.

Lori Blackburn, Community Outreach and Development Coordinator, and Executive Director Nadine Thomas of The Underground New England joins us live from the Travelers Championship to highlight their mission to support survivors of human trafficking.

Cody Foss, Executive Director of KindWorks, joins us live from the Travelers Championship to share the mission behind the nonprofit’s creative and compassionate work. 

Tom Danyliw, President of the Cromwell Childrens Coalition, joins us live from the Travelers Championship to share how the group began and its mission to anonymously help children in need.