IT'S ABOUT RESULTS - Riverfront Recapture

2011-2012 RIVERFRONT RECAPTURE ANNUAL REPORT 

On the Riverfront 

IT’S ABOUT RESULTS

COVER Dragon boating builds teamwork 

and self-confidence in Riverfront 

Adventure participants. 

Riverfront Recapture’s rowing 

program teaches adults and high 

school students how to row and 

compete.

“Riverfront 

Recapture 

gets results – 

tangible results 

that people can 

see, touch, and 

experience.” 

THAT’S HOW ONE of our Board members 

summed up why he and his corporation 

support Riverfront Recapture. 

“And it’s not just a one-time benefit,” added 

Bob Annon, Regional President of Webster Bank. 

“Look at the numbers of people who visit the 

Riverfront parks – and it’s obvious that changes 

on the Riverfront are changing people’s lives.” 

Nearly one million people visited the 

Riverfront last year – drawn to an urban 

destination that was difficult to envision when 

Riverfront Recapture was created to restore public access to the Connecticut 

River in Hartford and East Hartford. 

The results are stunning – thanks to the generosity of our supporters. 

The physical changes are the most obvious: a plaza over I-91 reunites 

downtown with the river, and riverwalks and walkways on two bridges 

connect parks on both banks of the river, where visitors find performance 

spaces, boat launches, picnic areas, and a boathouse. 

Perhaps less visible are the ways these ambitious physical improvements 

affect the lives of people who use the Riverfront parks. 

A Hartford Courant editorial last spring noted: 

“Hartford’s most significant quality-of-life improvement in the last three 

decades is its reconnection with the Connecticut River. The city was blocked 

from the river by the construction of I-91 in the 1960’s, and some kids grew 

up unaware that they lived in a river city. Now youngsters and adults row, fish, 

bike, jog, cruise, listen to music and otherwise enjoy this great natural asset.” 

We’re proud that you share the vision of a vibrant Riverfront. Together, 

we’re introducing residents of Hartford and East Hartford to recreational possibilities 

now available in their own hometowns, along a magnificent river. 

We’re also pleased that people in rural towns, suburbs, and other cities are 

making the Riverfront one of their favorite destinations, too. 

People who use the Riverfront parks go home with a rich variety of 

memories and stories to share. But they have one thing in common: they’ve 

discovered the benefits of the “most significant quality-of-life improvement 

in the last three decades.” 

And that’s a result that all of Riverfront Recapture’s supporters can feel 

really good about. Thank you for helping to make it possible. 

With warm regards, 

THOMAS P. CODY, Chairman JOSEPH R. MARFUGGI, President and CEO 

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RIVERFRONT’S MOST 

IMPORTANT STORY IS YOUR 

STORY – and the ways in 

which the river and the parks 

touch our lives. We’re happy 

to share the stories of people 

who see the changing 

Riverfront changing lives. 

You are invited to share your 

stories with us by emailing 

stories@riverfront.org. 

When LUIS QUINONES 

was a high school student 

in 1990, he was a boat-builder 

in Riverfront Recapture’s 

LT. LUIS QUINONES 

summer youth employment 

program. The next summer, 

he was a landscaper in 

Riverside Park – clearing 

brush to help make way for 

riverwalks and park improvements 

that would come later. 

“There was nothing there in 

those days,” he says. “But I 

loved that program. It made 

kids like me aware of the 

river.” Today, his career as a 

Hartford firefighter brings him 

back to Riverside Park, where 

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The Changing Riverfront– 

Changing Lives 

he trains personnel assigned to 

the fire department’s rescue 

boat. The quiet river that 

Lieutenant Quinones remembers 

is busier these days – and 

the teenager who cleared brush 

is back on the Riverfront 

helping to keep boaters safe. 

REGAN CONSIDINE 

Some high school students 

are attracted to Riverfront 

Recapture’s rowing program 

by the outdoor exercise; others 

like the fun of making new 

friends from other communities. 

REGAN CONSIDINE was 

drawn to the sport’s competitive 

nature – and worked hard 

to excel. Regan, a Hall High 

School student from West 

Hartford, started rowing in 

Riverfront’s program and 

became one of 40 rowers in the 

nation at the US Junior 

Women’s National Team’s 

High Performance Camp last 

year. This fall, she will row for 

Yale University, which won 

the 2010 NCAA Women’s 

Rowing Championship. “I 

wouldn’t have progressed as 

far or as fast,” she says, 

BRIAN BARANOWSKI, left 

“without my Riverfront 

coaches – who empowered me 

to reach a higher level as a 

rower and person.” 

More than 1,200 volunteers 

helped to keep the 

Riverfront parks in great condition 

last year – and BRIAN 

BARANOWSKI was one of 

them. A bass fisherman, he is 

familiar with the river but most 

of the other employees from 

ING’s Windsor office hadn’t 

been to the Riverfront until

they volunteered for a park 

clean-up last June. “We 

removed debris that a flood 

left behind on mountain bike 

trails,” he recalls. “We also 

stained picnic tables – and 

when a youth group and their 

counselors saw what we had 

done they gave us a big round 

of applause. We realized then 

that we were doing something 

that everyone can enjoy – and 

we looked around at this 

incredible resource and said, 

‘Wow, this is beautiful.’” 

The top 25 finishers in the 

Connecticut State Open 

DHAHRAN VELASQUEZ 

qualify for the New England 

Cross-Country Championships 

– a feat that no Hartford runner 

had accomplished in nearly 40 

years until DHAHRAN 

VELASQUEZ did it last fall. 

Dhahran is a sophomore at 

Capital Preparatory Magnet 

School, located within running 

distance of the Hartford 

Riverfront, where he and his 

classmates train. Capital Prep 

runners consistently win 

individual and team honors – 

including the boys team’s 3rd 

place finish in the 2011 Class S 

State Championships. “Our 

partnership with Riverfront 

Recapture,” says Coach Scott 

Wojnarowicz, “has enabled us 

to grow into a power in cross 

country. Without the 

Riverfront trails, we would not 

be this competitive.” 

When ERIC AND ROSI 

CAVOLI began planning 

their wedding, they immediately 

thought about a reception 

at the Riverfront Boathouse. 

They ride their bikes in the 

parks and Rosi competes in 5K 

ERIC AND ROSI CAVOLI 

LAM PHOTOGRAPHY 

scrambles on the Riverfront. 

“When you’re standing near 

the Boathouse and look at the 

river and the skyline, it’s like 

you’re seeing a completely different 

city,” Eric says. “It’s a 

beautiful spot – and we wanted 

to share it with family and 

friends, most of whom had 

never been to the Riverfront. 

And people were blown away 

by it.” As they celebrated their 

love for each other, Eric and 

Rosi also introduced their 

guests to their love of the river 

and the parks. 

Beautiful birds impressed 

DENISE JERNIGAN on an 

African safari in 1986. Back 

home, she set out to learn more 

about our own extraordinary 

birds. The Riverfront is among 

the places she now regularly 

visits to look for birds. She 

heads to East Hartford’s Great 

River Park early in the 

morning, especially during the 

Hartford Audubon Society’s 

summer bird count, an annual 

event that records all birds 

seen within 15 miles of 

WOOD DUCK 

Hartford’s center, for an analysis 

of bird population trends. 

While she’s birding, she also 

sees more people in the parks – 

walking, riding bikes, or 

rowing. “I’m impressed with 

how the parks have integrated 

both banks of the river,” she 

says. “The river is no longer an 

obstacle that separates us. Now 

we can see the river as an asset 

that ties us together, as well as 

providing a welcome habitat 

for birds.” 

PAUL CIANFAGLIONE 


Corporate, 

Government and 

Foundation 

Support 

$250,000 or more 

Hartford Foundation for 

Public Giving 

Metropolitan District 

Commission 

$50,000 - $249,999 

City of Hartford 

William and Alice Mortensen 

Foundation 

Travelers 

$25,000 - $49,999 

Town of East Hartford 

Richard P. Garmany Fund at 


Public Giving 

Greater Hartford Arts 

Council 

Lincoln Financial 

Foundation 

Mohegan Sun 

The Phoenix Companies, 

Inc. 

United Technologies 

Corporation 

$10,000 - $24,999 

Aetna 

CL&P and Yankee Gas - 

Northeast Utilities 

Companies 

The Ensworth Charitable 

Foundation; Bank of 

America, Trustee 

Hartford Steam Boiler 

Inspection and Insurance 

Company 

Maximilian E. & Marion O. 

Hoffman Foundation, Inc. 

MetLife Foundation 

C. Henry and Mary E. G. 

Olmsted Fund at Hartford 

Foundation for Public Giving 

Pita Group 

PricewaterhouseCoopers 

Sullivan & LeShane Public 

Relations, Inc. 

Webster Bank 

$5,000 - $9,999 

Albemarle Equities 

Bank of America 

Citizens Bank 

CT Whale Community 

Foundation 

Downtown Hartford 

Marriott Residence Inn 

The Fund for Greater 

Hartford 

Gilbane Building Company 

Michael Grunberg, 

Grunberg Management, LLC 

The Hartford Financial 

Services Group 

Highland Park Families 

Foundation 

Marc S. Levine Real Estate 

Interests 

The Lofts at Main & Temple 

The HB Nitkin Group 

MassMutual Financial Group 

Diane Lynn Nappier Fund at 


Public Giving 

NewAlliance Foundation 

People's United Bank 

Price Chopper Supermarkets 

REI 

4 

The Edward C. and Ann T. 

Roberts Foundation 

SBM Charitable Foundation, 

Inc. 

$2,500 - $4,999 

Bingham McCutchen, LLP 

Budd Family Fund at 


Public Giving 

CDM 

Close, Jensen & Miller, P.C. 

Day Pitney 

Paul H. Eddy and Elizabeth J. 

Normen Fund at Hartford 

Foundation for Public 

Giving 

Lily Palmer Fry Memorial 

Trust 

Goodwin College 

The Gryphon Fund 

The Larsen Fund, Inc. 

Lebon Press 

Music Performance Trust 

Funds 

Pratt & Whitney 

Reid and Riege, P.C. 

Robinson & Cole 

Shipman & Goodwin LLP 

United Way of Central and 

Northeastern Connecticut 

$1,000 - $2,499 

ALSTOM Power, Inc. 

Atlas Metal Works, LLC 

AT&T 

Bailey Family Foundation 

BL Companies, Inc. 

Charles and Doris Bryan 

Fund at Hartford Foundation 

for Public Giving 

Elizabeth Carse Foundation 

Connecticut Bass Federation 

Nation, Inc. 

Connecticut Children's 

Medical Center 

Evolution Benefits, Inc. 

FM Facility Maintenance 

Fletcher-Thompson, Inc. 

The Harry E. Goldfarb Family 

Foundation, Inc. 

Hartford Marriott 

Downtown 

Hartford Hilton 

Simon Hollander Fund 

JCJ Architecture 

The Kohn-Joseloff 

Foundation 

The Knox Foundation 

LAZ Parking 

Worth and Louise Loomis 

Foundation Fund at Hartford 


Milone & MacBroom, Inc. 

Mullaney, Keating & Wright, 

Inc. 

The Robert & Margaret 

Patricelli Family Foundation 

Cyrus M. Quigley 

Foundation 

Charles Nelson Robinson 

Fund 

Saint Francis Hospital and 

Medical Center 

Siegel, O'Connor, O'Donnell 

& Beck, P.C. 

Sorenson Pearson Family 

Foundation, Inc. 

Joseph A. Stackpole 

Charitable Trust 

Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, 

P.C. 

Magrieta L. and Sherwood S. 

Willard Fund at Hartford 


Wilson Family Fund at 


Public Giving 

Harold L. Wyman 

Foundation Inc. 

When Secretary of the Interior Ken 

Salazar visited Riverside Park and the 

Riverfront Boathouse, he greeted some 

of our high school rowers, telling them: 

“It is great to see such robust efforts 

underway to restore this river and to 

fully realize the recreational, environmental, 

and economic benefits to the 

Hartford community.” 

$500 - $999 

All Waste, Inc. 

Bluestone Foundation 

Bernard Blum Fund at 


Public Giving 

The Connecticut Bank and 

Trust Company 

The Dornam Foundation 

Hermann Family Charitable 

Foundation 

Aaron Hollander Fund 

Horst Engineering & 

Manufacturing Co. 

Kids' Education Fund at 


Public Giving 

The John G. Martin 

Foundation 

Prime Materials Recovery, 

Inc. 

United States Rowing 

Association 

Walter Wick Studios 

Town of Windsor 

$250 - $499 

AI Engineers, Inc. 

Barnes Group Foundation, 

Inc. 

Barrieau Oil Company, Inc. 

Carmon Community Funeral 

Homes 

CFM Construction 

Corporation 

CIGNA Foundation 

Clemow Consulting Group, 

LLP 

J.H. Cohn LLP 

Cowdery, Ecker & Murphy, 

LLC 

Marion and Ellsworth Grant 

Fund at Hartford Foundation 

for Public Giving 

Greater Hartford Transit 

District 

Kirsten and Oz Griebel 

Family Fund at Hartford 


Hartford Municipal 

Employees Federal Credit 

Union 

Heffernan Foundation 

The Simon Konover 

Company 

Lindberg & Ripple, Inc. 

May, Bonee & Walsh 

L.E. Whitford Company, Inc. 

Woodland Auto Body 

YMCA of Greater Hartford 

Zachs Family Foundation 

Less than $250 

Autocrat, LLC 

Barnett and Shoflick, P.C. 

Law Offices of Bruce E. 

Bergman 

LJSA Cohen Family Fund 

CT Neurosurgery & Spine 

Assoc., LLC 

East Hartford Rotary Club 

Fechtor Family Foundation, 

Inc. 

Fitzgerald & Halliday, Inc. 

Gavrich Family Fund 

GoodSearch 

Mizzy Construction, Inc. 

Oxen Hill Farm, LLC 

Sutton James, Inc. 

Waterbury Philanthropic 

Trust 

Weinerman Foundation 

Willow Creek Charitable 

Foundation 

Quarter Century Club 

$10,000 and up 

Marjorie E. Morrissey 

Larry and Carle Mowell 

Mary and Tom Mullaney 

Agnes and Bill Peelle 

David R. Robb 

Maritime Society 

$5,000 - $9,999 

Joe Marfuggi 

Kris and Lewis Rome 

Admirals Club 

$2,500 - $4,999 

Marguerite Boslaugh 

Mary and Edward Budd 

Kim and Chris Byrd 

Thomas P. and Mary Ellen 

Cody 

Alison Coolbrith and Barry 

Lastra 

Paul Eddy and Elizabeth 

Normen 

Jim and Susan Gleason 

Jordan, Janice and David Klein 

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher 

Larsen 

Mr. John Powell and Mrs. 

Mary Hills Powell 

Michael J. Puckly 

Chrissie and Ezra Ripple 

Commodores Club 

$1,000 - $2,499 

Maxwell and Sally Belding 

Joyce and Harold Buckingham 

Ranjana and Surendra Chawla 

Susan and Brian Clemow 

Anne and Donald Cody 

Mary H. Crary 

Harry Culver 

Lynn H. Ferrari 

Barbara L. Flynn 

Debra and Ed Forand 

Mrs. Carole French 

Donna and Dick Fritzer 

Blanche and Steven 

Goldenberg 

David and Cynthia Gordon 

Irma and Mort Handel 

Mr. Peter C.Grzybala and Ms. 

Diane W. Korntheuer 

Ian and Traci Hazelton 

Chris and Gail Johnson 

Barbara B. Kennelly 

Barbara and Paul Kiefer 

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Klene 

Buz and Carol Kohn 

Roger and Margaret Lawson 

Worth and Louise Loomis 

Rich Lopa 

Brendan and Mimi Lynch 

Carol B. Martin 

Charles H. Miller 

Linda and Bichop Nawrot 

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Nicol 

Mr. and Mrs. C. Roderick 

O'Neil 

Sue Pape 

Mr. and Mrs. David L. 

Pelletier 

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Hoyt 

Pepe 

Donald and Marilyn Pet 

Ken and Mary Pouch 

Mrs. Millard H. Pryor, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Russell 

L. Everett Seyler, MD. 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. 

Simpson 

Timothy and Geraldine P. 

Sullivan 

Liz and Mark Teare 

Ms. Jahala Ann Tomaselli 

Tobin Treichel 

Gail and Robert West 

Joan and Wilson Wilde 

Don and Jean Wilson 

Joe and Susan Wilson 

Captains Club 

$500 - $999 

Anonymous 

Susan M. Adams 

Mr. and Mrs. Loren J. Andreo 

Diana and Bob Annon 

Jim and Beverly Boyle 

Sherry L. Brown 

Jay and Katherine Bruns 

Robert and Elizabeth Bush 

Mary Cahalane and David 

Weil 

Lynne and Austin Carey 

John Chunis 

Stacy and Chris Cloud 

Frank and Celia Collins 

Barbara O. David 

Larry DelPonte 

Mr. Matthew Dreier, Jr. 

Joan and Owen Eagan 

Joan and John Fitzgibbon 

Robert J. Gallagher 

Mark R. Gagnon 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Goode 

Margaret Gregg 

Kirsten and Oz Griebel 

Mrs. Richard S. Griffith 

Larry and Jean Haberman 

Albert and Nancy Hajek 

Astrid and Fred Hanzalek 

Dianne, Kali and Michael 

Harnad 

Robert and Darlene Hermann 

Mary M. Hobart 

The Holland Family 

Kimball and Dorothy Hunt 

Dave and Joyce Jenkins 

Eric Kjelberg 

Katie Laufer 

Robert and Jill Lautensack 

Paul and Janet Lewis 

Raymond and Kathy Lilley 

Dr. and Mrs. Henry B.C. Low 

Mark R. Melanson and 

Michael P. Antisdale 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Morse 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Myers 

Brewster and Judith Perkins 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. 

Petruzzello 

Susan Rapport 

Thomas D. Ritter and Hon. 

Christine Keller 

Barbara and Ted Sergi 

Camilo Serna 

Peter and Margaret Sexton 

Pat and Jane Sheehan 

Helen and Nelson Sly 

Jenny E. Smith 

Duncan Somerville 

Ms. Sharon Spinelli 

DeRoy (Pete) and Doris 

Thomas 

Tom and Dougie Trumble 

Ted Tucci and Nancy Hronek 

Mr. Walter Wick and Mrs. 

Linda Cheverton Wick 

Helen and Alfred Wilke 

Magrieta and Sherwood 

Willard 

Susan L. Winter 

Judeen Wrinn 

The Zoppa Family 

Commanders Club 

$250 - $499 

Anonymous 

Paul M. Alfonso 

Jan and Paul Atkins

FRIENDS 

RIVER 

of the 

THANKS TO YOU, our generous and 

community-minded supporters, Riverfront 

Recapture is transforming the Riverfront 

and changing the way we live our lives for 

the better. 

We are especially proud to note in bold the 

names of those who have made an annual 

contribution for at least ten consecutive 

years. Thank you for your long-standing help 

in creating a clean, beautiful and lively 

Riverfront for all to enjoy. 

Shawnee C. Baldwin 

Dr. and Mrs. David M. Barnett 

Sharon Bell 

Ralph Blanchard 

Christopher F. Cadiz 

David and Sara Carson 

Sue and Howard Carver 

Marie P. Coburn 

Kathleen Costello 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. 

Coughlin 

Carol and Tim Covello 

Linda Cromwell 

Melody and Don Currey 

Robert and Deborah Cushman 

Jim and Lois Dailey 

Dr. Linda Durhan 

Michele and Steven Dyson 

Betty Eipper and Dick Mains 

Carol and Jackson Eno 

Mr. Stephen Falcigno 

Linda and John Fiske 

Meghan E. Freed 

Howard and Sandy Fromson 

Tim and Roxanne Fromson 

Betty and Sid Garvais 

Louis J. Golden and Peggy 

Buchanan 

Kevin Gough and Paula Jones 

Ellsworth S. Grant 

Mrs. Harry J. Gray 

Tom and Eunice Groark 

Christopher R. Hayes 

Anne Healey 

Mary M. Heslin 

Marcia and John Hincks 

Virginia W. Hughes 

Dr. Edward S. Johnson 

Martha Johnson 

Susan Jones 

Karen A. Kelleher 

Matthew Kerin 

Eileen and Hal Kraus 

Lee G. Kuckro 

Debby and David Kvam 

Bill and Ann Lazarek 

Sandra A. Lee 

Mr. and Mrs. W. Peter Lind 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Lips 

Adlyn and Ted Loewenthal 

Stephen and Gail Lowe 

Nancy Macy and Robert L. 

Painter 

S. John Malinowski 

Sherry Manetta and Brian 

Harvey 

Ian Marchaj 

Judith Gengras McDonough 

Mrs. Alexander C. McNally 

Clare and Paul Meade 

James Meehan, Patricia White 

and family 

Allen W. Melville 

Charles F.J. Morse 

Bill Moses 

Pat and Peter Murphy 

John C. Nulsen, M.D. 

Mr. and Mrs. John F. 

O'Connell, Jr. 

Rita Rivera Ortiz 

Nicolina Pallone 

Dr. Andrew Ricci, Jr. and Ms. 

Jacqueline Muschiano 

Barry and Merle Rimler 

Bernard H. Rosen 

Eric and Pamela Rosow 

Linda and David Roth 

Shelley M. Rubino 

Dean and Julie Rybeck 

Mary and Joe Sargent 

Joseph Sceviour 

Dr. and Mrs. J. David Schnatz 

Mr. Samuel Schrager and Ms. 

Terry Gellin 

Mr. and Mrs. Allyn Seymour 

Mr. and Mrs. William Smyers 

Keith and Catherine Stevenson 

Sam and Donna Stout 

Lisa and John Stout 

Richard and Ingrid Suisman 

Craig and Denise Sylvester 

Allan and Sally Taylor 

Richard and MaryEllen 

Thibodeau 

Mark and Dawn von 

Mayrhauser 

Andrew Wallace 

Beth Weber 

Brian and Jennifer Wendry 

Brooke and Ted Whittemore 

Thomas and Patricia Wildman 

Patricia M. Williams 

Eric and Jessica Zachs 

The Zachs Family 

Mr. Ralph Zegarelli and Ms. 

Lucille Nickerson 

Lieutenants Club 

$100 - $249 

A Friend 

Anonymous (3) 

Mr. Stuart Alpert 

Thomas J. and Patricia S. 

Anathan 

Mark Anson and Robyne 

Watkin 

Scott and Amanda Aronson 

Peter and Patty Askham 

Brian Baranowski 

Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle F. Barnes 

Melanie and Tom Barnes 

Mr. Wallace Barnes 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barrett 

Charlotte P. Barringer 

Arline Baum 

Anne B. Belanger 

Peter and Adriane Beller 

Conbert H. Benneck 

John and Laura Berman 

Bruce Bidwell and Roberta Roy 

Len and Deb Bieringer 

G. Peter Bloom 

Phillip and Ellen Blumberg 

Francis and Mary Brady 

Philip E. Brencher, Jr. 

Jodi Brennan 

Deborah A. Brennan and 

Andrew P. Rapp 

Nadine and Robert Britton, III 

Jill Brock and Robert Fechtor 

Art and Carol Bruce 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Brzezicki 

Arlene and John Buckey 

Ann H. Bucknam 

Tom and Karen Buczynski 

Mr. and Mrs. J. William Burns 

Burton E. Burton 

Mims Butterworth 

Margaret A. Byrnes 

Patrice and Robert Calnen 

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. 

Campanelli 

Eleanor Caplan 

Dan and Angela Savino 

Mr. Gene Caputo 

Lori and Dave Carlson 

Dave and Nancy Carlson 

John and Linda Carmon 

Susan and Al Caron 

Ted and Jane Carroll 

Jeff and Dale Carstens 

Mr. and Mrs. James S. Carter 

Kathleen Cassidy 

Buffy Cech 

Luisa Chmielecki 

Francine and Stephan 

Christiansen 

Yee-Bien Chuah 

Albert Clarino 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cleary 

Louise and Joe Coates 

Jacquelyn T. Coleman and 

Charles V. Agnano 

Jim Condren and Ellen 

Robinson 

Myron E. Congdon and Linda 

Huntting Congdon 

Mr. and Mrs. William H. 

Connelly 

Mr. and Mrs. Martin B. 

Courneen 

Dr. Brian Courtney 

Timothy and Diane Covello 

Dr. and Mrs. H. David Crombie 

James Cross 

Peter Cross 

Mark and Janice Curtin 

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin M. Dahill, Jr. 

Philip and Mary-Alice Dennehy 

S. Frank and Christa D'Ercole 

Ms. Franca L. DeRosa 

The Dombi Family 

William and Kathleen Donlin 

The Donston Family 

Jonathan E. Doolittle 

Ms. Marianne Downie 

Everett B. Dowe, Jr. 


Droney 

Tom and Tina Dugdale 

June G. Ellis, Ph.D. 

Susan Ellsworth and Kevin 

Flanigan 

Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Ely, III 

Jonathan Emerson 

Anita T. Ennis 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Erickson 

William R. Ericson 

Mr. and Mrs. David Feist 

Judith Fifield 

Susan and Robert Fisher 

Kate and Russ Fisher 

Martha and Dan FitzMaurice 

Steve and Mary Ellen Flege 

Mr. and Mrs. Karl Fleischmann 

Matt Fleury and Irene 

O'Connor 

Jackson Foley and Saranne 

Murray 

Donna P. Frank 

John A. Frazier, M.D. 

James and Laura Friedman 

Eugene R. Gaddis and Alison 

Lane-Reticker, M.D. 

Carol Gale and Debra Horn 

John Q. Gale 

Marilda L. Gandara 

Thomas and Kathleen Garrity 

Suzanne Gates 

Joan and David Geetter 

Mrs. Richard Gehle 

Donald S. Gershman 

Dr. and Mrs. James B. Given 

Jennifer Glick 

Tom and Mary Kay Godar 

Mr. H. Kent Goetjen 

Jacki Goldstein and Daniel 

Nussbaum 

Sal and Kris Greco 

Beverly and Arnold C. 

Greenberg 

Joel and Beth Grieco 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Griffith 

Jeffrey G. and Marilyn K. Grody 

Tom Guerriere 

Tom and Denise Hall 

Carrie and Jonathan Hammond 

David and Merle Harris 

Mr. and Mrs. Randall Hayes 

Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Herzog 

John Heslin 

Donald B. Himes and Maureen 

S. Himes 

Ms. Susan Hoffnagle and Mr. 

Mark Michelson 

Judith and David Houpert 

Cynthia Huge 


Richard and Beverly Hughes 

David Hutchinson and Panutda 

Suwannanonda 

Ms. Judith Hyde 

Jackie and Albert Ilg 

Ron Jacobs 

Victor Jarm 

David and Sharon Jepson 

Denise Jernigan 

Mr. and Mrs. Loftus T. Jestin 

Alice Johansson 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. 

Johnson 

Coralee Jones 

Brooks and Carol Lee Joslin 

David S. Joyce 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Kaplan 

Richard and Donna Kehoe 

Raquel Kennedy 

Linda Kime 

Sandy and Howard Klebanoff 

Mr. and Mrs. Otmar A. Klee 

Joel M. and Naomi Baline 

Kleinman 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Korner 

Diane and Bill Laakso 

Hernan and Evelyn LaFontaine 

Elizabeth and Kevin Laska 

Riverfront Legacy Society 

Marcia Lattimore 

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Lavery, Jr. 

W. Harmon and Elizabeth 

Leete 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Leggett 

Dr. Michael S. and Carolyn W. 

Levine 

George Levine 

Judy Lewis and Stuart Sakovich 

Estela Lopez 

Elaine Title Lowengard 

Lucian Lunden 

J. Lyon 

Tom and Judy Lyons 

Mary and Ken MacCormac 

Mr. and Mrs. Iain Mackay 

Wendy Mager 

John and Jeannine Mara 

Annette and Walter Markham 

Leta W. Marks 

Joanne and David Marriott 

Michael L. Martin 

Susan A. Martin 

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Nick and Connie Mason 

A. Cynthia Matthews 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Mayo 

Audrey and Tom Mazza, III 

Paul and Jan-Gee McCollam 

Joan Corthouts McCormick 

Ms. Linda J. McDowell and Mr. 

A. Michael Lussier 

Marilyn McGuire 

Andrew and Bonnie McKirdy 

Phyllis Meeker 

Norma Behr Menczer 

Aaron and Sheila Ment 

Katie and Bob Metcalf 

Harry and Mary Meyer 

David and Lauri Miller 

Rev. Gary and Beth Miller 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael 

Misiewicz 

Thomas and Marlee Mooney 

Tim and Rosemary Moynihan 

Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Mueller 

Fred and Eleanor Mullen 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Namerow 

Mr. and Mrs. William O. 

Newman 

Janice Niehaus 

Don and Brad Noel 

Together, we have created a network of parks and riverwalks on 

both banks of the Connecticut River that has become a national 

model and priceless asset for the entire region. The following individuals 

have committed to making provisions in their estate plans 

to help protect this impressive asset – and preserve the Riverfront 

legacy – for our children and grandchildren… and their children. 

We invite you to consider joining them in ensuring that future generations 

will also enjoy a vibrant Riverfront. 

Anonymous (1) 

Mr.* and Mrs. Maurice A. 

Belanger 

Alison Coolbrith and Barry 

Lastra 

David M. Klein 

Harriet S. Macguinness* 

Joe Marfuggi 

Carle and Larry Mowell 

Kevin Mullane 

Edith and John Davis 

Murphy* 

John H. Riege 

Sali G. Riege 

Christina B. Ripple 

David R. Robb 

Margaret Olmsted Twombly* 

Don and Jean Wilson 

* deceased 

For more information about how to be a part of this growing 

effort to support the incredible progress along the Riverfront 

and make a lasting gift that will preserve Riverfront parks for 

future generations, please contact Debra Pittorie Forand, 

Director of Development at 860-713-3131 x326, or email 

dforand@riverfront.org. 

Paul and Arlene Norman 

Sara Cree Norris 

Lou and Rhoda Obermeier 

Rocco and Joanne Orlando 

Mark Pazniokas and Laura Post 

Dot Pedneault 

Jean B. Peelle 

Levette and Mac Perkins 

Susan and John Perlstein 

Mr. Leslie Perry 

Joyce Peters 

Carole Phelan 

Liane R. Piehl 

Kathryn Pietrowiak 

Mr. J. Lucien Plante 

Raphael Podolsky 

David and Rennie Polk 

Helen A. Powers 

Gordon and Francoise Pratt 

Ann Louise and Robert J. Price 

Brian and Margaret Quigley 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Rackliffe 

Jeanne Radcliff 

Ravi Rajamani 

Carolyn Reading 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Reardon 

Marc A. and Karen C. Reich 

Jack and Debbie Reid 

Jim and Cynthia Reik 

Sally and Dale Richter 

Sally and William Richter 

Martha Risser and Peter Tessner 

Nancy and Stephen Roberts 

Barbara J. Roche 

Laura Roche 

Bob Rosensweig 

Charles S. Rotenberg, AICP 

Helen Roth 

Ms. Barbara Rubin 

Mr. and Mrs. Laurence P. 

Rubinow 

Doug and Mary Russell 

Frank Santa-Donato and Janet 

Castricum 

Tom and Sarael Sargent 

Helen and Henry Savage 

Mrs. Philomena Sawyer 

Mr. and Mrs. Lars G. Schon 

Ted and Ellen See 

Virginia Seeley 

Bob and Marcie Sener 

Ciel Setterstrom 

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan E. 

Seymour 

Karen and Allyn Seymour 

Mrs. Guy C. Shafer 

Dick and Sheila Shechtman 

Ruth H. Sheehan 

June F. Sherman 

Chris and Chuck Shivery 

Mr. David B. Shluger 

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. 

Shulansky 

Glenn and Barbara Sieber 

Nancy and Brett Silvers 

Jim and Julie Slimmon 

Brian R. Smith and Kim K.V. 

McClain 

Joyce L. Smith 

Robert and Sharon Smith 

Art and Judy Snyder 

Mr. Mark M. Socha 

Marion K. Sorbo 

Theodore M. Space 

Alan and Roz Spier 

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Springman 

Mr. and Mrs. John St. Pierre 

Mike and Patti Stamper 

Henry 'Skip' Steiner 

Jay Stewart 

Margaret O'Meara Storrs 

Jessie G. Stratton 

Judy A. Strong 

John and Kathy Suisman 

Philip L. Sussler 

Becky Swanson-Bowers and 

Jim Bowers 

Margaret V. Tedone 

Sebastian and Dr. Nancy Testa 

Beverly and H. Grant Thomas 

Ray Thomas 

William D. Thompson, Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse S. Tucker 

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Twarkins 

Dr. and Mrs. Dean Uphoff 

Mr. and Mrs. Jean-Pierre van 

Rooy 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Veillette 

Douglas and Priscilla Viets 

Hugh and Lydia Vine 

Mr. Richard Voigt 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. von 

Dohlen 

Mariana Wagoner 

Mr. and Mrs. Otto F. Wahl 

Louise S. Walsh 

Rebecca Wareing 

Judith S. Wawro 

Harry Weinerman and Hilary 

Meyers 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. 

Wenner 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Wetzel 

Gary and Diane Whitney 

Don and Sally Wild 

Edwin P. Williams 

Ray and Sarah Winter 

Marie and Jay Woodhull 

Robert Yohe, Jr. 

Terry C. Yorker 

Douglas Zywiczynski 

Shipmates Club 

$50 - $99 

Anonymous (3) 

Mr. Welles V. Adams 

Mrs. Mire Agrawal and Mr. 

Rajendra Agrawal 

Len and Vicki Albert 

Dr. and Mrs. John O. Alden 

P.K. and Phoebe Allen 

Betty Ann Ambrosi 

Gregory E. Andrews 

Bill and Pat August 

Mr. Ivan A. Backer 

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Barall 

David and Jill Barrett 

Barbara J. Beeching 

Dr. David A.J. Belman 

Richard and Eileen Bergen 

Scott M. Blum 

Gerald J. Boisvert 

Dr. and Mrs. Sherwin Borsuk 

Art and Charlotte Bradbury 

David and Ann Brandwein 

Ron and Carlene Bush 

Beverly A. Byrd 

Elizabeth H. Carabillo 

Laura A. Carrubba 

Dave and Mia Caulfield 

Fred A. Cazel, Jr. 

Frank Chiaramonte 

Mr. Blair Childs 

Roger Chung 

Patrick and Andrea Clancy 

Lois E. Clarke 

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Cochran 

Ann and Richard Cohen 

Dr. and Mrs. Geoffrey M. Coley 

Kathleen Collins 

Mr. and Mrs. Douglass 

Compton 

Mrs. John H. Conard 

D. Ernest Cook 

David Corban and Sheila 

Murray-Corban 

Margaret Cropper 

Eric D. Daniels and Ms. Patricia 

Campanella 

Renee A. Daniels 

Mrs. Jack W. Davis 

Joe and Carolyn Dawkins 

Clara Day 

John and Rosemary E. Delaney 

Jim Devoe and Maryanne 

Krajcik 

Mrs. Maura De Monte 

Sandy and Cathy Diehl 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dillon 

Lorraine and Ted DiLorenzo 

Jill Diskan 

Mr. and Mrs. Brooks W. Dorn 

William and Doreen Doyle 

Allan and Eileen Driscoll 

Mr. and Mrs. John Driscoll, Jr. 

Robert J. Duffy 

Joe and Belinda Duva 

Susan Eccleston 

Terry Edelstein 

Peter Egan 

Mr. and Mrs. James F. English, Jr. 

Neal Felsinger 

Phil and Beth Ferrari 

Michael J. Festa and Jean Festa 

Jean F. Filer 

Daniel and Joan Fine 

S.R. Fioretti 

Tim Fitzgerald 

Joy and Roger Floyd 

Alan and Margreet Francis 

Edgar B. French 

Ms. Emily Fuller 

Mrs. Sydney Fuller 

Wendy H. Furniss and 

Jacqueline Wilson 

Thomas A. Gaines 

Mr. William B. Geary, Jr. and 

Miss Mary C. Geary 

Mr. Stephen R. Gephard and 

Ms. Diana Evans 

Adelle Leeder Gersten 

Nan L. Glass 

Jane Golino 

William and Kathleen Gourlie 

Margaret and Ray Grasso 

Kevin Gruber 

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Guile 

Carole and Richard Guttman 

Kate W. Haakonsen 

Joan K. Hagan 

Wendy M. Haller 

Matt and Laura Harker 

Laura R. Harris 

Claudia Hart 

Eleanor W. Hayes 

John and Elaine Helm 

John and Ann 

Henderson 

George E. Heppner 

Mr. and Mrs. David M. 

Hoff 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. 

Holtman 

Chloe and Wes Horton 

Susan and Arthur Israel 

Deborah Jainchill 

Ms. Mark Jay and Karen 

Pakula 

Mrs. Walter W. Jeffers 

Mrs. Kristian Jensen, Jr. 

Mrs. Otto W. Johnson 

Dr. Theodore Johnson 

Mrs. William Logan 

Jones 

Jae A. Junkunc 

Marsha and William 

Karp 

Joan M. Karpuk 

Mr. Anthony F. Kayser 

Daniel and Susan 

Keating 

Mary E. Kelly 

Judith and Richard 

Keppelman 

Ms. Mary Jean Kilfoil 

Mr. Daniel R. Kingman 

Mr. Jeffrey R. Kotkin 

Richard and Deborah Kreitner 

Dr. and Mrs. Leroy W. 

Krumperman, Jr. 

Nancy and Jerry Lahman 

Tim and Nancy Larson 

Anne J. Lasser 

Joanne Lawson 

Annette Leblanc 

James and Helen Lehmann 

Larry and Suzanne Levere 

Andrea J. Levine 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew 

Lieberman 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Linonis, Jr. 

Alan S. Lobaugh 

Atty. Karen Renzulli Lynch 

Catherine Lyons and Chip 

Caton 

Scott MacCloy 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Macdonough 

Special thanks to the 

following companies 

who provided matching 

gifts 

Aetna Foundation, Inc. 

Babson Capital Management, LLC 

Chubb Specialty Insurance, Co. 

CIGNA Foundation 

Dominion Foundation Matching 

Gifts 

GE Foundation 

ING Foundation 

Jones Lang LaSalle 

Lincoln Financial Group 

The John G. Martin Foundation 

MassMutual Financial Group 

Meredith Corporation Foundation 

Pitney Bowes, Inc. 

The Phoenix Companies, Inc. 

Stanley Works 

Travelers 

United Technologies Corporation 

Zurich Employee Matching 

Program 

People with physical 

disabilities and/or 

visual impairments 

learn to row in the 

Adaptive Rowing 

Program that is coordinated 

by Mount Sinai 

Rehabilitation 

Hospital, in collaboration 

with Riverfront 

Recapture. The 

program is the first of 

its kind in Connecticut.

The Riverfront 

Dragon Boat and 

Asian Festival 

offers a full 

weekend of colorful 

activity on land 

and on the water. 

Saul Malkoff 

Mrs. Ruth Mantak 

Tom and Gwen Marrion 

James N. and Marsha L. Mason 

Tom and Susan Mason 

Lee F. McCallum 

E. A. McCashland 

Trish and Mike McCauley 

W. E. McClellan, Jr. 

Katherine McCormack 

Paige McCullough-Casciano 

Mr. and Mrs. George G. McRae 

Patricia H. Meiser 

Charles F. Melchreit 

Susan and Dwight Merriam 

Libbie and George Merrow 

Bonnie and Dan Micali 

Mrs. Robert H. Michaud 

S. Mierzwa 

Zimroy Miller 

Ann Milner 

Ms. Mary Lee Morrison and Mr. 

Will Upholt 

Ms. Maude Morrison 

Frances Moulton 

Donna Buxton Munroe 

Kelly Murphy 

Mrs. J. Read Murphy 

Nancy and Rich Murphy 

William and Mary Murphy 

Virginia Naugler 

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H. 

Noeker, Jr. 

Bryan L. Obermeier 

Jim and Julia O'Brien 

Marie O'Brien 

Michael and Gwen O’Connell 

Bob and Lisa O'Connor 

Max and Dottie O'Meara 

Moira O'Neill 

Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Parker 

Rajni and Vina Patel 

Susan and Paul Pearson 

Rod and Deb Pelletier 

David and Laura Pels 

Laurie Pencz 

Ralph & Elyse Petzold 

Francis R. Piscitello 

Patricia and David Porteous 

Ms. Ellen C. Pratt 

Kenneth L. Przbysz, LLC 

Jo-Anne Rankin and John 

Williams 

Mr. David Ransom 

Dr. and Mrs. Sedrick J. Rawlins 

Gary and Mim Reynolds 

Marion and Ed Richardson 

Nancy S. Riege 

Penn Ritter and Robin Kipnis 

Ms. Mayra Rivera 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. 

Robinson 

Mr. and Mrs. William Rock 

Donald and Margaret 

Romanik 

Thomas G. Ronalter 

Norman and Carin Roos 

Dr. Edward Rosenblatt and Dr. 

Sally Rosenberg 

Dr. Naomi Rothfield 

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Santo 

Domingo 

Bev and Bill Saunders 

Hollis Schneider 

Marcia E. Schonberger 

Erich and Suzanne Schulz 

Lynn and Sharon Scull 

Mr. Joseph K. Scully 

Ms. Patricia A. Scully 

Janet and Steven Selden 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. 

Sharpless 

Robert and Mary Ellen Shea 

Marin J. Shealy 

Eric and Stacey Shore 

Carol Sicbaldi 

Mr. Alex Simpson 

Elliott Skopin 

Brian T. and H. Jean Smith 

Paul Smith and Mona 

Scully-Smith 

Lisa and John Sornberger 

Dr. and Mrs. Melvin I. Spielberg 

John and Leslie Stophel 

Charles A. Surko 

Elsie and Chuck Thomas 

Mr. Marcus Tilton 

Terry and Helle Tondro 

Pam and Tony Torsiello 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Truebig 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Volpe 

Joan Walden and Jake 

Mendelssohn 

Molly and Thomas Walker 

Mr. Arthur L. Wasserman, Jr 

Peter J. Weisenberg 

Richard and Robin Weiss 

Ms. Harriet Wicke 

Betty Wiesner 

Roger and Della Winans 

Mr. Andrew Wizner and Ms. 

Sheila Houlihan 

Dr. and Mrs. C. Steven Wolf 

Bob and Debby Wood 

Mr. and Mrs. William H. 

Wood, Jr. 

Ms. Ann Vibert Wuelfing 

Joel B. Wulff 

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wysocki 

$25 - $49 

Anonymous (3) 

Thomas S. Baldwin 

Joe Barber 

Richard and Zenta Barger 

Gordon and Wanda Bates 

Robert Belliveau 

Carol Henry Bennett 

Marshall and Karen Berger 

Sue and Bruce Bergman 

Mrs. Shirley Berner 

Mr. Keith Bernhardt 

Mary T. Bigelow 

Honey and Harry Birkenruth 

Marge Bishop 

Eleanor K. Black 

Anne and Rick Black 

Dale and Eleanor Blake 

Mr. and Mrs. Rodman R. Black, Jr. 

Ms. Terrye Blackstone 

David Blatt and Renae Reese 

Deborah C. Boldry 

Nancy and Robert Bolgard 

Robert and Eva Bowden 

Ms. Kathryn C. Bowman 

James R. Bradley 

Miss Lizabeth Bradshaw 

Susan Rand Brown and Daniel 

S. Kelman 

Robert B. Carl 

Jeff and Mary Carlson 

Mrs. Katherine A. Carver 

Oksana and Thomas Charla 

Dr. and Mrs. Chaochi Chu 

Justine Clark 

Henry and Linda Cohn 


Mainstay 

The following supporters have 

joined Riverfront Recapture’s 

Mainstay monthly giving 

program. Their automatic 

monthly credit card gifts provide 

a reliable source of support to 

continue what they’ve already 

helped to build. Their generosity 

helps beautify our parks, engage 

our young people and bring the 

entire community together. 

To join Mainstay or for more 

information, please contact 

Mary Cahalane at 

(860) 713-3131 x328 or 

mcahalane@riverfront.org. 

Mary Cahalane and David Weil 

Mr. and Mrs. James S. Carter 

Louise and Joe Coates 

Jacquelyn T. Coleman and Charles V. 

Agnano 

Jonathan Emerson 

Debra and Ed Forand 

Donna P. Frank 

Betty and Sid Garvais 

Anne Healey 


Cynthia Huge 

Nancy Macy and Robert L. Painter 

Joe Marfuggi 

Joanne and David Marriott 

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Nicol 




Bob Rosensweig 

Ms. Sharon Spinelli 

Beverly and H. Grant Thomas 

William D. Thompson, Sr. 

Louise S. Walsh 

Marianne Cornish 

Elizabeth Curry 

Richard and Martha Dale 

Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Davidson 

Helen and John Davis 

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Day 

Sally Goshdigian Dengenis 

Ms. Jean H. DeWolfe 

Dr. and Mrs. Peter H. Diamond 

Ted Diesenhaus and Deanne 

Shapiro 

Dennis and Penny Dix 

Lillian B. Doerschler 

Mr. and Mrs. Michele L. Dolan 

and John L. Dolan 

Mark and Patricia Dressler 

Mrs. Robert Emerson 

Irene E. Engel 

Mr. and Mrs. John Ewaski 

Ms. Faye Ewen 

Ronald Fahle 

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. 

Farquhar 

Dan and Hope Firestone 

Hap and Sue Fitts 

Marty Flanders 

Jane and John Flannery 

Thomas Foley 

Beth and Joe Fox 

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Frank, Jr. 

Estelle and Myron Freed 

Richard A. Fuller 

Samuel S. Fuller 

8 

Emily Gaudinski 

Annette and Seymour Gavens 

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Gavin 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gentino 

May-Wo F. Giger and Walter 

Giger, Jr. 

Cynthia F. Grinnell 

Jim and Linda Hall 

Dr. Robert S. and Mrs. Marcia 

S. Hall 

Joel and Nancy Hallas 

Esther and Joseph Haloburdo 

Elizabeth Harlow 

Jim and Louise Healey 

David M. Hildreth 

Ms. Lillian L. Hillman 

Mr. Shepherd M. Holcombe, Sr. 

Nancy and Richard Horsfield 

Mr. William A. Howes 

Joan and Alby Hurwit 

Herbert and Lois Isaacson 

Jay Jaffe 

Richard and Krista Jankovich 

Margaret R. Johnson 

Drs. Michael and Ruth Kahn 

Lida A. Kearney 

Bernard and Dolores Kehoe 

Betty and Bill Keister 

Karen Kellerman 

Doreen Kindelan 

Dr. Karl and Rev. Wendy Sue 

Kissa 

Mr. and Mrs. James Knox 

Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Kosto 

Mr. and Mrs. Seymour T. 

Krechevsky 

Edward Kritzman 

David and Ruth Krugman 

Carol Kruse 

Luanne Krystyniak 

Lewis Lau 

Lawrence Little 

Nancy Loiselle 

Dr. William and Margaret 

MacDonnell 

Alice Martin 

Diane and Geoff Mather 

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Matulis, Jr. 

Patricia A. McKinley 

Mr. Robert C. McNally 

Ellen J. Meinke 

Andy Mergins 

Daniel T. Miller 

Nancy B. Mixter 

Bob and Ami Montstream 

Patricia A. Moran 

Robert A. Morris 

James E. Morse 

Ted and Debbie Mosebach 

Judy and Cliff Moss 

Robert Murphy 

Jane Noble 

Ms. Sylvia Nolan 

Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Noli, Jr. 

John J. O'Boyle 

Louise Cirelli O'Brien 

Coralie Odoms 

Mr. William F. O'Meara 

Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. O'Neal 

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Paquette 

Robert and Mary Parker 

Ms. Gwendolyn Pawlak 

Don and Pam Peterson 

Dr. and Mrs. Jack K. Plummer 

Ken and Fern Rabinowitz 

Helen Raisz 

Anne E. Randazzo 

Howard and Melissa Rath 

Edward P. Regan 

Ms. Kristi Roberge 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Roche 

Ann E. Rosetta 

Clare Rossini and Joe Byrne 

Bruce Rothschild, M.D. 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Russell 

Michael and Deborah Sacks 

Russell D. Salk 

H. Hiram Satterwhite 

Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard R. 

Schade, Jr. 

Philip Scheid 

Ruth Schloss 

Jack and Kathleen Schnorr 

Alfred and Lydia Schoenbrunn 

Ms. Kathleen A. Scotti 

David and Sandy Sergio 

Sudhir and Jyotsna Shah 

Stephen M. and Amy Lynn 

Silverman 

Kathy and Ray Simeone 

Linda and Frank Sousa 

Ken and Rita Spring 

Mrs. Harry M. St. John 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stabnick 

W.D. Stefanowicz 

Jeffrey and Deborah Stein 

Ms. Linda Steinmiller 

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stockton 

Anne P. Streeter 

Dr. David Taraskevich and Dr. 

Sally Tomiko 

Nancy A. Taylor 

Robert and Adrianna Trafford 

Ms. Lynn Traiger 

Lee Allan Tryon 

John F. K. Tyner and Valerie 

Bryan 

Judy Unsworth 

Bruce P. and Janet H. Wallace 

Rob and Debby Wallace 

Mr. Michael Walsh 

Noreen Watson 

Nancy and Steve Wells 

Florence Wendell 

Anne H. Willard 

Kathy and Steve Wilson 

Bruce and Betty Woodward 

Mr. John F. Woolley, Jr. 

Ethel L. Wright 

Mrs. Theresa Zawacki 

Under $25 

Anonymous 

Greta M. Adams 

Ms. Stephanie Anderson 

Ed and Janice Arrighini 

Mr. and Mrs. John J. 

Avignone 

Mr. William C. Balocki, Jr. 

Richard and Mary Barrett 

Seymour Benson, CLU 

Martin M. Beskind 

Mr. Anthony Brancieri 

Joseph E. Burke, Sr. 

Philip and Jackie Burton 

Mr. and Mrs. John Casey 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward V. 

Conran 

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. 

DeJoannis 

Daniel and Carole DeNigris 

Ms. Chelsea Dowe 

Mrs. Carol G. Fine 

Frank A. Forzano 

N. Jane Fox 

Riverfront 

Recapture’s high 

school and adult 

rowing programs 

culminate each fall 

with a regatta that 

attracts 2,000 

rowers from 

around the 

Northeast.

Bernard and Lillian Levine 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew 

Lieberman 

Mr. and Mrs. W. Peter Lind 

Lawrence Little 

Dr. and Mrs. Henry B.C. Low 

Nancy Macy and Robert L. 

Painter 

Lucy Marsters 

Nick and Connie Mason 

Paul and Jan-Gee McCollam 

Paige McCullough-Casciano 

Allen W. Melville 

S. Mierzwa 

Frances Moulton 

William and Mary Murphy 

Ms. Sylvia Nolan 

John J. O'Boyle 


Levette and Mac Perkins 

Donald and Marilyn Pet 

Joyce Peters 


Mr. David H. Pond 

Ken and Mary Pouch 

Helen A. Powers 

Ken and Fern Rabinowitz 

Anne E. Randazzo 

Dr. and Mrs. Sedrick J. Rawlins 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Roche 


Helen Roth 

Dr. Naomi Rothfield 

Dan and Elizabeth Russell 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Russell 

John and Valerie Sedor 

Janet and Steven Selden 

Sudhir and Jyotsna Shah 

Beatrice A. Shea 

Chris and Chuck Shivery 

Robert and Sharon Smith 

Mark and Dawn von 

Mayrhauser 

Mr. Arthur L. Wasserman, Jr 

Mr. and Mrs. Alan T. Weaver 

Ethel L. Wright 

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wysocki 

Larry and Jean Haberman 

Mr. Peter Hofmann 

Jones Lang LaSalle 

Eric Kjelberg 

Katie Laufer 

Mark R. Melanson and Michael 

P. Antisdale 

Peter and Margaret Sexton 

Beth Weber 

The Zoppa Family 

$250 - $499 

Anonymous 

Dr. and Mrs. David M. Barnett 

Ralph Blanchard 

Christopher F. Cadiz 

Kathleen Cassidy 

Ms. Cynthia Considine 

David Corban and Sheila 

Murray-Corban 

Kathleen Costello 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. 

Coughlin 

Linda and John Fiske 

Ms. Katherine Fry 

Jane Golino 

Peter Hofmann 

Martha Johnson 

Ian Marchaj 

Deborah and Timothy Matson 

Clare and Paul Meade 

Bill Moses 

Carolyn Reading 

Eric and Pamela Rosow 

Joseph Sceviour 

Ms. Kimberly Shea 

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Volpe 

Mr. Sam Weinhoff 

ROWING 

$100 - $249 

Anonymous (3) 

Mary Jean Agostini 

Ms. Lois Anderson 

Deborah A. Brennan and 

Andrew P. Rapp 

Mr. Gene Caputo 

Susan and Al Caron 

Sally and Ted Carrier 

John Chunis 

Timothy and Diane Covello 

Riverfront’s Community 

Rowing Program is flourishing, 

thanks in large part 

to the generosity and commitment 

of the following 

Mr. David Crockett 

Ms. Colleen D'Amico 

Sandy and Cathy Diehl 

Ms. Pam Dillon 

Thomas Donahue and Holly 

DeYoung 

supporters. 

Jonathan E. Doolittle 

Ms. Donna Downes 

$1000+ 


Marguerite Boslaugh 

Droney 

ClientFirst Media 

Ms. Sandra Dunnack 

Harry Culver 

Robin and Kevin Ehrlich 

Dianne, Kali and Michael 

Mr. Richard Elliott 

Harnad 

Ms. Diane Ellsworth 

Ian and Traci Hazelton 

Susan Ellsworth and Kevin 


Flanigan 

The Holland Family 

Ms. Alice Ericson 

Charles H. Miller 

Mr. Thomas Fahy 

Sue Pape 

Judith Fifield 

Mr. and Mrs. David L. Pelletier 

Steve and Mary Ellen Flege 

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Hoyt 

Ms. Lee Ford 

Pepe 

Dr. Jon Freeman 

Mr. John Powell and Mrs. Mary Ms. Natalie Fuller 

Hills Powell 

Ms. Amy Gallent 

Michael J. Puckly 

Mr. John Gantz 

L. Everett Seyler, MD. 

Ms. Mary Gill 

Liz and Mark Teare 

Jennifer Glick 

Joe and Susan Wilson 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Griffith 

Kevin Gruber 

$500 - $999 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Guadliana 

Susan M. Adams 

Dr. James Haddox 

Michelle Belanger 

Mr. Charlie Hall 

Robert and Elizabeth Bush Ms. Kathryn Hamilton 

Mr. Matthew Dreier, Jr. 

Christopher R. Hayes 

Margaret Gregg 

Ms. Susan Hoffnagle and Mr. 

Mrs. Richard S. Griffith 

Mark Michelson 

10 

Ms. Tracey Hollerbach 

Judith and David Houpert 

J. Grant and Stacey Jones 

Mr. Thomas Kaminski 

Mr. Larry Kerrigan 

Mr. and Mrs. Tai Soo and 

Ryoung Ja Kim 

Mr. George Kiss 

Ms. Caroline Kruse 

Ms. Noreen Laich 

Elizabeth and Kevin Laska 

Annette Leblanc 

Michael L. Martin 

Trish and Mike McCauley 

Ms. Jean Miller-Smith and Mr. 

Richard M. Smith 

Mr. and Mrs. Pete Mootz 

Mr. Inger Nielsen 

Lucia and John O'Toole 

Oxen Hill Farm, LLC 

Ms. Katherine Penn 

Ms. Lauren Pepe 

Carole Phelan 

Stephen E. Potz 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas 

Primavera 

Ms. Doreen Rankin 

Susan Rapport 

Mr. Thomas Raymond 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Reilly 

David R. Robb 

Laura Roche 

Ms. Connie Rokicki 

Ms. Linda Samoncik 

Ms. Laurinda Santos 

Mr. Kelly Shea 

Ms. Doris Sopher 

Mr. and Mrs. John St. Pierre 

Mike and Patti Stamper 

Donald and Judy Stokes 

Sutton James, Inc. 

Ms. Caitlin Thayer 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. 

Warren 

Lee Weber 

Ms. Chris Wilkos 

Ms. Felicia Willion 

Lisa and David Willsey 

Ms. Mary Wisenski 

Marie and Jay Woodhull 

UNDER $100 

Mr. Ken Adams 

Ms. Jetta Albani 

Ms. Kelly Anselmi 

Mr. Chris Armen 

Mr. Jerry Atkins 

Mr. Sumner Baker 

Ms. Valerie Barber 

Richard and Zenta Barger 

Mr. Dutch Barhydt 

Mr. Charles Bellingrath 

Mr. Samuel Bellingrath 

Ms. Christy Belt 

Ms. Joan Benneyan 

Mr. Leland Bergen 

Richard and Eileen Bergen 

Ms. Audrey Binkhorst 

Mr. Martins Blums 

Mr. and Mrs. Marybeth and 

Mark Bonadies 

David and Marjorie Bourgoin 

Dr. Ross Bowen 

Ms. Elizabeth Brainard 

Ms. Heather Brewer 

Lisa Brown 

Ms. Ellen Brown 

Mr. Tyler Brown 

Mr. David Bulger 

Ms. Linda Bulger 

Mr. Robert Bulger 

Mark and Tia Bush 

Ms. Amy Cacchione 

Ms. Allison Calca 

Ms. Susan Calender 

Ms. Julie Cardinal 

Ms. Nicole Caron 

Ms. Stephanie Carroll 

Mr. Donn Castonguay 

Oksana and Thomas Charla 

Ms. Ellen Clarke 

Ms. Marcia Cloutier 

Ms. Elaine Cofrancesco 

Mr. Art Cohen 

Mr. Mike Cohen 

D. Ernest Cook 

Ms. Teresa Cozzi 

Mr. John Crosson 

Ms. Nicole Damarjian 

Mr. George Denning 

V.E. Dent 

Mr. Simon DeSantis 

Mr. Mark DeYoung 

Mr. Neil DeYoung 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dillon 

Ms. Mary Dirks 

Ms. Dawn Doane 

Brad and Julie Dolben 

Mr. Charlie Dolben 

Ms. Molly Dolben 

Ms. Chelsea Dowe 

Ms. Nancy C. Downer 

Ms. Emily Dunnack 

Ms. Virginia Dyer 

Ms. Nancy Elliott 

Ms. Anne Elvgren 

Mrs. Sherri Englehart-Shea 

Mr. Seth Epstein 

Mr. Robert Famiglietti 

David and Jeanne Farrell 

Mrs. Joanne Fiore 

Mr. Mark Flege 

Mr. Robert Foltz 

Mr. and Mrs. William J. 

Franklin, Jr. 

Philip and Sandra Fry 

Ms. Emily Fuller 

Ms. Gail Gagnon 

Ms. Kathleen Galley 

Ms. Robin Garrison 

Mr. and Mrs. George Grimm 

Mr. Bruce Guadliana 

Mr. Jonathan P. Guadliana 

James and Michelle Guyette 

Ms. Martha Haeseler 

Ms. Seraphina Haeseler 

M.T. Hallisey 

Miss Madeline Halsey 

Mr. and Mrs. James Harris 

Mr. Robert Healy 

Mrs. Deb Heidenis 

John and Elaine Helm 

Mrs. Tracy Hinckley 

Mr. James Hinkley 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. 

Howarth 

Mr. J.T. Huber 

Helen S. Hutchinson 

Mr. Jim Ibsen 

Mr. Whit Iglehart 

Ms. Deborah Ingalls 

Mr. Sean Jarry 

Mary Ellen Jaske 

Ms. Mark Jay and Karen Pakula 

Lewis Johnson 

Mr. Jim Kababik 

Mr. David Karten 

Mr. Kevin Keating 

Ms. Kim Keck 

Mr. Don Kendig 

Dr. Elisha Ozer Kendig 

Ms. Karen Kendig 

Madeleine and Steve Kenny 

Mrs. Lucille Kierejewski 

Joel M. and Naomi Baline 

Kleinman 

Ms. Allison Kostrzewa 

Mrs. Theodosia Kostrzewa 

Mr. Walter Kostrzewa 

Mr. Mark and Dr. Marilyn 

Kritzman 

Carol Kruse 

Luanne Krystyniak 

Mr. Stephen Laich 

Ms. Nicole Lasorda 

Ms. Marcelle Lavoie 

Ms. Jennifer Leavitt 

Mrs. Annie Leduc 

W. Harmon and Elizabeth 

Leete 

Ms. Sam Levitt 

Ms. Andrea Livingstone 

Ms. Kathleen Lloyd 

Mr. Frank Lord and Ms. 

Suzanne Hopgood 

Ms. Chopeta Lyons 

Mrs. Ann Malinowski 

Sharon and Guy Marhewka 

Ms. Kathryn Martin 

Devon and Dan McCauley 

Dr. Ginger and Mr. Matt 

McCauley 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph 

Mcdonough 

Mrs. Pat McElroy 

Ms. Amy McKean 

Ms. Dorothy Meggie 

Ms. Anna Maria Mennella 

Ms. Amy Mielke 

Ms. Beth Miller 

Mr. Tom Moise 

Mr. and Mrs. Andres Montes 

Mr. and Mrs. Anson B. Mooney 

Ms. Eileen Muller 

Mr. Wilfredo Nieves 

Mrs. Kazimiera Obieglo 

Ms. Jeannette O'Connell 

Mr. Robert O'Connor 

Moira O'Neill 

Mrs. Winifrede B. Ottinger 

Rajni and Vina Patel 

Mr. Richard Paterson 

Music is a key ingredient 

of Riverfront 

concerts and international 

festivals – 

including Latin jazz. 

Ms. Elizabeth Peczuh 

Ms. Jenna Pepe 

Ms. Grace Powell 

Ms. Katherine Powell 

Mr. Brendan Quinn 

Mr. Shea Quinn 

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Quirk 

Ms. Kimberly Raetz 

Mr. Charles Rexroad 

Mrs. Olivia Reyelt 

Ms. Mayra Rivera 

Mr. Daniel Roberts 

Mrs. Laura Rodriguez 

Frederick and Ruth Roessle 

Christina Rogers 

Ms. Laurie Rudzinski 

Ms. Michelle Ryan 

Helen and Henry Savage 

Mrs. Jennifer Schultz 

Jeanmarie and Dick Shea 

Ms. Margaret Shea 

Mr. Jonathan Shields 

Mr. Barbara Sicherman 

Ms. Anna Sidorow 

Ms. Dot Silva 

Mr. Alex Simpson 

Elliott Skopin 

Thomas M. Sliney 

Mr. Russell Smith 

Ms. Samantha Snow 

Ms. Elizabeth Sopher 

Ms. Deena Steinberg 

Ms. MaryAnn Stino 

Mrs. Debbie Street 

Maria Tackett 

Ms. Hua Tan 

Ms. Mary Tolnai

Mr. Adam Tonkinson 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. 

Tresselt 

Ms. Peggy Trowbridge 

Ms. Jami Tyska 

Mr. James Volpe 

John and Linda Volpe 

Bonnie Wardle 

Ms. Amy Wernicki 

Ms. Debbie Wheeler 

Diane White 

Mrs. Kim Willemstyn 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Wilson 

Paula and Jeff Wilson 

Ms. Lauren Wistrom 

Ms. Mary Woods 

Ms. Maureen Zavatone 

Ms. Claire Zick 

MANY HANDS MAKE CLEAN PARKS 

Volunteer cleanups in the parks involved more than 

1,200 adults and teenagers in 2011, including representatives 

from the following groups. We thank them for 

their hard work and commitment to the Riverfront. 

Amherst Caring Together 

CIGNA 

CT River Watershed Council 

Deloitte 

Enfield Montessori School 

ESPN 

Ethel Walker School 

Global Youth Service Day 

Grace Academy 

The Hartford 

Hartford Boys and Girls Club 

Hartford City Mission 

Hartford Community Court 

Hartford Fire Department 

Hartford Investment 

Management Co. 

Riverfest audiences 

arrive 

early to stake 

out their seats 

for an afternoon 

of family 

entertainment, 

capped by 

spectacular 

fireworks on 

the river. 

Hartford Police Athletic League 

ING 

KPMG 

Lincoln Financial Group 

Lockton 

MetLife 

Northeast Utilities 

Phoenix 

Pratt & Whitney 

PricewaterhouseCoopers 

United Way of Central and 

Northeastern Connecticut 

United Technologies 

University of Hartford 

Whole Foods/United Blue 


RIVERFRONT RECAPTURE, INC. 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 

12 

CAPITAL PROJECTS 

OPERATIONS AND ENDOWMENT 

ASSETS 

Cash and Equivalents $ 143,797 $ 31,485 

Investments 609,355 1,163,810 

Pledges Receivable 494,878 147,330 

Grants Receivable 204,305 — 

Due from Funds, Net — 771 

Prepaid Expenses and Security Deposits 43,807 — 

Accounts Receivable 38,137 — 

Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation 227,345 — 

Total Assets $1,761,624 $ 1,343,396 

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 

Liabilities 

Deferred Revenue $ 2,730 

Due to Funds, Net $ 771 — 

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities 88,098 21,029 

Refundable Advances 99,877 — 

Total Liabilities 

Net Assets 

188,746 23,759 

Unrestricted 1,089,035 — 

Unrestricted-Board Designated — 478,702 

Temporarily Restricted 483,843 640,935 

Permanently Restricted — 200,000 

Total Net Assets 1,572,878 1,319,637 

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $1,761,624 $1,343,396 

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES 

Support and Revenue 

Government Grants $ 562,523 $ 33,572 

Corporate Support 293,350 — 

Contributions from Individuals 248,270 177,154 

Foundation Grants 573,927 10,000 

Special Events Net Revenue 155,042 — 

Program Fees 497,129 — 

Other Earned Income, Net 272,786 — 

Investment Income/Losses (22,992) (44,464) 

Reallocation of Investment Income to Operations 53,620 (53,620) 

Total Revenue 

Expenses 

2,633,655 122,642 

Program Services 2,124,685 39,373 

General and Administration 133,745 — 

Fundraising 325,643 — 

Total Expenses 

Change in Net Assets: 

2,584,073 39,373 

Unrestricted (129,448) (2,047) 

Temporarily Restricted 180,994 85,316 

Permanently Restricted — — 

Total Change in Net Assets 51,546 83,269 

Net Assets, Beginning of Year 1,521,332 1,236,368 

Net Assets, End of Year $1,572,878 $1,319,637 

These condensed statements are derived from the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 

2011. A copy of the complete statement is on file and available at the the offices of Riverfront Recapture, Inc., 50 

Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, CT. Riverfront Recapture's auditor is J.H. Cohn LLP. 

Impressive 

Results —With 

More to Come 

Riverfront Recapture’s plans 

include a riverwalk to connect 

downtown and Charter Oak 

Landing, including a new 

entrance to the Riverfront – 

restoring the Coltsville Historic 

District’s access to the river. 

Concurrently, the imaginative 

iQuilt plan envisions the Riverfront 

as the eastern anchor of a 

network of arts and cultural 

assets and parks along a onemile 

Green Walk, from the river 

Hundreds of couples have begun 

their married lives at the Riverfront 

Boathouse. For information about 

holding your wedding or other 

special event at the boathouse, visit 

riverfrontboathouse.com.

to Bushnell Park and the 

Capitol. DOUG SUISMAN, the 

project’s award-winning 

designer, says Riverfront 

Recapture started this transformation 

with the opening of 

the plaza connection to the 

river. Since then, he wrote, 

“the tide has turned toward 

making downtown walkable, 

livable, and sustainable.” 

It won’t end there. Possibilities 

include riverwalk connections 

to other communities, more 

park enhancements, and additional 

programming. And 

changes such as these will 

bring a new wave of impressive 

results. 

Key to the Riverfront’s success 

is a partnership that’s recognized 

as a national model for 

parks management. 

Riverfront Recapture coordinates 

design and construction 

of parks along the Connecticut 

River and manages the completed 

parks for the City of 

Hartford and the Town of East 

Hartford. With the Metropolitan 

District Commission, we 

oversee MDC crews’ daily 

maintenance of the parks and 

we administer a Riverfront 

Rangers program, funded by 

the MDC, providing a sense of 

security for park visitors. 

The management agreements 

produce a welcoming, wellmaintained 

park system along 

the Connecticut River that 

takes full advantage of this 

priceless natural resource. For 

that, we are deeply indebted 

to our park management partners: 

the City of Hartford, the 

Town of East Hartford, and the 

Metropolitan District Commission. 

Together, we’re getting 

great results. 

ERIK MAZIARZ 

OUR PARKS MANAGEMENT PARTNERS 

HARTFORD 

MORTENSEN 

RIVERFRONT 

PLAZA 

TO 

COLTSVILLE 

FOUNDERS 

BRIDGE 

RIVERWALK 

(TO COME) 

CHARTER 

OAK 

LANDING 

RIVERSIDE 

PARK 

BULKELEY 

BRIDGE 

GREAT 

RIVER 

PARK 

THE 

RIVERFRONT 

BOATHOUSE 

EAST 

HARTFORD 

CHARTER OAK 

BRIDGE 


Riverfront Recapture, Inc. 

50 Columbus Blvd. 

First Floor 

Hartford, CT 06106-1984 

NONPROFIT ORG. 

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PAID 

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PERMIT NO. 1537 

2011 SEASON 

PARTNERS 

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IT'S ABOUT RESULTS - Riverfront Recapture

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