Special Thanks

Becky Delois and the entire Abelon family: Becky Delois is Mr. Abelon’s sister.  The entire Abelon family continues to support us by gathering sponsors and keeping Mr. Abelon’s memory alive. Becky and Joe are kind enough to travel all the way from Maine to be here with us at this and many other CIBA events.

Annemarie Brescia: Mrs. Brescia from Brescia’s Printing in East Hartford has been with us from the very beginning: supporting us in the planning of the event, managing our budget, supervising our mass mailings, as well as being our go-to woman for any and all aspects of the walk.

Kaitlyn Brescia & Danielle Rodriguez (Class of 2007): Kaitlyn and Danielle are the student founders and original coordinators of the walk.  These two young women brought their vision and compassion to fruition in creating this event.  Past, present, and future CIBA students thank them for providing this inspiration.

Nicole Damaschi, Grace Morrison, Barbara Morrison, Nikicha Nieto Rosas, & Cailyn Ogle (Class of 2012): These girls are the student coordinators this year and have put their hearts and souls in to ensuring that Mr. Abelon’s memory is not forgotten.

Sunset Ridge School: The sixth grade academy has graciously allowed us to use the school grounds as a water station for our event

Mr. Art Arpin, the CIBA faculty, and CIBA students: This community deserves our special thanks for hosting this event and for their continued support and participation.

Laura from Brescia’s Printing: Laura yearly designs the backs of our shirts and has designed the logo for the foundation.

Michael Burns – Michael was the inspiration behind the website as well as its designer.  We thank him for his offer, work, and talent.