6/28/10 - Ferrari Club Of America/New England Region Celebrates 10 Years Of Supporting Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
HARTFORD, Conn.— Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and the Ferrari Club of America/New England Region celebrated their 10th anniversary together at the recent Hartford Concorso Ferrari that took place June 20 at the State Capitol. Since 2001, the FCA/NER has raised $575,000 for Connecticut Children’s. All proceeds raised through Concorso Ferrari sponsorships, registrations and vender sales have supported numerous programs at Connecticut Children’s including the Trauma Program; the Neurosurgery Department and its purchase of a CereTom portable CT scanner; and Connecticut Children’s Cardiothoracic Surgery program.
One of the highlights every year at the Hartford Concorso Ferrari is the procession of 40 Ferraris that stop at Connecticut Children’s. Current and former patients are then driven in a Ferrari back to the Concorso event where approximately 100 Ferraris are on display.
In attendance at this year’s Hartford Concorso Ferrari holding the ceremonial10-year check included (from left): from Connecticut Children’s, Surgeon-in-Chief Fernando Ferrer, MD; Corporate Board Member H. Mark Lunenburg and from the FCA/NER, Hartford Concorso Ferrari Co-Chair David Friar.
David and Fiona Friar of West Hartford have co-chaired the Hartford Concorso Ferrari since it began in 2001. It's their dedication that has made a difference in the lives of hundreds of children and families in addition to making the Hartford Concorso Ferrari one of the signature fundraising events for Connecticut Children's.
