Events

Celebrating Wonder Women 2024

May 16, 2024 | 5:30pm-8:30pm
The Bushnell | Hartford, CT

Congratulations to the Wonder Women Class of 2024!

Deb Bibbins, Connecting Generations, Building Community
Cate Grady-Benson, Preserving Nature, Inspiring Leadership
Abby Sullivan Moore, Compassion in Action, Footwear for Hope
Gladys Rivera, Passion for Service, Empowering Change
Jessica Zachs, Nurturing Dignity, Redefining Equity

Celebrating Wonder Women 2023

May 3, 2023
The Bushnell

Congratulations to our Wonder Women Class of 2023!

Tracy Brennan, M.D., Championing Women’s Health
Mellissa Craig, Educating through Activism and Art
Sandra Cruz-Serrano, Advocating for children and families
Sister Beth Fischer, Helping others and inspiring more
Sarah Leathers, Sharing the healing power of food

The Magic of Malta

Thursday, December 1, 2022
5:30-8:30pm

Connecticut Science Center
250 Columbus Blvd. Hartford, CT

$100 per person
Includes a $50 tax-deductible donation

Private viewing of new exhibition
“The Forest of Illusion”

Cocktail Reception

Close up magic with
The Magic of Christopher

Hosted by
Jocelyn Maminta
Malta Wonder Woman, Class of 2013
Former CT News Anchor/Reporter
Co-Founder of Caroline’s Room

Presentation of the Malta Community Partner Awards

Laurence Burnsed
East Hartford Director of Health and Social Services
in appreciation of your and the Town of East Hartford’s immediate partnership and collaboration with Malta staff and our patients

Julie Redding
Hartford Public Library’s The American Place AJC Site Manager/Liaison
in appreciation of your work in helping many of our patients who are immigrants access services and information at The American Place that they might otherwise not receive

Nesti Risto
Pharmacy Manager at a local Stop & Shop Pharmacy
in appreciation of your hard work in going above and beyond in helping our patients access no cost and affordable medications that they truly need

Celebrating Wonder Women 2020

September 7, 2021
Wampanoag Country Club

Malta House of Care is pleased and proud to announce the names of the Wonder Women Class of ’20 – the 10th anniversary class! We celebrated these seven “ordinary women doing extraordinary things” at an awards ceremony and fundraiser on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, 6:00-8:30pm, at the Wampanoag Country Club in West Hartford.

Honorees:

Maryse Adonis, Humanitarian with a Heart for Haiti
Ana Alfaro, Eversource Energy professional; Host and Producer of “El Show de Analeh;” Latina Community Leader
Noelle Alix & Kim Morrison, Co-Founders, BeanZ & Co., Inclusive Coffee Café, Avon
Sandy Cassanelli, Breast Cancer “Metavivor”
Wilma Hoffman, Granting Wishes, Teaching Knitting = Bringing Joy
Pauline Olsen, MD, A Legend in Her Own Time

Heart of Malta 2020 Awards

Longtime volunteers Kathy Corbalis and Bradford Wilkinson, MD, have been named this year’s “Heart of Malta” honorees, in recognition of their extraordinary efforts as non-medical and medical volunteers, respectively. It is the highest honor a Malta supporter can receive.

Corbalis, a resident of West Hartford, has served as a non-medical volunteer for Malta since 2011, following her retirement as a project manager at The Hartford.

Dr. Wilkinson began volunteering for Malta one day per week in 2006, while he was still running a family practice in Durham; after he retired in 2012, he stepped that up to three days per week. And now, two years after he moved to Wellesley, MA, he still comes back to Hartford two days per month to volunteer for Malta.

“Working at the Malta House of Care Mobile Medical Clinic is the most rewarding thing I have done in 35+ years of practicing medicine,” Dr, Wilkinson said. “Seeing the collective happiness, relief, and gratitude on the faces of thousands of patients I have attended when they realize that finally they have found a place where they are not scorned or ignored but rather treated with dignity, warmth, and concern is a magical experience.

“And, to work shoulder-to-shoulder with, and be inspired by, dozens of like-minded volunteer professionals who so freely give of their time, expertise, and humanity is an inexpressible joy,” he added.

“Brad exudes a commitment to Malta in every single thing he says and does,” said Peter G. Kelly, Sr., Chairman of Malta’s Development Committee. “Whether he is treating patients, mentoring medical students and residents, or encouraging other Malta volunteers, he does so with compassion and respect and an utter joy in the beauty of each person he meets.

“We can’t begin to count the number of hours he’s given to our people and our mission,” Kelly continued. “He is a treasure.”

The “Heart of Malta” awards were established three years ago to honor members of the Malta family who embody the values at the heart of the Malta mission and passionately demonstrate a commitment to its goals.

In a departure from the past, the 2020 awards were presented at an extremely small, COVID-safe gathering outside the Malta van during its regular Tuesday Clinic hours at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford. Previously, the awards were given during the annual “Heart of Malta Benefactor Reception” held in the late Fall.

Celebrating Wonder Women 2019

April 25, 2019
Hartford Marriott Downtown

Malta House of Care is pleased and proud to announce the names of the Wonder Women Class of ’19! These six incredible community servants were chosen from a pool of 64 nominees by an eight-person Wonder Women Selection Committee using an anonymous electronic voting tool. More than 300 people gathered on Thursday, April 25, 2019, to honor them at the ninth annual “Celebrating Wonder Women” awards ceremony and fundraiser at the Hartford Marriott Downtown Hotel. Click here for a gallery of photos from “Celebrating Wonder Women ’19,” provided by The Hartford Courant.

Honorees:

Heart of Malta 2019 Awards

In 2019, the Heart of Malta award was given to the parishioners of St. Catherine of Siena Church in West Simsbury and their charismatic pastor, Rev. Michael Whyte, for their constant support and boundless collective generosity to Malta.

Celebrating Wonder Women 2018

May 9, 2018
Hartford Marriott Downtown

More than 300 people gathered joyfully at the Hartford Marriott Downtown Hotel on May 9, 2018, to celebrate the seven amazing Wonder Women in the Class of ’18–and to raise needed funds for the Malta House of Care Mobile Medical Clinic. Thanks to 26 sponsors and lively bidding and raffle ticket sales, Malta netted just under $89,000 from the event.