Tunxis Foundation invites the community to its 2024 Economic Breakfast and networking event  “Why Corporate Citizenship Matters,”  on November 6, 7:30 a.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Bristol.

Proceeds from the breakfast will support student scholarships and programs at CT State Community College (CT State) Tunxis in Farmington.

The keynote speaker for the event is Kevin Martinez, vice president of corporate citizenship at ESPN. An industry veteran, Martinez oversees all aspects of the company’s citizenship initiatives, including corporate giving, volunteerism, cause marketing, and sustainability. Under his leadership, ESPN has expanded strategic programs focused on increasing access to sports and leadership through sports. He also leads ESPN’s sponsorship of Special Olympics, which has helped more than 1.6 million athletes, teammates, and coaches join the Unified Sports movement.

Martinez manages ESPN’s ongoing collaboration and fundraising efforts with the V Foundation, which have generated nearly $100 million toward cancer research programs. He also successfully launched the inaugural Sports Humanitarian Awards, celebrating and honoring athletes, teams and nonprofits for using the power of sports to make a positive impact on society.

Martinez and his team have received several industry awards, including the Cause Marketing Forum’s highest award, “The Halo Award” twice, a Gold CLIO Award, a Telly Award, the U.S. Chamber’s Award for Corporate Citizenship, the Association of Cable Communicators’ prestigious Beacon Award and the 2006 Large Corporation of the Year Award from the Corporation for National Community Service and Points of Light Institute.

Sponsorships and tickets include a hot breakfast buffet, networking opportunities, speaker discussion followed by Q&A, and a donation to the Tunxis Student Scholarship Fund.

For more information, contact Keith Madore at 860.253.3041 or [email protected]. Individual admission is $70. Tickets and sponsorships must be reserved by October 30, and can be purchased online at tunxis.edu/donate.

Established in 1970, Tunxis Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization led by an executive director and managed by a board of directors composed of faculty, business and community leaders. Its mission is to raise funds for CT State Tunxis, formerly Tunxis Community College, to support scholarships, special learning projects, the arts and student veterans.