Hard at work planning the event is the Voices committee (left to right): Debbie Glassman, Women’s Philanthropy associate vice president; Eveline Schaffer Shekhman, VOICES co-chair; Lisa Fishman, Women’s Philanthropy Campaign vice-chair; Ann Pava, Beth Fox and Rona Gollbob, VOICES co-chairs.

The news is out: “Voices,” the signature event of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford’s Women’s Philanthropy to be held on Thursday, April 7 will feature New York Times best-selling author Linda Kaplan Thaler, best-selling author of “The Power of Nice: How to Conquer the Business World with Kindness” and “The Power of Small:  Why Little Things Make All the Difference.”  Thaler is known for her memorable jingles for AFLAC, Toys R Us and Kodak.

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