Givng Back - Our Community

We’re overflowing with gratitude after wrapping up our 3rd Annual Yard Goats Baseball Fundraiser in support of Kenzie’s Camp scholarships! Thank you to everyone who chose kindness and joined us—or donated from afar—to make this event a home run for our campers. Special shoutout to our very own Ruthie, who gave us chills with her beautiful rendition of “God Bless America,” and to our group for the honor of holding the American flag during the National Anthem. Your love and generosity mean the world to us. Here’s to another year of making camp dreams come true! 🧢⚾️🇺🇸

We boot, scootin’ boogied our way around Mill Pond Park during our Choose Kindness 3K Walk…Wild West Edition🤠
A huge shoutout to every single participant, @robaphysicaltherapy for an incredible warm up session and @newington_parks_and_recreation who were our gracious hosts! 
Everyone’s energy, kindness and dedication is what creates memories, builds our Craniofacial community and makes a true impact! 
All proceeds from our walk go straight towards sending kiddos to ☀️Kenzie’s Camp☀️

Special thank you to everyone who joined us on Thursday for the West Hartford Holiday Stroll! It was so nice celebrating the holiday season with you ! and mice skating around 🐭⛸️💗 What a blast!!!

Thank you to the YMCA and Camp Hazen! Thank you for sparking new possibilities and making hearts smile with your extraordinary staff and facilities. We are forever grateful! 

What another fun filled West Hartford Holiday Stroll! ❄️🌨️ Thank you to everyone who stopped by for some hot cocoa, gingerbread, garland crafts and more! - You made our day so special! 🤍 So blessed to be a part of this amazing community! Can’t wait for next year! 

What a fun day showing some love, with coffee + sunflowers, to West Hartford Elementary School teachers at Whiting Lane, Bugbee, Aiken, Chater Oak, and Nordfelt! We wish you all of the best this school year! Thank you for all that you do - we appreciate you and your kindness! 💛✏️📓🚌🏫📚

Sandra, our financial coordinator, attended the Insurance conference in Nashville. Working hard to serve you better!

We were so lucky to be able to attend, share ideas and make new friends who are just as passionate about all things Craniofacial! 💛🌷

27 years of minoaka (smiles) with our ohana (family)!! Thank you for being the best patients and celebrating with us! What a lovely day filled with Hawaiian shaved ice, cupcakes and sunshine !!🍧☀️ Cheers to the next 27 years!

The Holiday Stroll was a success- filled with hot chocolate, reindeer food, reindeer antlers, bell makers and cheer! Thank you for everyone who came out and made our night!! It was so nice to celebrate the holidays with all of you ❤️

Thank you to all of the staff at Bugbee Elementary and Norfeldt Elementary for spreading joy and choosing kindness! We hope you have the most wonderful year. Happy teaching!! 

July is Craniofacial Awareness Month, and we will be celebrating all month long!"When all you see is a disability, you miss the person who has it." 

Dr. Ritoli and Dr. Bevilacqua attended the annual American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA) meeting in Texas!

January 9  is National Law Enforcement Day! We delivered some bagels to show our appreciation, and hopefully warm up their day! 

Thank you to our very own First Responders at West Hartford Fire Station #2 - We appreciate all that you do to keep our community safe!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

Our team attended the "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" Walk at the Dunkin Donut's Park (Yard Goats Stadium) on October 3, 2021 to show our love and support!

Special thanks to all of our amazing, incredible and generous donors!! We raised a total donation of $3006.52!! Together with the matching donations from teams at Dr. Bevilacqua's and Dr. Ritoli's offices the total donation is $6013.04 !!! 
We couldn't have done this without our INCREDIBLE community. Sincerest thanks for all of your compassion towards our craniofacial family!! 
All proceeds donated will be used to send as many kids as we can to FACES camp next Summer in Georgia! 

Toy Drive hosted by Ritoli Orthodontics - all donations benefit Connecticut Children's Medical Center.

Ritoli Orthodontics organized a 3K walk to raise money for Craniofacial Team at Connecticut Children's Hospital.  250 people showed up to partake in the walk, dancing, raffles and community fun! We raised $4000!

💗

💗

💗

💗

Feeling honored to sit on a panel at the Children’s Craniofacial Family Retreat & Symposium with @facescraniofacialassociation and @connectmedinternational, sharing our heart for fostering independence, confidence, and connection! At Kenzie’s Camp, our mission is simple: create a space where kids with craniofacial differences can just be kids—adventuring, laughing, and building lifelong friendships. Every counselor is a role model who’s walked a similar path, showing campers what’s possible and cheering them on as they discover their own strengths. From ziplining to sharing stories by the campfire, we believe in empowering each child to shine in their own way.
Grateful for this community and the chance to grow together. Thank to Rita and Julie of @connectmedinternational for your hospitality and collaboration! Here’s to courage, kindness, and the magic of camp! 💛

Spreading the sunshine as we presented our mission & success’ of ☀️Kenzie’s Camp☀️ with the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Associations Members and Guests! We are honored to a part of the meeting this year!

Thank you Hogan's Cider Mill for teaching us that the best things in life warm us from the inside out …like Hogans Cider and New Friends!

Thank you for all of your support and participating in such an incredible cause! We appreciate each and every one of you 100+ people who donated and joined us for the @choosekindnessllc fundraiser at the @hartfordyardgoats game! 🐐⚾️ We can't wait for Kenzie’s Camp in September, all thanks to you! 💜

Hanging on to these beautiful smiles from an incredible weekend at Camp! Keep a look out as we flood social media in the coming week with our memories, new friendships and exciting experiences!

 #choosekindness #camphazen #smile #ACPA #weha#craniofacialawareness

78 patients !!! came to the Choose Kindness fundraiser at Dunkin Park! What an incredible turn out! We are so excited for camp in September, thanks to all of you! 

Compassion is your superpower! We thank you for your kindness and dedication to our health and well being, today and every day 💗

Thank you to our amazing Orthodontic Assisting Team: Abby, Grace, Adria and Shelbie! We are so blessed with a kind, hardworking, loyal, and dedicated team! Thank you for all that you do, today and every day! 🦷🪥👩‍⚕️💗

Ritoli Orthodontics takes on NYC! We were blessed with beautiful weather- saw a stunning Rockettes show, explored Rockefeller center and ate our way through the city! Nothing like seeing the holiday lights in the big apple!

Thank you to everyone who supported the event and donated to the incredible cause! We had 53 people with us on the Choose Kindness team - how wonderful!! 

Dr. Ritoli, Shelbie, Ian, Ruthie, Athalia, and Trisha are  attending FACES camp in Georgia! Special thanks to all of those who donated and our sponsors from the County Fair in August 2021 for making all of this possible! 

Ritoli Orthodontics hosted a Cinco de Mayo party with music, flower making, and a chance to win gift cards to local restaurants! Special thank you to Bartaco, Fridas, Ocho Cafe, Salsa Fresca, Puerto Vallarta, and Toro Taberna / Toro Mexican Street Food for

sponsoring the event! 

We hosted a complimentary mouth guard event to promote dental health in sports! We had gatorade, popcorn, and so much fun - with a chance to win a pizza party for your team if your wore your sports jersey!

The town of West Hartford hosts a Holiday Stroll every year in December, where your can walk around the center visiting local businesses! Our office had a Paris cafe theme and we celebrated with hot chocolate, snow globe making station and slime!

Our office made little terrariums with seeds with everyone who attended the West Hartford's Halloween Stroll.

Fall is in full bloom!

Celebrated National Coffee Day with a local coffee shop in West Hartford center, "the Spot"!

Reduce, reuse, and recycle! We built terrariums with our patients in honor of Earth Week - growing beautiful flowers and vegetables!

Thank you to everyone who braved the cold for National Hot Chocolate Day! We had so much fun!! A huge thank you to Kevin for manning the tent all day! 

​💗

💗

💗

💗

​💗