September 22, 2025 • 9 mins
We spoke with Contract Project Administration, Liz Clauson, and Project Manager, Billy Flynn, from Electrical Contractors Incorporated, about the 34th Annual Golf Outing on October 3. All proceeds from the golf outing support Make-A-Wish CT. Kris Moran, Director of Marketing and Communications at Make-A-Wish CT, shares how the proceeds will support granting the wishes of kids with critical illnesses.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning, Thank you for listening to Community Access. I'm
Alison Demurz. My guests today are from the Electrical Contractors
Incorporated Project Manager Billy Flynn and Liz Clausen. She is
the contract project administrator. And we also have for Make
a Wish Connecticut, Chris Moran. She is director of Marketing
(00:20):
and Communications. Good morning, good morning, thank you for being
here today. For those who don't know about Electrical Contractors Incorporated,
where are you located and how did you come about what?
Speaker 2 (00:31):
We're located right here in Hartford.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Started out fifty two years ago, owned by lou Bona
and Leo Christmas and it's just grown, grown and gotten
much bigger over the years. Louis is the CEO as
of right now. Leo did pass away and his son
is president, so it keeps it in the family.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
It's very nice.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
Always been a family owned business.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
That's wonderful. And what do you do at this particular job?
Speaker 3 (00:59):
All we're like to go contractor, so you do mostly industrial,
we do some residential. We have done Gamble Pavilion, We've
done Yukon Basketball training facility, We've done the Basketball Hall
of Fame, We've done work for we do a lot
of work for the travelers. We have done work for
Harvard Hospital, Wesleyan University.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
We are all over the state. Yeah, you have some
great projects. If you go to Ecincorporated dot com, you
can see all of the work that they do there. Billy,
you have a story about a van and how it
all began a long time ago.
Speaker 4 (01:33):
That's how Louis always explained it to me when I
first started there is He said, he started the company
and two guys in a van and it just exploded
from there.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
What's it like for you to be involved in this work?
Speaker 4 (01:45):
Stressful? There's a lot of jobs, a lot of work,
I know, she listened. A lot of things we do.
What I do have the traffic signal, streetlight maintenance contracts
for the town of windsor a town of Manchester. So
I mean we are very involved with the local community.
That way, it's a good job. I like it.
Speaker 1 (02:03):
And so for fifty two years you've been in existence.
But for thirty four years you've been doing this amazing event.
You have the thirty fourth annual Golf Outing coming up
on October third. Let's talk about it.
Speaker 4 (02:15):
Well, it's famke a wish. I personally took the rains
from our old CFO. We actually contemplated not doing the
tournament because we didn't have somebody to run it. So
between me and Liz, we kind of grabbed the reins
and ran with it, and we did not want to
stop doing it. It's a great time, it's a great cause,
(02:38):
and we all love golf at our company.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
So yes, we did.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
We decided to keep it going.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
So tell me where is it taking place? Black Ledge
Country Club and Hebron and what time does everything begin?
Speaker 3 (02:50):
Shotgun is at ten thirty. Check in is usually around
nine nine thirty in the morning. They come in, they'll
get there, they'll check in, I'll sell them raffle tickets
because we get some great gifts, and then they'll grab
their lunches, find their carts and we take off at
ten thirty.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Can they register up until the day of or no.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
We like a head count a week before, but if
we get a couple people a couple of days ahead,
we should be okay.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
I guess yeah. I make special arrangements for certain.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
People because it's for a good cost.
Speaker 4 (03:22):
Yes, we always can fit more people.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
You mentioned some of the raffles. Do you want to
mention what some of them are well.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
We did have an electric bike donated this year from
Herbs Auto out of East Harford. He maintains all of
our vehicles and he thought he'd take care of us
this year. So that's a nice big one. We get
big screen TVs, Blackstone grills, solo stoves, just a lot.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
I haven't gotten everything in yet.
Speaker 3 (03:49):
I'm still hoping sending my emails out to everybody, and
if there's anybody out there that would love to donate,
I would really appreciate it. I'm always looking for something special.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
So they go off throughout the day and then they
come back and do they have dinner.
Speaker 4 (04:03):
Black Ledge does an awesome job. They put on a
full spread food for everybody. Louis the owner. I think
that's probably his favorite time of the day, pull those
raffle tickets. He stands up there with Liz and he
pulls the ticket out of each bag and I think
he really enjoys doing that because he specifically loves He
(04:24):
won't let anybody else do it. He wants to do it.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
And why make a wish Connecticut? How did that come about?
It was the kids.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
I talked to the owner about it. He said it
just looked like such a great cause and he's happy
he did it. You know, to see them benefit and
get the wish, that just means so much to them.
Even if it's something small where they're going to be
meeting there a basketball player that they really wanted to meet,
or if they get a vacation that they've always wanted
to do that they couldn't.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
This is one way to help them out.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
And how has it affected you personally to see all
of this come to fruition.
Speaker 4 (04:58):
It's emotional. I mean, Make a Wish sends us stuff
every year and it doesn't hit your heart until you
see everything, once you see the kid, It's it's emotional.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Absolutely.
Speaker 4 (05:09):
I know.
Speaker 1 (05:10):
I've been there myself. It's absolutely beautiful, isn't it? Yes?
Would you encourage other businesses to do something like this also?
Speaker 4 (05:16):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Absolutely.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
We actually have an ex employee that also went to
work for another company and he started doing the Make
a Wish, which I think is great. And I've played
in his tournaments too, and it's awesome. It's just it
benefits something that's important in my life. I'm lucky enough
to have two healthy children, and you know, and if
(05:38):
they weren't and I had the opportunity to have them
make a wish, I wouldn't want somebody out there to
help out. And that's the way to do it. All
companies should have something that would help people in the
community or in the state. Just to see those kids' faces,
it's just amazing.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
So all of the donations will go to Make a
Wish Connecticut to grant these children's wishes. Yes, and we
have Chris Moran, as I said earlier, director of Marketing
and Communications. For those who don't know about Make a
Wish Connecticut, how does it all work?
Speaker 5 (06:11):
Oh, we grant wishes to children with critical illnesses. So
what a wish does is that it brings these kids hope.
You know, they're going through hospital treatments and doctor's appointments,
and it gives them something to look forward to when
they think of a wish and they know it's going
to be granted.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
Do you have a lot of wishes that need to
be granted right now?
Speaker 5 (06:30):
Right now, we have over three hundred kids waiting. So
community partners are we depend on.
Speaker 1 (06:36):
What are some of the wishes that they like? Do
you know?
Speaker 5 (06:39):
Yeah, puppy wishes, which tend to be my favorite because
they come into the office and just seeing the kid
grab that puppy and the smile on their face. Disney wishes,
there are a lot of Disney wishes. We've started to
travel a little bit internationally so some We had a
kid go to Italy to the Ferrari factory, which was
very cool. So you know, it runs the gamut.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
How are you able to grant these wishes?
Speaker 5 (07:04):
We depend on the community and donations. Wishes cost about
ten thousand dollars and their rate the costs arising, so
we really depend on the community.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
Could you give me an example without giving a name
of a wish that was granted to somebody and how
it affected the child and the family.
Speaker 5 (07:23):
I think this happens a lot, you know. As I said,
it gives them hope, but then they want to be involved,
they want to contribute. So we've got kids coming back
that are speaking at our gallas or starting events of
their own and fundraising. So it's once you're part of
Make a Wish, you're always part of Make a Wish,
(07:44):
And I love that. It's great to see them come
back and see what they're doing now after they've had
their wish granted.
Speaker 1 (07:50):
Yes, that is just beautiful. How do you feel being
involved in an event like this raising money for this organization?
These are the.
Speaker 5 (07:58):
Great people in the community who we depend on, and
it's so wonderful to see and wish impacts everybody who's involved,
So it's great to see, you know, when they meet
a wish kid after they've played golf, it's it just
brings joy.
Speaker 1 (08:14):
Yes, And if anybody would like to make a donation,
it's ct dot wish dot org. As I understand, there's
a Wishing Place where you're going to go so that
the wishes can be granted. Maybe I'm not saying it right.
Can you explain it for me.
Speaker 5 (08:28):
The Wishing Place is actually our headquarters and the first
two floors are it's like going to Disney World. There
are games and it's bright and colorful, and it's a
place where the kids come either to think about their wish,
decide on their wish. They can just come and play,
they can make an appointment, come and hang out because
(08:48):
it's for them. It's for the wish kids. And again
it's another place for them to escape so that we're
not talking about wishes in the hospital or we're not
you know, having to go when in treatment. They can
come here to the Wishing Place and have a great time.
We always get their favorite snacks. It's one family at
a time. Their name is on the board when they
(09:10):
walk in, so it's very personalized and it's all about them.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
And you're gonna get to go. Liz and Billy, Yes,
we are. How exciting. I'm speaking with Electrical Contractors Incorporated,
Billy Flynn and Liz Clausan. They're having this amazing event.
It's the thirty fourth annual golf Outing on October third.
Go to their website Ecincorporated dot com. And Chris Moran
(09:35):
from Make a Wish Connecticut is here. The proceeds from
this event will benefit Make a Wish Connecticut so children
can have their wishes granted. Their website is CT dot
wish dot org. Thank you all for being here today
and for serving the community.
Speaker 2 (09:51):
Thank you, thank you,
Good morning, Thank you for listening to Community Access. I'm
Alison Demurz. My guests today are from the Electrical Contractors
Incorporated Project Manager Billy Flynn and Liz Clausen. She is
the contract project administrator. And we also have for Make
a Wish Connecticut, Chris Moran. She is director of Marketing
(00:20):
and Communications. Good morning, good morning, thank you for being
here today. For those who don't know about Electrical Contractors Incorporated,
where are you located and how did you come about what?
Speaker 2 (00:31):
We're located right here in Hartford.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Started out fifty two years ago, owned by lou Bona
and Leo Christmas and it's just grown, grown and gotten
much bigger over the years. Louis is the CEO as
of right now. Leo did pass away and his son
is president, so it keeps it in the family.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
It's very nice.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
Always been a family owned business.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
That's wonderful. And what do you do at this particular job?
Speaker 3 (00:59):
All we're like to go contractor, so you do mostly industrial,
we do some residential. We have done Gamble Pavilion, We've
done Yukon Basketball training facility, We've done the Basketball Hall
of Fame, We've done work for we do a lot
of work for the travelers. We have done work for
Harvard Hospital, Wesleyan University.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
We are all over the state. Yeah, you have some
great projects. If you go to Ecincorporated dot com, you
can see all of the work that they do there. Billy,
you have a story about a van and how it
all began a long time ago.
Speaker 4 (01:33):
That's how Louis always explained it to me when I
first started there is He said, he started the company
and two guys in a van and it just exploded
from there.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
What's it like for you to be involved in this work?
Speaker 4 (01:45):
Stressful? There's a lot of jobs, a lot of work,
I know, she listened. A lot of things we do.
What I do have the traffic signal, streetlight maintenance contracts
for the town of windsor a town of Manchester. So
I mean we are very involved with the local community.
That way, it's a good job. I like it.
Speaker 1 (02:03):
And so for fifty two years you've been in existence.
But for thirty four years you've been doing this amazing event.
You have the thirty fourth annual Golf Outing coming up
on October third. Let's talk about it.
Speaker 4 (02:15):
Well, it's famke a wish. I personally took the rains
from our old CFO. We actually contemplated not doing the
tournament because we didn't have somebody to run it. So
between me and Liz, we kind of grabbed the reins
and ran with it, and we did not want to
stop doing it. It's a great time, it's a great cause,
(02:38):
and we all love golf at our company.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
So yes, we did.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
We decided to keep it going.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
So tell me where is it taking place? Black Ledge
Country Club and Hebron and what time does everything begin?
Speaker 3 (02:50):
Shotgun is at ten thirty. Check in is usually around
nine nine thirty in the morning. They come in, they'll
get there, they'll check in, I'll sell them raffle tickets
because we get some great gifts, and then they'll grab
their lunches, find their carts and we take off at
ten thirty.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Can they register up until the day of or no.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
We like a head count a week before, but if
we get a couple people a couple of days ahead,
we should be okay.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
I guess yeah. I make special arrangements for certain.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
People because it's for a good cost.
Speaker 4 (03:22):
Yes, we always can fit more people.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
You mentioned some of the raffles. Do you want to
mention what some of them are well.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
We did have an electric bike donated this year from
Herbs Auto out of East Harford. He maintains all of
our vehicles and he thought he'd take care of us
this year. So that's a nice big one. We get
big screen TVs, Blackstone grills, solo stoves, just a lot.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
I haven't gotten everything in yet.
Speaker 3 (03:49):
I'm still hoping sending my emails out to everybody, and
if there's anybody out there that would love to donate,
I would really appreciate it. I'm always looking for something special.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
So they go off throughout the day and then they
come back and do they have dinner.
Speaker 4 (04:03):
Black Ledge does an awesome job. They put on a
full spread food for everybody. Louis the owner. I think
that's probably his favorite time of the day, pull those
raffle tickets. He stands up there with Liz and he
pulls the ticket out of each bag and I think
he really enjoys doing that because he specifically loves He
(04:24):
won't let anybody else do it. He wants to do it.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
And why make a wish Connecticut? How did that come about?
It was the kids.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
I talked to the owner about it. He said it
just looked like such a great cause and he's happy
he did it. You know, to see them benefit and
get the wish, that just means so much to them.
Even if it's something small where they're going to be
meeting there a basketball player that they really wanted to meet,
or if they get a vacation that they've always wanted
to do that they couldn't.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
This is one way to help them out.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
And how has it affected you personally to see all
of this come to fruition.
Speaker 4 (04:58):
It's emotional. I mean, Make a Wish sends us stuff
every year and it doesn't hit your heart until you
see everything, once you see the kid, It's it's emotional.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Absolutely.
Speaker 4 (05:09):
I know.
Speaker 1 (05:10):
I've been there myself. It's absolutely beautiful, isn't it? Yes?
Would you encourage other businesses to do something like this also?
Speaker 4 (05:16):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Absolutely.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
We actually have an ex employee that also went to
work for another company and he started doing the Make
a Wish, which I think is great. And I've played
in his tournaments too, and it's awesome. It's just it
benefits something that's important in my life. I'm lucky enough
to have two healthy children, and you know, and if
(05:38):
they weren't and I had the opportunity to have them
make a wish, I wouldn't want somebody out there to
help out. And that's the way to do it. All
companies should have something that would help people in the
community or in the state. Just to see those kids' faces,
it's just amazing.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
So all of the donations will go to Make a
Wish Connecticut to grant these children's wishes. Yes, and we
have Chris Moran, as I said earlier, director of Marketing
and Communications. For those who don't know about Make a
Wish Connecticut, how does it all work?
Speaker 5 (06:11):
Oh, we grant wishes to children with critical illnesses. So
what a wish does is that it brings these kids hope.
You know, they're going through hospital treatments and doctor's appointments,
and it gives them something to look forward to when
they think of a wish and they know it's going
to be granted.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
Do you have a lot of wishes that need to
be granted right now?
Speaker 5 (06:30):
Right now, we have over three hundred kids waiting. So
community partners are we depend on.
Speaker 1 (06:36):
What are some of the wishes that they like? Do
you know?
Speaker 5 (06:39):
Yeah, puppy wishes, which tend to be my favorite because
they come into the office and just seeing the kid
grab that puppy and the smile on their face. Disney wishes,
there are a lot of Disney wishes. We've started to
travel a little bit internationally so some We had a
kid go to Italy to the Ferrari factory, which was
very cool. So you know, it runs the gamut.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
How are you able to grant these wishes?
Speaker 5 (07:04):
We depend on the community and donations. Wishes cost about
ten thousand dollars and their rate the costs arising, so
we really depend on the community.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
Could you give me an example without giving a name
of a wish that was granted to somebody and how
it affected the child and the family.
Speaker 5 (07:23):
I think this happens a lot, you know. As I said,
it gives them hope, but then they want to be involved,
they want to contribute. So we've got kids coming back
that are speaking at our gallas or starting events of
their own and fundraising. So it's once you're part of
Make a Wish, you're always part of Make a Wish,
(07:44):
And I love that. It's great to see them come
back and see what they're doing now after they've had
their wish granted.
Speaker 1 (07:50):
Yes, that is just beautiful. How do you feel being
involved in an event like this raising money for this organization?
These are the.
Speaker 5 (07:58):
Great people in the community who we depend on, and
it's so wonderful to see and wish impacts everybody who's involved,
So it's great to see, you know, when they meet
a wish kid after they've played golf, it's it just
brings joy.
Speaker 1 (08:14):
Yes, And if anybody would like to make a donation,
it's ct dot wish dot org. As I understand, there's
a Wishing Place where you're going to go so that
the wishes can be granted. Maybe I'm not saying it right.
Can you explain it for me.
Speaker 5 (08:28):
The Wishing Place is actually our headquarters and the first
two floors are it's like going to Disney World. There
are games and it's bright and colorful, and it's a
place where the kids come either to think about their wish,
decide on their wish. They can just come and play,
they can make an appointment, come and hang out because
(08:48):
it's for them. It's for the wish kids. And again
it's another place for them to escape so that we're
not talking about wishes in the hospital or we're not
you know, having to go when in treatment. They can
come here to the Wishing Place and have a great time.
We always get their favorite snacks. It's one family at
a time. Their name is on the board when they
(09:10):
walk in, so it's very personalized and it's all about them.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
And you're gonna get to go. Liz and Billy, Yes,
we are. How exciting. I'm speaking with Electrical Contractors Incorporated,
Billy Flynn and Liz Clausan. They're having this amazing event.
It's the thirty fourth annual golf Outing on October third.
Go to their website Ecincorporated dot com. And Chris Moran
(09:35):
from Make a Wish Connecticut is here. The proceeds from
this event will benefit Make a Wish Connecticut so children
can have their wishes granted. Their website is CT dot
wish dot org. Thank you all for being here today
and for serving the community.
Speaker 2 (09:51):
Thank you, thank you,
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