May 25, 2009

Photo Finish for the May 25, 2009 issue

Photo/Courtesy State Representatives Pam Richardson and Tom Sannicandro recently visited the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest's new Pearl Street Clubhouse in Framingham. The state will provide the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest with $42,000 this year, which will support all of the organization's youth-based programs. Pictured, from left to right, are: club member Raheem Garcia; Sannicandro; Richardson; club member Brenno Cecilio; and Fran Hurley, president of the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest.

Photo/Courtesy The Goddard School in Auburn recently joined 320 Goddard Schools across the country in a â€œStepping Up for the Environmentâ€ event, which took place a day before the global Earth Hour, in which people around the world turned off their lights and unplugged electrical appliances. The school event included activities, games and lessons designed to teach children about the environment and also included a student-created banner presentation. Pictured, from left to right, are: Tom O'Brien from Sen. Michael O. Moore's office; Bob Tatro of the Auburn Recreation Council; Auburn Selectman Bob Grossman; and Matt and Sheri Flandreau, owners of the Goddard School.

Photo/Courtesy Commerce Bank of Worcester recently sponsored â€œLuck Be a Lady,â€ a fundraising event that transformed the lobby of the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts into a Las Vegas-style casino to benefit Preservation Worcester. The event took place during â€œThe Rat Pack is Back!â€ show. Commerce Bank employees pictured, from left to right, are: Latifa Mafhoum, Eileen Lessard and Kelly MacGregor.

Photo/Courtesy More than 170 Wal-Mart and Sam's Club associates from 63 Massachusetts and New Hampshire stores recently were honored for raising $1.1 million for Children's Hospital Boston through the Children's Miracle Network. The Wal-Mart in North Oxford raised more than $115,000, making it the top overall fundraising location in the Boston market and the second-ranked fundraising location nationwide. Pictured, from left to right, are: David Ebbeling, store manager of the North Oxford Wal-Mart; Zachary Barthelemy, patient at Children's Hospital Boston; Mary Proal, Wal-Mart's good works coordinator; Jenn Kaczenski, manager of Children's Miracle Network programs and Bobby Miller, former center for the Boston Bruins.

Photo/Courtesy Southbridge Credit Union recently donated $1,000 to Food Share Inc. of Southbridge, a nonprofit that buys and distributes packaged and refrigerated food to needy families and individuals. The hunger-fighting volunteer group served 4,800 individuals in 2007, 5,100 in 2008, and is on pace to serve 6,000 this year. This donation, through its Community Champions Fund, marks Southbridge Credit Union's 66th contribution to area grassroots organizations. Pictured, from left to right, are: Jeffrey Davenport, president and CEO of Southbridge Credit Union; Raymond L. Fournier, president of Food Share Inc.; and Paul D. Raffa, business development manager of Southbridge Credit Union.