November 9, 2009

Photo Finish for the November 9, 2009 Issue

Photo/Courtesy A celebration was recently held at Nichols College in Dudley to mark the naming of the on-campus convenience store dedicated to the Herman F. Becker family. The dedication recognized the long-time service and generosity of the Becker family to the Nichols community. Becker Market, as it is now officially titled, promotes a more independent lifestyle for college seniors preparing to enter the job market. Pictured are the members of the Herman F. Becker family on hand for the ceremony.

Photo/Courtesy Commerce Bank recently sponsored an outing to a Worcester Tornadoes baseball game for 20 members of the Boys & Girls Club of Webster-Dudley. Along with a free ticket to the game, the attendees enjoyed in-park refreshments courtesy of Commerce Bank. Pictured with the kids at the game are Commerce Bank branch manager Kelly MacGregor and director of the Boys & Girls Club of Webster Dudley's Choices Program, Tony Penta.

Photo/Courtesy Rollstone Bank & Trust, with locations throughout North Central Massachusetts, recently donated $2,000 to the Leominster Fire Department in support of its â€œProject Lifesaverâ€ initiative. â€œProject Lifesaverâ€ is a program that helps firefighters to find people with autism, should they run away from their secure living arrangements. The program has achieved a 100 percent successful search rate over its 10 years of operation. Pictured, from left to right, are: Ronald Pierce, chief of Leominster Fire Department; Martin F. Connors Jr., president and CEO of Rollstone Bank & Trust and Lance Mason, â€œProject Lifesaverâ€ coordinator.

Photo/Courtesy The Boys & Girls Club of MetroWest recently hosted their 17th Annual R.F. Wood Kids Golf Tournament at Marlborough Country Club. The event raised $25,000 to support the nonprofit's out-of-school programming. Pictured, from left to right, are the tournament winners: Rob Schlacter, member of the board of directors for the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest; Dave Sullivan of Marlborough; Joe Delano of Marlborough and Donna Sullivan of Cape Cod.

Photo/Courtesy The Boomer Esiason Foundation for Cystic Fibrosis recently received a $200,000 donation from the DCU For Kids, a nonprofit charitable foundation of the Digital Federal Credit Union in Marlborough. This marked the fifth year that the credit union's foundation has donated to the cystic fibrosis foundation. The money was raised through the credit union's recent 10th Annual Charity Golf Tournament. Pictured is former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason, playing catch with golf tournament attendees.