September 15, 2008

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The Leominster Credit Union donated $40,000 to Clinton Hospital through its partnership program. The gift will fund the renovation of a new triage room in the hospital's emergency department. Pictured, from left to right, are: Jennie Gray, Leominster Credit Union branch manager and member of the Clinton Hospital board of trustees; Gordon Edmonds, president and CEO of Leominster Credit Union; Sheila Daly, president and CEO of Clinton Hospital; and Paul Cherubini, second vice president of the Clinton Hospital Foundation and member of the Clinton Hospital board of trustees.

At the monthly luncheon for the Aleppo Shriners of Worcester County, the Clinton Savings Bank's recycling team donated four gallon containers full of aluminum pull tabs to the Shriners' pull-tab program. The donated tabs will be redeemed at a local recycling center and the proceeds will go to the Shriners' children's transportation fund, which provides medical transportation to children in need. Pictured, from left to right, are: Jack Sundquist; Arthur Curtis; Samantha Paulino, Clinton Savings' Nashoba High School branch coordinator; Arlette Peterson of Clinton Savings' Sterling location; Gregg Dreitlein, Clinton Savings' West Boylston branch manager; and Richard H. Cornwell.

Rep. Jim McGovern, D-3rd District, came to Great Brook Valley Health Center in Worcester to recognize and celebrate the health center's participation in a national children's literacy program called Reach Out and Read. The model of Reach Out and Read is that at every medical visit of a child age 6 months to 5 years, the provider encourages parents to read aloud to their children every day. McGovern read some of the classic favorites such as â€œCurious Georgeâ€ and â€œWhere the Wild Things Are.â€

The Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest recently received a significant sponsorship from Akibia, a Westborough-based provider of data center, network, and security solutions. Akibia joins several other businesses as a red carpet sponsor for the organization's annual fundraising event, the 2008 St. Mary's Credit Union Bids for Kids Auction & Gala. Pictured with the children are Fran Hurley, president of the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest, and Phil Harris, vice president of global sales for Akibia.

The Boroughs Family Branch in Westborough of the YMCA of Central Massachusetts recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the start of construction of the branch's new Wellness Center. Pictured, from left to right, are: Kathryn Zingg Hunter, president and CEO, YMCA of Central Massachusetts; Rep. Karyn Polito, R-Shrewsbury; Barbara Clifford, president of Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce; and Robert E. Maynard Jr., of Grafton, and chairman of the board of directors, YMCA of Central Massachusetts.