July 5, 2010

Photo Finish From July 5, 2010 Issue Of The WBJ

Photo/Courtesy Teens from the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest helped organize, and raised money for, the American Cancer Society's 2010 Relay for Life at Ghiloni Park in Marlborough. Clubhouse members began their involvement with the event last year, but this year it hit close to home because Tim Dowdy, a 7-year-old member of the Framingham Clubhouse, has been fighting cancer for the past 10 months. The Framingham group won Best Team Theme for their â€œComing Together for a Cureâ€ theme, complete with Red Sox and Yankees gear. The Marlborough Clubhouse helped plan, set up, and clean up after the event. Pictured: Framingham Clubhouse Keystone Club members and staff member Kim Welsh.

Photo/Courtesy Worcester's Commerce Bank brought out 80 employees, friends and family members to take part in the city's â€œHeart Walkâ€ for the American Heart Association. The team raised $13,500, including a $3,500 donation from Commerce itself.

Photo/Courtesy The Framingham Co-operative Bank Charitable Foundation has given $5,000 to help the Framingham History Center create exhibits and programming around the town's involvement in the Civil War. The Center hopes to make Framingham a destination in 2011 as history-minded travelers mark the 150th anniversary of the war's start. Pictured from left to right: Clement Lambert, Framingham Co-operative Bank Charitable Foundation trustee; Annie Murphy, executive director of Framingham History Center; Mary Murphy, Civil War Committee member; Rachel Stewart, administrative director, Charitable Foundation; and Michelle McElroy, History Center operations manager.

Photo/Courtesy Fitchburg-based Rollstone Bank & Trust has donated 10 computers to the Fitchburg Public Schools. The computers are part of a technology upgrade at the schools. Pictured from left to right: Robert Jokela, business manager, Fitchburg Public Schools; Eileen Spinney, technology champion, Fitchburg Public Schools; Paula Murphy, 1st vice president, Rollstone Bank & Trust; and Martin F. Connors Jr., president and CEO, Rollstone Bank & Trust.

The Bella Mia hair salon in Sturbridge has donated $3,641.75 to Harrington Memorial Hospital in Southbridge. The check represented the proceeds from a Valentine's Day Ball held at the Oliver Wight Tavern at Old Sturbridge Village. Pictured, left to right: Diane Becquart, director of the hospital's Cancer Center; massage therapist Karen Corey; Alissa DeMartino; JoAnne Legacy; salon owner Laurie DeMartino; massage therapist Cristin Charpentier; Harrington CEO Ed Moore; Jillian Zinkowsky; Jackie Calcia and Dr. Shakeeb Yunus of the cancer center.