January 18, 2010

Photo Finish From The January 18, 2010 Issue Of The WBJ

Photo/Courtesy Marlborough Savings Bank recently donated $10,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest. The donation comes with the bank's commitment to be the league sponsor for the nonprofit's 2009-2010 youth basketball program. The basketball league brings together more than 750 kids from Marlborough, Hudson and other surrounding communities. Pictured with club members, from left to right, are: Fran Hurley, president of the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest, and Marlborough Savings Bank executives Ellen Dorian, senior vice president of marketing and human resources; Rick Bennett, president and CEO, and Dawn Melanson, senior vice president of operations.

Photo/Courtesy Chip maker AMD, which has operations in Boxborough, recently awarded a $7,000 grant to the Advanced Math & Science Academy Charter School (AMSA) in Marlborough. The grant is the fourth one that AMD has presented to the school since 2005. Pictured, from left to right, are: Nicole Harris, community affairs representative at AMD; Cathy Mogavero, vice president of the Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce; Scott Joray, head of the AMSA science department; Barbara McGann, executive director at AMSA; Rich Dineen, vice principal at AMSA; Teresa Osborne, public relations representative for AMD, and Cynthia Carvill, director of student services at AMSA.

Photo/Courtesy Project Just Because, a Hopkinton-based nonprofit, recently received a $10,000 donation from Framingham Co-operative Bank. The donation, which was presented by the bank's charitable foundation, will support various Project Just Because programs that serve individuals and families in the greater Framingham area. Pictured, from left to right, are: Clem Lambert, Framingham Co-operative Bank board and charitable foundation member; Cherylann Walsh, president and founder of Project Just Because; Rachel Stewart, the bank's foundation administrative director, and Mark R. Haranas, president of Framingham Co-operative Bank.

Photo/Courtesy s Cathy Poulin, PR director and TV personality for Manchester, Conn.-based Bob's Discount Furniture recently presented the Worcester Arts Magnet School with a $5,000 donation. The school was chosen as part of the furniture company's Bob's Celebrates the Arts program. Poulin also presented a $1,000 donation to the Worcester Boys and Girls Club's Kids CafÃ&Copy;, through the company's Random Acts of Kindness program. Pictured is Poulin with members of the Worcester Boys and Girls Club.

Photo/Courtesy Rollstone Bank & Trust in Fitchburg recently donated $25,000 to the City of Fitchburg's Crocker Field Restoration project. The city project aims to restore the city's athletic field, which was built in 1918 and is listed on the National Register of Historical Places. The bank's donation will be used to repair and replace the covered grandstand's roof. Pictured, from left to right, are: Martin F. Connors Jr., president and CEO of Rollstone Bank & Trust; Lenny Laakso, president of the Crocker Field Restoration Committee and Lisa Wong, mayor of Fitchburg.