A WARMER NEW YEAR
Staffers at Worcester-based Harr Motor Group donated more than 320 new coats to families in need at Friendly House of Worcester. Harr purchased the coats from Operation Warm, a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit, in exchange for a donation.
SAFETY FIRST
North Brookfield Savings Bank donated $5,000 for a new police cruiser after a debt-exclusion measure failed in town. Pictured, left to right, are: Robert Smith, chairman, North Brookfield Board of Selectmen; Peggy Carr, bank senior vice president; Donna Boulanger, bank president and CEO; North Brookfield Polce Chief Aram Thomasian Jr.; and Mary Walter, vice chair, selectmen.
DINNER IS SERVED
Fallon Health of Worcester delivered 220 meals and other needed items. Recipients included Worcester Boys & Girls Club, South High School, Worcester Chandler Elementary and Worcester County Food Bank. Pictured, left to right: Fallon employees Kevin McGovern, Jill Lebow, Deeana Leite, Carrie Wattu and Cheryl Schmaltz.
PLENTY FOR ALL
SpencerBANK donated $1.750 to Jeremiah’s Inn Food Pantry in Worcester. Pictured, left to right, are: K. Michael Robbins, president and CEO, SpencerBANK; Janelle Wilson, executive director, Jeremiah’s Inn; Alexandra Salcedo, food pantry coordinator; and Lori Joler, the inn’s assistant director.
HELP FOR HEAT
Southbridge Savings Bank donated $36,000 to Worcester Community Action Council (WCAC) to help others with heating costs. Pictured, left to right, are: Ron Cooper, vice president, Southbridge Savings; Jill Dagilis, executive director, WCAC; and bank president and CEO Todd Tallman.
OF NOTE
- FedEx, with offices in West Boylston, donated 28 bicycles to children at the Boys & Girls Club of Central Mass./MetroWest.
- TJ Woods Insurance Agency of Worcester donated $5,000 to renovate the Jesse Burkett Little League field in Worcester.
- Framingham-based Mutual One Bank donated $2,500 to MetroWest Free Medical Program to support its emergency preparedness program.
