ANTI-BULLY BRIGADE
A statewide Bullying Prevention and Education Conference was sponsored by DCU for Kids in Worcester. Pictured, from left to right, are: Laurie LaChapelle, DCU; Donna Russo, DCU; Martha Coakley, Massachusetts attorney general; Beth Folcarelli, president and CEO, Y.O.U. Inc. (Back row) Michael Caissey and John LaHair, both with DCU.
BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
Fitchburg-based Workers’ Credit Union donated $20,000 to North Central Massachusetts Development Corp., which assists small and minority-owned businesses. Pictured, from left to right, are: David McKeehan, president, North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce; Doug Petersen, president and CEO, Workers’ Credit Union; Donna Comeau, loan counselor, North Central Mass. Development Corp.; and Bill Mullin, senior vice president of commercial lending, Workers’ Credit Union.
POSITIVE PAYMENT
Worcester-based Bay State Savings Bank donated $10,000 to local nonprofits, including Dismas House in Worcester, which received $1,250. Pictured, from left to right, are: Peter Alden, president and CEO, Bay State Savings Bank; David McMahon, co-executive director, Dismas House; and Diane Giampa, senior vice president of human resources and marketing, Bay State Savings Bank.
FROM THE GROUND UP
Leominster Credit Union is sponsoring two Habitat for Humanity build sites in Fitchburg and Worcester. Pictured, left to right, are: Oscar O’Connor, vice president of real estate lending, Leominster Credit Union; Maggie Monroe-Cassel, executive director, North Central Mass. Habitat for Humanity; Tim Firment, executive director, Metro West/Greater Worcester Habitat; and Heather Dumais, assistant vice president of business lending, LCU.
HEALING HELP
Hudson-based Avidia Bank donated $125,000 to Marlborough Hospital’s new cancer pavilion. Pictured, from left to right, are: Mark R. O’Connell, president and CEO, Avidia Bank; and Karen O. Moore, then-president and CEO of Marlborough Hospital.
Of Note
Framingham-based MutualOne Bank donated $5,000 to the Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly’s Shillman House in Framingham to support a wellness and fitness program there.
The MotivAct Group, a motivational coaching firm, will sponsor the third annual Angiosarcoma Awareness 5K Race and Walk in Oxford on May 4.
MetroWest Health Foundation awarded Natick Visiting Nurse Association $285,510 to help improve access to prescription medication for the uninsured and underinsured.
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