April 27, 2009

Photo Finish for the April 27, 2009 issue

Photo/Courtesy Following a recent $20,000 donation to Clinton Hospital, Morrison Healthcare Food Services of Atlanta became the latest member of the Clinton Hospital Partnership. Established in 2008, the partnership has raised almost $200,000 for the hospital's capital budget needs. Morrison Healthcare Food Services provides food services for the six UMass Memorial Health Care campuses, of which Clinton Hospital is a part. Pictured, from left to right, are: Steven Gadapee, food services director at Clinton Hospital; Sheila Daly, Clinton Hospital president and CEO; Tom Warren, regional vice president of Morrison Healthcare Food Services; and Rob Finelli, regional director of operations at Morrison Healthcare Food Services.

Photo/Courtesy At the recent 5th Annual Gala to support Shrewsbury Youth & Family Services, Senator Michael Moore (D-Worcester) and State Representative Karyn Polito (R-Worcester) presented Christopher Mehne, a partner at Bowditch & Dewey, with the Harry S. Cutting Jr. award for community service. Pictured, from left to right, are: Senator Michael Moore; Christopher Mehne, of Bowditch & Dewey; and Rep. Karyn Polito.

Photo/Courtesy With more than 500 people in attendance, the American Heart Association's 2009 Central MA Heart Ball, which recently was held at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, raised more than $400,000 for cardiovascular disease and stroke research and community education/awareness. Pictured are executives from UMass Memorial Healthcare, from left to right: Gary Lapidas, senior vice president; and John O'Brien, president and CEO.

Photo/Courtesy Ahearn Equipment Inc. of Spencer recently led a group of more than 70 local landscapers and builders in an effort to clean up and repair Treasure Valley, a popular Boy Scout camp in Rutland that was seriously damaged during last December's ice storm. Pictured are volunteers from the following local companies: A. Arsenault & Sons Landscaping of Spencer; Birch Meadow Landscaping of New Braintree; Clean-Up Landscaping of Spencer; Ideal Landscape Maintenance of Holden; J&J Landscape of Spencer; JBS Landscaping of Leicester; JD Pasquale Landscaping of Leicester; Schold Development of Leicester; Verdant Landscapes of Shrewsbury; Flagship Bank of Worcester; and Fletcher, Tilton and Whipple Law Offices of Worcester.

Photo/Courtesy Outside the Classroom, a Boston-based organization dedicated to alcohol awareness education on college campuses, recently presented the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester with the 2008-09 Prevention Excellence Award. The award-the organization's highest honor-reflects the school's commitment to educate students about the dangers of high risk drinking; to create a campus climate that supports healthy choices; to challenge students beliefs and attitudes about drinking; and to provide intervention and treatment to students. Pictured, from left to right, are: Jacqueline D. Peterson, vice president of student affairs and dean of students at Holy Cross; Chelsea Vanacore, a Holy Cross senior and co-chair of Students for Responsible Choices; Fran Taylor, director of wellness programming at Holy Cross; and Brandon Busteed, founder and CEO of Outside the Classroom.