July 20, 2009

Photo Finish for the July 20, 2009 issue

Photo/Courtesy At a recent reception held at the Wachusett Village Inn in Westminster, HealthAlliance Hospital of Leominster awarded $90,000 in scholarships to students living in the hospital's service area. In all, 30 students received a $3,000 scholarship, which was made possible thanks to the more than $160,000 that was raised at last year's HealthAlliance Hospital Golf Classic. The remaining funds will be distributed to the hospital's Simonds-Sinon Regional Cancer Center in Fitchburg. Pictured are the 30 scholarship winners.

Photo/Courtesy Through the Homestead Group, an affiliate of The Seven Hills Foundation of Worcester, 21 children recently received golf lessons and introductions to the game at Blissful Meadows Golf Club in Uxbridge. The club's professional, Matt Griffith and his assistant, Ryan Mercer, spent two days teaching the kids golf etiquette, putting, chipping, how to grip the club and how to swing. Pictured, from left to right, are: Mercer and Griffith with some of the kids from The Seven Hills Foundation.

Photo/Courtesy More than 80 American Cancer Society volunteers recently were honored at Cyprian Keyes Golf Club in Boylston as part of the society's annual National Volunteer Appreciation Week. Pictured, from left to right, are: Dr. Jennifer Stone, board member of the New England division of the American Cancer Society, and Mary Aframe, who received the Sunrise Award for her dedication to serving female cancer patients through the society's â€œLook Goodâ€¦Feel Betterâ€ program.

Photo/Courtesy Fifth grade classes at six public schools in northern Worcester County recently received a hands-on lesson in electricity, thanks to Unitil Corp. of Hampton, N.H. Squannacook Elementary in Townsend, Ashby Elementary, T.C. Passios Elementary in Lunenburg , and Fitchburg's Academy Middle School, Memorial Middle School, and BF Brown Middle School all hosted Unitil's educational consultant, Neil Clark, to teach a class on creating open and closed circuits. Pictured, from left to right, are: Julianne Marrella, a fifth grade teacher at Fitchburg's Academy Middle School, and Clark.

Photo/Courtesy Two dozen, Worcester-area children attended a Boston Celtics game last season thanks to Dunkin' Donuts of Canton and its community outreach program. The local kids from the Rainbow Child Development Center in Worcester sat in the â€œKidZoneâ€ section of the TD Banknorth Garden, a section of seats that Dunkin Donuts reserves for 24 kids during each home game. The program aims to provide local sporting event tickets to children who might otherwise not have the opportunity. Pictured are the 24 children from the Rainbow Child Development Center at center court before the game.