November 23, 2009

Photo Finish for the November 23, 2009 Issue

Photo/Courtesy Charter Communications in Worcester recently held its annual Scholar Athlete Awards, granting $11,000 in scholarships to eight graduating seniors from high schools throughout the state. Charter received over 100 applications from student athletes, who have demonstrated outstanding academic and athletic achievement throughout their high school careers. Pictured, from left to right, are: Brendan Burke from Burncoat High School in Worcester; Christopher Alling from Nipmuc Regional High School in Upton; Sam Peisch of the Bromfield School in Harvard; Drew Fuchs of Tantasqua Regional High School in Brimfield; Theresa Logan of Algonquin Regional High School in Southborough and Lauren Rothermich of Sutton Memorial High School in Sutton.

Photo/Courtesy The Protector Group in Worcester recently hosted a Halloween event for members of the YMCA of Worcester. This is an annual event during which children from the YMCA located in City Square trick or treat through the office building and walk through Halloween-themed scenes decorated by Protector Group employees. This year, the kids enjoyed such sites as an authentic disco club from the 70's, a carnival and the Island of Misfit Toys. Pictured are some of the trick-or-treaters in action.

Photo/Courtesy Meridian Associates Inc. of Westborough recently sponsored an educational presentation for local Upton Boy Scouts to kickoff their efforts for an engineering merit badge. The presentation highlighted the various career opportunities available in the fields of engineering and landscape design and the environmental contributions they can make on the community. Meridian specializes in land development services such as landscape architecture, land surveying, and 3D laser scanning. Pictured, is Mark E. Beaudry, senior Meridian associate, along with several of the Upton scouts.

Photo/Courtesy Leominster Credit Union (LCU) and the Spanish American Center (SAC) recently concluded their first-ever joint collaboration specifically directed at area youth. Working together this past summer, LCU and SAC helped nearly 80 youths from the Clinton area understand how financial institutions operate and the importance of planning for the future. Pictured, from left to right, are LCU employees: Ingrid Adade, Anne Marie Russell, Danielle Rivera and Katy Zereski educating youths on the importance of financial management.

Photo/Courtesy The 19th annual HealthAlliance Golf Classic was recently held at the International Golf Club in Bolton. The event raised more than $166,000 for the hospital's cancer center and scholarship fund for local students seeking to pursue a medical career. The HealthAlliance Cancer Center provides patients with alternative healing therapies in addition to traditional treatment. Pictured, from left to right, are Plastician Inc employees: John Clementi, president and chair of the HealthAlliance Golf Classic; Carol Bingham, assistant to the president and Jim Coletta, vice president of sales and marketing.