September 14, 2009

Photo Finish for the September 14, 2009 Issue

Photo/Courtesy The Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest in Framingham recently participated in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life in Marlborough, selecting it as their 2009 community service project. After walking for 12 hours, the teenage members of the nonprofit's leadership group, Keystone Club, reached their goal of raising $1,500. Pictured are the 12 members of the group during the event.

Photo/Courtesy As part of the nationwide National Nurses Week, nurses at HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster used the money that would ordinarily go to an honorary dinner and donated it back to the community. The $2,000 donation was split evenly between Our Father's House in Fitchburg and Ginny's Helping Hands in Leominster, two nonprofits that have an immediate impact on the Leominster and Fitchburg communities. Pictured, from left to right, are: Lisa Colombo, Jayne Refrigeri, Helene Houle, Ginny White of Ginny's Helping Hands, Judy Egan of Our Father's House, Kerry Beaulac and Barbara Hietala.

Photo/Courtesy The Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce recently awarded $5,000 in scholarships to five graduating seniors from local high schools. The money was raised through last year's 5K Run/Walk for Fun event, which was sponsored by the Wayside Racquet and Swim Club in Marlborough. Pictured, from left to right, are: Susanne Morreale-Leeber, president and CEO of the Marlborough Regional Chamber; Blake Reeves, graduate of Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science at WPI; Christopher Amorim, graduate of Hudson High; Kaila Harpin, graduate of Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School and Darren McLaughlin, gneral manager of Wayside.

Photo/Courtesy Amity Shlaes, a Bloomberg News columnist and author of â€œThe Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression,â€ was the featured speaker at the recent 24th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau at Mechanics Hall. Pictured, from left to right, are: Brian Thompson, president and CEO of Commerce Bank, Amity Shlaes and Roberta Schaefer, president of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau.

Photo/Courtesy Marlborough Radiology Associates recently donated $10,000 to Clinton Hospital. Marlborough Radiology Associates joined the diagnostic imaging department at Clinton Hospital in 2006 and with the organization's recent donation it became the latest addition to the Clinton Hospital Partnership, which serves as a fundraising arm of the hospital. Pictured, from left to right, are: Sheila Daly, president and CEO of Clinton Hospital and Jonathan Arnow, president of Marlborough Radiology Associates.