April 12, 2010

Photo Finish From April 12, 2010 Issue Of The WBJ

Photo/Courtesy Rollstone Bank & Trust of Fitchburg donated $25,000 to the Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation Inc. to support economic development initiatives at the school. Pictured, from left to right, are: Martin F. Connors Jr., president and CEO of Rollstone Bank; and Daniel M. Asquino, president of MWCC.

Photo/Courtesy Pete's Tire Barns recently donated $1,000 to Gardner's 225th Anniversary Committee. The committee, which hopes to raise $75,000, is planning several events throughout 2010, including walking history tours, history reenactments, a fireman's muster, fireworks and a grand parade. The group has raised $35,000 so far. Pictured, from left to right, are: Chuck LaHaye, anniversary committee chairman; and Tim Scanlan, manager of Pete's Tire Barns in Gardner.

Photo/Courtesy Employees at Fitchburg-based Workers' Credit Union organized a fundraiser that netted more than $20,000 for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. The employees, a handful of which are pictured above, have decided to donate the funds to The Salvation Army.

Photo/Courtesy Bryn Mawr Elementary School of Auburn recently received $1,000 from Southbridge Credit Union's Community Champions Fund. Pictured, from left to right, are: MaryEllen Jordan Burgess, Bryn Mawr School's reading teacher; Paul D. Raffa, business development manager, SCU; Robin Nashawaty, Auburn SCU branch manager; and Principal Patricia Haggerty with two students, Jordan and Shannon.

Photo/Courtesy The Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest received a $1,000 donation from the Olive Garden in Marlborough. The money will help support the club's after-school and summer programs. Pictured, from left to right, are: Tami Muldoon, culinary manager, Olive Garden; Fran Hurley, president, Boys & Girls Club; Marty McNally, Olive Garden; and Chris Duane, senior vice president of operations, Boys & Girls Club.