March 29, 2010

Photo Finish From The March 29, 2010 Issue Of The WBJ

Photo/Courtesy The Fitts Insurance Agency recently donated $10,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest to support the organization's new Framingham Clubhouse. In the past, the nonprofit ran programs out of smaller facilities, but that limited the number of children it could serve. Currently, the Framingham Clubhouse serves about 125 children each day through its afterschool programs. Pictured with members of the Boys & Girls Club of MetroWest, from left to right, are: Fitts Insurance employees Valerie Meadows, Sonia Paparazzo, Sandra Castagna, Nancy Sherman, Timothy Fitts, and Karen Magri; Fran Hurley, president of the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest; and Chris Fitts of Fitts Insurance.

Photo/Courtesy The American Heart Association of Central Massachusetts recently presented its the Heart of Gold Award to Dr. Robert Philips of UMass Memorial Medical Center. The award presentation took place at The American Heart Association of Central Massachusetts' Heart and Stroke Ball. Phillips is the director of the medical center's heart and vascular center of excellence. Pictured, from left to right, are: Elizabeth Greene, chair of the American Heart Association Central Mass. board of directors, and Phillips.

Photo/Courtesy The Clinton Savings Charitable Foundation Inc. recently donated $5,000 to Wheat Community Services, which the Clinton-based nonprofit will use to purchase appliances for its Community CafÃ&Copy;'s new location. The Community CafÃ&Copy; provides free, home-cooked meals to individuals and families in need. Pictured, from left to right, are: Diane Stevens, a cook at Community CafÃ&Copy;; Phyllis Farrell, Wheat Community Services volunteer coordinator; Robert J. Paulhus Jr., president and CEO of Clinton Savings; Jim Sheehan, Wheat Community Services executive director; Joseph Guercio, chief lending officer at Clinton Savings; and Cordie Mueller, a cook at Community CafÃ&Copy;.

Photo/Courtesy The Webster Five Foundation-the charitable foundation of Webster Five Cents Savings Bank-recently donated $1,500 to the Worcester Youth Center. The funding will be used to support the nonprofit's Basic Skills Program, which prepares out-of-school, young adults to earn their GEDs. Pictured with Worcester Youth Center members, from left to right, are: Richard T. Leahy, president and CEO of Webster Five Bank; Hilda Ramirez, executive director of Worcester Youth Center; and Karen Kempskie-Aquino, vice president of Webster Five.

Photo/Courtesy Rollstone Bank & Trust of Fitchburg recently donated $5,000 to Children's Aid & Family Service, an affiliate of the Seven Hills Foundation in Worcester. Pictured, from left to right, are: Linda Racine, executive vice president at Rollstone; Kathleen Reville, vice president of advancement at Seven Hills Foundation, and Martin F. Connors Jr., president & CEO of Rollstone.