May 23, 2011

Photo Finish from the May 23, 2011 issue

Springfield-based Big Y Foods Inc. has donated $20,000 to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure to provide Massachusetts breast cancer education, screening, and treatment programs. The check presentation was held at the Big Y supermarket on Mayfield Street in Worcester. Contributions were raised through the sale of pink ribbons and other products. Pictured, from left to right, are: Lysa Wilkins, relationship development manager, Massachusetts affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure; and Meghan Hession, Big Y employee services representative.

Rollstone Bank & Trust donated $1,000 to the Fitchburg Police Department's Rape Aggression Defense program. The funds will go toward a self-defense program for women and a safety and empowerment program for kids dealing with issues like abuse, abduction and bullying. Pictured, from left to right, are: Deputy Police Chief Philip Kearns; Martin F. Connors Jr., president and CEO, Rollstone Bank; Officer Shelbie Hertel; and Chief Robert DeMoura.

Framingham Co-operative Bank donated a portable electronic message board to the Sherborn Police Department. It will provide motorists with messages about traffic conditions, emergency situations and other public safety issues. Pictured, from left to right, are: Police Chief Richard Thompson; Rachel Stewart, administrative director of the Framingham Co-operative Bank Charitable Foundation; Robert Lamprey, CEO of the bank; and Edward Wagner, highway superintendent for Sherborn.

Lancaster-based Orchard Hills Athletic Club's Day of Hope raised $9,105 for the Simonds-Sinon Regional Cancer Center at HealthAlliance Hospital in Fitchburg. Pictured, from left to right, are: Sophia Bogdasarian, cancer center nurse manager; Rose Tasca, basket raffle coordinator; Rose Earley, assistant general manager, Orchard Hills Athletic Club; and Mary Jane Ruth, cancer center program director.

Six hundred riders from around the state, including some from The Arc in Central Mass. and Center of Hope, raised more than $230,000 to increase awareness of The Arc, which supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The fundraiser utilized a caravan of buses to transport people with disabilities and supporters to the Hanover Theatre in Worcester for a central rally. To earn seats on the buses, riders had to raise a minimum of $600. Pictured, from left to right, are: Heather Paine, recruitment director, Center of Hope; Louis Denno; and Jim Polito of WTAG radio.