CANCER CRUSADERS
Worcester-based Harr Motor Group donated $53,747 to UMass Memorial Cancer Center of Excellence. Pictured, left to right, are: Charles Ribakoff, CEO, Harr Motor Group; Dr. Giles Whalen, interim director, UMass Memorial Cancer Center of Excellence; Rebecca Moore, sponsorship and recruitment manager, UMass Memorial Cancer Center Walk; and Mike Gross, president and general manager of Harr.
COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION
SpencerBANK donated $5,000 to Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester for scholarships at the Southbridge campus. Pictured, from left to right, are: Roland A. Gauthier, lifetime director, QCC Foundation; K. Michael Robbins, president and CEO, SpencerBANK; Gail Carberry, president, Quinsigamond Community College; and Laurance S. Morrison, foundation president.
HELPING HANDS
Employees at Worcester-based Commerce Bank, participating in the United Way of Central Massachusetts’ annual Day of Caring, worked at Lutheran Social Services in Worcester. Pictured, from left to right, are: Michael Roy, Cathy Esposito, Lisa Lyons and Jamie How.
IMPROVEMENT AID
Hudson-based Avidia Bank donated $2,500 to Employment Options Inc. of Marlborough, for a kitchen upgrade. Pictured, from left to right, are: David Morticelli, assistant vice president and market manager, Avidia Bank; and Toni Wolf, executive director, Employment Options Inc.
CHANGE AGENTS
Saint-Gobain, with offices in Central Massachusetts, donated $15,000 in building materials to renovate an abandoned house in Worcester. Employees assisted Worcester nonprofit Matthew 25 with the work. Pictured, from left to right, are: Lauren Petit, Rick Nelson and Bradley H. Johnson, all with Saint-Gobain; Rev. Frederick Enman, executive director, Matthew 25; Chris Burke, construction manager, Matthew 25; and Richard DeMild, senior territory manager, CertainTeed.
Of Note
Fitchburg-based Workers’ Credit Union was named top fundraiser for the 2013 Greater Gardner Relay for Life event, raising $32,328, which will go toward cancer research. Chere Piermarini of Fitchburg, a senior consumer lending specialist, was recognized for raising $11,483, the most raised by an individual. Workers’ was also the No.1 team for online fundraising.
The DCU Center and Worcester Sharks hosted an American Red Cross Blood Drive last month.
People’s United Bank, with offices in Worcester, granted $896,444 to 128 nonprofits in communities it serves in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
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