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CLINTON - Oct 20 will be a very special day for 50 children from the greater Clinton area as they receive their own bikes courtesy of the employees and management of Stratus Technologies, headquartered in Maynard.
The children were chosen from clients of WHEAT Community Connections, a direct service program of the United Way of Tri-County. North County Regional Director Jodi Breidel said that “many of these children have been on our request list...
FRAMINGHAM — The United Way of Tri-County will hold its second annual 5K Run/Walk fundraiser at 9 a.m. Oct. 14 at the United Way of Tri-County Headquarters, 46 Park St.
Funds from the event will support the United Way’s own network of food pantries, its early literacy program Ready to Read, and Call2Talk, a suicide prevention and mental health helpline.
Visit the nonprofit’s website to register online at www.uwotc.org/5K. Adult registration is $...
NATICK - Hundreds gathered on the football field at Natick High on Sunday for the commencement of the first Natick Out of the Darkness walk for suicide prevention.
Each walker wore beads to represent their relationship with suicide. Some wore purple beads to honor lost friends or relatives, while others wore green beads to signify their own personal struggle, among other colors. The beads showed that everyone there had a story to tell.
The...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Sunovion) today announced its expanded commitment to building stronger communities through a new partnership supporting the Red Sox Foundation and the launch of its sixth annual Hands On! volunteer service program supporting organizations in the communities where Sunovion operates, including United Way of Tri-County in Massachusetts and Bergen Volunteer Center in New Jersey.
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By Alison Bosma
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By Gerry Tuoti
Wicked Local Newsbank Editor
Paul Mina calls the summer the “hungriest time of the year,” for families and schoolchildren especially.
“It’s a time when people aren’t thinking about it,” Mina, president and CEO of United Way of Tri-County, a nonprofit that operates three food pantries in MetroWest, said. “We don’t get a lot of donations. As a result, we’re struggling to provide people...
By Jonathan DameDaily News Staff
FRAMINGHAM – Last year, Becca Pizzi ran seven marathons on seven continents in seven days.
Temperatures ranged from -4 degrees in Antarctica to 77 degrees in Australia. In Dubai, two miles into her sixth race, she tore a groin muscle. None of it stopped her from becoming the first American woman to complete the World Marathon Challenge.
So for Pizzi, a 3.1-mile course through the streets of North Framingham in...
By Jeff MalachowskiDaily News Staff
MARLBOROUGH – More than 2,800 pounds of nonperishable food items were delivered to the Marlborough Community Cupboard as a result of the 2017 Stuff-A-Bus project.
All city schools participated in the effort and stuffed a bus with nonperishable food items.
“I am grateful to the Marlborough Public School’s support and Reina Rago, communications coordinator for Marlborough Public Schools, for her willingness to...
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer
Marlborough – The United Way of Tri-County announced Bob Kays of Marlborough as Volunteer of the Year at its annual recognition breakfast, held April 6 at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center.
Kays is the longtime chair of the community’s foremost fundraisers including Evening of Giving for Roland’s House in Marlborough, a temporary emergency shelter operated by the South Middlesex...
Framingham, MA — Companies and organizations of all sizes are invited to participate in UnitedWay of Tri-County’s inaugural MetroWest Corporate 5K run/walk on Thursday June 29, 2017.This corporate 5K promises to be a night filled with company camaraderie, exercise, communitysupport and fun!
This after work event will start at 6:30 pm at 1 Nicholas Road, Framingham. Teams will racethrough the picturesque streets of Framingham. Hungry participants...
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