CLINTON — WHEAT Community Connections recently got a grant from the Greater Worcester Community Foundation as part of the Worcester County Food Bank Fund to End Hunger.

 

The fund is focused on projects that offer sustainable solutions addressing hunger through advocacy and programs that incorporate best practices.

 

According to the agency, the funds are to make the WHEAT program more accessible for elderly residents.

 

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Sunovion), a partner of the Boston Red Sox, today announced that the Company is continuing its annual contributions to the Red Sox Foundation by leveraging its Take On Tomorrow™ campaign as a giving opportunity via Red Sox social media. Fans will help reach Sunovion’s donation goal of $25,000 by liking Take On Tomorrow™ posts on Red Sox social media this summer, which will contribute to the Red Sox Foundation in support of community educational initiatives and programs that address mental health conditions.

MA – United Way Worldwide announced today that it is partnering with Lyft, the fastest growing rideshare company in the U.S., to provide limited free rides to people with specific non-emergency healthcare transportation, employment, and veterans’ needs.  The program is now being piloted in 12 cities across the country, including some neighborhoods in Boston.  Mass2-1-1 is a free, statewide service that connects people to essential services in their community, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by phone, text, and on the web.  

We were sorry to hear the news that our dear friend State Representative Chris Walsh has passed away after a valiant battle with cancer.

 

Chris has been a long time supporter of our United Way, Mass2-1-1 and Call2talk. Along with Senator Karen Spilka and Representative David Linsky they have secured thousands of dollars of funding  for our organization and the people we serve. 

 

By Tom Burke  |  Veteranscribes Blog

 

It was just that three-letter word, relates author Catherine Marenghi, that set her firmly on her way to a prosperous business career.

 

March 13, 2018  |  Framingham Source Editor Susan Petroni

 

FRAMINGHAM – On International Women’s Day, the United Way of Tri-County hosted the 2018 Athena Luncheon to recognize 14 finalists and announce the two

winners of the 2018 ATHENA Leadership Award ® .

 

The winners were Nishita Roy-Pope, from Dell EMC Global Centers of Excellence, and Susanne Morreale Leeber, President and CEO of the Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce.

 

 

By Jim Haddadin | Daily News Staff