COPLEY SQUARE — 500 guests attended the Massachusetts League of Community Health Center’s 2019 awards gala, The Great Outdoors, where the state Majority Leader Ronald Mariano (D-Quincy), MassHealth Assistant Secretary and Medicaid Director for the Commonwealth Dan Tsai, and seven exceptional health center employees were recognized for their outstanding service to community health centers and the patients they serve. The event was held on June 7, 2019 at the Westin Copley Place hotel. As a…

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WOBURN — More than 250 guests attended the Cummings Foundation’s annual $100K for 100 grant program announcement in which the Woburn-based organization awards $10 million each year to 100 area nonprofits. Gov. Charlie Baker attended the event, which was held at the 128 Trade Building in Woburn. The Cummings Foundation was started by Joyce and Bill Cummings in 1986 as a way to give back to the community. This place-based philanthropic initiative primarily supports nonprofits…

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BOSTON — 300 guests attended College Bound Dorchester’s #WeAreUncorneredGala on June 5, 2019 at the State Room atop 60 State St. in Boston. College Bound Dorchester is a Boston nonprofit that uses education to end systemic generational urban poverty and violence through its “Uncornered” solution. They raised $500,000. This year’s event also offered a sneak peek at the #BostonUncornered photo documentary project. The exhibit tells the stories behind the College Bound students, staff, and prominent…

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HINGHAM — 175 golfers took to the courses for the annual Golf Tournament and Auction to support of IMPACT Melanoma’s educational, support and advocacy programs. The golf tourney raised $250,000 and was held at both Boston Golf and the Black Rock Country Club on Monday, June 3, 2019. IMPACT Melanoma holds the golf tournaments because the risk of melanoma is high for golfers who spend hours out on the golf course unprotected, especially for men…

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SOUTH END — 450 guests attended the United South End Settlements annual Neighborhood Gala that raised more than $380,000 to fund the 127-year-old nonprofit’s programs that support children and their families. Guests included actress and producer Eliza Dushku and her husband, the developer Peter Palandjian. The organization, which has as its core mission to unite the South End community to end the cycle of poverty, held the gala in the open space underneath the Southeast…

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