DORCHESTER — The annual St. Patrick’s Day weekend breakfast that is held to raise money for the Mary Ann Brett Food Pantry will be held on Saturday, March 18, at 10 a.m. in the parish hall of the old St. Margaret’s Church (St. Mother Teresa Parish) in Dorchester. The lively annual breakfast takes place right next to the actual food pantry and raises more than $100,000 annually to support the local community. If the name…

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SEAPORT — 300 guests attended the Edgerley Family South Boston Boys & Girls Club’s 47th annual St. Patrick’s Day luncheon, which was held at the Omni Boston Hotel. John Tobin served as the emcee and comedian Corey Rodrigues offered some good humored entertainment. Guests included Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Father Joe White, Robert Lewis, Josh Davis, and several elected officials. The Youth of the Year award was given to Brille Jean, a 17-year-old junior at…

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COHASSET — 250 guests attended the South Shore Art Center’s Art Off the Wall, which featured 100 collectors and 100 pieces of art. The fundraiser’s co-chairs were Andrea Hiller and Tracey Merrill, SSAC Executive Director Patrice Maye, and emcee/photographer Stephen Sheffield. Every collector-ticketholder received an original piece of art. All photos by Bill Brett

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HINGHAM — The Lead Out Foundation hosted 100 South Shore guests at Tosca’s to raise money to support kids and adults with mobility challenges.  The LOF raised $10,000 during the night of live music, silent auction and good times. The money raised on Feb. 11 will be used to fund a ramp and durable medical equipment for a family in need. The LOF’s mission is to make “life easier for those individuals and families within…

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SEAPORT — 1,600 guests attended the Corey C. Griffin Foundation’s Boston Winter Ball, which was held at the Omni Boston Hotel in the Seaport District. The event raised more than $1.5 million (now more than $9.7 million total since the Foundation’s started) to support the Foundation, which partners with Boston’s most innovative non-profits focused on underprivileged youth as well as those with medical challenges. Through the Foundation’s partnerships with leading academic and healthcare organizations, we…

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