BOSTON — 250 guests attended the 42nd Salute to Scouting Annual Dinner, which is held to raise awareness and support for the inner city Scout programs, and provides enhancements needed to remain relevant in America’s changing landscape. The event was held at the Revere Hotel Boston and honored Jim Brett, president and CEO of the New England Council. WCVB NewsCenter 5’s Randy Price was the event’s emcee. The Boy Scout nominating committee and Board of…

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QUINCY — 300 guests celebrated the TIC Network turning 40! TIC provides news and information to more than 30,000 blind or visually impaired listeners in the state of Massachusetts. The event, which was held at the Granite Links Golf Club, featured keynote speaker Sinead Kane. Sinead is an internationally known visually impaired athlete, lawyer, and inspirational speaker from Ireland. She ran her first marathon when she was 32 and two years later (in January 2017),…

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BACK BAY — 400 guests attended the Veterans Legal Services’ 27th annual gala at which Jim Koch, brewer and founder of Samuel Adams, was given the Distinguished Service Award. The gala was held at the Harvard Club of Boston. Veterans Legal Services, the primary provider of free legal services to low-income military veterans in the Greater Boston area, honored Koch with the award that is given annually to an individual in recognition of his or…

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FOXBOROUGH — 800 guests attended the 20th annual gala supports the new Outpatient Clinical Center at Beth Israel Deaconess-Needham, slated to open in spring 2019, which was held on Nov. 3, 2018 at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. The live entertainment by Boss, the live auction was led by Kathy Kingston, and the event was emceed by WCVB NewsCenter 5 anchor Maria Stephanos. Photos by Bill Brett

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