Editor’s Note: We’re re-publishing Bill’s photos from the 2018 Santa Speedo Run. BACK BAY — More than $75,000 was raised in the 18th annual Santa Speedo Run on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018. Money raised from the event for the Play Ball! Foundation.  The SSRun began in Boston in 2000 with give guys just looking to spread some holiday spirit by running through Back Bay in only Santa hats and Speedos. Since then it has…

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FENWAY — More than 1,200 guests attended the Corey C. Griffin Charitable Foundation‘s annual Corey Fest, which was held at the House of Blues on November 2, 2019. The event raised more than $1 million to support the Foundation’s mission of improving the lives of primarily Boston-area children through strategic partnerships with the city’s leading educational and healthcare institutions, with an emphasis on faith-based initiatives. “We believe that every child should have the opportunity to…

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SCITUATE — More than 200 guests attended the performance of Jimmy Keys as part of a night to raise funds for Alice’s House. The event was held at The River Club in Scituate. Jimmy performed showtunes, comedy skits and impersonations, including Mick Jagger, Barry Manilow and Rod Stewart. The event’s emcee and auctioneer Jim Fagan pushed the crowd and the night raised more than $100,000 for Alice’s House. The organization’s founder Janet Gibson explained the…

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SEAPORT — More than $1 million was raised by 2,500 guests who attended the 16th annual “Celebration for Kids” on Dec. 1, which featured food prepared by dozens of Boston’s best chefs, a colossal holiday shopping gallery, silent auction, a live auction, and dancing to the World Premier Band. Proceeds from the event, which was held at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, go to brightening the lives of at-risk kids during the holiday…

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BACK BAY — 500 guests, dressed in creative black tie attire, attended the Storybook Ball, the annual event that raises money to support MassGeneral Hospital for Children. This 19th gala, which was held on Oct. 13, 2018 at the Castle at Park Plaza, raised more than $2 million. The gala co-chairs were Jen and Mark Dolins and Sonja Kelly and Steve Tordone. Inspired by “101 Dalmatians,” Rafanelli Events transported guests across the pond and celebrated…

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