DORECHESTER — 150 golfers attended the tournament to support the 11 fund, named after late Boston Bruins player Jimmy Hayes of Dorchester. The golfers playes at the George Wright Golf Course in Hyde Park and held lunch and auction at the John P. McKeon Amvets Post 146. Eire Pub in Dorchester as the host and proceeds were to St. John Paul II Catholic Academy in Dorchester. Jimmy Hayes died in 2021. He was 31. All…

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FENWAY — More than 1,700 guests attended the 2021 Corey C. Griffin Foundation’s Corey Fest, which raised more than $1.6 million that will go to Boston Children’s Hospital’s Corey C. Griffin House and other Children’s programs. The event was held at the House of Blues on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 and featured a performance by Chase Rice. Following Corey’s tragic passing on August 16th, 2014, the Griffin family and close friends founded the Corey C.…

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DORCHESTER — Hundreds of well-wishers and mourners lined the streets of Dorchester near St. Ann’s church in Neponset for a touching farewell to Jimmy Hayes, a local native and former pro hockey player who died unexpectedly recently. He was 31. Although the actual funeral Mass was for immediate family only, the area outside the church to Florian Hall was lined with Dorchester residents, participants in the local youth hockey program, Jimmy’s friends from his days…

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SOUTH BOSTON — Enough NHL players to fill an All-Star roster turned out the other night for the Summer Happy Hour party at Coppersmith in South Boston to support The Corey C. Griffin Foundation. The host committee included: Brian Boyle (New Jersey Devils); Paul Carey (Ottawa Senators); Charlie Coyle (Minnesota Wild); Ryan Donato (Boston Bruins); Mark Fayne (Edmonton Oilers); Brian Gibbons (Anaheim Ducks); Steve Greeley (Buffalo Sabres AGM); Noah Hanifin (Calgary Flames); Jimmy Hayes (New…

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