BOSTON — 350 guests attended the Raising a Reader’s “Dinner with an Author” event, which raised $250,000 to provide books for young readers. The event was held at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in the Back Bay. The authors who attended included Ace Atkins, Kimberly Aulenback and Dawn Trigas, Ben Bradlee, Jr., Ruemon Bhattacharyya, Jack Bishop, Christopher Castellani, Robert Cocuzzo, Ron Della Chiesa, Emily Franklin, Erin Gates, Joani Geltman, Stan Grossfeld, Steve Gullans, Deborah Kolb, William…

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PHOTO BY BILL BRETT At the gala to support St. Jude are, from left,Christy Cashman, event chair Anne Tamer Hajjar, and her sister Mary Tamer. BACK BAY — 450 guests attended the 28th Annual “Tomorrow Nite” gala, which was held on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the Mandarin Oriental Boston hotel. The event raised $650,000 to benefit the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which provides free care (and full support including housing, transportation, meals) to…

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BOSTON — More than 300 guests mingled with thirty of Boston’s favorite authors, including William Martin, Ben Mezrich and our own Bill Brett, at Raising a Reader’s annual dinner that raised more than $220,000 for the non-profit’s literacy programs. The event was held on May 31, 2018 at the Mandarin Hotel on Boylston Street. All photos by Bill Brett

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BACK BAY — Boston College president Father William Leahy was honored at the Catholic Extension’s inaugural award dinner at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on March 20, 2018. Father Leahy received the Spirit of Francis Award “for his commitment to provide theological education to Catholics from under-resourced mission dioceses.” Leahy was honored by Cardinal Sean O’Malley at the event, which was emceed by radio host Candy O’Terry. The Boston Pilot reported that in remarks before presenting…

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BACK BAY — The Spaulding Hospital Professionals Council (which many knew by its former name the Young Professionals Group) hosted some 250 people at a recent fundraiser held at the Mandarin Oriental, Boston hotel. The group is dedicated to making the lives of the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital’s patients better. All photos are by Bill Brett.

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