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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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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SEAPORT — 600 guests attended the New England Center and Home for Veterans’ 16th annual “Leave No One Behind” gala, which was held on Oct. 10 at the World Trade Center in Boston. The NECHV event marked the 100th anniversary of The Armistice when the guns fell silent on the Western Front, ending World War I, which was called the “Great War.” That Armistice Day became Veterans Day; a national holiday to honor all of…

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DORCHESTER — 500 guests attended the gala to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Special Olympics Massachusetts. The event, which was held at the John F. Kennedy Library & Museum, honored Governor Charlie Baker with the Jack Brett Award. Also on hand were First Lady Lauren Baker, Special Olympics CEO & President Mary Beth McMahon, Northeast Arc’s Jo Ann Simons, New England Council President & CEO Jim Brett, and Special Olympics Board Chairman Tim Shriver. Irish…

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