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13Jun

Three men in suits smile at a formal gathering.

WCAC’s 6th Annual Action Heroes Awards

June 13, 2012By wcac

WCAC’s 2012 Action Hero Awards receipients: Mauro DePasquale, WCCA TV 13; Stephen F. O’Neil, WTRA; Jordan Levy, WTAG; Bruce Gaultney, Worcester Telegram & Gazette; and Peter Gardner, Curry Printing.

View photos from the event below:

A group of seven people smiling at a formal event. — Executive Director Jill C. Dagilis, Director of Early Childhood Education & Family Services Barbara Guthrie, and Head Start Director of Family Services Evelyn Velez with Head Start success story speaker Carlos Colon & family.

A man and woman smile at a formal event. — Head Start success story speaker Carlos Colon and mother.

Two men and a woman smile at a formal event. — Michael Dagilis with Jim & Ruth Reina, family of Executive Director Jill C. Dagilis.

Two women smile at a formal event. — Keynote Speaker Louise Eldridge, Regional Program Officer for Head Start of Administration for Children & Families and Director of Early Childhood Education & Family Services Barbara Guthrie.

Three men smile at a formal event. — 2012 Action Hero Award recipients: Jordan Levy, WTAG; Mauro DePasquale, WCCA TV 13; and Stephen F. O’Neil, WRTA.

A group of six people standing around a table with drinks, smiling at a formal event. — Board Member and former Head Start child Steven Joseph, with Head Start success story speaker Carlos Colon & family.

Two women and a man smile at a formal event. — Anthony Pini, WCAC Volunteer of the Year Barbara Hassan and Antonio Simas, NSTAR.

A group of five men in suits smiling and posing at a formal event. — WCAC’s 2012 Action Hero Awards recipients: Mauro DePasquale, WCCA TV 13; Stephen F. O’Neil, WTRA; Jordan Levy, WTAG; Bruce Gaultney, Worcester Telegram & Gazette; and Peter Gardner, Curry Printing.

Three women smile at a formal event. — Director of Early Childhood Education & Family Services Barbara Guthrie with Keynote Speaker Louise Eldridge, Regional Program Officer for Head Start of Administration for Children & Families, and Averil Capers, Worcester Telegram & Gazette.

Two women smile and pose. — WING GED Instructor Michelle Ramirez and Debbie Loewe, Imperial Distributors.

A group of four people stands smiling by a window at a formal event. — WCAC Volunteer of the Year Barbara Hassan with Board Chairman William Van Dam, Margaret Coughlin, and Kathleen Orrick, NSTAR.

A man and a woman smile indoors. — Board Members Steven Joseph & Barbara Haller.

Two women smile indoors. — Director of Planning & Development Donna J. McGrath with Board Member Deborah Penta, PENTA Communications.

A diverse group of nine people, dressed in business attire, pose smiling in a room with a wood-paneled door. — Board Members Gladys Rodriguez, Barbara Haller, Steven Joseph, Michael Keegan, Chairman William Van Dam, Kathleen Johnson, and Deborah Penta with Antonio Simas, NSTAR, and Volunteer of the Year Barbara Hassan.

A woman in a suit speaks at a podium. — Executive Director Jill C. Dagilis.

A man in a suit speaks at a podium. — WCAC Board Chairman William Van Dam.

An man in a suit holds a colorful framed cartoon. — Board Member Barbara Haller with Action Hero Award recipient Mauro DePasquale, Executive Director, Worcester Community Cable Access TV 13.

An elderly man in a suit holds a colorful framed cartoon. — Action Hero Award recipient Jordan Levy, Host, WTAG.

11Jun

Nine people stand together against a brick wall, smiling. Several hold plaques, suggesting an award ceremony.

Head Start Celebrates 20 Years

June 11, 2012By wcac

WCAC celebrated 5 Head Start site’s 20 years of service on Staff Development Day this June.

14Apr

Seven people wearing matching "HEERY 2012" t-shirts pose happily in a group at a WCAC Head Start event.

Thank you to the amazing Heery International Volunteers

April 14, 2012By wcac

Thank you to the amazing Heery International volunteers who painted classrooms at the Woodward Head Start site in Oxford on April 14, 2012.

11Apr

A diverse group people in business attire stand smiling in an office setting.

National Grid/United Way of Central MA donation

April 11, 2012By wcac

National Grid/United Way of Central MA donate $155,000 to WCAC’s fuel assistance program! (L to R): Donna J. McGrath, WCAC Director of Planning + Development; Rosalind Baker, WCAC Fuel Coordinator; Linda Booker WCAC Assistant Fuel Director; Jill C. Dagilis, WCAC Executive Director; Kerry Brennan, WCAC Director of Human Resources; Priscilla Holmes, WCAC Deputy Director; Mary Knittle, WCAC Director of Energy; Marcy Reed, National Grid President; and Steve Joseph, Unum Senior Vice President & WCAC Board Vice-Chair.

08Mar

A diverse group of 14 people in business attire stand smiling in an office setting.

WCAC’s Legislative Breakfast – March 8, 2012

March 8, 2012By wcac

Local legislators and WCAC Board Members (L to R): Edward Lopes, Donald Xenos for District Attorney Joseph Early, Jr., James O’Day, Dale Allen, Michael Keegan, Winifred Octave, William Van Dam, Anne Gob, Gladys Rodriguez-Parker for Congressman James McGovern, Jack Foley, Barbara Haller for City Councilor Joseph O’Brien, Matthew Beaton, Joanne Gravell, David Muradian for Representative George Peterson, John Weeks for Representative John Mahoney.

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