06May
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Third Annual Action Hero Awards – 2009

May 6, 2009By

On May 6, 2009, the WCAC held its Third Annual Action Hero Award event at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Worcester. Six individuals and/or organizations were honored for their monetary contribution, in-kind goods and services, and advocacy to WCAC: John Laracy, Bagel Inn Joseph Clouatre, Innovative Business Partners Debbie C. Guiney and Michael Carroll, AllCom Credit Union Nancy Concemi and National Grid Call Center staff WCAC’s Worcester Community Connections Coalition Parent volunteers Rod Lee, Telegram & Gazette Dr. Melinda Boone, keynote speaker, was introduced by J. Christopher Collins, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, UNUM. View photos from the event below:

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26Mar
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Central Massachusetts Annual Philanthropy Day 2009

March 26, 2009By

Worcester Community Action Council, Inc. (WCAC) recently nominated and honored the “Renovation Team” for the Association of Professional Fundraisers (AFP) of Central Massachusetts Annual Philanthropy Day. A luncheon was held recently at Cyprian Keyes in Boylston to salute supporters of local agencies. WCAC was pleased to endorse and salute Paul Fontaine, Liberty Movers; Debbie Delorey, Delorey Contract Interiors; and Fran Madigan and Steve Pratt, F.W. Madigan Company, Inc. for helping enhance the WCAC facilities this past summer for our staff and customers. Jumpstarted with a generous donation of used systems furniture from National Grid, many contractors stepped forward to meet WCAC’s impossible deadline of about five weeks to…

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