Tuesday, August 21, 2012
When it comes to philanthropy, Tewksbury residents give to charitable causes less than the state and country averages, and less then residents of other Middlesex County communities, according to a study conducted by "The Chronicle of Philanthropy."
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
When it comes to philanthropy, Tewksbury residents give to charity less than the state and country averages, according to a study released this week. They also give less than most of the residents in other Middlesex County communities. "The Chronicle of Philanthropy" published their "How America Gives" study which reported that Tewksbury residents, with a median discretionary income of $55,267, gave a median contribution of $1,216 of their income to charity in 2008—the tax year when the data was gathered. Meanwhile, the state and country's median contribution was 2.8 percent and 4.7 percent, respectively, compared to Tewksbury's 2.2 percent. Tewksburians contributed a total of $9.3 million, according to the study. Here's a complete …
Monday, June 11, 2012
Joe Andruzzi Foundation provides financial assistance to cancer patients and their families, and funds pediatric brain cancer research.
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Monday, June 11, 2012
Credit Unions Kids at Heart Named Presenting Sponsor of Fourth Annual Joe Andruzzi & Friends Golf Tournament Joe Andruzzi Foundation teams-up with nonprofit collaboration of credit unions to raise money for cancer patients & their families at celebrity golf outing with Patriots Stars Rob Gronkowski, Rob Ninkovich & more The Joe Andruzzi Foundation announced a sponsorship agreement with Credit Unions Kids at Heart, designating the nonprofit collaboration of credit unions as the presenting sponsor of the fourth annual Joe Andruzzi & Friends Golf Tournament taking place June 18 at Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy, Mass. Proceeds raised through the event, including the Credit Unions Kids at Heart $25,000 contribution, will benefit the …
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Tewksbury Federal Credit Union
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Charity hockey game at Breakaway Ice Center to benefit the Claddagh Fund.
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- Bill Gilman
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Boston Bruins past and present, along with the rowdy Dropkick Murphys, will be on hand Saturday night at the Breakaway Ice Center, 10 Carter St., for a charity hockey game. The event, which starts at 6:30 p.m., will benefit the Claddagh Fund, a charity foundation set up by Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys back in 2009. According to fund's website (claddaghfund.org): "Honoring the three attributes of the Claddagh Ring, friendship, love and loyalty, the mission of the Claddagh Fund is to raise money for the most underfunded non-profit organizations that support vulnerable populations in our communities." Dave Hughes, the owner of Breakaway Ice Center, sits on the Board of Trustees for the Claddagh Fund. "Since Ken Casey started the fund, it…
Monday, January 23, 2012
Katelyn Wentworth takes the lead on program to help area homeless shelters.
(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by Katelyn Wentworth of Tewksbury High.) Katelyn Wentworth, a freshman at Tewksbury Memorial High School, is running a Teens for Jeans drive in Tewksbury. Teens for Jeans, part of DoSomething.org, is a nationwide program that partners with Aeropostale clothing store. Gently used jeans are collected and then dropped off at an Aeropostale store, where they are then donated to local homeless shelters. Last year, 542,411 pairs of jeans were donated nationwide. Wentorth will be collecting the jeans from now through to Friday, February 10th. Donation bins are located at Tewksbury Memorial High School in the library and guidance office. Residents of our community and beyond are encouraged to…
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Toys being gathered for the Department of Mental Health of Greater Lowell.
Trull Brook Golf Course and Tennis Center is collecting toys this Christmas season for the Department of Mental Health Children's Case Management of Greater Lowell. New, unwrapped toys can be dropped of at Trull Brook, 170 River Road, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. The drive is being organized by Peter Edelstein, president of the Andover Tennis Club and Lorraine Trull, owner of Trull Brook.
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Trull Brook Golf Course
170 River Rd, Tewksbury, MA
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Monday, October 24, 2011
Event to take place at Fitness Revolution on Oct. 30.
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Monday, October 24, 2011
(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by the ownership of Fitness Revolution.) In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Fitness Revolution, 90 Washington St., Tewksbury, will host the 2nd Annual Charity Boot Camp to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer awareness foundation. According to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation, the 5-year survival rate for breast cancer, when caught early, is 98%. If caught late, this rate plummets to 23%. The Charity Boot Camp workout will consist of high energy training circuits, with enough variety to meet the fitness needs of any teen or adult, regardless of ability or exercise experience. “We encourage everyone to come support this cause and experience our fun, …
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Fitness Revolution
90 Washington St, Tewksbury, MA
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
Helping families prepare for the school year ahead.
With August upon us and fall approaching rapidly parents and kids alike are starting to turn their thoughts to back to school. For some families that means casual trips to the mall and shopping for first day clothes and supplies. For others, however, the back to school season means yet another set of expenses that simply are not in the family budget. Thanks to one young Tewksbury resident, Ashley Toland, local families throughout the Merrimack Valley are going to get some much needed help during these difficult times. For the third year in a row Ashley is organizing the Backpack Attack Drive and collecting school supplies and backpacks that will eventually be donated to and distributed by The Wish Project in Lowell. “Now more than …
Monday, May 23, 2011
Golf balls rain from the sky to support T.H.E. Farm.
It was just a normal Saturday afternoon in Tewksbury, until hundreds of golf balls fell from the sky! In an effort to raise money, T.H.E. (Tewksbury Hospital Equestrian) Farm held their first ever golf ball drop. Each golf ball cost 20 dollars, and the three closest golf balls to the hole would win a prize, the top prize set at 1,500 dollars. A crowd of just over 50 watched as a helicopter circled a field on East Street before dumping its payload. The winners were Lorna McElaney, of Tacoma, Washington, Joyce Morency, of Lawrence, and Emily Bersin, of Tewksbury. Susan Lorenti, T.H.E. Farm's president, says the golf ball drop is now their second biggest fundraising event and hopes to hold it again next year.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Members participate in workouts together and draw close as a result.
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- B Schill
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Saturday, April 23, 2011
Karen Daley has a large family. In total, it numbers over 50 members. Her family is nontraditional. They sweat together. They lift weights together. In Daley’s words, the ladies she leads in exercise classes are her family. Daley leads classes at the Dance Infusion Studio at the Village Green, located at 1555 Main St., a street level establishment that Daley describes as “bright and clean.” She has been at that location for 4 and a half years. Prior to instructing at the Dance Infusion Studio, she taught at a Lowell gym that changed hands in 2006 to become Planet Fitness. When they stopped hosting fitness classes, Daley found herself out of work. Daley said that after that point she would often see women around Tewksbury who had taken her …
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Dance Infusion Tewksbury
1555 Main St, Tewksbury, MA
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Atamian family has been selling cars and contributing to the town since 1919.
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Monday, February 28, 2011
When it comes to automobile sales, you could say that Terry “Reed” Atamian has been around the block -- and back again. The dealer recently celebrated his 42nd year of President’s Day sales at his location at 150 Main St. The history of the Atamian family in the automobile industry, however, goes further back than that. The Atamians began selling cars as early as 1919, but it wasn’t until 1924 before the family sold their first new car. They have been in the business so long, in fact, that several of the car manufacturers of their early dealerships no longer exist: Hudson, Rambler, Nash, and American Motors. The Atamian family has dealt in so many iconic brands that Reed has trouble remembering them all. “The list goes on. I’m probably …
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Atamian Volkswagen Honda Inc.
150 Main St, Tewksbury, MA
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Dave
5:40 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
We all give to the townie unfunded pension plan yearly..now who you calling stingy! and they're getting the chapter 90 funding as well! and the water enterprise fund too! How much do those folks give? more ›