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36 Worcester Business Journal | October 28, 2019 | wbjournal.com P H O T O F I N I S H Drinks made a difference Westborough convenience store chain Cumberland Farms' Cups for Kids initiative raised more than $85,000 for Boston's Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center. Five cents from every iced coffee purchased in August in Massachusetts and Rhode Island stores went to the hospital. This year the event raised $151,000 overall for five Northeast pediatric hospitals. Patient Sheila Parma of Tewksbury represented the hospital for this year's effort. PLEASE JOIN US! • Beechwood Hotel, Worcester • Berkeley's Dapper Dog & Cat, Danielson, CT • Closets by Design, Shirley • Feen's Country Living, Fitchburg • Fresh Start – The Moving Crew, Worcester • Grunts Move Junk and Moving, Worcester • JS Transport Services, Auburn • Location Inc., Worcester • Miles Funeral Home, Holden • National Glass Works, Worcester • Porter and Chester Institute, Worcester • PuroClean Certified Restoration, Auburn • Red Dog's Roofing, Fitchburg • Unic Pro, Shrewsbury • Worcester Bravehearts, Worcester Thank you to our event sponsors: Wednesday, November 13th at 5:00PM The Manor Restaurant, West Boylston, MA Join us as we reveal the winners of the 2019 Central MA Awards for Marketplace Excellence. Awards Presentations | Hors d'oeuvres | Networking Advanced tickets: $20 | Tickets can be purchased by calling 508-552-0366. 2019 FINALISTS: Safety support Visit North Central Massachusetts donated more than $8,000 to the Athol and Phillipston firefighter associations – money raised at the Appleseed Country Fair on Labor Day weekend. Pictured (from left) are Al Rose, owner of Red Apple Farm; Diane Burnette, manager, Johnny Appleseed Visitors' Center; representa- tives of Athol and Phillipston fire departments; and Roy Nascimento, president and CEO of Visit North Central Massachusetts. Hospital honors AdCare Hospital in Worcester, which provides treatment for substance abuse, honored employees Mary Cochrane and Ernesto Vanegas for jobs well done. Cochrane, director of outpatient services at AdCare's North Dartmouth location, won the Excellence in Patient Care Award. Vanegas, manager of housekeeping, received the Excellence in Patient Service Award. Pictured (from left) are Jeffrey Hillis, CEO of AdCare Hospital, and Vanegas.