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20 Worcester Business Journal | December 9, 2024 | wbjournal.com Congratulations to Dr. Chelsea Perry of Elite Dental Studio on being named a 2024 WBJ Champion of Healthcare 11 W Main St 2nd Floor, Westborough, MA 01581 Phone: 508-366-8808 F O C U S N O N P R O F I T S Mélange Gala and Live Auction results Year Funds raised Theme Location 2020 More than $200,000 Retrospective Melange Virtual 2021 $345,000 Gala on the Go Virtual 2022 $1.1 million A Lifeline to Our Future The Willows at Medway 2023 $1.2 million Northern Lights Park Sports Center in Milford 2024 $1.3 million A Journey to Emerald City – inspired by "The Wizard of Oz" 208 Fortune Blvd. in Milford (former Best Buy) Source:UMass Memorial Health – Milford Regional Medical Center particular. It's the nurses, physicians, the board, senior leadership. And there is definitely some thought in terms of reaching out to our donors, to our key stakeholders to ask what resonates with them. It involves our internal community to come together and decide what is the immediate priority in front of us that could use the resources fundraising can provide. ere is an incredible level of trust that we are making the decisions in the very best interest of our community. Our donors trust the need that we are putting in front of them is, in fact, a need that is most important or most urgent to the needs of those around us. What kind of experiences do you envision for your guests when choosing themes for the Mélange? We try to come up with a theme to inspire people and create a little bit of mystery to the evening. We don't tell people exactly what the colors are going to be inside or exactly what the entertainment is going to be because we want them to have a little bit of surprise when they walk in. Fortunately, we've been able to create that. It's not an easy thing to do, but we're so inspired by what is going to happen that night in terms of the fundraising and how generous people are that it just certainly motivates us moving forward. is interview was conducted and edited for length and clarity by WBJ Staff Writer Mica Kanner-Mascolo. Continued from page 19 (From left) Leslie and Kevin Leslie Lobisser participate in the Mélange live auction. Funds raised from the event were in support of an eight-room surgical suite named after the Lobisseres. W