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22 Worcester Business Journal • January 5, 2015 www.wbjournal.com PHOTO FINISH Provo Financial Services Inc. of Shrewsbury raised $3,525 for the UMass Medicine Cancer Walk last fall to support clinical trials and cancer research and care at the UMass Medical School's Cancer Center of Excellence. People's United Bank, with offices in Central Massachuetts, awarded $129,500 to Massachusetts nonprofits, including Oak Hill Community Development Corp. in Worcester ($10,000) and Community Harvest Project in Grafton ($5,000). Hudson-based Murphy Insurance Agency volunteered to be a Toys for Tots drop-off site. OF NOTE Would you like to see your face on the PhotoFinish page? Please send submissions to editorial@wbjournal.com. BANKING ON COMMUNITY Athol Savings Bank pledged $30,000 to the Wendell P. Clark Memorial YMCA expansion project in Winchendon. Pictured, left to right, front row, are: Michael Toomey, chief lending officer, Athol Savings Bank; and Michael Quinn, executive director, Clark Memorial YMCA. Second row: David Connor and Darlene Rossi, board members, YMCA; and Carmelle Lucius, bank branch manager in Winchendon. Third row: YMCA board members Ernest P. "Bud" Fletcher, Marie Urquhart and Cindy Landanno. Fourth row: Larry Estelle and Roy Graves of the bank. FESTIVAL FRIENDS Whitinsville-based UniBank donated $2,500 to the Worcester Center for Crafts for its Holiday Festival of Crafts. Pictured, left to right, are: Honee Hess, executive director, Worcester Center for Crafts; Candace Casey, director of the festival; and Klara Mnacko, manager of UniBank's Grove Street branch. WARM TIDINGS Worcester-based Commerce Bank donated 65 coats to Worcester Community Action Council's new coat drive. Pictured, left to right, are: Linda Taylor, job developer; WCAC; Bette O'Reilly, Westborough office manager, Commerce Bank; Michael Roy, bank senior vice president; Jill Dagilis, council executive director; and Michelle Ramirez, GED instructor, WCAC. INVESTING IN THE FUTURE Clinton Savings Bank hosted 17 Clinton High School students for a Junior Achievement of Northern New England "Skills to Achieve" program. Pictured is Robert J. Paulhus Jr., bank president and CEO, with students. ANNUAL FUND AID Marlboro Orthodontics helped raise money for Immaculate Conception School in Marlborough. Pictured, left to right, are: Sandi Barrett, advancement director, Immaculate Conception; Kylee Kelly, patient coordinator, Marlboro Orthodontics; Linda Short, school principal; and Dr. Sirena Hsieh of Marlboro Orthodontics.