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22 Worcester Business Journal • August 17, 2015 www.wbjournal.com Applebee's, with restaurants in Central Massachusetts, is participating in the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation fundraiser. The goal is to raise $6 million. Natick-based Middlesex Savings Bank announced $345,272 in grants. Recipients included MetroWest Legal Services in Framingham; Gaining Ground in Concord; and the Town of Bellingham. Southbridge Credit Union donated $5,000 to the Chamber of Central Mass. South's Regional Economic Development Organization. OF NOTE Would you like to see your face on the PhotoFinish page? Please send submissions to editorial@wbjournal.com. DONATION FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES Commerce Bank of Worcester donated $5,000 to Easter Seals Massachusetts. Pictured from left: Kirk Joslin, president and CEO, Easter Seals Massachusetts; and Michael Roy, senior vice president, Commerce Bank. ART ALLIES Hudson-based Avidia Bank donated $4,000 to Hudson Area Arts Alliance. Pictured from left: Mark R. O'Connell, president and CEO, Avidia Bank; Lynne Johnson, executive director, Hudson Area Arts Alliance; Denise Reid, the alliance's marketing and development coordinator; and Lisette Arbelli, the bank's Hudson branch manager. SENIOR SUPPORT Webster Five donated $1,000 to HANDS for Help in Dudley, a nonprofit serving seniors. Pictured from left: Richard Leahy, CEO and president, Webster Five; Sarah White, executive director, HANDS for Help; Sam Bitar, business analyst, Webster Five; and Tracy Burns, the bank's Dudley assistant branch manager. HOPE FOR HOMELESS KIDS SpencerBANK donated $1,000 to the Worcester chapter of StandUp for Kids, an organization with a mission to end youth homelessness. Pictured from left, are: Donna Katsoudas, executive director, StandUp for Kids; and Nada Kanaan, Worcester branch manager, SpencerBANK. PHOTO FINISH CREDIT UNION CREATES CHANGE Fitchburg-based IC Federal Credit Union donated $1,140 to the Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster. The money, raised from the IC Jeans for Charity event, will be used for program scholarships. Pictured with several club members, from left: Holly Sanchez, training and employee engagement manager, IC Federal Credit Union; and Donata Martin, executive director, Boys & Girls Club.