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34 Worcester Business Journal • September 14, 2015 www.wbjournal.com PHOTO FINISH Trustmark Insurance of Worcester donated $2,500 to Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester. SpencerBANK donated $500 to The Bridge of Central Massachusetts for BridgeFest, a road race and fair. The event raises money for the nonprofit, which serves those with mental health challenges or developmental disabilities. Marlborough-based Sunovion Pharmaceuticals' employees partnered with United Way of Tri-County for a community service day. Volunteers stocked shelves at food pantries, packaged books for children and cleaned up outdoor areas. Putts & More Miniature Golf in Holliston hosted a fundraiser for Natick Visiting Nurse Association on Sept. 12. OF NOTE Would you like to see your face on the PhotoFinish page? Please send submissions to editorial@wbjournal.com. GOOD SPORTS Avidia Bank of Hudson donated $1,000 to the Hudson Portuguese Club for its athletic program. Pictured, from left, are: Lurdes Melo, board president, Hudson Portuguese Club; Kevin Santos, club oversight committee member; Jeff Tucker, club board member; Manuel Chaves, club oversight committee member; and Mark R. O'Connell, bank president and CEO. COMMUNITY CONCERN Fitchburg-based Workers' Credit Union, which has a new branch in Westford, gave $1,000 to each of five Westford nonprofits: Westford Conservation Trust, Westford Food Pantry, Westford Charitable Foundation, Parish Center for the Arts and Westford Educational Foundation. Pictured, from left, are: Mike Bordenca, branch manager, Workers' Credit Union; Mary Anne Seraphin of Westford Education Foundation; and Denise Kemmitt, assistant manager, Workers' Credit Union. READING AND RUNNING Building-materials maker Saint-Gobain, with offices in Worcester and Northborough, sponsored Tenacity's Summer Tennis and Reading Program at Worcester's Crompton Park, with a $5,000 donation. The free program was offered at four sites for children ages 6 to 16. Pictured are program participants. FUTURE INVESTMENT Framingham-based MutualOne made a $10,000 grant to the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest. Pictured, from left, are: Rachel Stewart, administrative director, MutualOne Charitable Foundation; Francis X. Hurley, president, Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest; and Donna Gogliormella, manager, MutualOne's Lincoln Street, Framingham office; and program participants. BUDDYING UP FOR PROGRESS Worcester-based Bay State Savings Bank donated $3,000 to Best Buddies of Central Mass., a group that establishes connections for those with developmental disabilities. Pictured, from left, are: Jayme Burdett and Diane Giampa, with Bay State Savings Bank; Heidi Kalinowski, Rebecca Kovrlija, and Janna Rayworth, with Best Buddies; and Peter Alden, bank president and CEO.