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wbjournal.com | January 9. 2017 | Worcester Business Journal 29 Experience a catered awakening. Peppers creates complete and extraordinary events, refl ecting your organization's unique vision and personality. • Talented teams in Culinary Arts, Cake Art, Art Bar, and Art & Design collaborating to craft a lasting impression. • Experience in meticulously planning, managing and executing events of every size and style with an eye on both the big picture and the smallest detail. • Dedicated craftsmanship and culinary talent that makes your event a true original and leaves your guests feeling part of something special. Contact our event specialists to create your one-of-a-kind occasion today. PeppersCatering.com 508.393.6844 Photo by Michael Brook Photography W C H A R I T A B L E G I V I N G disabilities. Under the program, providers willing to open their homes can offer support and companionship and receive a tax-free stipend, support and training. Hot Table, a Springfield-based fast and casual sandwich chain, will open a new store in Marlborough in the fall of 2017 in the new entertainment and hospitality complex, Apex Center of New England. Westborough-based Coghlin Companies donated $1,000 to the Westford Conservation Trust. An associate chooses which charity gets funds each quarter. Sturbridge-based Venture Community Services, which serves those with devel- opmental disabilities, received a $20,000 donation from the Hoyt Foundation. Pictured below (from left) are Dick and Rick Hoyt of the Hoyt Foundation; and Mike Hyland, president and CEO of Venture Community Services. Leominster Credit Union donated new, household goods to Armistice Veteran Homestead in Leominster, which offers housing and care to elderly, terminally ill and disabled veterans. Clinton Savings Bank donated $7,500 for Sterling Senior Center to furnish its out- door patio. Pictured (from left) are Robert J. Paulhus Jr., president and CEO, Clinton Savings Bank; Maureen Cranson, vice chair, Sterling Board of Selectmen; Veronica Buckley, director, Sterling Senior Center; Kristen M. Farragher, the bank's Sterling branch manager; and John F. Kilcoyne, a Sterling selectman and member of the bank's board. Anna Maria College of Paxton donated 15 instruments to the music therapy program at UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center in Worcester, and joined in a live performance at the center. Avidia Bank donated $3,000 to Symphony Pro Musica. Both are based in Hudson. Continued on next page W