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wbjournal.com | June 12, 2017 | Worcester Business Journal 19 P H O T O F I N I S H Would you like to see your face on the Photo Finish page? Please send submissions to editorial@wbjournal.com. Packing it in Office-supply giant Staples held its 4th Annual Cradles to Crayons Backpack- a-Thon last month at its Framingham headquarters. More than 1,000 Staples volunteers assembled 20,000 backpacks with 460,000 school supplies to help children in need in areas including Framingham and Worcester. Legions of support Barre Savings Bank donated $2,500 each to the American Legion Post 2 in Barre and to the American Legion Post 206 in Paxton. Post 2 will use the funds to build a bathroom accessible to those with disabilities. Post 206 will purchase a new, clean-burning gas furnace. Pictured (from left) are members of Post 206 in Paxton: Adam Doud, Paul Cranston and Paul Verdini. Investing locally Bank of America donated $10,000 to United Way of North Central Massachusetts, part of a campaign to address critical community needs. Pictured (from left) are Phil Grzewinski, president, United Way of North Central Massachusetts; and from Bank of America, Sara Bullock, Worcester financial center manager, and Ed Shea, bank president. Book building buddies Oxford's bankHometown donated $250,000 to Corbin Library's effort to build a new Webster library. Pictured (from left) are Sam Pappas, bank chair- man; Paul LaFramboise, vice president, Friends of the Corbin Library; Amanda Grenier, library director; Thomas Klebart, president, Friends; and Michael Hewitt, bank CEO. Forces joining together Worcester Regional Food Hub has a $500,075 grant from The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts, a new, refrigerated box truck and a Food Hub logo created by an Assumption College student. Pictured (from left) are Steve Fischer, Frank Carlson, Tim Murray, Jan Yost, Maureen Binienda, Jean McMurray and Donna Lombardi. Role model recognition Michael Roy, director of corporate compliance and security at Commerce Bank of Worcester, was presented with the "Inspire by Example" Outstanding Volunteer Award by United Way of Central Massachusetts. Pictured (from left) are Doug Brown, board chair of the United Way of Central Massachusetts; Roy; and Tim Garvin, president and CEO of United Way of Central Massachusetts.