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20 Worcester Business Journal | April 2, 2018 | wbjournal.com 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. Cover in the cold Leominster Credit Union donated 102 new blankets to Montachusett Interfaith Hospital Network; Our Father's House; Ginny's Helping Hand; Battered Women's Shelter at the Holden Senior Center; Andy's Attic; Wheat Community Connection/Hidden Treasures; Sterling Fire Department; McKay School; and Fitchburg and Leominster Emergency Management, to assist 15 people displaced by fire. Pictured (from left) are John O'Brien, Leominster Credit Union president and CEO; Susan Chalifoux Zephir, executive director of Ginny's Helping Hand; and Rachel Terrell, LCU executive assistant. Big night out Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass./MetroWest held its spring fundraiser at the College of the Holy Cross last month. The Bob Cousy MVP Award went to Sandy Rossetsky, senior vice-president for infrastructure and operations at TJX, who helps with the largest corporate- based mentoring program at TJX in Marlborough. Assumption College of Worcester won the LAUNCH Innovation Award for a campus-based mentoring program. Pictured (from left) are Rossetsky and Jeff Chin, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass./MetroWest. MANUFACTURING S U M M I T & EXCELLENCE AWARDS WBJ Worcester Business Journal THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester 2:30 - 6:30PM Cost: $40 (pre-registration required) • Hors d'oeuvres • Cash bar Please join us for our 3rd Annual Manufacturing Summit and Excellence Awards! Don't miss this special event featuring a dynamic panel discussion, networking with industry leaders and a celebration for the 2018 Central Mass "Manufacturing Excellence Award" honorees! Visit wbjournal.com/manufacturing to register today! Supporting Sponsors: Clinton Savings Bank • James Monroe Wire & Cable Quinsigamond Community College Corporate Sponsors: Presenting Sponsor: Accessing critical resources and programs that support MA manufacturers What are the opportunities and how can the manufacturing industry in our region easily access them? Our panel of industry experts will discuss the top regional, state, federal and myriad of other incen- tives, resources and business assistance programs aimed at supporting manufacturers. The Summit will provide key take-a-ways and insights attendees will need to support and grow their businesses. Panelists will discuss such topics as… Speaker line up coming soon! • Capital funding • Workforce and training funding • Investment funding • Consortium grants • Technical assistance programs • Financial/tax incentive programs • Business counseling and assessments • Key training programs and more