Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Generations Incorporated Receives Bill Russell Mentoring Grant
Last night, Generations Incorporated had the great honor of being recognized as a recipient of the inaugural Bill Russell Mentoring Grants program. We’re in great company, along with Adoption & Foster Care (AFC) Mentoring and the DREAM Program. A special thanks goes out to the Bill Russell Legacy Project, the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation, and Mass Mentoring Partnership for their work in ensuring Bill Russell’s passion for mentoring children is carried on.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Generations Incorporated Listed as Featured Grantee in Tufts Health Plan Foundation Newsletter
We were recently featured in Tufts Health Plan Foundation’s (THPF) May 2012 newsletter “Community Impact”. It described the meaningful relationships created in our program and the impact THPF has had on our Active Aging Initiative. Executive Director Mary Gunn on how the benefits for older adult volunteer members go beyond tutoring: ”Older adult volunteers are the backbone of our program and it is in our best interest to keep them healthy. The support from the Tufts Health Plan Foundation for the Active Aging Initiative has helped elevate the benefits for our volunteers.”
Read the article here.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Recap of Generations Incorporated’s Between the Lines 2012
The countdown is over. Generations Incorporated’s (GI) 4th annual Between the Lines event has now come and gone. It was a special evening to honor Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston (BGCB) for their commitment to youth and our effective partnership. But even almost a week out, we’re still basking in the afterglow of a wonderful evening.
(L-R) David Shapiro, Scott McLellan, Andrea Swain, Josh Kraft, Harry Duvall, Alyse Giambone, and Mary Gunn
The evening was full of fun. Attendees enjoyed themselves, hearing short presentations from David Shapiro, CEO of MENTOR and Robert Gallery, Massachusetts State President of Bank of America. It also included a performance by Stajez Jr. Company, a dance group at the Blue Hill Boys & Girls Club.
Dancers from the Stajez Jr. Company at the Blue Hill Boys & Girls Club
As the program ended, we decided to give everyone a glimpse into a day in the life of Generations Incorporated and the work that we do. To see the video, visit our YouTube channel. It brilliantly conveys the work that we do and the talented Lilly Page-Blau did a fantastic job bringing it all together.
To top off the evening, GI board members Bill Wolff and Carol Kamin led the charge to help us raise funds during our live-fundraiser. We set an overall event goal of $75,000, and I am happy to report that by the end of the evening of Between the Lines, we had passed that goal! It was amazing to see the outpouring of generosity in the room.
Board members Peter Muyanda-Muteba, Samantha Levine, and Michel Idiokitas
A big thanks to our board, supporters, and friends who joined us last week. What a memorable evening we will not soon forget. Check out more photos from the event here.
