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The 10th annual Community Health Fair at Springfield Technical Community College featured dozens of senior Nursing students presenting research projects on a number of health and safety topics, from blood pressure and diabetes to sexual health and smoking cessation.
Kristen Goodreau shares information and passes out reading material about the dangers and prevalence of asthma.
Molly Mangan, employs the services of a Springfield fire official to provide information to the public about fire safety. Bottom left: From left, Lara Balbony, Leah Grippo-Beck, Karen Georgina, Christa Biermann, Maria Batista, and John Clark pose with a paper-mache figure constructed — and decorated — for their presentation on tattoo and body-piercing safety.
Molly Mangan, employs the services of a Springfield fire official to provide information to the public about fire safety. Bottom left: From left, Lara Balbony, Leah Grippo-Beck, Karen Georgina, Christa Biermann, Maria Batista, and John Clark pose with a paper-mache figure constructed — and decorated — for their presentation on tattoo and body-piercing safety.
Open House
AdCare Outpatient Services’ grand opening celebration, held April 27 at its new facility on 95 Lincoln St., drew a crowd of diverse individuals from Central and Western Mass. From left are Maryanne Frangules, executive director, MOAR; Raymond Kosinski, regional manager, DPH/BSAS; Jose Rivera, substance abuse specialist, Central Mass. Center for Healthy Communities; and Richard Harris, referral relations coordinator, AdCare Hospital.
Shaken and Stirred
The Fourth Annual Martini Magic fundraiser was staged May 3 at Max’s Tavern in Springfield. The event, which benefits the Ronald McDonald House, featured 16 different vendors, each serving two different varieties of martinis. From left to right are Dennis Desmarais, past president of Ronald McDonald House; his wife, Linda Desmarais, a professor at Springfield Technical Community College; Joel Weiss, president and CEO of United Way; Melissa Kozub and her husband, Paul, owner of V1 Vodka.
Representing the Ronald McDonald House are, from left, Jerry Houle, board member; Stew Young, past president; Dan Flynn, board member; Ann Marie Harding, board member and event planner; Michael Favreau, presidentand Ed Abraham, board member.
John Joyce, second from left, president of Joyce Insurance and Financial Services, a division of Northwestern Mutual, with his wife, Lisa; Brad Handy of Lendia Insurance; and Gary Lamarche, owner of Lamarche Associates.
