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Cardinal Cushing Centers Hosts Young Athletes Open House
Read the Patriot Ledger article
Cushing School Springtime Gala Honors Supporters and Student
See the photos and read the article from the Boston Globe
“Larry Sauer, Vice President of Student Programs & Services, speaks out on behalf of funding for students with special needs”
Read the Patriot Ledger Op-Ed Article Here
The Annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner & Auction
Sponsored by South Shore Savings Bank on Behalf of
The 2010 Graduating Class of Cardinal Cushing Centers
Raised a Record $113,000
 | | Master of Ceremonies, Jonathan Elias of WBZ News, with Cardinal Cushing Centers’ Parent Diane Lyons, of Abington, and Pembroke resident John Boucher, President & CEO South Shore Savings Bank and Chair of Cardinal Cushing Centers Board of Directors. |
The St. Patrick’s Day Dinner & Auction held on March 13th at Indian Pond Country Club, Kingston, was a resounding success, raising a record-breaking $113,000 on behalf of Cardinal Cushing Centers 2010 Graduating Class. Sponsored by South Shore Savings proceeds from this event will send the graduates and their chaperones on a Trip of a Lifetime to Disney World next month.
“Because of the incredible team at South Shore Savings, under John Boucher’s leadership, our graduates have a unique opportunity celebrate their accomplishments by taking a trip with their peers and form memories that they will treasure always,” said Jo Ann Simons, President and CEO of Cardinal Cushing Centers, Inc.
The evening featured silent and live auctions of some 200 items— trips, entertainment, gift certificates, household items, and jewelry—a performance by the Cardinal Cushing Centers Student Choir and a traditional Irish Dinner. Jonathan Elias, WBZ News Anchor, served as Masters of Ceremonies and Jim Fagan, of Sheilds Health Care Group, conducted the live auction.
“We have tremendous participation among the bank’s employees, and the businesses and individuals from the community step up in a major way that makes this event so extraordinary,” said John Boucher, South Shore Savings Bank’s President and CEO, and Chairman of the Cardinal Cushing Centers Board of Directors.
Cushing Centers’ parent and Boston Globe Correspondent Steve Morse
wrote about a new music CD to benefit autism and he talks about his son’s success as an artist and a student at Cardinal Cushing School
Read the article here
Employees from ING express their support of Cardinal Cushing Centers
The group of ING employees volunteered recently to refresh the dining room on the Hanover Campus. Their energy and enthusiasm combined with their hard work resulted in a wonderful accomplishment on behalf of the school through the “Give a Day” program. The volunteers, front row: Mark McLore, Phyllis Epstein, John Kurtak, Kim Hall, Kerri Robinson. Back row: Paul Zonfrelli, Brian O'Roak , Jeff Farnell, Marianne Griffin-Crane, Marc Panasuk, Barb Madrid
Cushing Student’s Art Featured at Zuzu’s in Cambridgeby Jim Sullivan
Steve Morse is a friend and former colleague of mine at the Boston Globe. We've done time in the trenches; we knocked back a few at bars. It's fair to say we've both had good times and bad and Steve suffered through the death of his wife Nell some years back. And their only son Nick Morse, has autism.. But Nick's an artist and his show just went up at Zuzu in Central Square and it runs all month at the small, intimate restaurant run by the brothers Sater, Joseph and Nabil. I asked Steve to send some jpgs of Nick's art - one of which you see here - and it's pretty darn cool. Noah Maltsberger, who works at Zuzu, considered Nick's art and said it was very upbeat and a nice change. (Some of Zuzu's art exhibitions are on the punkier, darker side of things. Click here to read the Full Article
Cushing Trader Raffle Winner!
Carrie Phelan of Whitman recently accepted her raffle prize at Cushing Trader from Cardinal Cushing School vocational student Stephen L. Shoppers over the past few months were invited to enter their names in the free raffle, the drawing of which was held on December 1st. The prize included hand-made items that are among those sold at the boutique, located in the retail center on the Hanover campus. Functional pottery, framed artwork, note cards, painted accent furniture, semi-precious stone and silver jewelry are among the items featured at Cushing Trader. Store hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Click here to read the article from Wicked Local News
23rd Annual St. Coletta Golf Classic| “Thanks to the commitment of committee members, and the incredible support from our sponsors, contest participants, auction donors and bidders, the St. Coletta Golf Classic set a new record by raising $64,105 on behalf of the students at Cardinal Cushing Centers,” reported Jeff Smith, senior vice president, Rockland Trust Investment Management Group, who chaired the event. |  | | Cushing Centers Board Chair John Boucher,
Jack Aherne, Peter Spagone, and Jim Sullivan
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 | | Jeff Smith with Arthur Stravis
| Committee members included Paul Pecci and David O’Brien of Braintree Cooperative Bank, Fred Studley of The Studley Group, Joe Richardi of Eastern Bank, and Heather Barry of Rockland Trust Investment Management Group. |