Thanks to an amazing partnership with Wheelock College and the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, our own Thomas Bentley, Community Relations Coordinator, received a well-earned graduate degree in Organizational Leadership this past weekend.  AND he was the student speaker chosen to address his Graduate class at Commencement – definitely our man of the moment!  We are so proud of Thomas’ achievement and commitment to nonprofit leadership, and we’re sending a BIG thank you to our partners at Wheelock College and the United Way, who made his achievement possible. 

We are excited to announce that Robert Kraft, Chairman and CEO of the New England Patriots, will be our keynote speaker at our annual Big of the Year volunteer celebration on May 17 at the Hynes Convention Center!  You probably know about the 3 Super Bowls, 6 conference championships and 11 division championships, but did you know the Kraft Family Foundation and New England Patriots Charitable Foundation have donated over $100 million to our community?  We KNOW you want to join us and celebrate our Bigs with Mr. Kraft – click here for more information and to purchase tickets! 

THANK YOU to Eastern Bank and All-Star slugger Adrian Gonzalez for BEING THERE to support us and four other terrific mentoring organizations in eastern Massachusetts this season!  More to come on this exciting partnership, but in the meantime, scoot over to Facebook and “LIKE” Eastern Bank to stay up to date on the latest:  www.facebook.com/easternbank.