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 Lisa Gabrielson is an undergraduate Journalism student at American University. She has published articles in many publications, including articles in Sail magazine and The City Crawl, among others. She’s an active competitive sailor in the Boston area, and is really excited to get involved writing about her new home city! |
 
From July 1st-July 5th, you will be seeing something a little different in Boston Habor. Tall Ship Gloria from Ecuador (Photo Credit: OpSail Boston) OpSail is a non-profit organization, established in 1961 with the endorsement of President John F. Kennedy, to advance sail training and promote goodwill among nations. This year, to celebrate [...] 
Photo credit: bowlluckystrike.com/ Join AlzTogether, a Boston area group of Alzheimer’s advocates, for a night of networking, social awareness, and bowling during their Strike Out Alzheimer’s event! All proceeds from the event will benefit The Alzheimer’s Association, whose mission is to help fund research to eliminate the disease and to support all those [...] 
Paul Bakery (Photo credit: Lisa Gabrielson) Established in Lille, France in 1889, PAUL Bakery is world-renown with nearly 500 stores in 25 countries, and in such prime locations as Amsterdam, Bahrain, Brussels, London, Madrid, Paris, Tokyo, and Qatar. On Monday, June 4, 2012, PAUL will open its third bakery café in the heart [...] 
The 30th annual Scooperbowl is coming to Boston City Hall Plaza! The all-you-can-eat ice cream festival benefits The Jimmy Fund, an offshoot of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Institute strives to provide expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer and their families, as well as help raise funds for cancer research projects. [...] 
On July 28th, Cruise For Life will dock in Provincetown, MA, for a lobster bake and southern-style BBQ to support cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and other New England based cancer centers. Photo Credit: http://www.cruiseforlife.org/ Cruise for Life is actively looking for Skippers to enter their boats, crew/participants, yacht club and [...] 
Strides Against Stigma is committed to erasing the social stigma surrounding depression disorders. On April 28th, participants will get together for a Walk-A-Thon to take 2 Million Strides and work to raise $50,000 to continue the cause. Photo Credit: http://www.stridesagainststigma.com/ According to the organization website, depression affects 1 in every 8 teenagers, and [...] 
Neiman Marcus Mazza Gallerie; Beth Glassman, event chair; Susan Bressler, M.D., honorary hostess; Clarice Smith and Norma Tiefel, hostesses will host a tea, presenting the Verdura Fine Jewelry Spring 2012 Collection to benefit The Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins. Photo source: http://www.verdura.com/ Verdura Fine Jewelry began creating beautiful baubles and statement pieces [...] 
On the evening of April 20th Washington, DC’s finest attended the 57th Annual Corcoran Ball, hosted by the Corcoran Gallery Board of Trustees and Women’s Committee. Chairwoman Deborah de Gorter and Cathy McCulloch Guests in gorgeous ball gowns and stunning tuxedos arrived to the gallery on Friday night to find an array of [...] 
April 20th is National Donate Life Blue and Green Day, an initiative focused on raising awareness about the gift of tissue and organ donation nation-wide. Anne Lopez, a kidney transplant survivor and Donate Life Hollywood Ambassador, and many of her celebrity friends including Joe Mantegna (Criminal Minds), Jeff Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Christopher McDonald [...] |
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July 2nd, 2012 
