240K HUD Grant Awarded to Old Colony Elder Services

Old Colony Elder Services (OCES) the Brockton based regional elder services agency serving seniors, their families and caregivers throughout greater Brockton and Plymouth county, is one of five agencies that has been awarded the Resident Opportunities and Supportive Services (ROSS) federal grant. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban development has developed the ROSS program [...]

Old Colony Elder Services Appoints Lou Avitabile as Congregate Coordinator

Old Colony Elder Services (OCES), the Brockton based regional elder services agency serving elders, their caregivers and families in 23 towns in the Plymouth county and Brockton areas, has appointed Lou Avitabile to the position of Congregate Coordinator. Mr. Avitabile held the position of Family Caregiver Support Program Care Adviser in OCES’ Family Caregiver Support [...]

ElizaJ Offers Discount to Non-Profits

In recognition of tighter budgets, ElizaJ the providers of upscale, self-contained restrooms for special events and serving thousands of clients along the East Coast, offers a 10 percent discount to 501(c)(3) certified non-profit organizations. “Whether it’s a black tie event or a themed party, non-profit organizations put a lot into their fundraising efforts and containing [...]

Old Colony Elder Services launches new “Sponsor A Senior” Program

Massachusetts ranks as the 39th highest state for seniors suffering from food insecurity. Currently, Old Colony Elder Services (OCES), a non-profit Aging Services Access Point (ASAP) located in Brockton, delivers more than 1,100 meals to seniors and individuals with disabilities each day. But, the need keeps on growing and OCES is appealing to the community [...]

Sponsors & Auction Items Needed for Golf Tournament Benefiting Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield

The fifth annual Golf Classic benefiting the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield will be held on Friday, June 25, 2010 at Crosswinds Golf Club, 424 Long Pond Road in Plymouth. Sponsors and live/silent auction items are needed. The presenting sponsor for this year’s tournament is BuyTheCase.net of Pembroke, an online retailer that takes the [...]

Boys and Girls Club receives 100K donation – Read more in New England Business Bulletin

Sheehan Foundation donates $100K to Boys and Girls Club – http://bit.ly/a1rn3X

Cause-Related Marketing – Doing the Right Thing and Taking a Bow for It

(Reprinted from the Massachusetts CPA Society newsletter “SumNews”.) By Steve Dubin, PR Works eting Last year, Americans generously donated over $150 billion to charities. Eighty percent of that total came from individuals, the rest from companies and foundations. While the total reflects an increase of 7.3 percent over the prior year, the number of individual [...]

Boys and Girls Club to Host Caricature Artists Mat Brown & Sue Petersen at Gala on March 6th

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield will host caricature artists Mat Brown of Scituate and Sue Petersen of Rockland at their annual Gala on March 6th.   Brown, who is best known as the cartoonist who creates Building #19′s prize winning advertising, and Petersen, a professional graphic designer, commercial illustrator and Mass College of [...]

Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield Announce Annual Gala on March 6th

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield recently announced their Annual Gala will be held on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at the Indian Pond Country Club in Kingston, MA.  The Gala is a major fundraiser for the privately funded, non-profit club and this year more than 350 people are expected to attend. During the evening, [...]

Marshfield Polar Express Needs Sponsors

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield will hold their second annual Marshfield Polar Express train ride event on December 12th and they are looking for additional sponsors. The one-day event will be held on the Kingston commuter rail and four magical train rides are scheduled during the course of the day. The Boys and [...]