Member News & Views

Walk a 5K on April 5 to benefit BARCC
The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) fourth annual Walk for Change will be held on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 11 a.m. at Canal Park. This 5K awareness and benefit walk along the banks of the Charles River gets bigger and better every year. The 2009 goals are to attract 1,000 walkers, raise $100,000 to support BARCC services and take a giant step forward in ending sexual violence. Registration for adults is $20 pre-registered and $30 day-of. Register at www.firstgiving.com/barcc.

Inn’s HR Director wins MLA award
The Best Western Inn at Longwood’s Human Resources Director Thomas Kopaczynski won the prestigious Stars of the Industry Manager of the Year award on February 27, 2009, from the Massachusetts Lodging Association (MLA). Tom will go on to the American Hotel and Lodging Association National Awards, to be held on June 24, 2009. He spearheads many of the hotel’s charitable events such as the annual food drive and Children’s Hospital blood drive. The Inn at Longwood also had three other employees nominated for awards, including General Manager Brian Stiglets.

Ambit Press offers free classes
Ambit Press is offering a series of free classes on topics including Paper 101, File Basics for Large Format, Personalization & Versioning and Mailing Fundamentals. Classes are open to designers, print buyers and anyone who is interested in getting their message out in print. The first class offered is Paper 101, on April 7 or April 9 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. A representative from Xpedx will provide the information you need to choose the paper that’s right for the job. Register or sign up for the invitation list at www.AmbitAcademy.com or call (617) 876-3688.

B&L announces partners & new hire
Burns & Levinson LLP, leading Boston-based law firm with offices in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, has announced that they have elected five new partners to the firm: Anatoly M. Darov, Robin M. Lynch Nardone, Chad J. Porter, Thomas T. Reith and Michael P. Twohig. The firm also recently added to their intellectual property group with the hiring of Bruce D. Jobse. He has over twenty years of experience in the intellectual property field, including working as a corporate patent counsel with IBM Corporation. For more information about Burns & Levinson, visit www.burnslev.com.

NCFO premieres “The Weaver’s Wedding”
The North Cambridge Family Opera (NCFO) celebrates its tenth anniversary season with the American premiere of Chincha-chancha Cooroo, or The Weaver’s Wedding, on Saturday, March 28 and April 4 at 3 and 7 p.m. and on Sunday, March 29 and April 5 at 2 and 6 p.m. at the Peabody School in Cambridge. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. An intergenerational cast of 120 from Cambridge and surrounding communities and ranging in ages of six to 82 will perform the two-act family opera. For more information visit www.FamilyOpera.org.

CBIZ Tofias elects new managing director
CBIZ Tofias, New England’s 5th largest national accounting provider, is pleased to announce that Tarra L. Curran, CPA, MST, has been elected Managing Director. Tarra works in both the Providence and Cambridge offices and services clients throughout New England. She joined the company in 2005. With more than 12 years of experience in the tax industry, she has managed state and local tax services for major corporate clients including comprehensive multi-state income tax planning, nexus reviews, state due diligence reviews, state acquisition/disposition structuring, state income tax and sales/use tax audit management, as well as multi-state voluntary disclosure projects.

Emerge Celebrates its 30th Anniversary
Emerge celebrates its 30th Anniversary at the world’s first abuser education program on March 26. The event takes place at the Cambridge Boat Club on Memorial Drive from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The sponsors include Mayor Denise Simmons, Police Commissioner Robert Haas, Representative Timothy Toomey, Representative Alice Wolf, Congressman Michael Capuano, Governor Deval Patrick and Senator John Kerry, among many others. There are many terrific items posted on the online auction for this event at www.emergedv.com, where tickets for the event can also be purchased.

CFCS auction scheduled for May 20
Save the date for the Cambridge Family & Children’s Service 16th Annual Circle of Friends Gala & Silent Auction on Wednesday, May 20 at 6 p.m. at the Charles Hotel. Auction item donations and corporate sponsors are sought to help make this event a success. Contact Bernice Taylor at (617) 876-4210 ext. 135.

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