CSB announces winner of photo contest

Cambridge Saving Bank (CSB) announced the grand prize winner of their “Your Inspired Moments” Facebook photo contest—Shannon Paull of Plymouth. Paull’s photo, “First Snowfall,” was selected for the grand prize, which includes a $500 gift certificate to Hunt’s Photo and Video, a $500 gift certificate towards photography workshops at the New England School of Photography, and a one year Ambassador level membership to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, worth $250.

Photographers from across the region submitted original, creative photos of places, people and images that inspire them. The public selected 20 finalists via voting on CSB’s Facebook page. A panel of CSB judges selected Paull’s photo as the grand prize winner based on originality and creativity of entries, emotion conveyed by the image, overall composition, and the “Your Inspired Moments” theme.
 
All 20 finalists received a prize from Hunt’s Photo and Video, including a gift certificate and framed print of the submitted photo. All photographers who entered the “Your Inspired Moments” contest also were honored at a reception at CSB’s Harvard Square banking center. More than 2,000 people voted during the contest.

To view Paull’s winning entry and all the photos submitted, visit: https://www.cambridgesavings.com/inspiredmoments.  

CCC members raise $32,451 for charity

Eleven volunteers of Team Pie It Forward sold 1,191 pies and raised $32,451 for the 20th Annual “Pie In The Sky” Thanksgiving bake sale, which benefits clients of Community Servings. Team Pie It Forward raised an additional $2,400 for the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, to help those still struggling to survive the impact of Hurricane Sandy.  Team Pie It Forward includes Cambridge Chamber of Commerce members Mike Bavuso, President, Big Foot Moving & Storage, Inc.; Brian Jurgens, Sr. VP, W.T. Kenney Company, Inc. and Team Captain Tamela Roche, Realtor®, RE/MAX Destiny. 

Team Pie It Forward helped box thousands of pies and delivered over 500 to several local companies including CCC members William Gallagher and Associates, Cambridge Offset Printing, Patriot Financial Group and RE/MAX Destiny and future member Ariad Pharmaceutical, thanks to Mike Bavuso, President of Big Foot Moving & Storage, Inc. who generously donated crew and moving trucks. Mike Bavuso was once again named “King of Pie” for the team, selling 395 pies and raising over $10,000.

In all over 16,000 pies were sold and more than $565,000 raised for Community Servings through the 20th annual pie sale. Hundreds of volunteers sold and delivered Thanksgiving pies baked by Boston’s finest chefs who donated their time, culinary expertise and ingredients.

Community Servings is a free, home-delivery meals program for the acutely ill, their families and their caregivers throughout Massachusetts who are battling 35 types of critical illnesses. Since 1990, Community Servings has helped clients maintain their health and dignity, provided nutritionally and culturally appropriate meals and preserved the integrity of their family by sending the message that someone cares. 

For information about Team Pie It Forward contact Tamela Roche, Team Captain, at (617) 245-4072 or visit www.pieitforward.com. For more information about Community Servings visit www.servings.org or www.pieinthesky.org. 

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