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Travelers Aid Family Services Thanks Donors to Columbia Road House On May 24, 2007 Travelers Aid Family Services hosted an awards ceremony to show our appreciation to the major contributors of the TAFS Homes: Columbia Road project. Thanks to the generosity of these donors, this project raised nearly $100,000 in grant awards to help offset the purchase and renovation of the property. We would like to thank the following for their donations : In photos, on left is Executive Director Richard Ring and at center is TAFS Homes participant Jennifer Valdez
The State Street Foundation and Amanda Northrup Charlesbank Homes and Susan Keller Lewis Rosenberg and Jo Ann Rothschild The Home Depot Michael McCormack Modern Assistance Programs In addition to these grants, The Lawrence Model Lodging Houses Trust also supplied a $50,000 forgivable loan/grant, which went far to make this project a reality and Eastern Bank arranged financing.
Ashley Brooks of the John Marston of Eastern Bank Lawrence Model Lodging Houses Trust Beyond the financial contributions, in-kind donations were also numerous. KeySpan Energy donated and installed three new furnaces and water heaters for the three units of affordable housing, Boyle & Chase donated new locks and door hardware and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP donated their legal services.
Mel Shuman of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP The three units were also largely furnished through in-kind donations, thanks to the following groups:
CORT Putnam Furniture and Kendra Larson Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, including Dorothy Brown and Rebecca Epstein The McCormack Firm and its Employees, Betsy Feldman including Claire Marie Wheeler Decore Upholstery Gentle Giant Moving Company Trinity Church in Boston The generosity of everyone listed above is a testament to the need for more affordable housing in Boston. Thanks to their contributions, on May 5th three formerly homeless families moved into their new apartments and continued to move forward in creating a stable, healthy and happy life for themselves and their children. To learn more about the TAFS Homes program, click Here.
Back Row, from left: Mel Shuman, John Marston, Ashley Brooks, Claire Marie Wheeler, Becky Epstein, Susan Keller, Amanda Northrup, Richard Ring. Front Row, from Left: Chantalle Forgues, Kendra Larson, Dorothy Brown, Betsy Feldman
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