Kevin Youkilis's
Hits For Kids held a shower for Christophers Haven at Hotel Commonwealth this morning. Hits For Kids raises money for three different charities, one of them being
Christophers Haven. Started by three time cancer survivor, Dan Olsen, Christophers Haven provides a place for children and their families to stay while undergoing proton beam cancer treatment at Mass General Hospital. Because many of these patients are from out of state, lodging can run up to $20,000 at the end of their stay. Due to the generosity of the Hits For Kids donors, nine additional rooms were made possible today at Christophers Haven.
Hotel Commonwealth donated their restaurant, Great Bay, to Hits For Kids, which was a really beautiful place.
Liz Brunner, Kevin Youkilis and Enza Sambataro.
My shot with the girls!
Renowned chef Michael Schlow prepared a decadent eggs benedict breakfast.
And of course, cookies by Sue George's
Harvard Sweet Boutique!
(I took a box... they are AMAZING!)
Enza dreamed this one up herself...
Youk's Kids Wall of Balls! A collection of autographed balls by the 2007 Red Sox team, who by the way, won the world series!
This is going to be fun... I will be photographing a party at Fenway for one lucky guy or girl and nineteen of their friends!
Kevin and Enza with the good people from Christophers Haven.
The always stunning Melanie and Cara.
Great to see you again, Cara!
Their conductor.
Emcee Liz Brunner.
Dino showcasing the Wall of Balls, which ended up going for 12 grand!
Enza Sambataro and Kevin Youkilis.
Kevin with some of our youngest volunteers!
The showering gifts... Those rooms are going to look GREAT!
This event raised nearly 60 thousand dollars, of which more than 95% will go directly to Christophers Haven.
**To view more photos, click on the green button below! - And read about this event in the Boston Herald's
Inside Track.
It's hard to believe a gem like this is practically hidden at the top of Beacon Hill. Perhaps one of Boston's best kept secrets, the Boston Athenaeum is a 200 year old independant library. I was fortunate enough to be invited to their 12th Annual April Fools Party on Friday. The Athenaeum is actively interested in exposing a younger generation to this century old establishment.
How cool is this place? Squished in between some larger buildings, the Athenaeum is just up the road from the State House.
I kid you not - the number to the building is actually 10.5! This was not an uncommon practice back in the day...
Many of The Athenaeum's members are prominant figures of Boston. It is quite the meeting place!
If anyone is interested in joining, please fill out their
online application.
Marybeth Nelson, Phil Ruedi, Laura Staich, Charles Swift & Clark Rockefeller.
There was a band playing on the walkway above the party which sounded great!
This is a little study room I went to check out...
David Wedemeyer, Benjamin McGuire, Nancy Johnson, Bhamati Viswanathan & Joshua Janson.
Laura Barrett & Scott Desmond.
Guy W. Tunnicliffe III, Kimberlea Tracey, Alec and Kat Holliday, & Trench Forbes.
Thanks again to my friend Steve for introducing me! **Click on the green button below to view more photos from this event!
Fenway Park opened it's gates to thousands of anxious fans that were just happy to be back. Opening Day is always a fun game. This year I was invited to share it with my friends from the
Ad Club who annually host an Opening Day members only pre-party.
Around 150 people came to the party which was held in the Players Club.
Check out the party favors... mini digital cameras to hang around your neck, donated by
Soundtrack!
Depending on the quality, I may be selling my Canon :)
Advertisings finest!
The Red Sox is raffling off NINE world series rings valued at over $16,000 a piece!
Lunch time! What better than Fenway Franks?
Decked in their Red Sox gear!
Creative genius Kim Nolen and her buddies.
Music by the
Hot Tamale Brass Band who were excellent...
Check out the size of that flag! I love this shot.
Red Sox hall of famer Johnny Pesky.
Opening Day would not be complete without the F-16 flyover. They are AMAZING!
Bill Buckner was invited to throw out the first pitch, for which he received much applause.
The Boston Pops even came out and played from left field.
Jacoby Ellsbury.
Ad Club president Kathy Kiely and
451's AJ Gerritson.
That's gonna be a good one!
Braving the cold with a smile on their faces!
I love the grandstand light in this shot.
Thanks to Kim, Adam, and Kathy for having me at another great event! To see more pictures, click on the green button below.
New York City came to Waltham this afternoon as the Westin was transformed into an afternoon of champaign and high heals!
Ovations for the Cure of Ovarian Cancer celebrated it's third annual Stuart Weitzman luncheon and fashion show benefit.
Volunteers at the butterfly give-a-way.
Every year Stuart Weitzman donates thousands of his shoes to ovarian cancer patients through this charity.
Happy faces.
Members of the Patriots family.
Some of the models, pre-runway.
Emcee Rita Verreos of San Antonio, Texas. You may remember her from Survivor.
Ovations founder and survivor, Patricia (Patty) Franchi Flaherty.
Patty's childhood friend worked the crowd to raise an extra $17,000 for a cure.
Followed by a little dance...
...And a fashion show!
The show had an emphasis on shoes, if you didn't already know.
By Stuart Weitzman.
The show was narrated by Jane Weitzman, and Joyce Kulhawik.
Gorgeous.
Did I mention that Ovations is having another show... in L.A.! Click
here for a list of events.
Rita Verreos, Patty Franchi Flaherty and Joyce Kulhawik.
If you can't make the L.A. show... Carmen Marc Valvo and Ovations are putting on a show at the Natick Collection, May 9th.
**To view more photos from today, click on the green button below!
The Ellie Fund held its second annual Kelley for Ellie benefit at the five star
Boston Harbor Hotel Thursday night. Hosted by you guessed it, Channel 5's own Kelley Tuthill, The
Ellie Fund raised money needed to continue their growing organization which aids breast cancer patients and their caregivers throughout Massachusetts. Incase you didn't know, Kelley Tuthill publicly battled cancer herself last year as she bravely allowed Channel 5 to tell her story through a series of video diaries.
The room was magnificently put together, lit with bright colors and arranged around a center runway.
The Boston Harbor Hotel overlooks, well, the Boston Harbor!
Executive director of the Ellie Fund, Julie Nations, founder of the Ellie Fund and creator of
Boston Event Guide, Jeff Popkin, and owner of
Avant Garde Events, Valerie McSorley.
Natalie Jacobson and Susan Wornick.
Friends of Kelley Tuthill, Heather Daglio, Erin Derosa and Elisha Daniels
Liz Brunner and Kelley Tuthill.
My friends from the
Friends of Mel Foundation.
Susan Wornick emceed the live auction.
During Kelley's speech.
Before the fashion show started, the models and I snuck out to the lobby to grab a group shot.
Natalie strutting her stuff.
Chronicles own, Shayna Seymour.
Newly named anchor of the EyeOpener, Bianca de la Garza.
Meteorologist, J.C. Monahan.
Weather girl or model?
Ready for Nantucket, Liz Brunner.
Celtic star Brian Scalabrine even got up on the cat walk, trailing behind wife Kristen.
More from Bianca de la Garza.
The beautiful Natalie Jacobson.
Applause for Kelley.
Wrapping up the show with a tribute to Kelley.
And a song sung by Liz Brunner.
President and General Manager of Channel 5, Bill Fine, surrounded by his girls from the station.
A special thanks to Julie Nations and Valerie McSorley for having me at the event. Best wishes to those at The
Ellie Fund!
*To see a WCVB clip from the event, click
here, and as always, click on the green button below to see more of my photos!
After a year of amazingly good health and progress following a successful transplant, my friend Giovanni Guglielmo is back at Children's Hospital in Boston. I visited him yesterday in the ICU where he was resting comfortably and in stable condition.
*Update 03/31 - Due to some overnight complications, Giovanni is currently fighting for his life. Click
here for a medical update.
Please pray for my friend's recovery.Giovanni was taken to a New Hampshire hospital on Wednesday after coming down with a common cold and fever. His throat started to swell making it hard for him to breathe, so an intubation was given to free his airway. It didn't go as planned though, and one of Giovanni's lungs collapsed. He was immediately airlifted to Children's Hospital.
Giovanni is currently sedated and on a breathing machine until his lungs are well again. Paralytics are used to keep him still.
Thankfully his respiratory virus is starting to go away. Rest has truly become the best medicine.
Friends of Giovanni have been calling and writing since they found out he was in the hospital.
His Dad Michael responds to each well wish and continually updates progress on the
Help Giovanni Guglielmo website.
He has been with his son the entire time. I'm sure Giovanni knows by now that he will never have to wake up alone.
I was devastated to find out that Giovanni was back at Children's on Wednesday. I couldn't help but imagine the worst. Once I saw him in person though, my fears went away. There is something about him that is reassuring and peaceful. I know that he will be fine because it's the kind of kid he is. "That which does not kill us only makes us stronger" -Friedrich Nietzsche.
I also believe that there is a reason why Giovanni, and his entire family, have been put through such hell. Because of
Save Giovanni's Friends, 9 others have been able to find a bone marrow match to date. Giovanni was put here to save lives.
I am partnering with Save Giovanni's Friends to hold a bone marrow drive sometime in June, somewhere in Boston. We are going to exhibit some of my photographs at the drive. The details are to be determined, so please stay tuned!
(If you never saw my original photo essay about baby Giovanni, click
here to view it. Click
here to read a Laconia news article.
|
|
Archive By Month:
|
Blog Stats:
| Posts: 213 |
| Comments: 721 |
| Visits: 172,905 |
|
|
©2024 Michael Blanchard Photography, All rights reserved.
View More Photos
Add a Comment (3)
RSS Feed