• Home
  • News
  • Obituaries
  • Police & Fire
  • Sports
  • Education
  • Business
  • Real Estate
  • Advertise
  • Town
    • Westborough
    • Shrewsbury
    • Northborough
    • Marlborough
    • Hudson
    • Southborough
    • Grafton
  • Print Edition
Sign in
Welcome!Log into your account
Forgot your password?
Password recovery
Recover your password
Search
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
  • Events
    • Ongoing
  • Contact us
Sign in
Welcome! Log into your account
Forgot your password? Get help
Password recovery
Recover your password
A password will be e-mailed to you.
Community Advocate news and events Community Advocate
  • Shrewsbury
  • Westborough
  • Northborough
  • Southborough
  • Grafton
  • Marlborough/Hudson Edition
  • Home
  • News
  • Obituaries
  • Police & Fire
  • Sports
  • Education
  • Business
  • Real Estate
  • Advertise
  • Town
    • Westborough
    • Shrewsbury
    • Northborough
    • Marlborough
    • Hudson
    • Southborough
    • Grafton
  • Print Edition
Gillespie Real Estate Agent
How can the Community Advocate help you promote your business?
Print Ads
Web Ads
Digital Marketing
Home Business Westborough Civic Club’s 40th tree sale to benefit community
  • Business
  • Byline Stories - News
  • Westborough

Westborough Civic Club’s 40th tree sale to benefit community

By
Community Advocate
-
November 10, 2015
79
Facebook
Twitter
Email

    By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer

    Westborough Civic Club members Rich Connolly and Bill Kohler help unload the first delivery for last year’s Christmas tree sale. File photo/Ed Karvoski Jr.
    Westborough Civic Club members Rich Connolly and Bill Kohler help unload the first delivery for last year’s Christmas tree sale.
    File photo/Ed Karvoski Jr.

    Westborough – The Westborough Civic Club is celebrating its 40th anniversary while preparing to fundraise with a Christmas tree sale for as many years. Members and guests met for dinner at the Grille in the Westborough Country Club several weeks before the Saturday, Nov. 28, delivery of 1,500 Canadian balsams, garland and over 500 wreaths to the former Tufts Machine lot at 53 East Main St. Among the dinner guests was Selectmen Chair George Barrette.

    “A smile always comes to my wife’s face when we drive by the Tufts lot right before Thanksgiving, and see the trailer and tree stands being put in,” he said. “That officially puts the Christmas spirit in the Barrette household.”

    Barrette commended club members for 40 years of community service.

    “As a selectman, I have to see my neighbors at their most vulnerable, like a lot of you folks do,” he said. “The work done by the Civic Club at the Food Pantry, Community Harvest in Grafton, St. Luke’s Giving Tree, Assabet Valley Pastoral Counseling Center, just to name a few, allow those in need locally to have a better quality of life.”

    Entertainment at the dinner was provided by musicians of Symphony Pro Musica, an organization the club sponsors. In addition to donating annually to about 35 nonprofit organizations, the club regularly contributes toward specific causes. Adam Boyce, the club president, shared why he’s involved.

    “What drew me to the Civic Club is that you can actually see where your money is going firsthand,” he said. “Since our founding, it’s estimated that we’ve contributed close to $1 million back to the community. For such a small group, we make a great impact.”

    Last year’s tree sale once again paid for many sponsorships including: a team in the Trivia Bee to benefit the Westborough Education Foundation; the second annual Turkey Trot to support district-wide technology initiatives; Thanksgiving dinner for residents who otherwise might not have a traditional meal; and “Screen on the Green,” a free movie screening at Bay State Green.

    Five scholarships were awarded to WHS graduates. For the second year, a scholarship was also awarded to a Westborough graduate from Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School in Marlborough.

    New this year, the club answered a request by Chief Alan Gordon to partner with the Westborough Police Department to better deal with the recent rash of heroin and opiate overdoses. The club donated funds for Narcan, which temporarily reverses overdose effects.

    Other new fulfilled requests include an AED for the Westborough Public Library (WPL) and a 72-inch television to replace a broken one at the Westborough Senior Center. The club contributed to Best Buddies and Equal Voices at WHS; the Appalachia Service Project sponsored by the First United Methodist and St. Luke Evangelist churches; Entrepreneur Greenhouse, which meets at WPL; and the Westborough Tot Lot Committee, which is fundraising to build a playground at Bay State Commons.

    Last year, the club was challenged with only 26 days to sell 1,500 trees, so it was well-promoted in advance. Handling publicity once again is Steve Hart, vice president, who was volunteering when the last of the trees were sold a few days before Christmas Eve.

    “We were pleasantly surprised and hope to achieve that again this year,” he said. “We need to raise the money to continue giving back to the community by helping good causes and we’ve been successful at it for 40 years.”

    Scheduled to help club members with the tree setup are members of WHS hockey and football teams, and Boy Scout Troop 4.

    Beginning Saturday, Nov. 28, sale hours will be weekdays 1 to 9 p.m., and weekends 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Santa will greet shoppers most weekend days. Sales will continue until everything is sold, up to Thursday, Dec. 24.

    For more information, visit westborocivicclub.com and on Facebook at facebook.com/westboroughcivicclub.

     

    • TAGS
    • Assabet Valley Pastoral Counseling Center
    • Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School
    • Bay State Green
    • Best Buddies
    • Bill Kohler
    • Chief Alan Gordon
    • Community Harvest in Grafton
    • Ed Karvoski Jr.
    • Entrepreneur Greenhouse
    • Grille in the Westborough Country Club
    • Narcan
    • Rich Connolly
    • Saint Luke's Church
    • Screen on the Green
    • selectmen chair george barrette
    • St. Luke's Giving Tree
    • Symphony Pro Musica
    • WEF Trivia Bee
    • Westborough Boy Scout Troop 4
    • Westborough Civic Club
    • Westborough Education Foundation
    • westborough food pantry
    • Westborough High School
    • Westborough Police Department
    • Westborough Public Library
    • westborough senior center
    • Westborough Tot Lot Committee
    • Westborough Turkey Trot
    • WHS football team
    • WHS hockey team
    Facebook
    Twitter
    Email
      Previous articleCeres Bistro ideal for a special occasion or business lunch
      Next articleShrewsbury Federal Credit Union kicks off donation drive for Shrewsbury Public Schools
      Community Advocate

      RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR

      Business

      Avidia Bank president and CEO Mark O’Connell to retire in 2023 

      Business

      Crush nail salon embraces high health standards for its customers

      Westborough

      UPDATE: Westborough Fire Department warns of battery fires following hotel incident

      Featured News

      Westborough hosts July 4th kickoff celebration

      Featured News

      MidWach League announces 2022 spring all-stars

      Education

      Westborough Youth Travel Basketball awards scholarships

      Follow Us

      Sign Up For Our Newsletter


      RECOMMENDED VIDEOS

      Obituaries

      Paul R. LaPierre, 86, of Shrewsbury

      Community Advocate - June 28, 2022
      0
      Obituaries

      Jason T. Evangelous, 49, of Marlborough

      Community Advocate - June 28, 2022
      0
      Obituaries

      Catherine L. Frank, 82, of Southborough

      Community Advocate - June 28, 2022
      0
      Obituaries

      Maria C. Graca, 66, of Hudson

      Community Advocate - June 28, 2022
      0

      POPULAR

      Paul R. LaPierre

      Paul R. LaPierre, 86, of Shrewsbury

      June 28, 2022
      Jason T. Evangelous

      Jason T. Evangelous, 49, of Marlborough

      June 28, 2022
      Catherine L. Frank

      Catherine L. Frank, 82, of Southborough

      June 28, 2022

      Maria C. Graca, 66, of Hudson

      June 28, 2022

      Avidia Bank president and CEO Mark O’Connell to retire in 2023 

      June 27, 2022
      community advocate logo
      ABOUT US

      The Community Advocate is an independently owned newspaper with a legacy of over 40 years serving the communities of Westborough, Hudson, Marlborough, Northborough, Shrewsbury, Southborough and Grafton. It is also the number-one circulated paper in those communities. We cover a wide variety of breaking news, municipal issues, human interest features and sports stories.

      For Advertising Inquiries:
      [email protected]

      For editorial inquiries:
      [email protected]

      Contact us: [email protected]
      FOLLOW US
      • Events
        • Ongoing
      • Contact us
      © Community Advocate. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy