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Schedule is subject to change
Monday, March 8
Meg Kursonis, headmaster at St. Peter Central Catholic Elementary, will share the challenges and success stories of educating students learning in the classrooms as well as others being learning remotely at home.
Tuesday, March 9
Wil Bullock, lead pastor at Jubilee Christian Church in Worcester, will explain the partnership with the Worcester County Food Bank, the Central Community Branch YMCA, Friendly House and El Buen Samaritano Food Program Inc. for a Worcester County food drive on March 20.
Wednesday, March 10
Christina O’Neill, a volunteer with the Massachusetts Senior Medical Patrol, will discuss how the organization provides education and advocacy for Medicare beneficiaries to help them detect, prevent and report incidences of suspected Medicare errors, fraud and/or abuse.
Mass. Military Support Foundation organizes coat drive for veterans in Worcester
WORCESTER Distribution of winter coats to veterans at the Central Community Branch YMCA parking lot Friday is one of the ways that a Massachusetts foundation works to help veterans year round.
Massachusetts Military Support Foundation organized the event to distribute 500 coats with support from Ocean State Job Lot, Worcester Red Sox and the Central Community Branch YMCA. The distribution is part of the Buy, Give, Get Program, a drive organized by Ocean State Job Lot and military support foundations to collect and distribute coats across nine states.
Don Cox, president and CEO of Massachusetts Military Support Foundation, said his organization was founded in 2017 to provide assistance to veterans and military families in Massachusetts. Originating in Cape Cod, Massachusetts Military Support Foundation has expanded its reach to cover the rest of the Commonwealth. According to its website, t