CEO says he sees the musical potential in every person and child that comes through the NBSO’s many programs because “if you give a kid an instrument in fourth grade, who knows what will happen?”
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A musician with a heart: Sean FitzGerald lends a hand to help those in need
The economic struggles he experienced in his childhood and as an early adult have made him keenly aware that the stage can be used as a platform to provide for people throughout the region.
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Veteran and author Bill Comeau decided 35 years after Vietnam, ‘Let’s go find the guys’
In 2000, he decided to locate the men he had served with, reunite, and document their history. “I owed it to the guys who were at the Battle of Suoi Tre. It was a major battle, and nobody knew about it.”
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‘New Bedford is my place’ — National Park’s Jennifer White Smith can’t imagine a better job
Having started as a volunteer in 1997, her first shift as an employee was the park’s dedication day: May 17, 1998. “I truly don’t know anything else. I’ve done this my whole adult life.”
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‘This is my mission.’ Helena DaSilva Hughes and the Immigrants’ Assistance Center
“My parents emigrated to give us a better life. … I have an obligation to my parents to make sure their immigration was not in vain. I think that’s probably why I’ve been here for 39 years, because I really feel that I live the mission of this organization every day.”
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Christine Monska on women’s empowerment: ‘Every single issue is a women’s issue’
Women’s Fund SouthCoast executive director has been fighting the inequalities women face daily since she was a teenager.
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Melanie Edwards-Tavares: A passion for philanthropy
New SouthCoast Community Foundation CEO: “I’ve been on the side where I needed services. I’ve been somebody who was working in organizations providing services … I think that proximity has just given me a sense of love and understanding at each one of those levels.”
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Ashley Brister on community farming: ‘This food is going to families who really need it’
Sharing the Harvest Community Farm tackles food security, providing up to 60,000 pounds of fresh produce around the South Coast. ‘It feels pretty good.’
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Lee Heald on AHA!, her retirement and New Bedford as an arts hub
Retiring AHA! Director Lee Heald relishes the chance to learn anywhere she can. Simply put, the world is her classroom. Combining art, history, and architecture, AHA! has become a New […]
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SMAST’s Kevin Stokesbury: On scallops, community collaboration, and a lifelong love of the ocean
He grew from a boy in Nova Scotia who knew the ocean like his own backyard into a scholar and community innovator, revitalizing the scallop industry with the invention of the drop camera.