Mahoney Family Tribute to benefit GLCAC & Merrimack Valley Non-Profits

A very special tribute to a Tewksbury doctor, his wife and their son will raise money, in part, for Greater Lawrence Community Action Council Inc. The Dr. Hugh, Ruth and John Mahoney Tribute Event will feature a keynote address from former Boston Policy Commissioner Ed Davis, and all proceeds from the event will benefit Merrimack Valley charities.

On New Year’s Eve 1975, Dr. Hugh Mahoney, his wife Ruth, and their fifteen-year-old son John were murdered in their Tewksbury home. Over his career as an obstetrician in Middlesex County, Dr. Mahoney delivered hundreds of babies, Ruth was a nurse at St. John’s Hospital, and John was a freshman at Austin Prep. Family and friends found themselves helpless, disempowered, and bewildered. In many ways, this tragic event changed the community.

Maureen Mahoney, a surviving daughter, is passionate about addressing domestic violence in the community, and she has put together a volunteer committee to coordinate the Mahoney Tribute Even. On October 21, 2015, the committee will be hosting the event at 6:30 p.m. at the Tewksbury Country Club.

Funds raised from this event will benefit these three Merrimack Valley nonprofits and the Tewksbury Police Department, as well as underwrite a communitywide panel discussion focusing on domestic violence:

· The GLCAC’s Michael Christensen Family Support Center for its “I am a DAD” (Dedicated and Determined) Project, a 12-week group that addresses the issues of parental health, substance abuse, custody/child support and domestic violence.

· The Center for Hope and Healing in Lowell for a part-time Youth Educator who will recruit teens; organize and deliver trauma-informed, evidence based training program on healthy relationships including domestic violence.

· The United Teen Equality Center/UTEC in Lowell for its Intergenerational Parenting Program. Part of the program is to identify, address and curtail the generational patterns of domestic violence in families.

· Tewksbury Police Department for emergency response services for victims and families experiencing domestic violence as well as violence education programs.

To purchase tickets, please visit the Greater Lowell Community Foundation at www.glcfoundation.org or by calling the Foundation at 978.970.1600. For further information about the event and the D.A.D. program, call GLCAC’s Christensen Center at (978) 681-4985 or visit www.glcac.org.