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Committee Announces 2012 Appreciation Awards

Winners include comedian Steve Sweeney store Olivia Browning of Charlestown.

The Charlestown Appreciation Awards Committee has announced the 2012 recipients: 

  • ORGANIZATION: YMCA
  • BUSINESS: Olivia Browning, 20 Chelsea Street
  • PUBLIC SERVANT: Marybeth Kelly
  • NEW RESIDENT: Karen Sullivan
  • SENIOR: Eileen Locke 
  • YOUTH: Billy Evers, Jr and Katie McGoff 
  • ALUMNUS: Comedian Steve Sweeney 
  • UNSUNG HERO: Jim “Jimbo” Tucker.

The purpose of the Awards' Ceremony is to recognize those who have helped enrich the quality of life in Charlestown, but have done so in such a manner that their deeds have gone unheralded and, in the most cases, unknown to the general public. 

The 21st Charlestown Appreciation Awards Ceremony will take place on Friday, April 27, 2012 at the new Knights of  Columbus Hall at 545 Medford St., Charlestown. Cocktail hour begins at 6:30 pm with dinner to be served at 7:00 pm. The Awards’ Ceremony will follow at 8:00 pm. Tickets are on sale for $25 each. To reserve you seats, contact Committee Ticket Chairperson Maureen McCabe Collier at 617-838-0725 or Committee Chairman Tom Cunha at617-777-8011.

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Deadline payment for reserved seats is April 13th.

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