Beverly Wing of JP Recognized as 2018 Boston Harbor Hero

On Thursday, March 29th, 400 corporate and civic leaders, elected officials, and community partners gathered at the Seaport Hotel to celebrate and honor this year's Boston Harbor Heroes at the annual Destination Boston Harbor gala.

Each year, Save the Harbor recognizes men and women as Boston Harbor Heroes for their commitment to STH's mission, the community, and the harbor. Save the Harbor's Board Chair and National Grid’s Vice President of Government Affairs for Massachusetts, Joseph Newman, thanked the guests and introduced this year’s heroes, who included The Chinatown Coalition’s and Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center Advisory Board’s Beverly Wing, of Jamaica Plain. "Save the Harbor/Save the Bay is proud to recognize Beverly Wing for commitment to our community, and for her help in connecting young people to all Boston Harbor has to offer.”

In addition to Wing, Newman recognized nine other Boston Harbor Heroes:

• The Honorable Matthew A. Beaton - Secretary, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
• Jeffrey Bellows - Vice President of Corporate Responsibility, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
• Kristen J. McCormack - William E. Schrafft & Bertha E. Schrafft Charitable Trust
• Maxwilliams Iwuala - 2017 Senior Harbor Educator, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay
• James Jensen - General Manager, Blue Hills Bank Pavilion/LiveNation; Board Member, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay
• Dusty Rhodes - President, Conventures Inc.; Chair, Sail Boston
• Michael Tyrrell and The South Bay Harbor Trail Coalition
• William Pressley (1940-2018) - President and Founder of Pressley Associates, Landscape Architects
• Howard Elkus (1938-2017) FAIA, RIBA, LEED AP - Founding Principal, Elkus Manfredi Architects

You can find a complete list of the 2018 Destination Boston Harbor Donors and Sponsors here: http://blog.savetheharbor.org/p/our-funders.html

About Save the Harbor/Save the Bay

As the region's leading voice for clean water and continued public investment in Boston Harbor, the region's public beaches, and the Boston Harbor Islands, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay's mission is to restore and protect Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Bay and the marine environment and share them with the public for everyone to enjoy.

For more information about Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the work they do, please visit their website at www.savetheharbor.org, their blog "Sea, Sand & Sky" atblog.savetheharbor.org, or follow savetheharbor on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.