"Love & Laughter" Cocktail Party Benefits Franciscan Hospital for Children

Victoria Tolman hosted the “Love and Laughter Cocktail Party” at the Stockyard Restaurant in Brighton on Thursday, September 17, raising $9,000 to benefit the outpatient programs and services at Franciscan Hospital for Children (also in Brighton). Victoria is a former Franciscan patient, current employee, and 2008 Profile in Children’s Courage Award recipient. Allston-Brighton City Councilor Mark Ciommo, Boston City Councilor-at-Large Stephen J. Murphy, and State Rep. Kevin Honan also came out to support the cause.

Pictured (from left): John Nash, President & CEO of Franciscan Hospital for Children; Victoria Tolman; and Steven A. Tolman, Former Senator from Brighton & President of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, were all in attendance.