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St. Patrick's Day Dinner and Auction to Benefit Cardinal Cushing Centers' Students

South Shore Bank sponsors annual fundraiser

The 2015 St. Patrick’s Day Dinner and Auction to benefit students with special needs at Cardinal Cushing Centers in Hanover and Braintree will be held on Saturday, March 14, at the Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy. Sponsored by South Shore Bank, the event will raise money for the 20th annual “Trip of a Lifetime” to Disney World for the schools’ graduating classes, a tradition that began in 1996.

“We invite the South Shore community to join us in supporting this wonderful event, which enables us to recognize the hard work and accomplishments of the Cardinal Cushing Centers’ graduating students,” said John C. Boucher, President and CEO of South Shore Bank and a member of the Cardinal Cushing Centers Board of Overseers.

The dinner and auction event begins with a reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $100 each, and sponsorships are available. For information on tickets and sponsorships, contact Sheila Smolak at Cardinal Cushing Centers at (781) 829-1201 or e-mail ssmolak@cushingcenters.org; to donate an item for the auction, contact Laurie Maranian at Cardinal Cushing Centers at (781) 829-1247 or e-mail lmaranian@cushingcenters.org.

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About the Cardinal Cushing Centers:

Cardinal Cushing Centers, Inc. is in the business of changing lives. A non-profit organization founded in Hanover, MA in 1947, Cushing Centers began as a day and residential school for students with intellectual disabilities. With additional locations in Braintree, Cushing now supports over 600 individuals of all ages, with the goal of helping each student and adult to become included and independent members of society. Programs include, among others, affordable housing, community programs, education, employment training, recreational, ancillary, and residential services. For more information, visit www.cushingcenters.org.

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About South Shore Bank:

Originally chartered in 1833, South Shore Bank is a full-service community bank with assets of approximately $1 billion and 14 locations. All deposits are insured in full. The FDIC insures all deposits up to $250,000 per depositor and up to $250,000 per depositor for Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs); all deposits above this amount are insured by the Depositors Insurance Fund (DIF). For more information, visit www.southshorebank.com.

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