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JUNE 17th
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28TH ANNUAL
NEW ENGLAND WOMEN’S
LEADERSHIP AWARDS
TONIGHT’S PROGRAM
Lisa Hughes
Master of Ceremonies
Anchor, WBZ-T V
Bob Scannell
President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester
Amy Latimer
2021 NEWLA Event Chair
Dora Ullian
2021 “Circle of Giving” Award Recipient
Tina Le
Keynote Speaker
Member, Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester
SPECIAL GUEST
Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh
2021 NEWLA HONOREES
Sherry Dong, Teresa Maynard, Samantha Mewis
BGCD Dance Team Performance
BGCD Prose Performance
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2021 NEW ENGLAND WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP AWARDS
WELCOME FROM OUR 2021 NEWLA CHAIR
COMMITTEE
Today Baker Andrea MacDonald
BGCD Volunteer Brush In Time
DEAR FRIENDS,
Tricia Chapple Katherine Marr
Education Strategist, BGCD Marr Companies
It is a distinct pleasure to welcome you to the 2021 New England Women’s Leadership
Deborah Collins Dan Marr III Awards (NEWLA) to support Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester (BGCD). I am very
One Dalton Marr Companies honored to serve as the Chair of this year’s NEWLA event.
Jen Corcoran Madeline Mylett
Joseph J. Corcoran Company QuickPivot Long before other organizations began honoring women, Boys & Girls Clubs of
BGCD Board of Directors BGCD Alumna Dorchester was at the forefront of recognizing and spotlighting women in our city
Katherine Craven Kip Parker who made significant contributions in their respective fields and spheres of influence.
Babson College Director of Philanthropy, BGCD Having visited BGCD, what impressed me the most was the deep commitment and
BGCD Board of Directors dedication of the staff led by Bob Scannell. The work that they are doing to help
2015/2016 NEWLA Co-Chair Shannon Pastuszak
Modern Luxury Magazine children and families succeed is how we will keep our communities strong and
Kristen Daly thriving. This year we are proud to honor some incredible women who are athletes,
Kdaly Communications Maureen Peterson community advocates, small business owners and visionaries. These women are all
Immediate Past Chair,
Linda Dorcena Forry BGCD Board of Directors incredible role models for the young girls at the Club and are strong representatives of
Suffolk Construction 2004 NEWLA Honoree what it means to be a great leader.
BGCD Board of Directors
2002 NEWLA Honoree, 2018 NEWLA Chair Denise Richard
Martin Richard Foundation Whether it’s taking time out of a busy schedule with Team USA to help the community
Nancy Friedman like Samantha Mewis, or working to ensure equity and inclusion for the Asian
BGCD Volunteer Queenette Santos community like Sherry Dong, or becoming a business owner, community volunteer
2020 NEWLA Chair Vice President of Youth & Teen
Development, BGCD and schooling three children during the pandemic like Teresa Maynard, or helping to
Andrew Graff 2015 NEWLA Honoree create new and innovative programming at BGCD like Dora Ullian, tonight’s honorees
A&G each have a compelling and inspirational story. They are examples of women lifting
BGCD Board of Directors Bob Scannell
President & CEO, BGCD as they climb, and they serve as role models for the next generation of young women
Lorrie Higgins and young men too. We also want to thank all of the NEWLA sponsors, those who
BGCD Alumna Mary Scannell have been with BGCD year after year and those who are first timers, and the event
2015/2016 NEWLA Co-Chair Senior VP of Education & Programming,
2018 NEWLA Circle of Giving Award BGCD, 2009 NEWLA Honoree committee members and volunteers for their generous contributions of time, talent,
and financial support for making this event memorable for the honorees and the
Dot Joyce Kate Sheridan attendees. Your generosity allows BGCD to provide transformational programs to over
Dot Joyce Consulting Lee Kennedy Company
4,000 youth and their families in our community. I am so humbled and honored to be
Aisling Kerr Lynda Thomas part of this wonderful organization.
Boston Planning & Development Agency BGCD Board of Directors & Marketing
Chair
Patty Lamb Thank you for joining us to celebrate our honorees and to showcase the great work of
Director of Development & Communications, Christine Walsh Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester. I hope you enjoy this very special and inspiring event!
BGCD Lee Kennedy Company,
Government/Community Liaison
Amy Latimer
TD Garden Kimberly Williams Sincerely,
2021 NEWLA Chair Boston Public Schools, Principal Amy Latimer
Dianne Lescinskas 2021 NEWLA Chair
Autism Commission
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DEAR FRIENDS & SUPPORTERS,
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF DORCHESTER Welcome to the 28th Annual New England Women’s Leadership Awards (NEWLA)!
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tonight we inspire a new generation of leaders as we celebrate the achievements
of Sherry Dong, Teresa Maynard, Samantha Mewis and Dora Ullian. Each of these
extraordinary women embodies the spirit and values of NEWLA: Character, Courage,
Leadership, Generosity and Selflessness. We will also hear from a young women at the
Lee Michael Kennedy Daniel F. Marr, III
Chair Clerk Club who demonstrate these qualities themselves.
Robert A. Scannell, Jr. Maureen A. Peterson Inspiration is what makes NEWLA so special. It is at the very heart of this event and our
President & CEO Immediate Past Chair
mission at Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester, and its message is clear: dream big and aim
David E. Hughes Robert Hatch high. We have many young girls and boys from the Club watching tonight to hear how
Vice Chair Treasurer
our honorees turned challenges into triumphs and embraced their journeys, despite
adversity. We have no doubt that you will leave inspired, too.
Tome Barros Lee M. Kennedy
Larry Bird Senam Kumahia Reflecting back on 2020, no one could have predicted the chaos rooted in COVID-19.
Joseph J. Brodigan, Esq. Hon. Stephen F. Lynch
Yet, through it all, our young people and their perseverance inspired our whole Boys &
T.J. Burnieika David Marr, Sr.
Girls Clubs of Dorchester’s community to do more, be more, and give more.
Kevin Chapman Jeffrey T. Marr
Jack Corbett Stephen P. Marr
For almost 50 years, BGCD has been here for thousands of Dorchester families, and now
Jennifer Corcoran Sean McDonough
we are welcoming many third and fourth generation members, staff and supporters
Katherine Craven Kerr Mone
Tony Dang Gerald J. Morrissey into our Club family. We are humbled by this legacy, and when we had to close our
Joe D’Arrigo Michael O’Brien doors last March, it inspired our staff to innovate and recalibrate the way we serve today
Jack DiNicola, II Jane Panariello Dorchester youth and their families. Despite stay at home orders, our young people
Linda Dorcena-Forry Donald E. Rodman* remained connected to their role models and mentors, and the Club remained true to its
Therese Fitzgerald Robert K. Sheridan mission – to help young people realize their full potential.
Paul Gannnon Aimee Southworth
Andrew Graff Marie St. Fleur BGCD continues to innovate so that we may continue to meet Dorchester’s evolving
Marcy Jackson Carmelo Travieso needs and continue keeping children safe, providing hope and opportunity, and
Elizabeth Keely, Esq. Lynda Thomas strong connections to caring, professional staff. The past several months has given
Jonathan C. Keith Mark Wahlberg us all a reason to pause and reflect. As we consider the big take-away from this year,
it is that our children are the problem-solvers, the do-ers, the peace-makers, and the
communicators. Thank you for being an essential player in their futures.
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF DORCHESTER
BOARD OF ADVISORS Sincerely,
James D. Blue, II Maciej Godlewski
James Brett Chet E. Homer, III
Michael Brodigan Barry T. Hynes
Gregory A. Connly, Esq. Brendan McDonough Bob Scannell Lee Michael Kennedy
Joseph E. Corcoran* Robin Monleon President & CEO Chair, Board of Directors
Brian Driscoll June Rokoff
Stephen Durant Larry Wahlstrom
Paul F. Evans, Jr. Nancy S. Woods
William Gardiner, Esq.
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SPONSORS SPONSORS
Gold Sponsors Patron Sponsors
Silver Sponsor
Media Partner Mary & Joe D’Arrigo Jean Tempel
Don & Marylin Rodman Foundation Bob & Jean Sheridan Family Fund
Bronze Sponsors Supporter Sponsors
Corcoran Jennison Companies Diedre Karle
Gilbane Building Company John Moriarty & Associates, Inc.
Patron Plus Sponsors
Event Production provided by Last Minute Productions
Awards provided by Toni Curry of TR Miller
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PAST NEWLA RECIPIENTS 2021 NEW ENGLAND WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP AWARDS
1993
Sally J. Greenberg
June Rokoff
Rev. Dr. Gloria Elaine White-Hammond
Ellen Parker
Kathy Delaney Smith
Mary Kinsella Scannell
Kai Leigh Harriott
& Tonya David
HONOREES
Liz Walker Jenny Thompson
Gloria Johnson-Powell 2010
Barbara Stevens 2002 Lyndia Downie
Clementina Chery Ruth N. Bramson
1994 Linda Dorcena Forry Magdalen Bish
Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith
Joan Benoit Samuelson
Marian Heard
Marian Heard
Joanna Lau
Sr. Margaret A. Leonard
Karen Keating Ansara Sherry Dong
Donna Latson-Gittens 2003 2011 Director of Community Health
Sheri Poe Elaine Schuster Joan Cutler Improvement Programs,
1995
Catherine D’Amato
Andrea Cabral
Corinne Grousbeck
Monica Sprague Jorge
Tufts Medical Center
Dr. Margaret Hennig Kristine Lilly Erin McDonough
& Dr. Anne Jardim Mary O’Brien
Cathy Minehan 2004 Ruth Ellen Fitch
Debra Zeyen Harriet Lewis
Kip Tiernan Lt. Governor Kerry Healey 2013
Pam Fernandes Carol Fulp Carmen Ortiz
Dr. Susan Briggs Diane B. Patrick
1996 Regina Pisa Margaret Blood
Frances Moseley Maureen Peterson
Sherry Penney
Karen Smyers
Rina Spence
2005
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
2014
Barbara Lynch
Kristen McCosh
Teresa Maynard
Natalie Jacobson Dr. Roseanna Means Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan Owner,
Comm. Kathleen O’Toole Ellen Zane Sweet Teez Bakery
1997 Janet Fine
Peggy Charren Mary Ann Pesce 2015
Jackie MacMullan Nora Baston
Joan Wallace Benjamin 2006 Dr. Cheri A. Blauwet
Barbara Whelan Barbara Lee Joanne Y. Jaxtimer
Martha Crowninshield Dr. Paula Johnson Queenette Santos
Joyce Kulhawik
1998 Alison Rockett Frase 2016
Fran Rodgers Shirley Seals Krystal Prime Banfield, Ed. D.
Shirley Singleton
Samantha Mewis
Margot Hill Swanee Hunt
Pat Flynn Shawna Young
Jackie Jenkins-Scott 2007 Lisa Hughes
Alfreda Harris Cheryl Kane
Dr. Jennifer Leaning 2017 Professional Soccer Player,
1999 Peg Feodoroff Joanne Chang Team USA
Linda Mason Trish Karter Donna Gavin
Kasey Kaufman Phyllis Godwin Becca Pizzi
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Jane Alexander 2008 2018
Diana Golden Brosnihan Grace Fey Denise Burgess
Judy Walden-Scarafile Sandra Fenwick
2000 Dr. Azzie Young Melissa Reilly
Holly Metcalf Dr. Carolyn Kaelin
Marilyn Rodman
Lorrie Higgins “Circle of Giving” Recipient
Lois Silverman
Nancy Oriol Maureen Feeney 2019
Deborah Jackson
Martha Coakley 2009
Tiziana Dearing
Kennell Broomstein
Yvonne Garcia
Noelle Lamber
Dora Ullian
2001 Elaine Ullian Owner,
Mara Aspinall Tiffany R. Warren 2020
Margot Stern Strom Corinne Ferguson Julie Frates
The Eliot Hotel
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EVENT CHAIR KEYNOTE SPEAKER
TINA LE
Amy Latimer BGCD Club Member & Staff
Tina has been an enthusiastic member of Boys & Girls Clubs
President, TD Garden of Dorchester since she was six years old. Growing up at the
Club, Tina says that it has always been like a second home
to her where she could feel safe, have fun and make new
Amy Latimer is President of TD Garden, one of the most active, highly regarded and
friends. She currently resides in Dorchester with her mother
successful sports and entertainment venues in North America. Latimer also works directly
and father, and is a junior at John D. O’Bryant School of
with Delaware North, the owner and operator of TD Garden, by overseeing its client and
Mathematics & Science, where her favorite class is History.
contract retention support and enabling base business growth.
Tina attends and works at our McLaughlin Youth Center clubhouse in the Savin Hill community.
Latimer was part of the inaugural executive team at the TD Garden and started as the Director
As a young member, Tina took advantage of the education and art programs at the Club. Thanks
of Marketing in 1995. Later, she launched the arena’s first e-business department, where
to her avid participation, Tina was chosen to take part in amazing opportunities like Camp
she led a team dedicated to harnessing database marketing and website strategy. Latimer’s
Northbound and Girl Scouts, which she says are some of her favorite memories. Some of Tina’s
growth within the arena continued as she served for six seasons as Senior Vice President of
other favorite programs at the Club include Global Explorers, STEM for Girls, Torch Club and
Sales & Marketing, responsible for developing and leading all sales and marketing strategies
Gymnastics. Tina currently takes part in our College & Career Prep program as well.
for the Boston Bruins and TD Garden. In 2012, Latimer was named president of the arena.
A recognized leader in the sports and arena industry, Latimer was named one of Sports Tina loves working in the McLaughlin Center’s Early Education & Care classrooms with the
Business Journal’s “Game Changers” in 2011, “WISE Woman of the Year” in 2015 and a “Boston Toddler 2 Class. Tina strives to be a good role model, because she understands how important
Business Power Player” in 2017 by Boston Magazine. With Latimer at the helm, TD Garden it is. She feels that having positive role models at the Club has helped her tremendously. She
has been consistently ranked among The Boston Globe’s “Top 100 Women-led businesses in has learned a lot from, respects and admires staff like Art Director Katy, Senior Vice President of
Boston.” Additionally, she was appointed to the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority’s Education & Programming Mary and Vice President of Youth & Teen Development Queenie.
board of directors, serves on the Massachusetts Large Venue Security Task Force, and named
to the New England Advisory Council for the Boston Federal Reserve. Outside of the Club, you can find Tina taking part in some of her favorite hobbies such as
painting, reading, dancing and gardening with her grandmother. Looking to the future, Tina
The native of Ellicott City, MD received her degree in Political Science from the University of says that she can’t wait to be the first in her family to attend college. Tina currently plans to
Rhode Island, which she attended on a full basketball scholarship. Latimer also took political study nursing in hopes of becoming a nurse practitioner.
management courses at George Washington University and worked for Empower America
while living in Washington, D.C. She currently resided in Topsfield, Massachusetts with her
husband Jody and their three sons.
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MASTER OF CEREMONIES MEMBER INVOLVEMENT
BGCD DANCE TEAM &
Lisa Hughes PROSE SPEAKERS
Anchor, WBZ-TV News
BGCD DANCE TEAM:
Emmy Award-winning journalist Lisa Hughes is a news anchor for WBZ-TV News weekdays at 5PM, Taryn Daniel
6PM and 11PM with co-anchor David Wade. Lisa joined the station in June 2000 and since then she Andrea Henderson
has covered just about every major news event and newsmaker in New England. Before joining CBS, Mallory Powell
Lisa worked as a reporter and anchor at KIRO-TV in Seattle, Washington, KBCI-TV in Boise, Idaho and Sophie Valles
for KCBY-TV in Coos Bay, Oregon. Leila Webb
Caroline Zarnoch
Lisa received both a 2014 Columbia DuPont Award as well as a 2013 George Foster Peabody
Award as part of WBZ-TV’s team coverage of the Boston Marathon Bombings. Lisa has also
received Emmy Awards for Anchoring in 2014, for On-Camera Talent Reporter in 2008 and for PROSE SPEAKERS:
Hard News Story in 1996. In 2016, Lisa received the Circle of Giving Award at Boys & Girls Clubs
Fatoumata Balde
of Dorchester’s New England Women’s Leadership Awards.
Mariyah Corriea
Lisa is passionate about empowering young people in Greater Boston and serves, with pride, on Mia Heim
the Board of Directors of Big Sister Boston. She also serves on the Board of Directors of First
Literacy, the Board of Overseers for Boston Ballet and a new Development Board at Spaulding
Rehabilitation Hospital. The daughter of two English teachers, Lisa often partners with the Mayor’s
Office for ReadBoston events. She works with Boston Children’s Hospital on fundraising events,
patient profiles and stories about research and treatment. She has also participated in events for
Perkins School for the Blind, Horizons for Homeless Children, Disabled American Veterans and
Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester. Every August, Lisa rides the Pan Mass Challenge to raise money
for Dana Farber Cancer Institute and enjoys sharing stories of riders and doctors through WBZ’s
media partnership with the PMC.
Born in Boulder, Colorado and raised in Moscow, Idaho, Lisa graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in
Journalism from the University of Washington. She and her husband, Mike, are proudest of their
daughter, Riley, and son, Dylan.
DANCE TEACHER: Shannon Zarnoch
PROSE WRITER & COACH: Kristen Daly
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2021 NEWLA HONOREE 2021 NEWLA HONOREE
Sherry Dong Teresa Maynard
Director of Community Health Improvement Owner, Sweet Teez Bakery
Programs, Tufts Medical Center & BGCD Parent and Volunteer
Sherry Dong is first generation and grew up in NYC’s Chinatown. Her parents immigrated to the US Teresa Maynard did not set out to start a business. Leaving Dorchester for college in New Rochelle,
for a better future, for themselves and especially their (future) children. Speaking limited English, her New York, she earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in communications, focusing on advertising,
father worked as a cab driver and her mother as a garment worker. Sherry learned to appreciate how marketing and graphic design. Following that, she worked in healthcare marketing and project
hard they worked, especially her mother, who was paid pennies for each piece of clothing she sewed. management in New York before moving with her husband and children back to Boston, where she
She would bring her work home with her to bring in more income, and Sherry and her siblings would worked at the Brookline Housing Authority and then Harvard University.
help her before and after dinner. Sherry appreciated how hard her mom worked to earn so little, and
In her mid-30s, with three young children, she took some time off while recovering from an illness.
it gave her pause before considering making any purchases. She’d wonder, how many pockets or
Having space to pause and take stock, she realized she was ready for a big change. As a lover of baked
zippers would her mom need to sew or turn inside out to pay for this?
goods and a person with a nut allergy, whose daughter also has allergies, Teresa had long been
This direct knowledge of the struggles of limited English speakers inspired Sherry to want to do frustrated at the lack of good bakeries in her neighborhood. She left her job in January 2016 and by
something, whether in her free time or professional endeavors. During her college years, Sherry fall she had signed up for CWE’s 10-Week Business Planning course, completed CommonWealth’s
worked part-time in legal services, helping low-income, limited-English-speaking, primarily Chinese Kitchen First Food Biz 101 and won their pitch contest, incorporated the business, and had space at
immigrants, like her parents, on matters ranging from unemployment claims, wrongful termination, CommonWealth Kitchen. In November, she launched her very own bakery, Sweet Teez.
housing, and domestic violence issues. She became involved with Boston’s Chinatown community,
In 2020 and 2021, Teresa has been instrumental to Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester’s “Grab & Go”
joined several boards, and after a stint with the MA Attorney General’s Office, Civil Rights Division,
Meal program while struggling to keep her own business afloat and supporting her three children
she went to work for Boston Mayor Menino, as his Chinatown liaison, serving as a bridge between
through a year of remote learning. Teresa galvanized her friends at CommonWealth Kitchen to join
city government and the local community. She also worked for the City of Boston’s Human Resources
her in donating food for hundreds of families every week at the Club. BGCD is so thankful for her
department on affirmative action and workplace discrimination and harassment issues and the Boston
support and the connections she has made that have allowed us to serve over 30,000 meals to the
Planning and Development Agency before moving on to Tufts Medical Center, where she has led
community during the COVID pandemic.
community health initiatives and community partnerships, particularly in Chinatown, Dorchester and
South Boston. Recently, Sweet Teez Bakery was recognized in Boston Magazine in its article, “Where to Find the Best
Cupcakes in Boston Right Now.”
Sherry is very civically engaged, serving as board president for the Chinese Historical Society of New
England, co-moderator for the Chinatown Neighborhood Council and Chinatown Safety Committee,
co-chair for the Chinatown Coalition, and as a board member of the Massachusetts Cultural Council
and MassHire State Workforce Board.
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2021 NEWLA HONOREE 2021 CIRCLE OF GIVING AWARD
Samantha Mewis Dora Ullian
Professional Soccer Player, Team USA Owner, The Eliot Hotel
& Philanthropist
A proud Bostonian, Sam Mewis has achieved almost everything possible in the game of Dora Ullian came to Boston from her childhood home in Montreal for post-graduate studies. Dora
soccer. She is a youth World Cup Champion, a NCAA Champion at UCLA, and a three-time didn’t start out in hospitality, and The Eliot Hotel didn’t always have a reputation associated with
NWSL Champion with the NC Courage. In 2019, Sam started and played for the US at the luxury. Her husband Arthur’s family had purchased The Eliot Hotel back in 1939. At the time Dora got
FIFA World Cup where she played an instrumental role in winning the US’ 4th World Title. her MBA, they were beginning to revitalize it. Once Dora graduated from business school, it was a
natural next step for her to immerse herself in the management of the property. Despite having just
After helping the US qualify for the Olympics in Spring 2020, Sam moved across the had a child, Dora dove into the business, working full-time to get the word out about the hotel. It was
Atlantic to play with Manchester City where she instantly helped the team win the her background in psychology that drove the major changes to the hotel.
prestigious FA Cup Trophy. Sam was awarded 2020 US Soccer Player of the Year honors
and was named the #1 soccer player in the world by ESPN FC’s World Rankings for 2021. In 2017, Dora was drawn to Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester because of our focus on high-quality early
education and care. A colleague, Abby Shapiro, who is a consultant, first introduced Dora to Mary
A leader on the US team, Sam hopes to bring a Gold Medal home this summer when she Kinsella Scannell, Senior Vice President of Education & Programming at BGCD. When Dora initially
competes for the US in Tokyo and then will hopefully have some down time with her visited the Club, she interacted with the children immediately. She did not just tour each room as
husband, Pat, their dog Finn, and her favorite food -- Buffalo Chicken pizza! But more most funders might. She spent hours in the classrooms. Dora engaged in conversations with each
importantly, Sam is an advocate for equality and is passionate about empowering the next child, asking them questions and joining in their activities. She sat on the infant room floor with the
generation. babies, playing and reading books, fascinated by the toddlers’ ability to function as a group.
Samantha is a long-time volunteer and friend of BGCD. Since moving to Dorchester, Dora wanted to invest in Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester to create the L.I.F.T. (Lifting Individuals &
Samantha immediately found ways to connect with us at the Club. Samantha has hosted Families Together) Program to be able to help families break free from poverty. L.I.F.T. uses Economic
multiple soccer clinics for our members, partnered with sponsors to donate athletic wear, Mobility Pathway’s Mobility Mentoring program to coach parents toward economic independence,
and most recently created a financial literacy program for kids to start a savings account. where parents and their coach set and achieve goals for themselves and their children. This modeling
Despite her busy schedule, Samantha is always looking for opportunities to give back. teaches life-long core capabilities like resiliency, impulse control, executive functioning and much
more. Dora understood and wanted others to realize how families get trapped into poverty and how
toxic stress’ negative impact affects a child’s development. Dora recognizes the value that high-quality
programming offers, as well as caregiver warmth, responsiveness, and developmentally appropriate
stimulation, and how vital this is to a child’s development, especially during the first three years of life.
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Naraya Dasilva is an 11-year-old member of BGCD and student at Kate McGrath is a 18-year-old graduating senior at Boston Latin
Quantum Elementary. She joined the Club as a member at six years School who has truly found her place at the Club. A member
old and she continues to participate in many of the enrichment since she was a little girl, Kate has given back to her community
programs that we offer, such as Art, Baton and Elevate Youth. Her through Keystone Club, and participated in all the special trips the
favorite program at the Club is Baton and taking part in fine arts Club has to offer, whether that’s hitting the slopes through the
classes, especially classes with our friends at the Museum of Fine annual Shawnee Peak ski trip or exploring new talents at Camp
Arts, Boston. Northbound in Bridgton, Maine. When she’s not at Keystone, you
can find Kate in the pool as a member on the Marr-lins swim team.
In her free time, Naraya enjoys drawing, painting, arts & crafts and
gymnastics. One day, Naraya hopes to become either a structural Currently, Kate works in our Early Education & Care Program as a
engineer or a lawyer. teacher assistant. Although Kate has enjoyed every experience at
the Club, her favorite is Camp Northbound, an overnight outdoor
Naraya is so thankful for her family as well as BGCD staff members adventure camp that she calls the “absolute highlight” of her
NARAYA like Katy and Mike. She says that their support has helped her
become the young woman that she is today. Naraya hopes
KATE summer. There, she creates friendships that last a lifetime, gets the
opportunity to try activities she’s only dreamed of, and learns to
DASILVA to be part of a community that provides women with lots of
opportunities to succeed and to continue to make many friends
MCGRATH appreciate and live in the moment.
Presenting Presenting
along the way. Kate says that throughout the years, the Club has shown her what
Samantha Mewis, Sherry Dong, character really means and has enabled her to discover the kind
2021 NEWLA Honoree 2021 NEWLA Honoree of person she wants to become. After graduation, Kate plans to
attend Regis College with a major in Nursing.
Mia Heim is a 17-year-old junior at Quincy High School who has
fully embraced the Club. A member for 14 years, Mia competes
on the Marr-Lins swim team and gives back to her community
through Keystone Club. She has also taken part in all the special
trips the Club has to offer, such as Disney for Kids, skiing at
Shawnee Peak, and going to Camp Northbound in Bridgton,
Maine. For the past two years, Mia has been working at the Club
as a junior staff and can’t wait for more opportunities to be a
part of.
Mia says her favorite experience at the Club is lifeguarding for
Bright futures begin at
Teen Swim in the Marr Clubhouse pool every Friday. Through Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester!
Teen Swim, Mia saw ways of inclusion for everybody and loved
MIA the fun games and races that everyone could take part in.
#WeAreDorchester
HEIM Mia is grateful for the support she receives from the staff
#NEWLA2021
members at BGCD. Looking ahead to her future, she hopes to
Presenting
attend Boston University for Nutritional Science in the fall of
Teresa Maynard, 2022. Mia says her passion is to help people understand their
2021 NEWLA Honoree bodies and the value that correct nutrition holds.
20 NE WL A 2021 * 21WHO WE ARE
Our mission at Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester is to inspire and enable all young
people, from diverse circumstances, to realize their full potential. IN 2018
When the Colonel Daniel Marr Club was first established in 1974, we had one building
on Deer Street. Now, as Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester we have three locations,
serving 4,000 youth in the community. Over the years, we have received numerous
$1,900 was the actual cost of comprehensive
services we provided per member 210 children learned
how to swim
prestigious National Awards from Boys & Girls Clubs of America for our Safe Summer
Streets program, our inclusion initiative Project BIND, our Martin Richard EIGHTY-THREE PERCENT
Challenger Sports league and, most recently, our Music Clubhouse. of members served were low income
For just $5 annually for membership, youth can participate in over 200 programs that
help them find out what’s inside at every stage of growth and development. 100% of teen staff composed
a professional resume 120,000+
free meals served
annually to our youth
OUR PROGRAMS EIGHTY-TWO PERCENT
of youth in our literacy programs reported improved confidence in reading
Aquatics | Athletics | Fine Arts | Education
Early Education & Care | Social Recreation
youth made strides toward a healthier
Film & Photography | Healthy Meals | Project BIND 400 adult
volunteers 1,300 lifestyle through our Athletics, Aquatics,
Social Recreation & Healthy Meals Program
Tweens | Health & Life Skills | Music
Teens | Character & Leadership
NINETY-NINE PERCENT
of teens stated that they enjoyed a safer summer experience by participating in
OUR VALUES our award-winnning Safe Summer Streets Program
Respect | Integrity | Inspiration
500
youth fostered their artistic talents inside
our Fine Arts Studio, Music Clubhouse 130 teens placed in
paid employment
and Film & Photography Studio
OUR CLUBHOUSES
Colonel Daniel Marr Clubhouse | 35 Deer Street
TWO-HUNDRED-SEVENTY-FIVE
children with disabilities engaged in life-enhancing, inclusive programming
designed to help every child succeed
Paul R. McLaughlin Youth Center | 1135 Dorchester Avenue
Walter Denney Youth Center | 270 Mount Vernon Street bgcdorchester.org
facebook.com/BGCDot
twitter.com/bgcdorchester
#WeAreDorchester instagram.com/bgcdorchester
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MEMORY OF
ALMA WAHLBERG
2012 NEWLA CHAIR
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