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Team Effort

Team Brielle’s Brigade, which raises money for pediatric cancer treatment and research in memory of Brielle Laplante, recently held a gala to celebrate a year in which it raised more than $50,000 for the Jimmy Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. More than 400 sponsors and guests attended the event at Monticello-Somers.

Bill Laplante, president, Laplante Construction; Prestley Blake, co-founder, Friendly Ice Cream Corp

From left, Bill Laplante, president, Laplante Construction; Prestley Blake, co-founder, Friendly Ice Cream Corp., and owner, Monticello-Somers; and Ray Laplante, founder, Laplante Construction.

From Monson Savings Bank

From Monson Savings Bank, from left, Michael Rouette, senior vice president, Commercial Lending; Janet Warren, vice president, Marketing; Rob Chateauneuf, vice president, Commercial Lending; Corinne Sawyer, vice president, Business Development; Steve Lowell, president and CEO; and Dan Moriarty, senior vice president and CFO.

Joe Tanguay, director of Business Development, Clarke Distribution

From left, Joe Tanguay, director of Business Development, Clarke Distribution; Lisa Vartanian, vice president, Vartanian Custom Cabinets; Aram Vartanian, president, Vartanian Custom Cabinets; and Vincent Salemi, president, Salemi Appliance.

Helen Blake, wife of Prestley Blake

From left, Edgardo Abello, owner, Artistic Visions; Helen Blake, wife of Prestley Blake; Frank Antonacci, President, U.S.A. Hauling & Recycling, with his wife, Becky Antonacci; and Susan Abello, wife of Edgardo Abello.