| Before Japanese sensation Daisuke Matsuzaka took the mound July 3 to defeat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 8-year-old Jimmy Fund Clinic patient Jordan Babbitt of Dorchester threw out the game’s first pitch. An avid sports fan, Jordan was diagnosed with cancer in October, and is currently receiving treatment at The Jimmy Fund Clinic at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. (Photo courtesy of The Jimmy Fund) |
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| Gregory L. Burton of Burton Associates (right) kicked off his second annual Commitment to Community Day on June 30. The event featured a free complementary cookout for families, a magic show, face-painting and balloon art for children, and many raffles, including the giving away of six kids’ bikes. (Tony Irving photo) |
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| At the St. Francis House’s Moving Ahead Program’s annual Alumni Boat Cruise, held June 27, program manager Joe Texeira (right) talks with Harvard University’s Howard Schaffer (center) and his daughter as they cruise around Boston Harbor. Moving Ahead helps clients with pasts marked by addiction, homelessness and incarceration. (Tony Irving photo) |
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| On June 28, the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts recognized more than 25 men and women for their successful completion of the Mature Worker Program, an employment training course. The participants completed the program by achieving sustainable living wage employment with community nonprofit partners. (Tony Irving photo) |
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| Three of the hundreds of walkers pose for the camera during the 2nd Annual Lace Up For Life walk-a-thon on June 23. The fundraiser, hosted by the Community Sickle Cell Support Group Inc., was held to help bring issues about sickle cell disease (SCD) to light and to promote a better understanding of the condition within the community. Rev. Ronald Stephenson founded the organization in 1995, and today it is at the forefront of sickle cell awareness in the Greater Boston area, providing essential support services to patients with SCD at several Boston hospitals. (Photo courtesy of Consortium Events) |
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| Professional tennis player Chanda Rubin is one of many world-class players participating in the Citi U.S. Pro Circuit Women’s 50K Challenger Tournament, which kicked off Monday night at Sportsmen’s Tennis Club on Blue Hill Avenue in Dorchester. |
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| Mayor Thomas M. Menino lead the opening ceremony for the Citi U.S. Pro Circuit Women’s 50K Challenger Tournament, which is the first U.S. Pro Circuit Tennis event held in Boston. The tournament wraps up on July 15. (Photos courtesy of Sportsmen’s Tennis Club) |
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| America’s Venus Williams (left) lets France’s Marion Bartoli touch the Women’s Singles Championship trophy after defeating her in the Women’s Singles final on Centre Court at Wimbledon last Saturday. (AP photo/Anja Niedringhaus) |
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| Roxbury native and former Providence College basketball star Jimmy Walker, shown in this December 1966 file photo proudly displaying his award as the most valuable player of the Eastern College Athletic Conference Holiday Festival basketball tournament at New York’s Madison Square Garden, passed away July 3 at the age of 63. After starring at Boston Trade High School, the 6-foot-3-inch Walker attended Providence, leading the nation in scoring during his senior season on the way to becoming the number one overall selection in the 1967 NBA Draft. (AP photo) |
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