Boston Scenes 12-21-17

The Partnership’s 30th Annual Meeting that took place last week. Presenting Eastern Bank Chairman and CEO Bob Rivers (center) with an award are Partnership founder Bennie Wiley and Northeastern University Senior Vice Counsel Ralph Martin.

Students (grades 3 and 5), teachers and administrators from Jamaica Plain’s Curley K-8 School receive books and funds from The Boston Book Festival’s “Shelf Help” efforts. Through its “Shelf Help” initiative, Boston Book Festival donated 60 new childrens books and over $5,000 to Jamaica Plain’s Curley K-8 School library, which is set to re-open in 2018.

Members of the Roxbury community joined together to celebrate Cruz Companies’ 32nd Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Cox Building this week (l-r) Dan Cruz, Jr. Sr. VP, Cruz Companies; Candice Sealy, district rep. for Congressman Capuano; Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz; Barbara Cruz; John B. Cruz, III, president, Cruz Companies; City Councilor Tito Jackson, and Roxbury community youth.