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Boston Scenes 9-17-2015

Eastern Bank hosts Charles Smith, VP and SBA Specialist and Kathy Long Thurman, VP Human Resources (not pictured), DCBK proprietor, Darryl Settles, Steve Grossman, CEO ICIC, Ivy Lawson and Bob Rivers, Eastern Bank President and Chief Operating Officer.
Business owner Ivy Lawson of Ivy’s Honey, who produces honey made from bees in the US and from across the Globe including Jamaica and India, gave a moving testimonial and presented Bob Rivers with a gift of her product.
Michele Courton Brown, CEO, Quality Interactions, Inc. and Bob Rivers, Eastern Bank President and Chief Operating Officer.
Los Angeles Clippers basketball coach Doc Rivers (right) chats with Gov. Charlie Baker during the annual Action for Boston Community Development Hoop Dreams event that raised funds for Greater Boston community programs. Rivers flew in from L.A. to help celebrate the 5th anniversary of the event at TD Garden and to join other supporters such as Boston School Superintendent Tommy Chang, Celtics coach Brad Stevens and sports writer Bob Ryan.
Mayor Martin Walsh, Education Chief Rahn Dorsey and other city officials visit teachers and students of the Mattahunt School to welcome them back and wish them a great school year.
Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Ron Walker addresses an audience at Holyoke Community College where he and other Baker administration officials visited for a tour of areas of the campus to be renovated. Gov. Baker announced with his Workforce Skills Cabinet Secretaries that $2.5 million will be made available for specific capital projects in the design phase at Holyoke Community College. This coincides with $3 million made available to Springfield Technical Community College for similar projects.
Francisco Ureña, secretary of the state’s Department of Veterans services addresses a gathering of the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund 9/11 Service Project. Ureña and Gov. Charlie Baker took part in building 1,000 care packages in a collective show of support to active service members as well as homeless veterans.
During the second Annual Eastern Bank Small Business Reception held recently at Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen, Eastern President and COO Bob Rivers President spoke more than 80 business owners. In addressing the audience about Eastern’s commitment to working with and supporting small and minority owned businesses, Rivers acknowledged that “There is a serious inequity when it comes to the growth of small and minority business enterprises and it is Eastern’s goal is to change that dynamic.”