This year, The Second Step celebrated the accomplishments of four graduates – Cheryl, Felicienne, Marilu, and Stella – who have broken the cycle of domestic violence and rebuilt their lives. They have moved on to live independently from their abusers and now support themselves and their children. They have worked hard and overcome many obstacles.
Again, our gracious guest hosts Marjorie Clapprood and Susan Wornick, led the program at the Newton Marriott on April 30, 2003. More than 300 guests and sponsors raised over $98,000 for programming activities at The Second Step.
The evening opened with a song performed by the child of a former graduate and included presentations by three graduates. The program also included the announcement of the recipients of the first annual Founders Awards for outstanding volunteer service to The Second Step:
Youth Volunteer: Sarah Ballou
Adult Volunteer: Mary Anne Greene
Corporate Volunteer: Beth Perna and FT Interactive Data
A Special Volunteer Award was presented to Joan Tepper, Coordinator of Volunteers at The Second Step.
We thank the following sponsors, donors, and committee members for their support and hard work:
Official Sponsors
Bridgitt and Bruce Evans
Supporting Sponsors
Karen A. Kames and Christopher S. Gaffney
Sovereign Bank
Clare Villari and David Weinstein
Associate Sponsor
Partners HealthCare
Partners
Ruth and Victor Dzau
Federal Home Loan Bank
Anne Lovett and Steve Woodsum
Table Hosts
Anita Adelson
Sheila Ardery
Brookline Savings Bank
Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP
Roberta Carson and Amy Cody
Lyn Cohen and Molly O’Neill
Senior Residential Care
Rachel Goldstein and James Elkind
Sandy Fisher
Terry and Tom Hamilton
Tammy and Peter Hermann
Carol Kanin and Joyce Zakim
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Mannion
Lynne S. Marcus
Andrea Mintz and Bob Fox
Mount Ida College
Sarah and Jeff Newton
Susan and David Pettit
Powers Design
Jan Silverman
Beth Tishler
Tufts Health Plan
Wainwright Bank
Beverly Zweiman
Patron
Jennifer Harrington
Benefactors
Robin and Phillippe Amouyal
Lori Campana
Steven Coren
Ruth Horowitz
Rachel Katz
Beth Mendel
Suzanne Offit
Paul and Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation
Jill C. Richardson
Derri Shtasel and Gary Gottlieb
