Boys & Girls Club plans annual dinner
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 2:42 AM EST
TAUNTON - The Boys & Girls Club of Taunton and event sponsor Mechanics Cooperative Bank, present the 107th Annual Dinner on November 12, 2009 at the Taunton Holiday Inn. The event will feature guest speaker former Patriots great Gino "Duke" Cappelletti and the presentation of the Richard Briggs Service to Youth Award to Arthur Pimenta and the Corporate Service to Youth Award to B and D Construction, Co. Inc. The Richard "Dick" Briggs Award has been presented by the Boys & Girls Club of Taunton since 1980 to an individual who has given exceptional service to the youth of Taunton. Arthur Pimenta will receive the 2009 award in recognition of his 40 years of volunteer service to the Taunton East Little League, he also coached the Greater Taunton Junior Football for 8 years. Pimenta is owner of Arthur's Auto Junk Yard in Taunton, a member of the Taunton Area Chamber of Commerce, and has provided the Taunton Fire Department with vehicles to keep rescue workers and firemen up-to-date on Jaws of Life Procedures. He joined the Boys & Girls Club Board of Directors in 2008 saying, "If I can help my community and its children I want to do whatever I can." B and D Construction, Co. Inc. located in East Taunton, will receive the Corporate Service to Youth Award in recognition of their support of the Boys & Girls Club. Owner Dan DaRosa has donated countless hours to the Club serving on the Board of Directors since 1999. Most recently, Dan supervised the renovation of the Club's indoor pool and the current renovations to the girls locker room. His company, founded in 1983, has contributed many hours of work and their expertise to the renovation of the girls locker room allowing the project to move forward, while fundraising continues. "If the Club needs help getting something done and getting it done right, I call Dan and it gets done," comments Bob McGarva, Boys & Girls Club executive director. The event will begin with Social Hour at 6:00 PM and a Buffet Dinner at 6:30 PM, before Gino Cappelletti's remarks at 7:30 PM. The Taunton Boys & Girls Club is accepting reservations through Friday, November 6, 2009 and must be made in advance. For more information or to reserve your seat online, visit the Boys and Girls Club of Taunton web site,
www.Taunton.org or call 508-824-4341
