25th Anniversary Breakfast Gala & Awards Celebration

09/10/2008

Founded in 1983, the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling has been instrumental in bringing the issue of problem gambling to the attention of the public and policymakers, offering resources to problem gamblers, their loved ones and concerned members of the community for 25 years.

 

Previously there were no funded problem gambling services available in Massachusetts. Today, due largely to the efforts of the Council, awareness of problem gambling has increased significantly, along with sources of help for those who need it.

That is why the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling is celebrating its 25th Anniversary with a Breakfast Gala & Awards Celebration to be held on Monday September 22, 2008 at the Boston Harbor Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

 

The Council is pleased to announce that Donald E. Rodman, President of Rodman Ford, Lincoln-Mercury will the the Honorary Chair and David D’Alessandro, former Chairman and CEO of John Hancock Financial Services, will be the keynote speaker. In addition, Susan Wornick, co-anchor of WCVB-TV’s Midday newscast, will moderate the festivities, as well as present the “25 Who Made a Difference for Problem Gamblers and Their Families” awards at the event.

 

Thank you! Support for the 25^th Anniversary Celebration has been generously provided by our sponsors:

Platinum
Mohegan Sun

Gold
The Office of Massachusetts State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill and the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission

 

&

 

Foxwoods

Silver

Rodman Ford, Lincoln-Mercury

 

Bronze
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Supporting
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health Bureau of Substance Abuse Services
&

Suffolk Downs

 

Register Online Today! The cost to attend the elegant plated breakfast event is $75 per ticket. Or you may consider supporting the Gala by becoming a Table Host. Table Hosts will play an integral role in ensuring that this special event is a success. It is an excellent way to take a role in promoting the Council’s work by inviting friends, family and colleagues to share this breakfast celebration with you. Each table at the event seats 10 guests. Any individual, couple, friend, business or non-profit group can become a Table Host and every Table Host will receive special recognition in the 25th Anniversary program booklet.

 

Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information about the Gala, please contact Council Special Projects Director, Diane Crowley at diane@masscompulsivegambling.org / 617-426-4554.