Tuesday, May 21, 2013
By Avery Yale Kamila akamila@mainetoday.com
Staff Writer
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Red Sox Hall of Famer Dwight Evans, second from left, with his wife, Susan Evans, Cromwell Center for Disabilities Awareness Board Chair Les Otten and Lisa Pierpont of Boston.
Photos by Avery Yale Kamila/Staff Writer
Board member Rachel Williams-Clifford, Annie Brown of Cumberland, Peter Brown, a program director of STRIVE, and board member Terry Brown, who chaired the dinner committee and is not related to Annie and Peter.
SCENE & HEARD DATEBOOK
TODAY
Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation, 4:30 to 8 p.m., Southern Maine Community College, South Portland. Sample food and drink from the area's leading chefs and mixologists at a benefit for Preble Street Teen Center, Good Shepherd Food Bank, Cultivating Community and East End Kids Katering. $125. strength.org/portlandme.
WEDNESDAY
Fourth Annual Dine On Auction, 5:30 p.m., Moulton Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. Enjoy a reception, dinner, music and a live auction in support of the Bowdoin International Music Festival. $125. www.bowdoinfestival.org.
SEND PARTY INVITES
At least two weeks in advance to Avery Yale Kamila, Maine Sunday Telegram, One City Center, Portland, ME 04101 or akamila@pressherald.com.
Saco-based psychologist Francoise Paradis told me about her work with children who've been bullied.
"They have a lot of anxiety and it's hard for them to trust," Paradis told me. "When kids are educated in a way that builds empathy they're less likely to become bullies."
I sat next to Paradis during dinner, and we had the pleasure of sharing a table with Rep. Terry Morrison, who is the sponsor of an anti-bullying bill, Edie Smith and Ben Tucker, both with Maine Directions, Mary Donahue, Richard L'Heureux and Juliana L'Heureux.
Following Evans' moving speech, Otten and WCSH-6 sports anchor Lee Goldberg took to the stage to conduct a live auction. Otten proved to be a natural auctioneer, reminding the crowd "this is a benefit auction, not a tag sale." People took those instructions seriously, as this portion of the festivities raised more than $10,000.
The evening wrapped up with a funk-filled performance by Motor Booty Affair.
As I departed into the cool night air, I kept hearing Dwight Evans' prediction that "this generation is going to be better and the next one even better than that."
By changing attitudes, the Cromwell Center will play a key role in making this prediction a reality.
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Karen Goldberg and her husband, Lee Goldberg, who is a sports anchor on WCSH-6. |
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MaryBeth Lorenz of Freeport, Amy McGeachey-Bond of Cumberland and Heather Gale of Falmouth. |
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