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The Blue Hills Regional Technical School

Adopt-a-Shop

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GET YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR ADOPT A SHOP’S 2nd ANNUAL COMEDY NIGHT @ RANDOLPH ELKS HALL MAY 7 @7PM BEFORE THEY SELL OUT!

                        

HEADLINERS:

Paul D'Angelo PAUL D’ANGELO: Combining an energetic, charismatic stage presence and spontaneous improvisational talent with an endless array of intelligent humor delivered in an animated style that grabs and holds the attention of crowds everywhere he performs, Paul’s constantly evolving and diverse selection of original material "takes normal everyday experiences and makes them sound absolutely hilarious.

 

Joey CarrollJOEY CARROLL: Joey Carroll made his way onto the comedy scene on a dare. Joey has been described as a cross between George Carlin and Dennis Miller. His no holds barred style has won him the respect of his fellow comedians and the laughter of his audiences.

Graig MurphyGraig Murphy:   As a newcomer to the comedy scene, Graig is wowing audiences with his impressions of local sports owners and players and can keep the laughs coming with his talented wit. Come see Boston's up and Coming Star performer that is well known on WEEI radio.

MUSIC BY THE JOEY VELLUCCI BAND & DINNER SPONSORED BY PICCADILLY PUB OF RANDOLPH.

Tickets are $30.00 FOR TICKETS email or call Marybeth Nearen 781 961 1074 mb17@hotmail.com or Gary Titus 781 828 0106 gary@adoptashop.com **This is a 21yr or over event**

Please make all checks payable to: The Blue Hills Foundation

Read about last year’s event below…


BLUE HILLS REGIONAL’S ADOPT-A-SHOP HAS SMASH SUCCESS
WITH COMEDY NIGHT FUNDRAISER


By Judy Bass

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Back L-R: State Rep Bruce Ayers, BHR Foundation President Ed Tamulionis,

AAS Volunteers Sarah Titus, Diane Williams, Gary Titus, State Rep. Walter F. Timilty.

Front L-R: AAS VolunteersMarybeth Nearen, Linda Federico Sartori

Ask Blue Hills Regional Technical School alumnus Gary Titus of Canton how the recent Comedy Night fundraiser for his brainchild, Adopt-a-Shop, went and he will gleefully quip, “It was a good piece of change [raised] for a great night of fun.”

Launched in 2003 and still going strong in its sixth school year, Adopt-a-Shop was conceived by Titus, who graduated from Blue Hills in 1975, as a way for any individual or company to make tax-deductible contributions of money or materials to the school’s technical or academic programs.

This year, Adopt-A-Shop also gave two $750 scholarships to deserving Blue Hills Regional seniors.

To date, its success has been extremely impressive, particularly because it is run exclusively by a handful of dedicated volunteers who generously donate their time and expertise. Titus, a well-known local DJ, estimates that Adopt-A-Shop has raised over $100,000 in cash and $500,000 in materials thus far, with the Comedy Night held at the Randolph Elks Club responsible for $3500 more.

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State Rep Bruce Ayers, Marybeth Nearen, Gary Titus, Sarah Titus, State Rep. Walter F. Timilty

 

A surprise highlight of the occasion was the presentation of honorary proclamations to Titus for founding Adopt-A-Shop from the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate, courtesy of State Reps. Bruce Ayers, Walter Timilty [both Ayers and Timilty were at the Comedy Night], and Joseph Driscoll, and State Sen. Brian Joyce.

Titus gratefully thanked the many Blue Hills Regional staff and administrators who attended the event, and he gives Adopt-A-Shop volunteer Marybeth Nearen of Randolph a big share of the credit for the evening’s triumph. “She did a fantastic job from start to finish,” he said admiringly.

In fact, the Comedy Night was such a hit that another one is already on tap for next year.

Nearen, who came up with the idea for a fundraising comedy night back in July 2008, wedged making the preparations for it into her already crammed schedule. She is vice chairman of the Randolph School Committee, a board member of the Blue Hills Foundation, and a wife and mother of two girls with ties to Blue Hills Regional – daughter Melissa graduated from the school in 2007 and is now at the Wentworth Institute of Technology, and another Nearen daughter, Kathleen, is a junior studying HVAC&R.

Nearen’s first priority was to create an unforgettable evening of pure hilarity and fun. “Everybody loves to laugh,” she explained, “so what better way to raise money than by [giving people] comedy and a dinner?”

She secured the services of four comedians – Robbie Printz, Artie Januario, Tyler Boeh, and Mike Smith - through a company called Laugh Riot, then Nearen approached local establishments asking them to donate food from pasta to dessert for the dinner. Four eateries in Randolph (A Taste of Italy, Bertucci’s, Not Your Average Joe’s, and Randolph Famous Pizza), plus one in Stoughton (Olive Garden) gladly supplied a feast when Nearen told them about Adopt-A-Shop and the worthiness of the cause they would be supporting. “They didn’t even hesitate, they all said okay, we’ll help out. They were very generous in doing so with the economy the way it is,” Nearen acknowledged.

Her next goal was obtaining some great raffle prizes. She produced fabulous ones like an edible bouquet of chocolate-covered strawberries from Edible Arrangements in Brockton (it was Mother’s Day weekend) and candy bouquets from Candy Bouquets in Randolph, as well as auto detailing from Ace Auto Body in Braintree and a $45 gift certificate from the Outback Restaurant in Randolph, along with gift certificates to some of the Blue Hills Regional technical programs that provide services to the public – Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Automotive Technology and Automotive Collision Repair and Refinishing..

But the most symbolic items were the ones made by Blue Hills Regional students themselves, namely two bookcases, a nightstand and a toolbox. “They were gorgeous,” Nearen enthused. “People could see what the technical part of the school is all about [by viewing these well-crafted objects].”

Titus’s wife, Sarah, a guidance counselor at Blue Hills Regional, is now on the Adopt-A-Shop bandwagon, too. “I’m very proud to have Sarah as the sixth volunteer,” Titus said. “She’s been a real cheerleader for Adopt-A-Shop ever since I came up with the idea.”

Mrs. Titus is glad to pitch in. “Seeing that a technical program needs updated equipment or knowing that an academic program wants to expand and being able to help provide those resources for teachers is very rewarding.”

Everyone involved is optimistic about Adopt-A-Shop’s future. “It’s all about education and students and giving them the tools to succeed,” said Nearen. “I have high goals for Adopt-A-Shop,” added Titus. “It’s good to see it evolve, and I hope it continues through the years.”

For more information about Adopt-A-Shop, visit www.adopt-a-shop.com or call Gary Titus at 781-828-0106.
Adopt-A-Shop is a volunteer fundraising organization of the Blue Hills Foundation.
 


Thank You NESCO!

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NESCO-Needham Electric Supply  40 Hudson Road  Canton, MA 02021

Needham Electrical Supply - NESCO made their 2nd yearly stock donation to the Electrical Program at Blue Hills through Adopt-a-Shop. This years donation will be used to buy ½ & ¾” galvanized conduit. Click on their logo to visit their website.


Sheet Metal Workers Donate $5000.00 to Adopt-a-Shop

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Please accept a BIG Thank You from the Future Sheet Metal and HVAC&R Workers at Blue Hills.

We invite your trade organization, or company to match this very generous donation to Adopt-a-Shop


TERADYNE INC. DONATES $2,000
TO BLUE HILLS REGIONAL
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Manny Cerqueira, Joanne D’Agostino, and John Boughner in 1983, formerly lived in Holbrook, and is now an engineering lab manager at Teradyne.

The donation was made through the school’s Adopt-a-Shop program, which was begun in 2004 to attract tax-deductible donations of money, equipment and materials to the vocational programs at Blue Hills.  To date, Adopt-a-Shop has collected thousands of dollars in cash and new equipment. Adopt-a-Shop founder Gary Titus of Canton, a Class of 1975 Blue Hills graduate, was instrumental in making the donation possible.

Teradyne is a leading supplier of Automatic Test Equipment used to test complex electronics used in the consumer electronics, automotive, computing, telecommunications, and aerospace and defense industries. In 2005, Teradyne had sales of $1.08 billion, and currently employs about 4,000 people worldwide.  The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TER.

Several connections exist between Teradyne and Blue Hills.  Some of the school’s alumni have been or currently are employees there; a new teacher in the Blue Hills Electronics department, Joanne D’Agostino, worked at Teradyne; and of course, Boughner himself is a successful part of the Teradyne workforce.  In fact, retired Blue Hills Electronics department head George Driscoll helped Boughner get his job at Teradyne back in 1982.

Blue Hills Superintendent-Director Joseph A. Ciccolo said, “Graduate John Boughner never forgot the institution that gave him a start with his career.  His first co-op job brought him to Teradyne, where he has been for 23 years.  He came back as a coach when that was all he had to offer and give back to future BHR grads.  Today he came with money to help the program of electronics that trained him so well.  I know it is not the last time we will benefit from the efforts of this outstanding graduate.”

Blue Hills Electronics Lead Teacher Manuel Cerqueira said the Teradyne donation will likely be used for three purposes – the school’s electronic race car; robotics; and test equipment.  Cerqueira expressed his gratitude to Boughner and Teradyne for the generous donation, saying, “Thank you greatly for supporting our program and our school.  It’s sponsors like you that really help us make our program come alive.”

 

Boughner hopes that other companies will follow Teradyne’s example and support Blue Hills and vocational education.  “These students will be out in the workforce and be major contributors to the success of the corporate world,” he explained.  “We’re happy to support vocational technical education, and we encourage other companies to follow suit.”

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L to R: Michelle Roach BHR Vocational Coordinator, Gary Titus, John Boughner, Manny Cerqueira - BHR Electronics Lead, Joanne D’Agostino - BHR Electronics, and Jim Quaglia BHR Assistant Superintendent
 

We invite your company to match Teradyne's very generous donation to Adopt-a-Shop


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Another Great Blue Hills Family Gives Back To Their School
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(L to R) Blue Hills graduates Rick & Jacqueline Piazza, along with Construction Tech's Mike Harkin
The Piazza Family of Canton knows the value of technical education at The Blue Hills Regional School. Brother and sister Rick and Jacqueline Piazza recently made a very generous donation of labor and materials to the schools Construction Tech and Electrical Departments. Rick and Jackie's dad, Ramon Piazza started Suburban Electric in his Canton garage back in 1958, and sent many of his children to Blue Hills. They include: Theresa Piazza Russo (Class of 1978), Deanna Piazza Belek (Class of 1980), Christine Piazza (Class of 1981), Chris Piazza (Class of 1983), Joanne Piazza Capece (Class of 1985), Patrick Piazza and Jacqueline Piazza Gorman (Class of 1986), and Rick Piazza (Class of 1988).


Thank you to Blue Hills Graduate Tim Riordan For his generous donation to Adopt-a-Shop

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 Thanks to the Nearen family of Randolph
for donating a $3000 hospital bed.

A huge thanks to Marybeth Nearen and family for the recent donation of a new hospital bed to the health occupation shop. Please take a look at the students sitting on their new bed.

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"Our Family hopes that there will be many years of training practiced on this bed. My father is 83 years old and set in his ways, there was no way he was going to sleep in “that” bed, even though it was for the better.

We are happy it is being put to good use. I will show him this photo. I know he will be happier that it is at Blue Hills and not at his house any longer.

Thanks for helping me make him pleased because you know that makes me happy!"

Marybeth Nearen And Sigmund (Ziggy) Ostrowski


“The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103 and the National Electrical Contractors Association are proud to sponsor the Adopt-A-Shop program.

It is with great hope that our donation will help to further the education of tomorrow’s electricians with materials today.  It is with this hope and your dedication to learn that we can assure a brighter future for our industry and trade.  And always remember to never stop reaching for excellence.”

Thank you to the IBEW Local 103, NECA, and Yale Electric for their recent donation to the Electrical department of $5,000 in tools and supplies.


Newman Associates of Canton Donates $12,000 in tools to Blue Hills through Adopt-a-Shop

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BHR Department Heads gather to receive a very generous donation from Newman Associates of Canton

L to R Butch Tamulionis - Executive Director of Adopt-a-Shop Jack Hayes BHR Class of 1978 of Newman Associates , Rich Tamulionis of Newman Associates, Hank Newman of Newman Associates, Mike Harkin BHR Construction Tech, Brian Gearty BHR Metal Fab, Jim Aldoupolis BHR Auto Repair, Joe Nardone BHR Electrical, John Dorney BHR HVAC&R, Ken Rocke BHR Superintendent Director, and Richard Brennen BHR Vocational Coordinator (Photo by Judy Bass)

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