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"Yesterday's
Graduates Helping Today's Students"
The Blue Hills
Regional Technical School
Adopt-a-Shop
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: 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
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 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
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.
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!
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
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
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.”
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
24 Hour Emergency Service: 781-344-5553, Ext: 213
204 Tosca Drive Stoughton, MA 02072
Phone: 781-344-5553 Fax: 781-344-1101
Another Great Blue Hills Family Gives Back To Their School
(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
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.
"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
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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