Walker Inc. will present the 2019 Distinguished Community Leadership Award
On Saturday, May 11, Walker will present the 2019 Distinguished Community Leadership Award to two honorees at the non-profit’s Lives in Bloom Gala to benefit mental health, academic, therapeutic, and community-based programs for children and families. This award is given annually to recipients who have demonstrated a commitment to transforming the lives of children, youth, and families. This year, Walker will honor Jennie Shaw and Paul Shorthose for their outstanding dedication and commitment to Walker’s
Newton Tai Chi School Calvin Chin's Martial Arts Academy awarded Grant from Parkinson's Foundation
Newton Chinese martial arts school, Calvin Chin's Martial Arts Academy has just been awarded a Community Grant from the Parkinson's Foundation. Titled "An innovative Tai Chi teaching methodology, “Tai Chi Paradigm”, for Individuals with Parkinson’s." The grant will fund a 14 month long study on the benefits of the Tai Chi Paradigm (TCP) program. TCP is a registered and trade marked program, developed 19 years ago by Master Calvin Chin. It is a unique program that breaks down complex movement into simple and
Calvin Chin's Martial Arts Academy to celebrate World Tai Chi Day with free classes for the public!
Calvin Chin's Martial Arts Academy to celebrate World Tai Chi and Chi Gung Day Saturday April 27th. World Tai Chi and Chi Gung Day is an opprtunity for experienced practitioners to join in a world wide collective experience practicing the art together on the same day. It is also an opprtunity for the unititiated to discover the joy and benefit of the practice of Tai Chi which is an ancient form of exercise that can be enjoyed by anyone of any level of fitness or age. It is practiced slowly and gently with
The Bulfinch Group Charitable Foundation and Guardian present Riverside Community Care’s Trauma Center with $50,000 donation
Pictured Left to Right are Seth Medalie, CLU®, ChFC®, President of The Bulfinch Group; Larry Berkowitz, Director of Riverside’s Trauma Center; and Michael Carren, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Guardian. The Bulfinch Charitable Foundation and Guardian have teamed to present Riverside Community Care with a combined gift of $50,000 for the Riverside Trauma Center, located in Needham, MA. The Bulfinch Group Charitable Foundation provided the Riverside Community Care Trauma Center with a grant
Newton, MA resident Martin F. Lowenthal,, achieves New Wealth Management Certified Professional® Designation
Martin Lowenthal, AEP®, MSIM, CLU®, ChFC®, WMCP®, RICP®, CAS®, CLTC has earned the new Wealth Management Certified Professional (WMCP®) designation and joins a new elite group of professionals. The WMCP® delivers a comprehensive overview of goal-based, personal wealth management. “Earning the WMCP® designation is an impressive achievement,” states Seth Medalie, CLU®, ChFC®, President of The Bulfinch Group. “WMCP® is designed for advisors serving a global marketplace where mass-affluent and high-net-worth
Newton Cemetery awarded CAP Grant
Newton Cemetery & Arboretum is one of 79 institutions in the United States selected to participate in the Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) program. CAP helps sites improve the care of their collections by providing support for a conservation assessment of the institution’s collections and buildings. The institution will work with a team of preservation professionals to identify preventive conservation priorities. The final assessment report will help the institution prioritize its
First Artist-in-Residence at Newton Cemetery
The Friends of Newton Cemetery announces the first Artist-in-Residence at Newton Cemetery & Arboretum. What does it mean to be an Artist in Residence in a cemetery? While some artists might immerse themselves in a project painting the bucolic grounds of this garden style cemetery, during her time as Artist in Residence at the Newton Cemetery, Karen Krolak will be researching ideas to include in her ongoing project, the Dictionary of Negative Space, and developing a walking tour that connects elements in
The 8th annul Helen Gee Chin Scholarship Foundation Fundraiser Show
The 8th annual Helen Gee Chin Scholarship Foundation Fundraiser Show will be held in Newton again. The Helen Gee Chin Scholarship Foundation was founded in loving memory of Helen Gee Chin. The late wife of Master Calvin Chin of Calvin Chin's Martial Arts Academy was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and passed 5 short months later. It was in an effort to make something positive out of this great loss that the Helen Gee Chin Scholarship Foundation was founded. The foundation is designed to carry on the
Newton resident Martin F. Lowenthal achieves prestigious Court of the Table MDRT qualification
Martin Lowenthal has qualified for Court of the Table, a coveted milestone achievement for his membership in the MDRT organization. Martin’s membership equips him with tools and resources to better serve his local community. Achieving membership in MDRT’s COT is a distinguishing career milestone, attained only by those who have demonstrated exceptional professional knowledge, expertise and client service. The Million Dollar Round Table's membership represents the top 1% of life insurance and financial
Kim M. Rubin to receive 2019 CREW Boston Achievement Award
Kim is a Legacy Council Member of CREW Boston, the Massachusetts chapter of the global Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network, formerly NEWiRE, and led our Entrepreneur Exchange Networking Group. CREW Boston is pleased to announce that Kim Rubin, Attorney at Law, will receive the 2019 Suzanne King Public Service Award. The Suzanne King Public Service Award is designed to recognize a CREW Boston member who works in the government or non-profit sector or who has devoted their time and talent as a
Direct Federal Credit Union hires Chris Teachout as Vice President, Business Banking
Direct Federal Credit Union (www.direct.com) of Needham, MA, one of the fastest growing credit unions in Massachusetts, announced today that Chris Teachout has been named Vice President, Business Banking. Teachout joins the credit union from Needham Bank, where he served as Vice President, Private Banking. He comes to Direct Federal with over 10 years of Business Banking experience.Teachout will be responsible for building Direct’s business banking offering, serving local businesses with highly
Prevent age-related degeneration through Tai Chi at Health & Wellness Expo on March 5th
For the first time, the Annual Health, Fitness & Wellness Expo will host a workshop and training program on the Chinese martial art Tai Chi for preventing age-related degeneration in the body. The workshop and training program will be led by notable martial arts instructor Calvin Chin. The 5th Annual Health, Fitness & Wellness Expo, which is free to all attendees, will be held on March 5th at Burlington Marriott Hotel in Burlington, MA. To register for free and for more information, please visit
Offering tribute in martial arts
Helen Gee Chin was a fitness buff who always followed stringent principles of healthy living. In 1996, she and her husband, Calvin, founded a martial arts studio in their hometown of Newton and she added tai chi to her workout regime. Helen Chin died in 2010, but it is fitting to her beliefs, her outlook, and her devotion to the business that she and her husband ran together that she is being remembered this weekend at a special performance of martial arts by her husband’s students. The annual open
