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Charlestown Resident Helps NE Center for Veterans

This year, a team from a Boston company, including Charlestown resident Dave Benson,​ helped raise donations for the center.

L to R: Mike Sanchez, Chief of Construction Operations; Samuel Hastings, Assistant Manager, Engineering Services; Nancy Jackson, Executive Assistant; Michael Gomez, Starlite Building Services; Dave Benson, Chief Information Officer and Charlestown native
L to R: Mike Sanchez, Chief of Construction Operations; Samuel Hastings, Assistant Manager, Engineering Services; Nancy Jackson, Executive Assistant; Michael Gomez, Starlite Building Services; Dave Benson, Chief Information Officer and Charlestown native (Courtesy Shawmut)

CHARLESTOWN, MA —Every year, Shawmut Design and Construction’s IT Department hosts a holiday drive for a select organization. This year, the team, including Charlestown resident Dave Benson, chose the New England Center and Home for Veterans.

As a result of the help from their employees, the Shawmut team collected and donated blankets, socks, underwear and $300 worth of gift cards to the center.

In addition, one of Shawmut’s current clients, the Langham, Boston, also donated to the drive.

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"They gave 100 comforters, blankets, mattress covers and pillows – one of the most amazing donations the center has ever seen according to their director," said a spokesperson for the design and construction company.

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