Thank you to everyone who attended our 2014 Annual Meeting & Cocktail Reception on Wednesday, November 5th. Over 100 people came together to celebrate the year's achievements and our honorees: Sheila Dillon, Affordable Living for the Aging, and Jose Rivera. Special recognition was also given to Kathy Arruda, our Director of Property Management, who has been with us for 15 years!

Special thanks to Nixon Peabody for generously donating their beautiful event space and to our Hearthstone Sponsors: Eastern Bank, Eaton Vance, Heinz Family Foundation, and Peabody Properties.

Hearth President & CEO Mark Hinderlie (left) with Board Member Karyn Scheier (right) and her husband Stan Dolberg (center).

Hearth Outreach Case Managers: Andres Ramos, Devra Snow, JP Delgado Galdamez, Digna Romero, and Brittany Golden

Hearth Board member Ray Walden (left) with former Outreach Case Manager and current Board of Visitor member Carlton Johnson.

Hearth Board Member Bob Bickford (left) with Melissa Fish-Crane and Guy Corricelli of Peabody Properties.

Simmons University Grad Students

(left to right) Hearth Board Members Ray Walden and Marilyn Miller, Hearth Officer Manager Pam Jones, and Hearth Board Member/Founder Anna Bissonnette.

Hearth Board Member Bob Wadsworth welcomes everyone to the meeting.

Hearth Treasurer and Founder Ellen Feingold gives the Treasurer's Report.

Ellen Feingold leads the special recognition of Kathy Arruda and Hearth's Property Management Team.

Ellen presents Kathy with flowers.

Mark (right) with Urban Medical Group Outstanding Service Award Honoree Jose Rivera. Jose has been the DIrector of Maintenance at Hearth for 17 years.

Mark with Distinguished Service Award Honoree Sheila Dillon, the City's Chief of Housing.

Mark with Rachel Caraviello from Affordable Living for the Aging. ALA is based in Los Angeles, CA and received the Distinguished Service Award in part for the opening of their first supportive housing residence for formerly homeless seniors.

Rachel with Ellen. Ellen also sits on the leadership committee of the NAtional Initiative to End Elder Homelessness.

Jose Rivera with KAthy Arruda

Ron Garmey of Nixon Peabody, with Hearth Board of VIsitor members Diana Garmey and Edward Garmey, and Hearth's Director of Institutional Advancement Annie Garmey.