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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 1, 2017                                                                                                 Contact:  Ellen M. Ganley, Director of Development  508 762-9807

EGanley@WCAC.net 

Polito, Berger to headline Worcester Community Action Council's Action Hero Breakfast 

11th annual celebration of unsung heroes in anti-poverty efforts planned for May 24th

Worcester, Massachusetts - WCAC will host its 11th Annual Action Hero Celebration on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 from 7:30 -9 a.m. at Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester. Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito will be a special guest, along with keynote speaker Noah Berger, President of the Mass Budget & Policy Center.

This year, WCAC will celebrate four honorees whose efforts have gone above and beyond in supporting the agency's anti-poverty efforts. The 2017 awardees include: UMass Memorial Health Care for their unwavering support of youth employment, specifically the YouthWorks Summer Jobs Program; Charlton Oil for their incredible efforts on behalf of the agency's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and weatherization clients; Biodun Akande for his diligence on behalf of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program; and the agency's own Head Start program which is celebrating 25 years of service in the Southbridge-Webster area. 

"We are thrilled to welcome Lieutenant Governor Polito to our event, and we look forward to Noah Berger's remarks relative to poverty and opportunity here in Massachusetts," said WCAC Executive Director Jill Dagilis. "These are certainly challenging and uncertain times but we believe it is more important than ever to celebrate the heroes who support our efforts to help so many people reach economic self-sufficiency. This year's Action Hero honorees are no exception."

Tickets to the Action Hero Celebration are $50 per person and are available online at www.wcac.net . Sponsorship opportunities are available by calling 508.762.9807.

About WCAC

For more than fifty years, the Worcester Community Action Council has served as the federally designated anti-poverty agency for central and southern Worcester County, with a mission of helping people move to economic self-sufficiency through programs, partnerships and advocacy.

Serving the City of Worcester and 45 neighboring communities of Auburn, Blackstone, Boylston, Brimfield, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, Hardwick, Holden, Holland, Hopedale, Hubbardston, Grafton, Leicester, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, Monson, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Northborough, Northbridge, Palmer, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southbridge, Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Wales, Warren, Webster, West Boylston, West Brookfield and Westborough.  

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