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The 2Life Communities annual gala

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Save the date: May 18, 2025

2Life Communities is delighted to announce that Nobel Prize winner Simon Johnson will be the keynote speaker at our 2025 gala celebrating our 60th anniversary! Dr. Johnson is the Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he is head of the Global Economics and Management group. This October, he received the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel, joint with Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson, “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.”

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Thank you!

June 6, 2024, was a spectacular evening for our annual Raising the Roof gala at Brae Burn Country Club in West Newton. This year we raised over half a million dollars, funds that will enable more older adults to age in community and thrive. The theme of the evening was volunteerism, thanks to our honoree, Alice Cutler.  Watch the video for 2Life's take on the importance and beauty of volunteerism.

Alice Cutler, 2024 L'Dor VaDor recipient

Alice Cutler, 2024 L'Dor VaDor Award recipient

Alice Cutler has built a legacy of giving back. She understands the need to be present for one another through joy and hardship, which is why she is 2Life's 2024 L'Dor VaDor Award recipient. The award recognizes those who make a significant impact on our community and demonstrate a commitment to supporting the work of 2Life. Please join us in thanking Alice for all the ways she brings our community together.

2024 gala committee

Magnolia Contreras and David Solimine
Margot and Jonathan Davis
Laura and Bruce Efron
Lynne and Stuart Elfland
Alyssa Bickoff Elfman and Daniel Elfman

Ellenjoy Fields and Herbert Morse
Merle and James Grandberg
Georgia and Bruce Johnson
Donna and Marty Kalikow
Wendy and Dan Kraft

Pam and Harvey Lodish
Barbara and Frank Resnek
Marcia Rosenberg
Amy Schectman and Mitchell Rosenberg
Ellie and Barry Shrage

Thank you to our 2024 sponsors

Presenting

Visionary

Innovator

Architects

The Bickoff and Elfman Families
Brookline Bank
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Element Care
Ellenjoy Fields and Herbert Morse
Linda and Michael Frieze
Jacquelyn and Howard Furman
Highland Street Foundation

 Donna and Marty Kalikow
Faith and Bernard Kaplan
Klein Hornig LLP
Wendy and Dan Kraft
Arlene and Richard Levin
Myra Musicant and Howard Cohen
Nixon Peabody LLP 

Rockport Mortgage Corporation
Marcia Rosenberg
Amy Schectman and Mitchell Rosenberg
Rachel and Adam Scott
Claire Sokoloff and Robert Gifford
Harold Stahler
Wells Fargo Bank

Host committee

617 Home Improvement Inc.
Marsha and Thomas Alperin
Maria Benet and Joe Geller
Bonnie Berg and Andrew Keehn
Ellen and Donald Bloch
Brookline Bank
Carmel Movers/Jenn and Vivo Moshe
Helaine and John Carroll
Chestnut Hill Realty
Colantonio Inc.
Magnolia Contreras and David Solimine
Marcy D’Agostine and Ken Grandberg
Margot and Jonathan Davis
DiMella Shaffer
Dorfman Capital
Eastern Bank Foundation
Laura and Bruce Efron
ESI Waterproofing and Masonry
Ellen Feingold
Reneé and Steve Finn
The Fischman Family
Melissa Fish-Crane

Flynn Law Group
Jayne Bennett Friedberg
Goulston & Storrs
Merle and James Grandberg
Grinnell Mechanical
Hamlin Capital Management
Sandra and Jason Honeyman
HouseWorks
Georgia and Bruce Johnson
Susan and Bill Kams
Elizabeth Kass
Susan and Mark Kessler
Elizabeth Krupp-Fish and Mike Fish
Levine Chapels
Kym and Cliff Long
McPhail Associates LLC
Metro Housing|Boston
Cheryl and Steven Nichols
Sue and Joe Paresky
Perkins Eastman
Point32 Health Foundation
Susan and Norman Posner

Prellwitz Chilinski Associates
Prime Buchholtz LLC
Barbara and Frank Resnek
Risk Strategies
Rockland Trust
Cheryl and Jeff Sacks
Santander Bank
Gail and David Schechter
Linda and Arthur Schwartz
Lois and William Shaevel
Stantec
Cindy and Alex Swartwood
Nancy and Michael Taicher
Tech Networks of Boston
Wendy Traynor and Hal Mason
Tripi Engineering Services LLC
Millie and Harold Tubman
Lisa and Neil Wallack
Debra Yanofsky and Steve Shulman
Audrey Zabin and Neal Levitan
David Zaltas

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