Boys & Girls Club of Metro North

10/31/2026

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10/28/2026

Bill Chetwynd Gala raised over $250K for Boys & Girls Club of Metro North

STONEHAM — The Boys & Girls Club of Metro North welcomed over 270 guests to the 2026 Bill Chetwynd Memorial Gala and Auction on Friday, October 16, at Andover Country Club. The event, hosted by former Club member and Boston 25 reporter Lisa Gresci, raised more than $250,000 to support the organization and its programs for young people.
This year’s Gala honored Jan Houghton and Chris Senna in recognition of their longstanding and continued support of Boys & Girls Club of Metro North. The night also featured a Live performance from Hero Artist, Rob Surette, who started the night off speed painting a 6-foot portrait of Albert Einstein.

📸 AMONG THE honorees at the 2026 Bill Chetwynd Memorial Gala and Auction was Jan Houghton, speaking at the podium.

📸 OVER 270 guests came to the Boys and Girls Club of Metro North’s 2026 Bill Chetwynd Memorial Gala and Auction on Friday, October 16, at Andover Country Club. The event, hosted by former Club member and Boston 25 reporter Lisa Gresci, raised more than $250,000 to support the organization and its programs for young people.

📸 CHRIS SENNA’s longstanding support of the Boys and Girls Club of Metro North was recognized at the gala event earlier this month.

📸 MADDIE S., a Saugus Teen Center member, lent her voice to the festivities with moving remarks about her time at the club and the opportunity to record her own EP, published on Spotify, with the help of staff, professional equipment and training at the Teen Center.

Published in the October 26 issue. Link in comments for full story posted to our website.

10/26/2026

10/22/2026

The Stoneham Teen Center was rockin' today with our October concert!🥁

10/21/2026

This year’s gala was a remarkable night of community! There were over 170 live & silent auctions, and over 270 people in attendance who supported the mission of the Boys & Girls Club of Metro North. Thanks to the incredible generosity of sponsors and supporters, we met and exceeded our goal and raised over $250,000 to provide critical operating support. That's close to $90,000 more than last year!

This year’s Gala honored Jan Houghton, former Chair of StonehamBank’s Board of Directors, and Chris Senna, Principal at Middlesex Investment Partners in Stoneham, in recognition of their longstanding and continued support of the Boys & Girls Club of Metro North. The night also featured a Live performance during the program from internationally famous artist, Rob Surette. And Maddie S. shared her powerful story about how BGCMN and the Saugus Teen Center enabled her to fulfill her dreams.

A huge thank you to our marquee sponsors Cummings Foundation, Salem Five Bank, WIN Waste Innovations, StonehamBank, Lincoln Properties, Stoneham Ford, Everett Co-operative Bank, Dunkin', FocusPartners, Stratford Capital Group, and Northern Bank.

10/16/2026

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10/16/2026

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10/16/2026

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10/16/2026

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10/14/2026

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