SAVE THE DATE: 2025 Centennial Celebration
Mark your calendars! The New England Council’s Centennial Celebration will take place on the evening of Monday, October 20, 2025.
We are looking forward to celebrating our 100th anniversary at an exciting new venue: The Encore Boston Harbor in Everett, Massachusetts.
Stay tuned for more details, including the recipients of our Centennial Award and Rising Star Award.
For more on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Larry Zabar at 617-723-4009 or lzabar@newenglandcouncil.com.
1700 Attend 2024 Annual Celebration
On the evening of September 23, 2024, some 1,700 New England Council members and guests from throughout the region gathered at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport for the Council’s 2024 Annual Celebration. The tremendously successful event celebrated the achievements and contributions of the 2024 New Englanders of the Year:
- The Burton Family, Ron Burton Training Village
- Home Base & Retired Brigadier General Jack Hammond, Executive Director
- The Honorable Ann McLane Kuster, U.S. House of Representatives, 2nd New Hampshire District
- Robert F. Rivers, Executive Chair and Chair of the Board, Eastern Bank
- Melissa Smith, Chair, Chief Executive Officer, and President, WEX
about the new englander of the year award
Special guests included Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, U.S. Representative Lori Trahan, and Boston Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner. The audience also enjoyed musical performances by Michelle Brooks-Thompson, a Springfield, MA, native and finalist on NBC’s The Voice.
The Council is grateful to our Event Chair, Katherine Craven of Babson College, and the nearly 200 businesses and organizations who sponsored the Annual Celebration for making it such a success!
