North End Against Drugs (NEAD) held a successful BINGO fundraiser this week, raising $1,800 for the non-profit, family oriented group. The event featured big name prizes from many local businesses, Celtics and Red Sox tickets along with baskets, jewelry and spa treatments. At the BINGO helm was NEAD President John Romano with many Board members Read More…
Tomorrow marks the opening of the NEMPAC Opera Project’s second production: Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte in Faneuil Hall! The cast of singers, 35 piece orchestra and artistic team are eager and excited to open this opera tomorrow night. Why Faneuil hall, you might ask? Take a look at our response in an interview for the Boston Musical Read More…
Lindsay Frey has a word of warning for her friends: “Be prepared. You’re going to be ambushed.”
Every day, Frey updates her Facebook page with a reminder to friends that she’s raising money for AIDS Walk Boston. She sends out emails and texts, and she’s throwing a party with a $10 cover.
“Before I do all this, I let people know,” says Frey, who lives in the North End. “I say, ‘I’m sorry if it sounds like I’m begging for money. I’m sorry if this is annoying. But this is how it is.’”
Five years ago, Frey lost her aunt and uncle to the disease, which 18,000 people die from annually in the United States. At the time, her cousin was just 12 years-old.
“I come from a very old world Italian family, so you know, it rocked my family. It was just really, really sad,” Frey says.
