Thank you to our donors, partners and friends for your generous support of our Toast of Kevin B. Churchwell, MD event!

2025 Toast of Kevin B. Churchwell, M.D.

CEO, Boston Children’s Hospital

Pediatrician, Leader, and Father:

Addressing the Health and Wellbeing of Children

Whittier Street Health Center was honored to recognize Dr. Kevin Churchwell at our annual Toast fundraiser on April 3rd, 2025. This event celebrates outstanding leaders in healthcare, business, and philanthropy, while generating vital funding for Whittier’s programs—ensuring that patients in Boston’s most vulnerable communities have access to high-quality healthcare and social services at no cost.

A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Churchwell and his family, Title Sponsor Vertex Pharmaceuticals, our generous donors, Toast Co-Chairs and Committee Members, Toast-Mistress Brittany Johnson, and Toasters: Dick Argys, Doug Berthiaume, Ralph Martin II, Dr. André L. Churchwell, and Gloria Respress-Churchwell.

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Presenting Sponsor: Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Title Sponsors: ThermoFisher Scientific, Boston Children’s Hospital, Eversource

Lead Sponsors: Bank of America, New England Development, Tom and Donna May, Doug and Diana Berthiaume

Benefactors: CRISPR Therapeutics, Ropes and Gray LLP, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Liberty Mutual, Robert and Kathy Mahoney

Patrons: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Patriots Foundation, Suffolk Construction, Citizens Bank, Eastern Bank, Kelly Family Foundation, B-FLEXION, Frederica M. Williams, David and Stephanie Long, Leon Olivier, Jim and Mary Judge

Contributors: S+F Concrete, BR+A, Boys and Girls Club of Boston, Husch Blackwell, Needham Bank, West Insurance Agency, Related Beal, Point32 Health, Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Boston Medical Center, Santander, SBLI, Red Sox Foundation, Entrada, Hilton Boston Park Plaza Hotel, KPMG (John S. Capone), James and Janice Distasio, Robert Coughlin, Cotton Cleveland and John Garvey

Doug Berthiaume, Diana Berthiaume, Dr. André Churchwell, Doreatha Churchwell, Dr. Kevin Churchwell, Gloria Respress-Churchwell, Frederica M. Williams, Douglas Dixon

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About Whittier Street Health Center

Whittier Street Health Center is an independently licensed community health care center with a mission of providing high quality, reliable and accessible primary healthcare for diverse populations while promoting wellness and eliminating health and social disparities. A champion of equitable access to high quality, patient-focused care, social justice and economic equity, Whittier Street Health Center is accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC), certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as a Patient-Centered Medical Home, and recognized by the NCQA for its Behavioral Health Integration. Through its locations in Roxbury and North Dorchester, and its Mobile Health Van program, Whittier Street Health Center serves more than 30,000 patients and 20,000 community outreach visits annually; its ethnically and racially diverse patient base is primarily made up of individuals from Roxbury, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, the South End and greater Boston. Approximately 28% of Whittier’s patients are uninsured. Whittier Street Health Center provides a comprehensive array of 40 healthcare programs and services designed to meet the primary health care, behavioral health, and social needs of the community. For more information, please visit www.wshc.org as well as Facebook: (www.facebook.com/WhittierStreetHealthCenter), Instagram: (@Whittier_Street_Health_Center), Twitter: (@Whittier_Boston), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/whittier-street-health-center), or call 617-989-3119

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