Past Events

Heart of Gold: MATCH-UP's 20th Anniversary Celebration
Nearly 150 supporters, volunteers, and friends old and new gathered on April 12, 2005 for Heart of Gold, a celebration of MATCH-UP's 20th anniversary. Rhonda Mann of WCVB-TV News served as master of ceremonies, and respected author, minister, and ABC News Medical Editor, Dr. Timothy Johnson (left) was the guest speaker. Read the full story…

MATCH-UP Traveling Photojournalism Exhibit
“Unlikely Friendships” A Traveling Photojournalism Exhibit was presented by MATCH-UP in celebration of its 20th anniversary in 2004-05.

Celebrating the life-affirming, priceless power of friendships at all ages and stages of life, Gail Rothenberg's evocative black and white portraits are complemented by telling interviews with the subjects conducted by Angela Song. Each featured friendship is the result of a match made by MATCH-UP Interfaith Volunteers.

"A major goal of this exhibit is to raise awareness of elder isolation and the caring solutions MATCH-UP offers," explains Executive Director Janet Seckel-Cerrotti. The hope is that this increased awareness will result in greater community involvement with and support of elders, especially at this time of increasing need.

Many of the photographs you see throughout this site are from the “Unlikely Friendships” exhibit.

MATCH-UP Featured on WCVB Channel 5
On March 25th, 2005, WCVB Channel 5 HealthBeat, aired a story about one of MATCH-UP’s very special friendly visiting matches, that of volunteers, Wendy Lee and Amy Leung and their recipient, Irene Herman. View the complete video clip on WCVB Channel 5's website.

MATCH-UP would like to extend our sincere thanks to Senior Producer Rhonda Mann for capturing the heart of what we do and presenting it to such a wide audience and to Channel 5 reporter, Heather Unruh for her beautiful reporting of this special story.

MATCH-UP Recognized at Faith in Action National Conference
In late May 2004, MATCH-UP was honored at the annual Faith in Action national conference. A certificate of recognition for its 20 years of success was presented to Executive Director, Janet Seckel-Cerrotti by FIA spokesperson, Della Reese. Our traveling photojournalism exhibit, “Unlikely Friendships,” was also highlighted during the conference. The event was held in Washington, DC which gave Janet and other FIA representatives a chance to meet with members of their congressional delegations (left).

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