LOWELL, MA More than 200 guests recently turned out to honor the American Textile History Museums 2003 Community Service Award recipients Charlotte LaPierre and Nancy Lublin at the Museums Annual Gala benefit.
The event raised more than $130,000 to benefit museum programs and activities. Gala honorees and Community Service Award recipients pose with ATHM officials: (Front row, from left) Nikki Tsongas, 2001 Gala honoree, of Cambridge, MA; John H. Pearson Jr., museum board chairman, of Lowell, MA; 2003 CSA recipients Charlotte LaPierre, Lowell Sun Charities executive director, of Hampton, NH, and Nancy Lublin, Dress for Success founder, of New York City; Samuel S. Rogers, 2002 CSA recipient of North Andover; (Second row, from left) Hiram M. Samel, mu-seum board vice chairman, of Boston; Edward B. Stevens, 2000 Gala honoree and museum board chairman emeritus, of North Andover, MA; and Michael J. Smith, museum president and CEO, of Haverhill, MA. Photo by John Gillooly, PEI