March 1998
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12th Annual Community Breakfast
to Honor Community ServiceOn March 20, UMass Boston will hold its annual Community Breakfast for the twelfth year. At that time, the Robert H. Quinn Community Service Award will be given to someone who has made a difference in the City of Boston through commitment to his or her community. This year's winner will be announced next week.
Former recipients of the award include Christopher Hayes, founder of Boston's neighborhood crime watch (1997), and Ron Bell, executive director of the Mission Hill Community Centers and founder of the "Dunk the Vote" program, which combined recreational basketball tournaments with voter registration (1996).
The Robert H. Quinn Community Service Award honors the former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives who co-sponsored legislation leading to the creation of UMass Boston. The University honors Mr. Quinn for the support he has given with this annual award and community breakfast.