LOWELL Dozens packed into the Blue Shamrock in Lowell Friday night for former state Sen. Steve Panagiotakos’ 27th Annual Benefit Event for The Sun Santa Fund and It’s All About the Kids, where a record amount of funds were raised for struggling kids and families during the holidays.
LOWELL Sun Santa season continues this week with one of its most popular events as raffle tickets become available Friday for the 20th annual Tufts Medicine/Lowell General Hospital Themed Basket Raffle fundraiser.
The weather is getting colder and eggnog is starting to fly off grocery store shelves, which means it is time again for the return of The Sun Santa Fund. Lowell Sun Charities was established in 1947 with the goal of supporting charitable causes in the Greater Lowell area. 41 years later in 1988, the charity found that many local families were finding difficulty in affording Christmas presents for their children or putting a proper holiday meal on the kitchen table. It was from there that the Sun Santa Fund began to make its mark for local families, which it has continued to do in the 35 years since with more than $2 million being raised to help those in need.
Bringing people together to help others has historically been a defining focus for charitable giving and volunteerism in the insurance industry. Though