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INVITED 154 BOSTONCOMMON-MAGAZINE.COM PHOTOGRAPHY BY TRACY VIBBER (BOSTON WINTER BALL); MICHAEL BLANCHARD (VARANO GROUP) PHOTOGRAPHY BY TRACY VIBBER (BOSTON WINTER BALL); MICHAEL BLANCHARD (VARANO GROUP) Kevin Murphy and Brittany Zaccagnini Malcolm and Fran Woof Luis Rodriguez and Nicole Grazin Nico Varano and Nick Varano Awards of excellence and recognition on display Thomas Timmons, Stefanie Danehy, and Lev Matusevich Giuliana Formisano, Pina Volpacchio, and Giovanni Formisano THE VARANO GROUP NIGHT OF APPRECIATION Nick Varano, owner of The Varano Group, hosted his first annual Better Lives Program, and event that aims to reward Varano Group employees who have displayed a diligent work etich, strived to make customer service exceptional, and demonstrated loyalty to the company. Among the awards handed out were honors for mortgage assistance, childcare assistance, and automobile assistance. Rob Griffin, Eric Zagorksi, and Mike Griffin Nicole Perry and Jessica Jeffrey Kathy Griffin, Paul Burton, and Gabby Demoulas BOSTON WINTER BALL More than 600 young Boston philanthropists gathered for the Eighth Annual Boston Winter Ball at the Fairmont Copley Plaza. The sold-out evening benefited the Corey C. Griffin Charitable Foundation, named in memory of one of this popular social event's founding hosts. Partygoers sipped cocktails and danced to the music of Legit Band. Albana and Jimmy Sala Anastasia Thibodeau, Marlana Manzotti, and Gabriella Santi Rob Griffin, Eric Zagorksi, Nicole Perry and Jessica Jeffrey Brittany Stone, Marty Mastronicola, Rebecca Aiello, and Emily Potts Alex Bain, Mike Kapos, and Mike Huffstetler Albana and Jimmy Sala