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Year 14 Managing Team
Chief Executive Officer
Julia Saksena
Julia is excited to join the team as the CFO for Year 14 Build Day!
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Trachimowicz
Andrew is a Junior pursuing an economics major at the College of the Holy Cross. He was born here in Worcester before moving to Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Andrew is eager to return to Working for Worcester for his third year. He looks forward to helping give back to Worcester throughout the months leading up to Build Day with this years Working for Worcester team!
Chief Operations Officer
Christos Papavassiliou
Christos Papavassiliou is a Senior at the College of the Holy Cross. He is from Wellesley, MA and is a Psychology Major on the Pre-Med track. This is his fourth year on the Working for Worcester Team. Working for Worcester has allowed him to truly recognize the impact of the work each year. He looks forward to an even more impactful year and working with the team!
13 Years of Impact
By The Numbers
2,600,000
$
Reinvested in the Community
30
+
Local Business Involved
7
+
Colleges Represented
60,000
+
1,500
+
28
+
Estimated People Impacted
Volunteers Each Year
Playgrounds Built
1,500 Volunteers.
One City.
One Day.
This is Working For Worcester.
2012
From Idea to Reality
In the Fall of 2012, Holy Cross junior roommates Jeff Reppucci and Derek Kump decided that they wanted to step outside their campus gates and learn a more about the greater city of Worcester, MA. Thus, the inspiration for W4W was born: Reppucci and Kump launched an organization dedicated to mobilizing college students to improve recreation infrastructure and opportunities within neighborhoods across the city.
2013
Build Day Begins
On the first Build Day, Reppucci and Kump yet assembled close to 540 volunteers across 12 community recreation sites assisting the construction of 2 new playgrounds, 4 new basketball courts, a dance studio, a baseball field, a teen recreation room, a food pantry, a school cafeteria, new walking trails!
2020
Overcoming Covid-19
With the Managing Team trying to navigate getting sent home from school, Build Day was unfortunately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, the team raised $23,240.59 for the Worcester Together COVID-19 emergency response fund!
2021
The "New Normal"
After a year with no playgrounds, Build Day Year 9 was faced with over coming the rapidly evolving Covid-19 pandemic, creating a Covid-Tzar role to monitor health trends. Nonetheless, 2 playground still managed to be built, albeit the smiles covered with masks!
12 Years of Working for Worcester
Our Journey
Meet the team
BUILD DAY
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