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![AJ Quetta Receives $10,000 Home Gym Grant](https://thomasesmithfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Tom-AJ-892x675.jpg)
AJ Quetta Receives $10,000 Home Gym Grant
One of the most impactful experiences of 2021 for The Thomas E. Smith Foundation was our work with AJ Quetta. On January 26, AJ, then a senior varsity hockey forward for Bishop Feehan High School, was playing against Pope Francis Prep when he hit the boards and became...
![Jake Thibeault Receives $10,000 FES Bike Grant](https://thomasesmithfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Tom-Jake-894x675.jpg)
Jake Thibeault Receives $10,000 FES Bike Grant
The Thomas E. Smith Foundation has recently provided a $10,000 grant to local hockey player, and Senior at Milton Academy, 18-year-old Jake Thibeault. On Sept. 4, 2021, while playing with his club team, the 18-and-under Boston Bulldogs, Jake hit the boards and became...
![Sarah Merrefield appointed as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer](https://thomasesmithfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_4144-e1711594701241-1080x675.jpg)
Sarah Merrefield appointed as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer
Thomas E. Smith Foundation Appoints Sarah Merrefield as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Tenured non-profit leader to further Foundation’s impact for paralysis community BOSTON, MA - March 28, 2024 - The Thomas E. Smith Foundation (“TESF”), a 501(c)(3)...
![15 Years Ago… $1,000,000 Donated](https://thomasesmithfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/DSC_2463-smaller-1080x675.jpg)
15 Years Ago… $1,000,000 Donated
15 years ago today, my life changed forever. On August 2, 2008, I was skating in summer tournament gearing up for my first season of junior hockey. Never in a million years did I think that trying to pursue a dream of playing collegiate hockey would result in...