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PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL BLANCHARD. OPPOSITE PAGE: MICHAEL BLANCHARD INVITED Paul LaRocca, David Ortiz, and Scott Rider Weil Attauabi and Benny Chong Isaiah Thomas, Nick Varano, and Jae Crowder Ben Rawitz and Roy MacDowell III Brian and Sherry Kelly Andrew and Jessica Knez Mia Zarrella Christa Spengeman and Hunter Perry Kerry Brett and Bill Brett Lenny Clarke, Tiffany Ortiz, and "Fast" Freddy Murphy Paul Guitard and Sean Reynolds Strega's Nick Varano took the stage during the interactive live auction, during which Ortiz signed baseballs and tossed them out to the crowd for $1,000 each, raising $22,000 in just five minutes to benefit The David Ortiz Children's Fund. Notable guests included Governor Charlie Baker and his wife, Lauren Baker, Herb Chambers, Steve DiFillippo, Fast Freddy, and Celtics stars Isaiah Thomas, Kelly Olynyk, and Jae Crowder. Partygoers were invited to spin the Foxwoods Resort Casino wheel to win luxury items (with proceeds going to the Ortiz fund) and check out the season's finest new jewelry on display courtesy of Sidney Thomas Jewelers. 40 BOSTONCOMMON-MAGAZINE.COM