The State House News Service reported that Arbella topped this year’s list of donors to Governor Patrick’s Inaugural Committee giving $50,000 to the event. In total, Governor Patrick’s Inaugural Committee raised $717,500. The Second Inauguration of Governor Patrick was a more somber affair, held inside rather than outside, but did include a reception at the Grand Staircase and an evening gala at the Boston Public Library as well as a day of Community Service. David O”Brien, the Inaugural Committee Director, had envisioned, however, that this year’s scaled down celebrations would not surpass the $500,000 mark.
Twelve other companies donated $25,000 each to the Committee including Liberty Mutual. Blue Cross Blue Shield, Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts and The Massachusetts Insurance Federation each gave $10,000. The Travelers Indemnity Co. chipped in $5,000 and rounding out the list was Property Casualty Insurers who made a donation of $2,500.
In 2007, Governor Patrick raised over $2 million for his inauguration and held a five day extravaganza which saw the Governor and Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray visit the four corners of the Commonwealth. After the 2007 festivities, Governor Patrick’s Inaugural Committee ended up with a $500,000 surplus which it donated to charity. While figures have not come in for this year’s expenses, it is likely the Governor would do the same with any surpluses from this year’s more scaled-down event.
Below is a complete list of the donors to the 2011 Inaugural Committee
- Arbella Insurance Group – $50,000
- Comcast – $25,000
- EMC Corporation – $25,000
- Fidelity – $25,000
- Liberty Mutual – $25,000
- Mass Mutual Financial Group – $25,000
- Laborers’ International Union of MA – $25,000
- Paul & Joanne Egerman – $25,000
- Peter Pan – $25,000
- Scholastic – $25,000
- State Street Corporation – $25,000
- Suffolk Construction Company – $25,000
- Zeneca Services – $25,000
- Boston Red Sox – $15,000
- Wine Spirit Wholesalers of Massachusetts – $15,000
- 1199 SEIU – $10,000
- AT&T – $10,000
- Be Our Guest – $10,000
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA – $10,000
- Boston Bruins and TD Garden – $10,000
- Boston Scientific – $10,000
- Citizens Bank – $10,000
- DLA Piper – $10,000
- EMD Serono – $10,000
- Goulston & Storrs PC – $10,000
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care – $10,000
- JohnE. Kavanagh III – $10,000
- Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation – $10,000
- Massachusetts Insurance Federation – $10,000
- Michael P. Wasserman, Inc. – $10,000
- Microsoft – $10,000
- Nestle Waters Corporation – $10,000
- New England Patriots – $10,000
- New England Revolution – $10,000
- NSTAR – $10,000
- Port Lighting Company – $10,000
- Raytheon – $10,000
- TD Bank – $10,000
- The Catered Affair – $10,000
- The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, LLC – $10,000
- Tufts Health Plan – $10,000
- UNUM – $10,000
- Verizon – $10,000
- Associated Industries of Massachusetts – $5,000
- Barry and Candace Sloane – $5,000
- Century Bank – $5,000
- First Bristol Corp. – $5,000
- Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce – $5,000
- Howell Communications – $5,000
- Magellan Health Services – $5,000
- Paul Revere Transportation, LLC – $5,000
- Sovereign Bank – $5,000
- Steward Health Care System, LLC – $5,000
- The Travelers Indemnity Co. – $5,000
- Property Casualty Insurers – $2,500
