MAHA is hitting the links.

For the first-time in our 27 year history (mini-golf doesn't count), MAHA will be co-hosting a benefit golf tournament together with our partners, St. Mark's Area Main Streets and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester. The tournament will take place at the beautiful and historic Franklin Park Golf Course in Dorchester on Monday, June 18.

Registration and breakfast by Au Bon Pain starts at 7:00 AM, shotgun start at 8:00 AM. The format is a Scramble – as long as one of your group can hit the ball straight, you’re in the hunt for the championship! After the round, enjoy the awards lunch with great prizes.

Price is $500 for a foursome (or $125 each for singles). You can register online (coming soon) or call the MAHA office at 617-822-9100.

Last week, over 500 people poured into the IBEW hall on Freeport Street to sample delicious food from 24 restaurants at the fourth annual Taste of Dorchester sponsored by MAHA. We raised over $48,189 to benefit MAHA's efforts to educate and mobilize in support of sustainable homeownership in Dorchester and across the state.

This year, judges selected the first-ever "Best of Taste of Dorchester" winners in four categories: entree, appetizer, dessert, and service. Down Home Delivery and Catering won for best entree; Butcher Shop Market won for appetizer, Greenhills Irish Bakery took home the top prize for dessert, and Savin Bar & Kitchen won for best service. Congratulations!

MAHA thanks all of our sponsors, including top chef sponsors Arbella Insurance Group and Vargas & Vargas Insurance. We thank each of the 24 restaurants who participated and brought dishes ranging from barbeque baby back ribs, pulled pork, chicken patia, steak tips, collard greens and sweet potato sushi to quiche, pancakes, carrot cake, panna cotta and homemade ice cream!