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34 | 01940 Powering up, Crawford style By Anne Marie Tobin Lynnfield power couple Phil and Ellen Crawford stand near the back porch of their home. PHOTOS: JAKOB MENENDEZ
WINTER 2021 | 35 Every community has one. You know, that power couple that everyone knows by their first names. In Lynnfield, that couple is Phil and Ellen, as in Phil and Ellen Rubbico Crawford. The North Reading natives moved to Lynnfield in 1987, four years after the former North Reading Middle School sweethearts said their "I do's." Since then, the duo has been involved in all things Lynnfield. You name it, they're on it. And have done it. From volunteering in the schools to youth and high-school sports to a myriad of charities, to Rotary, the senior council and town boards and committees, to leading a grassroots effort to build MarketStreet Lynnfield, simply put, if it's happening here, count on Phil and Ellen to be there, front and center. Ellen, who was honored at the fall Town Meeting with the 2021 Daniel Townsend Award for Excellence, says it all begins with family. "I am very much my mother's (Barbara Rubbico's) daughter," said Ellen. "I grew up in a family of 10 kids and my mother and father (Joe) were always there to support us. I attribute my work ethic and belief that it is so important to help out in the community to my parents. I'm passionate about doing whatever I can to help improve the quality of life in our town, as so many others have done." Crawford's contributions to the community and the real-estate industry have been recognized on countless other occasions. She is a three-time Platinum Club Award honoree, a Double Centurion Award honoree. Her activism began when the couple's children — Jimmy, Ashley, Britnay and Nicole — enrolled in the Lynnfield Public Schools. "Schools depend on volunteers for so many things and I've always felt that it's important to do whatever it takes to make the schools the best they can be," Crawford said. "To do that, you have to give your time. It's extremely satisfying." Crawford served as a PTO member from 1990-2009 and chaired the Summer Street School Pumpkin Fair and Auction for 12 years, raising more than $200,000 for several school-improvement projects, including playground equipment and media-center upgrades. Active with the Lynnfield Athletic Association and Moving On ceremonies at both the Summer Street and middle schools and the Post-Prom Committee at the high school, Crawford was also a key member of the district's 2000 and 2021 school-building improvement projects. A member of the Friends of the Lynnfield Senior Center and the Friends of the Lynnfield Library, Crawford is an active member of the Village Home & Club and serves on the board of Townscape, an organization that has worked to upgrade Glen Meadow Park, Jordan Park, Newhall Park and Forest Hill Cemetery. She has taught CCD classes at St. Maria Goretti Church for 16 years and is an active Lynnfield Catholic Collaborative parishioner and donor. Phil attributes much of the couple's success to their complementary personalities. "From the time we first met, we had opposite personalities," he said. "Ellen is intense and I'm a low-stress guy. I have thick skin; things just roll off my back. I'd rather go through life with a smile on my face; that's just my personality." Phil's contributions to the community run a parallel course to those of his spouse. It all started with — you guessed it — family. "I've always been athletic so it was no surprise that our kids were, so whatever sport they played, I coached," he said. In 1993, Phil took Lynnfield youth
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