bankESB Sponsors Cancer Connection’s Harvest Dinner with Grant
EASTHAMPTON — BankESB awarded a $2,500 sponsorship grant to support Cancer Connection’s annual Harvest Dinner, taking place this year on Thursday, Oct. 16 at Union Station in Northampton.
The Harvest Dinner is one of Cancer Connection’s most important fundraisers, and bankESB’s support will help underwrite the costs of the event and allow the organization to raise more funds for its programs. This festive evening brings the Cancer Connection community together and raises critical funds to bring support groups, integrative therapies, and educational programs to more cancer patients and their caregivers. The event will include a cocktail hour, farm-to-table dinner, silent auction, and a program of speakers.
Cancer Connection, the only independent cancer support center in the area, is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025.
“bankESB’s grant makes a huge difference not only in the success of our Harvest Dinner, but in setting an example of local businesses supporting Cancer Connection,” said Chelsea Kline, executive director of Cancer Connection. “Their sponsorship really demonstrates bankESB’s values in caring for people in the community — and that helps Cancer Connection care for more people in our community.”
To provide services and keep them free, Cancer Connection relies on donations from individuals and community-minded businesses such as bankESB, events such as the Mother’s Day Half Marathon, Harvest Dinner, and Grateful Bed Tour; proceeds from the Cancer Connection Thrift Shop; foundation grants; and community fundraisers. Increased support will allow Cancer Connection to meet rising needs and help address barriers to care with outreach to underserved communities.
Founded in 2000, Cancer Connection’s mission is to provide a haven where people with cancer and their loved ones can learn how to navigate the complicated cancer journey through one-to-one guidance, education, peer support, integrative therapies, and creative programs. Cancer Connection is the only cancer support center in Hampshire and Franklin Counties and draws additional participants from Hampden County and beyond. All of Cancer Connection’s services are provided free of charge.
For more information on sponsorships and tickets for the Harvest Dinner, visit www.cancer-connection.org/special-events.