Mark Your Calendar for Difference Makers Gala on March 19

HOLYOKE — Katelynn’s Ride, an annual bicycle ride that raises funds for Baystate Children’s Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, will be among five Difference Makers, as chosen by HCN’s sister publication, BusinessWest, to be honored on March 19 at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House in Holyoke.

Difference Makers is a program, launched in 2009, that recognizes groups and individuals that are, as the name suggests, making a difference in this region. The class of 2015 — Katelynn’s Ride, MassMutual Financial Services, Judy Matt, Valley Venture Mentors, and the new ownership group of the Student Prince and the Fort — was profiled in the Feb. 9 issue and on businesswest.com.

Tickets cost $60 per person, and reserved tables of 10 are available. To order tickets, call (413) 781-8600, ext. 100, or e-mail marketing@businesswest.com.