Square One celebrated the career and legacy of Joan Kagan, its former president and CEO, at a retirement party on Oct. 14. Pictured, from left: Melissa Blissett, vice president of Family Services; Kris Allard, vice president of Development & Communication; Kagan; Maria Bedard, vice president of Early Education & Care; Dawn DiStefano, president and CEO; and Joni Beck Brewer, retired vice president of Family Services.
Ensuring a Legacy
Greenfield Cooperative Bank recently made a $75,000 donation, one of the largest in the bank’s history, in support of Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s new Department of Family Medicine. This new UMass Medical School – Baystate-affiliated program will train future family doctors in Greenfield to ensure a legacy of long-term, sustainable, high-quality primary healthcare for the citizens of Franklin County and surrounding towns.
Every Dollar Counts
Carr Hardware recently donated $5,272.12 to the Berkshire Humane Society, first by donating the sales of more than 300 buckets to the Humane Society, and then offering customers the option to round up their purchases to the nearest dollar for the first two weeks of November. Pictured: Carr Hardware President Bart Raser (left), Berkshire Humane Society Executive Director John Perreault, and Bowser.
Step by Step
For its September Month of Giving Campaign, Freedom Credit Union helped support the Alzheimer’s Assoc. both by forming a team and participating in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Holyoke Community College and by collecting cash donations at all Western Mass. branches. Together, these efforts resulted in a total donation of $4,191. Pictured: Freedom Credit Union Vice President Kara Herman and President Glenn Welch present the check to the Walk to End Alzheimer’s.
