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Helping Hands
The Helping Hands Committee of Birch Manor in Chicopee proves that compassion and generosity have no age limits. Members have raised money for American Red Cross earthquake relief, hospice programs, and community resources that help children with autism and their families. The latest Helping Hands fund-raising event was a tag sale to benefit Griffin’s Friends Children’s Cancer Fund, a Baystate Health Foundation member. The organization is a group of volunteers dedicated to providing support, in a unique way, to children in treatment for cancer and their families, striving to bring moments of joy to courageous kids.
Earthquake Relief
Dr. Charles Cavagnaro III (left), president and CEO of Wing Memorial Hospital and Medical Centers, presents a donation of $3,000 to Dr. Peter Kelly, president of the nonprofit CRUDEM Foundation and an ophthalmologist at Wing. As part of the celebrations of Doctors Day, National Nurses Week, and National Hospital Week, the administration of Wing Memorial Hospital decided to make a donation to the CRUDEM Foundation to help victims of January’s devastating earthquake in Haiti. The foundation operates the Hôpital Sacré Coeur hospital in Minot, Haiti.
Brightside Golf Classic
The Brightside Golf Classic raised $95,000 to support programs of Brightside for Families and Children. Left, from left: Brandon Braxton, vice president of Business Banking at New Alliance Bank; Maria Zygmont, program director for Brightside; and Dr. William Bithoney, interim CEO of the Sisters of Providence Health System. Braxton represented Paul Accorsi, senior vice president and regional director of NewAlliance, who served as co-chairman of the event but was unable to attend. Above: Dave Madsen of ABC40/FOX6 interviews Nicki Toomey, clinical coordinator at Brightside, during the tournament program.
