River Valley Counseling Center Receives Proceeds from Valley Players’ February Production

HOLYOKE — River Valley Counseling Center recently received a donation of $1,239.50 from the Valley Players’ February production, Love Letters.

“Now that the show has wrapped, I’m happy to report that we had 276 people come see the show over our four performances, including a sold-out performance on Valentine’s Day itself. The net ticket revenue came to $2,479, and we have donated half of net ticket revenue to RVCC,” said Matteo Pangallo, president of Valley Players.

For each play the Valley Players produces, a local nonprofit organization whose mission aligns with important themes in the play is selected to receive half of the net ticket revenue. One of the two characters in Love Letters struggles with a number of mental-health challenges with a lack of necessary resources to handle it appropriately. For that reason, River Valley Counseling Center was selected.

River Valley Counseling Center is a multi-service, community-based mental-health agency serving the Pioneer Valley, offering a range of traditional and non-traditional outpatient services to adults and children at several locations in Holyoke, Chicopee, Easthampton, Springfield, and Westfield.

“We are honored to have been selected by the Valley Players as a local mental-health agency of choice,” said Rosemarie Ansel, executive director of River Valley Counseling Center. “Donations such as this allow our nonprofit agency to continue caring for those most in need in our community.”

The Valley Players performances of Love Letters took place at Black Birch Vineyard in Hatfield. Michelle Kersbergen, owner of Black Birch Vineyard, donated the space. “We created a space for people to come together, not just for wine, but for community,” she said.