Liberty Bank presented a $5,000 donation check to The Gray House on April 10, in support of the organization’s vital community programs.
State Rep. Carlos Gonzalez D-Springfield, joined the presentation.
Located in the North End of Springfield, The Gray House provides food, clothing, and educational services in a safe, positive environment. Its mission is “to help its neighbors facing hardships to meet their immediate and transitional needs by providing food, clothing and educational services in a safe, positive environment in the North End of Springfield.”
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Rachel’s Table of Western Massachusetts held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the launch of its new 16-foot refrigerated box truck. It will allow the organization to increase the amount of healthy, perishable food it can safely transport and distribute to those in need throughout Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties. The ceremony was held on April 16 at the Jewish Community Center parking lot in Longmeadow.
The new refrigerated truck marks a major step forward in Rachel’s Table’s food rescue and distribution efforts.
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Westfield Bank will be holding four shred events this year. In efforts to help the community properly dispose of personal information, Westfield Bank has partnered with ProShred Security to provide a free shred event, with a limit of five boxes per person.
The first event will be held at the East Street Branch, located at 569 East Street in Chicopee on Saturday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to noon. To see the full schedule of shred events, visit westfieldbank.com.
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Graduate Women in Business, in collaboration with Graduate Student Government, with support from on-campus organizations like UMass Fine Arts, UMass Dining and The Maroon Fund, will present “The Journey,” a charity gala that celebrates the talent, transitions and triumphs of women, on Saturday, May 10, at the University of Massachusetts Campus Center Auditorium in Amherst.
The evening will be filled with music and dance benefiting Girls Inc. of the Valley and the Care Center in Holyoke. Also featured will be panel discussions with influential women who have made significant impacts in their fields. Participants will be from global companies such as Microsoft, Google and Travelers and local ones like Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts.
For ticketing information and sponsorship opportunities, visit https://thejourneyumass.my.canva.site/.
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CT State Asnuntuck is hosting Manufacturing Mondays during the month of May. The public is invited to learn about the Advanced Manufacturing Technology programs at CT State Asnuntuck’s state-of-the-art facilities. Take a tour, learn about CNC Machining, Mechatronics/Robotics, Welding, and Fabrication.
Meet the program’s coordinators, learn how to apply, get information about the required courses, and receive information regarding the program’s schedule.
Learn how qualified students can earn a certificate and/or degree with little to no debt.
Manufacturing Mondays will occur from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, May 5, 12, and 19.
To RSVP or to learn more, visit ctstate.edu/manufacturing.
