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Bikes Fight Cancer
The third annual Bikes Fight Cancer Charity Ride, held on June 14, brought together more than 600 riders who raised more than $260,000, with $170,000 of that being distributed locally to organizations providing critical cancer services, care, and patient support in the Pioneer Valley. Local beneficiaries included the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute at Cooley Dickinson Hospital (pictured below), Cancer Connection (pictured bottom), Cancer House of Hope, and Magic for Maddie. Since becoming a nonprofit in 2023, Bikes Fight Cancer has raised more than $550,000 to ease the burden of a cancer diagnosis for patients and families across Western Mass. (Photos by Bob Zemba, Simple Truth Imaging)
Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute at Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Cancer Connection
Thrilling Donation
On Nov. 21, the Chicopee Chamber of Commerce presented a $3,934 donation to Haven Teen Center at the Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee from the chamber’s annual Thriller 5K held in October at Grise Funeral Home.
Pictured, from left: Ashley Batlle, owner of Beauty Batlles Lounge and chair of the chamber’s 5K committee; Lynn Morrissette, Marketing & Development director at the Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee and a 5K committee member; Jason Reed, executive director at the Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee; Melissa Breor, executive director of the Chicopee Chamber of Commerce; and Kate Riley, vice president at Riley Home Realty and a 5K committee member.
Changing Futures
Westfield Bank recently donated $3,000 to Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts to change the lives of young people by providing them with the tools, training, and real-world experiences they need to develop financial literacy, explore careers, and build brighter futures.
Pictured, from left: Phil Goncalves, senior vice president, chief credit officer, and Darlene Libiszewski, senior vice president, chief information officer, at Westfield Bank; and Amie Miarecki, president, and Terrell Joyner, vice chair, of Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts.
