MountainOne Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week with Surprise Deliveries

NORTH ADAMS — In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week, MountainOne spent the week visiting and recognizing 75 first-grade teachers throughout the Berkshires and South Shore through storybook-themed deliveries created as part of MountainOne’s growing Storybook Program. The deliveries were designed to thank teachers for the important role they play in shaping young students, while also introducing classrooms to MountainOne’s literacy and financial education initiative featuring Mo the Spokesgoat.

Inside each custom-designed package, teachers discovered copies of MountainOne’s two original storybooks, “How to Climb a Mountain” and “Something to Save,” along with a newly released companion activity workbook filled with educational games, coloring pages, and age-appropriate financial literacy activities for students. The deliveries also featured a custom goat silhouette tote bag, a classroom flyer inviting schools to participate in future MountainOne storybook readings, a thank-you card reading “You’re the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Teachers),” and a Mo the Spokesgoat plush for classrooms to enjoy.

The appreciation deliveries also serve as an introduction to the MountainOne Storybook Program, which brings MountainOne’s Storybook Team directly into schools for interactive classroom readings, where every student receives their own storybook and activity materials, along with a special visit from Mo the Spokesgoat himself. Deliveries were made to first-grade teachers at schools across Quincy, Scituate, Rockland, Pittsfield, North Adams, and Williamstown.

“Teachers inspire curiosity, confidence, and creativity in students every single day, and we wanted to find a fun and meaningful way to recognize that during Teacher Appreciation Week,” said Brenda Petell, MountainOne vice president, Community Engagement officer. “Our Storybook Program has become such a special way for us to connect with schools and families across our communities, and we’re excited to continue growing it with even more classroom visits and another new storybook release coming soon that we can’t wait to share.”

MountainOne’s Storybook Program continues expanding throughout the communities it serves, helping introduce children to themes like perseverance, saving money, goal setting, and community connection through original storytelling and interactive experiences.

MountainOne invites local schools, libraries, and community organizations to bring Mo’s Storybook Program to their students. To learn more or request a reading, visit mountainone.com/mo-storybook.