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Mark Your Calendar for Difference Makers Gala on March 19

HOLYOKE — The seventh annual Difference Makers award program, staged by BusinessWest, will be held on Thursday, March 19 at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House.

Difference Makers is a program, launched in 2009, that recognizes groups and individuals that are, as the name suggests, making a difference in this region. The class of 2015 — Katelynn’s Ride, MassMutual Financial Services, Judy Matt, Valley Venture Mentors, and the new ownership group of the Student Prince and the Fort — was profiled in the Feb. 9 issue and on businesswest.com.

Tickets cost $60 per person, and reserved tables of 10 are available. To order tickets, call (413) 781-8600, ext. 100, or e-mail [email protected].