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Answering the Call
bankESB recently announced a $10,000 donation to the
Easthampton Fire Department, which will be put toward
the purchase of portable radios, enhancing firefighters’
ability to communicate effectively in emergency situations.
Pictured from left: Easthampton Fire Department Chief
Christopher Norris and Captain Daniel Constantine;
Easthampton City Council President Koni Denham;
bankESB President Matthew Sosik; Easthampton Mayor
Salem Derby; and bankESB Assistant Vice President and
Branch Officer Jessica West, Executive Vice President and
Chief Administrative Officer Bozena Dabek, and Senior
Vice President of Retail Banking Gary Turku.
Creative Sector
Advocacy Day
A delegation of the Western Mass Arts Advocacy Coalition
(WMAAC) presented its seminal report, “Regional Perspectives
from the 2025 Western Massachusetts Arts Economic Impact
Summit,” to legislators on March 3 during MASSCreative’s third
annual Creative Sector Advocacy Day at the Massachusetts State
House. The report is a comprehensive presentation of the key
issues identified and regional priorities and potential solutions
raised at the Western Mass Arts Economic Impact Summit held
last November at MASS MoCA in North Adams. Pictured from left:
WMAAC economic impact planning team members Tiffany Allecia,
state Sen. Paul Mark, Cassandra Holden, Fungai Tichawangana,
Ruth Griggs, and Dee Boyle-Clapp.
Community Support
Greylock Federal Credit Union recently awarded 10 nonprofits with gifts of $10,000
each, totaling a $100,000 contribution to the nonprofit sector. The recipients include
Elder Services of Berkshire County, Louison House, Childcare of the Berkshires,
Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires (VIM), Arts in Recovery for Youth (AIRY), Soldier
On, Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood, Our Community Table, UCP of Western
Massachusetts, and Berkshire Pride. Pictured from left: Johno Hinkell, vice president,
market manager at Greylock; Child Care of the Berkshires President and CEO Amy
Hall and CFO Billie Jo Sawyer; and Jamie Moncecchi, senior vice president, chief
administrative officer at Greylock.
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