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         The 2022 Difference Makers to be Celebrated March 24
For 14 years now, BusinessWest has been rec- ognizing the work of individuals, groups, businesses, and institutions through its
Difference Makers program, with one goal in mind: to show the many ways one can, in fact, make a difference within their community.
The stories of the class of 2022, like the 13 cohorts before it, are all different, but the common thread is the passion and commitment exhibited by each hon- oree to improve quality of life for those in this region and make it a better place to live, work,
Their stories are told in the Feb. 16 issue of Busi- nessWest and at businesswest.com.
Tickets to the March 24 event are $75 and can be ordered online https://businesswest.com/difference- makers/difference-makers-tickets/ Tables of 10 are available.
The sponsors for this year’s program are Burkhart Pizzanelli, the New England Farm Workers’ Coun- cil, the Royal Law Firm, TommyCar Auto Group, and Westfield Bank.
      and conduct business. These stories will come to life — and eight honorees will take center stage — on March 24 at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House in Holy- oke, from 5 to 8:30 p.m.
The honorees for 2022 are:
• Tara Brewster, vice president of Busi- ness Development at Greenfield Savings Bank;
• The Community Foundation of West- ern Massachusetts represented by Katie Allen Zobel;
• Heriberto Flores, president of the New England Farm Workers’ Council;
• John Greaney, retired State Supreme Court justice and senior counsel at Bulkley Richardson;
• Ruth Griggs, president of the Northampton Jazz Festival and principal at RC Communications;
• Ted Hebert, owner of Teddy Bear Pools and Spas;
• I Found Light Against All Odds and Its Founder and CEO, Stefan Davis; and
• Roca Holyoke and Springfield repre- sented by Christine Judd.
TARA BREWSTER
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
TED HEBERT
HERIBERTO FLORES
I FOUND LIGHT AGAINST ALL ODDS AND ITS FOUNDER AND CEO, STEFAN DAVIS
JOHN GREANEY
ROCA HOLYOKE AND SPRINGFIELD REPRESENTED BY CHRISTINE JUDD.
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