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CONGRATULATIONS TO TWO CHAMBER MEMBERS!
Horace Mann Award for Public Service
Congratulations to our Chamber members chosen by Westfield State University as recipients of the Horace Mann Award for Public Service.
Kathy Damon, CEO of The Carson Center for Human Services, Inc.
James Hagan, President and COO of Westfield Bank
Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation
4th Annual Ice Harvest
Saturday, February 4, 2012
12:00 - 3:00 pm
42 Water Street
Granville, MA
Come join Dennis Picard of Storrowton Village Museum as he demonstrates and encourages others to take a turn harvesting ice the way our ancestors did in the days before refrigeration. Rick Spencer will be performing from his "Historic Songs of American Work and Trades" program. Guided tours of the museum will also be available. No charge for the event or for refreshments, donations gratefully accepted. Rain date Sunday, 2/5, check the museum website www.ncchp.org for updates.
Westfield On Weekends (WOW)
Invites you to their Annual Meeting
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
(Snow date will be 2/16)
Westfield Athenaeum
6 Elm Street, Westfield, MA
5:30 pm hors d'oeuvres; 6:00 pm meeting
RSVP to lisasullivan1@comcast.net
Westfield Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield
Come Celebrate the Grand Opening of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield
Dueling Piano's
Saturday, February 11, 2012
6:00 pm Cocktails & Building Tours
7:00 pm Heavy Hors d'oeuvres by Tuckers Restaurant
8:00 pm Entertainment
28 West Silver Street
Westfield, MA
Tickets are $75.00 each
Contact:
562-2301 or email jparkswbgc@comcast.net
Amelia Park Children's Museum
Story Walk
February 10, 2012
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Winter Recess Open Monday-Friday
February 20-24th
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Contact:
Amelia Park Children's Museum 29 South Broad Street Westfield, MA 01085 Tel: (413) 572-4014 Web: www.ameliaparkmuseum.org
Westfield Business Improvement District (WBID)
Best Retail Practices Program
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
7:45 am to 10:15 am
Continental Breakfast is provided
170 Elm Street
Westfield, MA
To qualify for one of six $1900. grants you must attend the workshop. Please visit our website www.thedistrictwestfield.com; for more details call the WBID office at 572-1260
All Stars Dance
209 Root Road
Westfield, MA
Yoga Classes Available
Please call 572-1122 for more information.
Westfield State University Announces 2 New Certification Programs
Westfield State University's Division of Graduate and Continuing Education is offering a Phlebotomy Certification Preparation program beginning February 28, 2012. Classes will be held at The Horace Mann Center on the campus of Westfield State University Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30-9:30pm. The instructor for this program is Janice Hendricks, CPT, CMA who has over 30 years of experience in the medical field as a phlebotomist and Certified Medical Assistant. The total cost for this offering is $1200.
To register or for further information, call (413) 572-8034/8265 or email khall@westfield.ma.edu.
Westfield State University's Community Education Department is offering a Human Resource Certification Preparation program beginning February 8, 2012. Classes will be held at The Horace Mann Center on the campus of Westfield State University, Wednesday evenings from 6:30-9:30pm. The instructor for this program is Karen Smith, Esq., SPHR. In addition to being an experienced human resource professional, she has taught SPHR study classes for ten years. The total cost for this offering is $1200. The registration deadline is January 20th.
To register or for further information, call (413) 572-8034, email khall@westfield.ma.edu or go to www.westfield.ma.edu/hrcert.
Noble Visiting Nurse and Hospice Services
Volunteer Training
Noble Visiting Nurse and Hospice will be offering a volunteer training for those interested in working with patients and families facing the end-of-life. The eighteen hour training is held over a six week period at 77 Mill Street, Suite 201 (Mill at Crane Pond) in Westfield. The qualifications to be a volunteer are the willingness to complete the training and to be committed to being a vital member of our hospice team.
Training will begin soon, for more information please contact: Carrie Walker-Ray, LCSW, Noble Visiting Nurse and Hospices Services: (413) 562-7049
United Way Of Pioneer Valley Announces Community Impact Funding
The United Way of the Pioneer Valley has completed a two-year process that began with an assessment of community needs and culminated in the awarding of $2.1 million in funding for three Community Building Blocks: Education, Income and Health. According to Dora D. Robinson, President and CEO of the 90-year old UWPV, "This is indeed a proud moment for an organization whose mission is to mobilize people and resources to strengthen our communities."
The 22 grant review team members represented a cross-section of volunteers from the community including representatives of private industry, nonprofits, health, education, and government from across the Pioneer Valley.
Overseeing the review process was the Community Impact Committee to make sure the process never lost sight of the objective and remained true to UWPV's mission and values. The results:
* 52 organizations will share in $2.1 grant funding that will span 18-months (January 2012 through June 2013).
* Community partners receiving funding in this cycle are diverse in terms of size, location, communities served, leadership, and scope of services.
