Posted on December 13, 2019
I currently have three organizations that I volunteer for. At the time, I didn’t think I had the ability to any of these jobs, except maybe the last one mentioned below. But I stepped out of my comfort zone and never turned back. I started as a tutor approximately sixteen years ago for an organization […]
Posted on December 11, 2019
Volunteering and giving back to the community has always been an important part of my life. I’m grateful that Health New England gives each of our associates the opportunity to do so, where and when we can. After losing of a good friend to breast cancer, I started to participate in the annual Rays of […]
Posted on December 10, 2019
This year I had the pleasure of volunteering with my colleagues at Health New England’s United Way Day of Caring event. We were tasked with painting a long hallway in an older elementary school located in Westfield, MA. The staff at the school was so incredibly welcoming and grateful for our presence. As groups of […]
Posted on December 10, 2019
One of the things I like most about my church, Trinity United Methodist Church in Springfield, is our shared commitment to social justice. For the past two years, the church has hosted an event called “Arm in Arm: United Against Gun Violence.” Poets, musicians, dancers, and visual artists put together a concert to raise money […]
Posted on December 9, 2019
Giving back to the community is something that I view as an important part of my life. Every year I ensure to make financial contributions to these worthy causes: Wounded Warrior Project, Suffield Community Aid, First Congregational Church of Amherst, MA-Charitable Giving, Sacred Heart Church of Suffield, CT-Charitable giving. Additionally, my family and I participate […]
Posted on December 19, 2016
Each year our Risk Adjustment team participates in a half day team building activity in which we volunteer our time to an organization in our community. On Nov. 21, 2016, our team spent approximately 3.5 hours preparing food distribution boxes as well as sorting through the donations that had been received leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. […]
Posted on December 19, 2016
For four years now the Health Management team has come up with creative ways to eliminate excessive amounts of leftover Halloween candy in associate’s homes and encourage them to help support our soldiers. Once we receive the candy there is a sorting process, forms for mailing process and finally weighing…one year we sent over 75 […]
Posted on December 19, 2016
Our family and I have been volunteering for the Springfield Rescue Mission for years. We deliver food to shut-ins and those in need on the Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter holidays. This practice has been extremely humbling for my children. They now look forward to spending the time before a holiday serving those in our community. […]
Posted on December 19, 2016
My church, Trinity United Methodist Church in Springfield, is very important to me and my family. I am especially active in the youth fellowship, leading a youth service several times throughout the year and helping with the youth groups. My proudest moment at Trinity was when we voted to become a Reconciling Congregation. The Methodist […]
Posted on December 19, 2016
Throughout the year we donate non-perishable food items to the open pantry and any other food drives that we are aware of. It is important to us as a family to help the less fortunate with the most basic of needs. We also support the Rays of Hope. This is near and dear to our […]