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"Every dollar you give to the Williamstown Community Chest goes to our member agencies." |
Williamstown Community Chest News...
Oct 21: As promised, here is Jill's Community Muffin Recipe.
Aug 11: Our second annual Community Chest Fun Run is on Saturday, September 26th and is dedicated to long-time supporter and volunteer, Don Westall.
Jun 2: We've reached our 2008-09 campaign goal of $250,000 thanks to our generous community. Our member agencies are grateful for the sustained level of support.
May 15: Congratulations to Lisa Hiley, our Volunteer of the Year for 2009.
Sep 14: The first annual Community Chest Fun Run was a great success! Despite the weather, we had a great turn-out. Thanks to all who attended and made it a great day.
Jul 24: We're excited to announce the first annual Community Chest Fun Run.
May 5: We've hit our goal of $250,000 for the second year in a row -- thanks to all who have contributed.
May 1: Congratulations to Carol DeMayo for being awarded the Community Chest's Volunteer of the Year award.
May 1: We raised over $250,000 from the community for our 80th Anniversary Campaign. This is the largest amount in the history of the Williamstown Community Chest. Thank you to all who contributed.
Mar 2: Please come help us celebrate our 80th Birthday -- Friday, March 9 at the library of the Williamstown
Elementary School, from 3:15 - 4:00 pm. All are welcome.
Mar 1: We've nearly reached our campaign goal of $250,000. If you haven't contributed yet, please help us get there.
Dec 20: We had a great turnout at the Holiday Walk / Penny Social this year. We raised over $2000 thanks to your generous support.
Oct 1: The Williamstown Community Chest is celebrating is 80th anniversary this year! Originally chartered in March 1927 as the Williamstown Welfare Association, the first funds raised went to fight tuberculosis. Today, funds are disbursed to 16 member agencies that provide health care for the uninsured, assistive technology for the disabled, housing for the homeless, counseling for those battling alcoholism and drug abuse, and a host of other good works for the people of our community.
Last year the Williamstown Community Chest raised its highest amount of money ever thanks to the generosity of donors: $231,000. This year the goal is to raise even more -- $250,000 to celebrate 80 years of working to improve our community. Please donate now and help us get there.
Sep 1: As we launch our 2006-07 annual campaign, the Board sends out a heartfelt THANK YOU to all our wonderful donors who made the 2005-06 campaign such a success. Having set a goal of $230,000 for that annual appeal, we were able to announce at our annual meeting that we exceeded that goal by $1,000. A total of 775 donors made gifts ranging from $5 to $23,000, a true show of community support and a testament to the saying that every little bit counts.
Jun 9: Mt. Greylock Regional School awarded two student service scholarships to Katlynn Lemaire and Carl Kubler at a ceremony on June 9, 2006. The scholarships are funded annually by the Community Chest and are presented to two students who stand out as leaders in service to their communities. We congratulate Katlynn and Carl on their service awards and wish them continued success in their future endeavors.
Jun 2: We are pleased to announce that Bill Judge and Jeff Stripp will be joining our board. They will replace outgoing board members Carolyn Umlauf and Doug Foster. We thank Carolyn and Doug for their years of service.
May 17: Congratulations to Deb Dane for receiving this year's Volunteer of the Year Award.
May 2: We have exceeded our goal of $230,000! A very special thanks to all who have contributed.
Feb 10: We will be holding our 79th annual meeting on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at The Williams Inn. The results of our 2005-06 annual campaign will be announced at the meeting.
The evening will also feature presentation of the Community Chests Volunteer of the Year Award.
The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. and is open to all interested persons. In addition to the campaign report, the agenda includes a brief financial report and election of directors and officers.
A social hour and dinner honoring the Chests volunteers will follow. Please contact us for additional information.
Dec 6: The board approved a $2000 grant for the Williamstown Cal Ripken Baseball League to help restore their playing field. According to Williamstown Cal Ripken President John Benzinger, The generosity of the Williamstown Community Chest will allow our program to once again provide a quality baseball experience for the youth of Williamstown. The whole Cal Ripken organization feels blessed with the generosity of the Community Chest, and we look forward to another successful season.
Dec 6: The board approved a $2250 grant to the Mt. Greylock Regional School District that will enable the student body to receive outreach counseling and reproductive health education through Tapestry Health Services. The one-time grant will provide weekly outreach that includes classroom work, small group sessions and one-on-one counseling services. Debora Cole-Duffy, adjustment counselor for the Mt. Greylock Regional School District, notes, In the past, funding for this service was available from the state; however, when the public health and education funds were no longer available, Tapestry Health Services was no longer able to provide outreach education to our school. We are most grateful to the Williamstown Community Chest for providing this one-time grant for this vital service.
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