Family Promise Metrowest 2021 Annual Report

RECOGNITIONS
Our Cindy Lombardo Volunteer Award, named for a passionate FPM
volunteer and member of Temple Shir Tikva, is given annually to a
volunteer, nominated by our families, who upholds Cindy’s incredible
legacy of warmth and dedication.
The 2021 award winner was Steve Beling. Steve began volunteering as a
tutor in September 2020, working with an FPM parent on math and
English skills to help her pass an entrance exam for a nursing program. He
not only excelled in his instruction, meeting with the parent twice a week
for over a year to build her skills, but he gave tremendous encouragement
to her in the process. As the parent wrote to Steve, “You motivate me and
inspire me to do my best. You have taught me that I am smarter than I
thought, and failure is okay as long as I pick myself up and try again. You are
the greatest teacher I could ask for.”
Steve made a huge impact in the life of this mother, helping change her
life’s trajectory. We are so grateful for his commitment to our families and
organization and look forward to continuing to work with him in the future.
Our Family Promise Metrowest Legacy Award recognizes a person in
our community whose commitment and contribution to our mission
will have a lasting impact on our organization and the families we serve.
Our 2021 recipient was Bob Brack. Bob was a generous philanthropist
who over the years supported not just our programs but also our capital
campaign when we purchased our Day Center in 2017. He was also a
brilliant businessman who shared his expertise in our strategic planning
process, always offering encouragement and guidance as our programs
grew to meet the needs of our families.
Yet of all his qualities, his true legacy at Family Promise will be his
compassion and caring for our families. Bob genuinely loved being part
of their lives, hearing their stories, and knowing he could be part of
making real change. Bob was chosen for this award in the summer of
2021, but sadly passed away last September. The award was granted
posthumously to his family in November. While Bob is truly missed by all
of us, his legacy at Family Promise will live on for decades.
We are also proud to announce that in November 2021,
FPM was selected as the recipient of the annual Robert
Lamprey Community Grant, a $20,000 award given by
the MutualOne Charitable Foundation. This grant is
awarded to one nonprofit organization each year that
serves low-income or underserved populations in Natick
or Framingham. We are deeply grateful to the
MutualOne Foundation for recognizing and supporting
our work in the community with this award.
TOP: Steve receives the 2021 Cindy Lombardo Volunteer Award from Barbara Ward, our 2020 recipient, and Steve,
minus mask. MIDDLE: Executive Director Sue Crossley with Bob at the Day Center in 2019, the purchase of which
he generously supported. BOTTOM: Executive Director Sue Crossley and Assistant Director Amanda Elkin receive
the Robert Lamprey Community Grant from Yasmine Ouweijan, Vice President/Branch Manager at MutualOne.
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