Bellingham Bulletin April 2024

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Hockomock YMCA Holds Reach Out Annual Campaign at Gillette
The Hockomock Area
YMCA held its annual Campaign
Breakfast, a long-standing
tradition held at Gillette
Stadium’s Putnam Club in
Foxborough. The Y’s annual
fundraising campaign, known
as Reach Out, ensures this nonprofit
organization continues to
address emerging and critical
human needs across the 15 communities
they serve.
Farzin Karim, chair of the
Board of Directors at the Hockomock
Area YMCA provided
welcoming remarks and shared
her personal story of receiving a
scholarship to attend the Y as a
young girl.
Board of Director Angela
Davis shared the Hockomock
Y’s community impact noting,
“Last year, this YMCA provided
$3.3 million in confidential financial
assistance, providing opportunities
for people in need to
participate at our Hockomock Y.
Additionally, 40,000 meals and
25,000 bags of groceries were
distributed. These numbers are
incredible, but we must never
lose sight of the fact that behind
every one of these numbers is a
person, a life, a story.”
The event’s guest speaker was
Congressman Jake Auchincloss,
who remarked, “The Hockomock
Area YMCA serves as a
cornerstone of our community,
enriching the lives of individuals
and families and contributing to
the overall well-being and vitality
of this area.”
YMCA members receiving
financial assistance shared their
stories of how the Y has impacted
their lives.
The Hockomock Y’s Board
of Directors issued a $50,000
challenge to event attendees,
matching all leadership gifts of
$500 or more at the event.
Jim Downs, Hockomock Area
YMCA CEO thanked attendees
for being at this event,
believing in and supporting
the Y’s mission saying, “Reach
Out is the centerpiece of how we
provide for our YMCA mission
every day and helps make it possible
to deliver so many important,
vital programs and services.
My commitment to you and our
15 area communities is that our
YMCA will continue to be here
when the need is greatest to serve
our communities and to serve
them with compassion.”
The Hockomock Y’s goal
is to raise $1.5 million for this
year’s campaign. The Breakfast
event raised $224,000, bringing
the total raised to date to
$451,000 for this year’s campaign.
To learn more, visit www.
hockymca.org/give.
Congressman Auchincloss was the Y’s special guest speaker at the
Hockomock Y’s Reach Out Campaign Breakfast held March 15th
at Gillette Stadium. The Y’s annual fundraising campaign, Reach
Out, ensures the Y’s addressing critical human needs across its 15
communities.
Family Fun Fishing Day to be held May 4 in Uxbridge
Open Sky Community Services
and the Blackstone River
Watershed Association are excited
to co-host the 9th Annual
Family Fun Fishing Day at Riverbend
Farm in Uxbridge along
with our partner organizations,
the Blackstone River National
Heritage Corridor Volunteersin-Parks
Program, Massachusetts
Department of Conservation &
Recreation, Massachusetts Division
of Fisheries & Wildlife.
This year’s event will be held
on Saturday May 4th from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m. with a rain date of
Sunday, May 5th. Prizes offered
in four different age groups will
be awarded at 1:15 p.m. There
will be activities for the whole
family, as well as food and ice
cream for purchase, free face
painting and raffles. All ages and
ability levels are welcome.
Fishing poles, bait and instruction
will be available with
pre-registration and participants
are welcome to bring their own.
This is a catch and release event
for everyone from first time
fishers to experienced anglers.
Adults must accompany children
under 12.
Volunteer opportunities are
available at openskycs.org/fishingvolunteers.
Pre-Registration will open
starting April 5th at thebrwa.
org/familyfishing2024. This is a
FREE event, but pre-registration
is required. Please contact Joanne
Holahan at (508) 278-5200 with
any questions.
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