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Uncommon Volunteers
Each year, the Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce honors members who have made uncommonly generous contributions to the achievement of our objectives through their tireless work as volunteers. We call these dedicated people Uncommon Volunteers.
Congratulations and thank you to our 2007 Uncommon Volunteers,
who were recognized at our 2008 Annual Meeting:
Barbara Hawkins- Florence
Savings Bank.
Barbara has served the
co-chair of the Chamber’s Ambassador Committee for the last 5 years and has also
served on the Membership Committee. In addition to the calls she makes to new
members on behalf of the Ambassadors, Barbara also acts as a team Captain for
the Chamber’s annual membership drive and helps the Generators out with Auction
calls. Barbara got involved with the Chamber about 15 years ago when she moved
to Northampton from the Springfield area. She said that was an exciting time to
get involved because the Chamber had just hired Suzanne as the new Director and
was undergoing lots of changes and it was exciting to be a part of the Chamber
while it was undergoing such an evolution.
Rob Ostberg- Ostberg &
Associates Financial Services and Insurance
Rob served 6 years on the
Chamber’s board of directors, one of those he served as President of the Board.
Rob has also acted as Treasurer, chair of the Membership Committee and on
several now dissolved committees. Rob is also a Chamber Partner. Robs says it
is a privilege to work for an organization that has such an extraordinary impact
for the community. He also feels very lucky to have worked with the caliber of
experience and expertise that the volunteers bring to the table.
Charles Bowles- Bowles
Enterprises
Charles has served as the
chair of the Chamber’s Tourism Committee for 12 years as well as the Chair of
the Fairgrounds Redevelopment Committee. He also was the chair of the Chamber
Building Committee the renovated 99 Pleasant Street and raised the money to do
it. Charles as also served on the Board for 6 years and has just been
reappointed to a one-year term to the Board for 2008. Finally, he is also our
go-to handyman for the Chamber- from unclogging toilets to supervising
excavation of underground pipes; when something unexpected happens, Chuck is
always the first phone call the staff makes.
Dan Kunhardt-
Kunhardt Financial and Insurance Strategies
Dan has been a volunteer on
the Chamber’s Generators committee for several years. Each year he acts as a
Captain for the Chamber’s Annual Membership Drive. He has also served as the
co-chair of the Chamber’s Annual Auction twice and has been a top solicitor for
silent auction donations each year. In 2002, Dan served as the interim chair of
the Chamber’s Ambassador Committee for about 6 months when the Chamber needed
some additional leadership there. Dan says that his involvement with the Chamber
has not only been good for his own business but he feels pleased to be able to
support all businesses in the area through his efforts as a Chamber volunteer.
Uncommon Volunteers from Prior Years
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Mary Beth Averill, LICSW
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Benjamin A. Barnes, P.C.
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Donna Bliznak, PeoplesBank
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Joe Blumenthal, Downtown Sounds
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Cathy Cross, Cathy Cross, Inc.
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Alfredo DiLascia, Alfredo’s Gallery of Fine Art Photography
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John Ebbets, 100.9 WRNX Radio
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Jack Finn, A2Z Science and
Learning Store
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Pat Goggins, Goggins Real Estate
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Pat Hassett, Sales Now!
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Noreen Mickiewicz Hayes, Borawski Insurance
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John Heaps, Jr., Florence Savings Bank
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Andy Hogan, Hogan Communications
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Al Korostynski, Atlantis Software
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Dan Kunhardt, Jr., CLU, ChFC, New York Life
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Ann LaPointe
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Jim LaSalle, LaSalle Florists
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Don Lesser, Pioneer Training
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Dirk Lunsford, Coca Cola of North America
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David Malek, Borawski Insurance
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Greg Malynoski, Clarke School for the Deaf
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Kerry Merchant
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Jenny Pelissier, Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Jim and Brenda Ryan
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John Szafranski, Smith Vocational School
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Mike Wall, Kollmorgen Electro-Optical
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Victoria White, eclecTechs and DogHampton
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Jane
Winnie, Florence Savings Bank
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Dan Yacuzzo, Eastside Grill |
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