Join Us During October for National Disability Awareness Month Events!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ______________________________________________________________________________ Sunshine Village Celebrates National Disability Awareness Month –Creative Events Bring Community Together _____________________________________________________________________________ Chicopee, MA — October 1, 2019 —In honor of October as National Disability Awareness Month, Gina Kos, Sunshine Village Executive Director, invites the community to attend several events in partnership with local organizations throughout the month.  In the […]

Marcotte Ford’s Celebrity Chef Donation

Thank you to Marcotte Ford for being a wonderful partner! James Filomeno and Jeannie Filomeno presented our Executive Director, Gina Kos, and Director of Community Relations, Amie Miarecki, with a donation of $750 from the proceeds of the celebrity chef lunch held at Marcotte Ford’s LugNutz Cafe. To honor the partnership, our Community Engagement Program created a […]

Join us for a Dance Performance on October 22nd!

With a generous grant from Health New England, our life engagement programs enjoyed dance lessons this year with Ohana School of Performing Arts. Join us in celebrating their hard work with a showcase dance performance! Tuesday, October 22nd10:30am-12pmChicopee Boys & Girls Club Each of our life engagement program sites will perform a routine. Light refreshments […]

Look Park Tree Dedication To Ben Brodecki

Congratulations to Ben Brodecki of our Community Engagement Program! He really shines! Look Memorial Park dedicated a cherry tree to recognize Ben’s years of dedicated volunteer service to the beautification of the park grounds and care of the animals at the Christenson Zoo. His family, friends, and fellow volunteers attended the ceremony and enjoyed his speech […]

Amie Miarecki Named YPS President

The Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield (YPS) announced the board of directors elected Amie Miarecki, Director of Community Relations at Sunshine Village, as the new board president. Miarecki, is the former vice president and will serve a two-year term effective September 9, 2019. “I am excited to follow in the footsteps of the visionaries […]