Women's Giving Circle to Meet February 25

GARDNER, Mass. - Feb. 11, 2015 - PRLog -- Gardner, MA – The Woman’s Giving Circle’s next meeting will be taking place on Wednesday, February 25 at 5:30 pm. This meeting is sponsored by Mount Wachusett Community College and will be held at the Polish American Citizens Club (PACC), 171 Kendall Pond Road, West in Gardner.

At the February meeting, the Women’s Giving Circle will vote on which organization will be presented with funds. The two organizations up for donation are the Winchendon Council on Aging and St. Vincent D’Paul. There will be informative presentations on both organizations, but only one can receive our donation. Please join us to make this important vote!

The Women’s Giving Circle is an informal network of women who care about the community and are eager to take an active role in making change. Co-founders of the group include Patty Delay, Project Coordinator at Mack Protoype Inc., Elaine Fluet, President & CEO of GVNA HealthCare, Inc., Deborah Hubbard, Director Child Care and Head Start of the Montachusett Opportunity Council, Joanne Foster, Executive Director of Growing Places, Marilyn Malik, Board Member for the HOPE House, Linda Saloom, owner of Saloom Furniture, Darlene Morrilly, owner of Beauregard Liquors, Tina Sbrega, President & CEO of GFA Credit Union and Tina Santos, CNO & VP of Operations for Heywood Healthcare.

The Women’s Giving Circle meets quarterly at evening networking meetings where the needs of the community will be discussed. Collectively, the group determines where the most critical need lies and how to invest resources in hopes of creating the greatest impact community-wide.

If you are interesting in learning more about the Women’s Giving Circle, please contact Christina Zoldak by phone at (978) 632-2542 or via email at czoldak@gfafcu.com.

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About Heywood Healthcare
Heywood Healthcare is an independent, community-owned healthcare system located in the North Central region of Massachusetts. It is comprised of Heywood Hospital, a non-profit, 134-bed acute-care hospital in Gardner, MA; Athol Hospital, a 25 bed not-for-profit, Critical Access Hospital in Athol, MA; Heywood Medical Group with primary care physicians and specialists located throughout the region; and four satellite facilities -Winchendon Health Center and Murdock School-based Health Center in Winchendon, West River Health Center in Orange and Heywood Rehabilitation Center in Gardner.

About Heywood Hospital
Part of the Heywood Healthcare system, Heywood Hospital is a 134-bed acute care hospital in Gardner, MA, which provides a broad range of high quality medical, surgical, obstetrical, pediatric and behavioral health services on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The hospital’s Centers of Excellence include the Watkins Center for Emergency and Acute Care; the LaChance Maternity Center; the Diabetes Center; and the Heywood Heart Center, an affiliate of the Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence at UMass Memorial Health Care.