CFMC Meaningful Mondays
Welcome to Meaningful Mondays, the Community Foundation of Middlesex County's (CFMC) podcast sharing stories of Good People Doing Great Things – Locally! We live in a wonderful community full of remarkable individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations working – together – to help make Middlesex County a great place to live, work, and play. Join us and start your Monday off in a meaningful way as we talk with Good People Doing Great Things.
Episodes
Episode 33 – Our theme continues this week with a great answer to the question, “Why do you volunteer and give back to your community? ”
Pam Steele, owner of Pamela Roose Specialty Hand Knits & Yarns, shares stories of how she went from corporate to entrepreneur. She shares the health benefits to learning the needle arts (knitting, crocheting, and other needlework) and explains that these activities provide the mind and body an ...
Episode 32 – Middlesex County has so much to offer to our community … from beautiful parks to businesses of all kinds to arts and cultural venues … to great educational institutions. One such institution is CT State Community College – Middlesex.
Kim Hogan, CEO, CT State-Middlesex, discusses what drew her to working at the college and what she likes most about being a member of this great campus. She also provides insights about th...
Episode 31 - Do you ever wonder what motivates members of a community to give back to where they live, work, and play? What inspires them to come together to give of their time, talent, and resources to local organizations and groups? Tune in as we talk with two true community heroes, Marc Levin and Riz Rizzo.
Riz and Marc have deep roots in Middlesex County, boththrough family and business, and they both approach their community fr...
Episode 30 – Our community has incredible leaders andchampions. The Director family has a long history of philanthropy, and they have been engaged with CFMC since the very beginning! David Director, CEO, and Brett Director, Vice President, of Connecting Lighting Centers join us this week to discuss their family’s belief in philanthropy, what drives them to do so much for the community, their involvement with CFMC over the years, an...
Episode 29 – Welcome to Meaningful Mondays, the CommunityFoundation of Middlesex County’s (CFMC) podcast sharing stories of Good People Doing Great Things – Locally! In this week’s episode, Lynn Fairfield-Sonn and Kierstin Sieser of American Red Cross (ARC) Connecticut Chapter join Cynthia Clegg to discuss the work of the American Red Cross right here in our community – and nationwide.
Lynn and Kierstin discuss the breadth of servi...
Episode 28 – Our community has incredible leaders andchampions.
What’s the best thing about volunteering in your community? Judy Schoonmaker, a true volunteer extraordinaire, joins us this week to discuss her work with CFMC over the years as a member of the Board of Directors, the Janvrin Committee, and the Development Committee as well as what inspires her love of community. Judy is always quick to roll up her sleeves and dive in ...
Episode 27 – Our community has incredible leaders and champions.
Maureen Westbrook joins Cynthia Clegg, CFMC, to discuss the impact business leaders make in our community and how she, as a business leader and a community volunteer, is committed to helping create a better today and brighter tomorrow for all Middlesex County. Maureen is a force in our community, from her tenure as the President & CEO of CT Water Services, to her l...
Episode 26 – Our community has remarkable leaders. Welcome to Meaningful Mondays, the Community Foundation of Middlesex County’s (CFMC) podcast sharing stories of Good People Doing Great Things – Locally! In this week’s episode, Cynthia Clegg is joined by Vin Capece, CEO of Middlesex Health.
For those living in our region, Middlesex Health is our premiere health care facility. The team at Middlesex Health truly care about our comm...
Episode 25 – Our community has remarkable leaders. Welcome to Meaningful Mondays, the Community Foundation of Middlesex County’s (CFMC) podcast sharing stories of Good People Doing Great Things – Locally! In this week’s episode, Cynthia Clegg is joined by Geoff Marsh, CEO of Whelen Engineering.
Whelen Engineering has a long history of community commitment. Geoff Marsh discusses the variety of ways Whelen and its employees are cari...
Episode 24 – We are surrounded by remarkable people doing incredible things to support our community – in so many ways.
Welcome to Meaningful Mondays, the Community Foundation of Middlesex County’s (CFMC) podcast sharing stories of Good People Doing Great Things – Locally!
Cynthia Clegg, CFMC, talks with Meghan Turchetti, CFMC Board of Directors and local business woman. CFMC is deeply grateful to Meghan for her nine years on the C...
Episode 23 – Our community has remarkable leaders. Welcome to Meaningful Mondays, the Community Foundation of Middlesex County’s (CFMC) podcast sharing stories of Good People Doing Great Things – Locally! In this week’s episode, Cynthia Clegg is joined by David Glidden, CEO of Liberty Bank.
David epitomizes community leadership. From working to ensure Liberty Bank provides its customers with the most up to date services and to his...
Episode 22 - At CFMC, we’re honored to work with remarkable partners. Welcome to Meaningful Mondays, the Community Foundation of Middlesex County’s (CFMC) podcast sharing stories of Good People Doing Great Things – Locally! In this week’s episode, Cynthia Clegg is joined by Toral Maher of Liberty Bank and Liberty Bank Foundation.
Toral discusses Liberty Bank’s commitment to #BeCommunityKind and the work of the Liberty Bank Foundat...
Episode 21 – Welcome to Meaningful Mondays, the Community Foundation of Middlesex County’s (CFMC) podcast sharing stories of Good People Doing Great Things – Locally! At CFMC, we love great ideas … and providing fun activities to the community! In this week’s episode, Cynthia Clegg is joined by Tom Gezo and Maureen Westbrook, members of the CFMC Board of Directors and the CFMC Janvrin Fund.
Tom and Maureen talk about the recent J...
Welcome to Meaningful Mondays, the Community Foundation of Middlesex County’s (CFMC) podcast sharing stories of Good People Doing Great Things – Locally!
Episode 20 – Lindsay and John Parke established the JB Parke Memorial Funds in memory of their son John Brinton “JB” Parke, who passed away in December 2021 at the age of 33 after a year-long battle with a rare, aggressive form of kidney cancer.
JB, a 2006 graduate of Coginchaug H...
Welcome to Meaningful Mondays, the Community Foundation of Middlesex County’s (CFMC) podcast sharing stories of Good People Doing Great Things – Locally!
Episode 19 – Alexandra Dilger lived a rich and fulfilling life despite personal challenges with depression and anxiety. She was witty, determined to succeed, and driven to achieve greater independence. Her parents, Gale and Patrick Dilger, join Cynthia Clegg on this week’s episod...
Welcome to Meaningful Mondays, the Community Foundation of Middlesex County’s (CFMC) podcast sharing stories of Good People Doing Great Things – Locally!
Episode 18 – We are surrounded by remarkable people doing incredible things to support our community – in so many ways.
Ever wonder how someone becomes a librarian? Ramona Burkey, Russell Library, joins Cynthia Clegg on this week’s episode of CFMC Meaning Monday. September is Libr...
Welcome to Meaningful Mondays, the Community Foundation of Middlesex County’s (CFMC) podcast sharing stories of Good People Doing Great Things – Locally!
Cynthia Clegg, CFMC, talks with Ann Thompson, Essex Library. We love our libraries and know they are the cornerstones of every community. Ann shares the great programming and events you can find at the Library … and stay tuned at the end of the episode when we share the great surp...
Welcome to Meaningful Mondays, the Community Foundation of Middlesex County’s (CFMC) podcast sharing stories of Good People Doing Great Things – Locally!
Episode 16 – We are surrounded by remarkable people doing incredible things to support our community – in so many ways.
Cynthia Clegg, CFMC, talks with Lakisha Hyatt, CEO, Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH). Lakisha shares her own inspiring background and professional path that led...
Welcome to Meaningful Mondays, the Community Foundation of Middlesex County’s (CFMC) podcast sharing stories of Good People Doing Great Things – Locally!
Episode 15 – We are surrounded by remarkable people doing incredible things to support our community – in so many ways.
Cynthia Clegg, CFMC, talks with Michelle Puzzo, co-founder and Executive Director of UR Community Cares. UR Community Cares, established in 2019, is a unique, co...
Welcome to Meaningful Mondays, the Community Foundation of Middlesex County’s (CFMC) podcast sharing stories of Good People Doing Great Things – Locally!
Episode 14 – We are surrounded by remarkable people doing incredible things to support our community – in so many ways.
Cynthia Clegg, CFMC, talks with Kasey Harding about her work with New Horizons Domestic Violence Services, a program of Community Health Center, and the Center f...
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