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To those in our Bridgewell community celebrating, we wish you a meaningful Yom Kippur! Shanah Tovah!

Bridgewell’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee members recently elected Brent Brown as the group’s chairperson. Brent has worked as Transportation Manager at Bridgewell for over 10 years. In addition to previous nonprofit and government roles, he has served as an educator for the Healing and Transcending Racial Trauma series, presented at national conferences, and served as a group leader for the Be the Bridge racial reconciliation group facilitated by UniteBoston. Brent will use this experience to help facilitate the committee’s ongoing efforts to help Bridgewell progress on its DEI journey and foster a more inclusive, equitable work environment and a stronger sense of belonging among employees and the people Bridgewell serves. Thank you, Brent, for chairing this important committee! Read more: https://ow.ly/Ep6q50TFYMa

Big thank you to Business Copy Associates, a UBEO Business Services company, for recently donating Red Sox tickets for an employee drawing! Congrats to the winners, Sharon McCabe and Amy Saunders! ⚾ 📸: At Fenway, Recreation Manager Amy, who took Bridgewell Assistant Program Manager Cara Wendell! Thank you again for your generous donation!

The Bridgewell Online Store is NOW OPEN – through Friday, October 18th! New items have been added for the warmer months ahead. Place your order for Bridgewell branded jackets, scarves, hoodies, flannel shirts, and more! Shop now: https://ow.ly/QQ9v50TE6bW

Last month, Bridgewell Program Manager Cody Yonas was recognized by the Central Middlesex Department of Developmental Services for his outstanding work at our residence in Groton. Pictured: Ainsley Flynn, Bridgewell Residential Director, Cody Yonas, Bridgewell Program Manager, Ken Underwood, Acting Area Director for Central Middlesex DDS, and Kelly Lawless, Regional Director for DDS. Congratulations, Cody! 🎉

Bridgewell extends our warmest wishes to all those observing Rosh Hashanah. May this season bring you joy, happiness, and a renewed sense of purpose. Shana Tova!

Bridgewell in the news! 🗞️🗞️ Yesterday, we kicked off our Celebration of Community activities with a very successful service project at Newhall Fields Community Farm in Peabody, with more than 70 volunteers from our Bridgewell community working together to accomplish some big tasks for the farm! 🌱💜💛 More photos coming soon! https://lnkd.in/ecyr-yRu

Today is the day! Bridgewell’s month-long Celebration of Community starts now! 💛💜 Bridgewell’s Celebration of Community is a series of activities and events held each October that connect participants from our programs, their family members, and our employees and volunteers, with our partners and supporters in the communities we serve. Celebration of Community also allows Bridgewell to increase awareness of the impactful work our team does each day for the more than 7,000 people in our services across northeastern Massachusetts, and it includes opportunities to donate in support of Bridgewell’s vital mission.

Congratulations to Winnie, Michael, John, Brent, Hamid, Mark, Jaclyn, Tianna, Martin and Peter on their employee anniversaries! Thank you for your many wonderful years of service in support of the Bridgewell mission. Each month, we will be highlighting employees who reach 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30+ work anniversaries.

Bridgewell’s Special Olympics Team celebrated a successful season recently at Prince Pizza! What a fun evening celebrating Bridgewell’s amazing athletes and coaches! 🍕 See photos: https://ow.ly/zo5y50Tr8az