I hope everyone is able to enjoy this beautiful autumn weather that has finally came our way! I started off my Monday with a visit to Barnes Municipal Airport, where I was privileged to tour one the gems of the Westfield public schools, the Technical Academy’s aviation maintenance program. This program allows our high school students to learn hands-on skills about the repair and maintenance of aircrafts to prepare them to become FAA-certified mechanics following graduation. This is truly a wonderful program that gives our students so many opportunities as well as building a much-needed workforce through this experience.
On Tuesday, I joined representatives from the Gandara Center and the Providers’ Council for the first-ever Western Massachusetts “Caring Force Rally” at Westfield State University, the goal of which was to raise awareness for direct care service providers. Care providers play such an important role that so often goes unnoticed, and I was proud to have been asked to speak to help raise awareness about the dedicated and selfless work of our human service providers..
