GARDNER — Two more area financial institutions have made pledges to the Heywood Healthcare ‘Fulfilling Our Promise’ Capital Campaign.
Workers Credit Union has pledged $250,000 and it will be split three ways. According to Dawn Casavant, Heywood Healthcare’s vice president for external affairs and chief philanthropy officer, the money will go to the Quabbin Retreat in Petersham, the Athol Emergency Department and Medical Office Building, and the Heywood Surgical Pavilion.
“These strategic investments will strengthen service delivery to our patients and provide greater access to those in our region,” Casavant said in a release.
And Rollstone Bank & Trust has pledged $100,000 to The Quabbin Retreat project. “Substance abuse has become an epidemic in our region, and the Quabbin Retreat is an important resource for treatment,” said Martin F. Connors Jr., president and CEO of Rollstone Bank & Trust, in a press release. “There are no facilities like this in the area; Rollstone Bank is proud to partner with Heywood Healthcare in this imperative initiative.”
SPRINGFIELD — A 40-hour, 14-class, sales licensing course to help individuals prepare for the Massachusetts real estate salesperson license exam starts Feb. 22.
The course, sponsored by the Realtor Association of Pioneer Valley, will continue through March 23. Tuition is $359 and includes textbook and materials. The course curriculum includes: property rights, ownership, condos, land use, contracts, deeds, financing, mortgages, real estate brokerage, appraisal, fair housing, consumer protection and Massachusetts License Law, and more.
Classes meet Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. at the association office, 221 Industry Ave. in Springfield.
For an application, contact Joanne Leblond at 413-785-1328 or joanne@rapv.com or visit our website at www.rapv.com.
SHELBURNE FALLS — Want to prevent your business from being a victim of email fraud? Karen Cartier, fraud prevention officer at Greenfield Savings Bank will present how at Business After Hours at the Greenfield Savings Bank Shelburne Falls Branch, 58 Bridge St., on Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 5 to 7 p.m.
All are invited and the entry fee is $5 for members, $8 for nonmembers. Business After Hours is a monthly networking event, coordinated by the Greater Shelburne Falls Area Business Association.
Visit: shelburnefalls.com for more information.
QUINCY — A longtime fixture in Quincy’s real estate community known for hosting the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day luncheon has pleaded guilty to bilking 10 investors out of at least $9.5 million.
The Patriot Ledger reports that Daniel Flynn III pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Boston federal court to seven counts of wire fraud and two counts of mail fraud.
Flynn cut a plea deal with federal prosecutors in which the U.S. Attorney’s office is suggesting that he spend no more than five years and 10 months in prison.
The 53-year-old former businessman and auctioneer said he made some “bad decisions.”
Prosecutors say Flynn actually swindled closer to 150 victims out of $21 million by soliciting investments to “buy” a property he already owned near Quincy Center.