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SUMMARY:2025 QHMA Choice Awards
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 2025 QHMA Choice Awards honoring this year's Finalists & Winners!\n\n\n\nThis year's Finalists include:\n\n\n\nEDUCATOR OF THE YEAR\n\nCasey Kibbe\, Swift River Elementary (Belchertown)\n\nGregory Devine\, Quabbin Regional School District (Barre)\n\nHeather Weirbrick\, Stanley M. Koziol Elementary School (Ware)\n\nMarcie Fusco\, Wildwood Acres Farm & Forest School (West Brookfield)\n\nStephen Duff\, Quaboag Regional School District (Warren)\n\nTina Young\, Palmer Public Schools (Palmer)\n\n____________________________________________________________________________________\n\nFOOD/DRINK ESTABLISHMENT OF THE YEAR\n\nArcpoint Brewing Company (Belchertown)\n\nBrimfield Winery (Brimfield)\n\nFiglio (Palmer)\n\nThe Grapevine Grille (Belchertown)\n\nHardwick Vineyard & Winery (Hardwick)\n\nSteaming Tender (Palmer)\n\n____________________________________________________________________________________\n\nHERO OF THE YEAR\n\nAdam Brougham\, Belchertown Police Dept. K-9 Officer\n\nAmanda Hodgen\, Greene Acres Equestrian Center\, educational\, safe & community oriented owner\n\nJennifer Whitehead\, Clapp Memorial Library\, Children's Librarian & volunteer on several community committees\n\nJillian Smith\, Wales\, house fire savior to neighbors Andre & Madeline Bouchard\n\nPaul Kuc\, Recreation Program Director for BHN/VHS serving ages 8-19 living Ware\, Palmer\, Monson\, Ludlow\, and Belchertown.\n\nSeth Blackwell\, Warren Fire Dept. (Retired)\, daily volunteer at Quaboag Regional Middle & High School\n\n____________________________________________________________________________________\n\nRETAIL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE YEAR\n\nDon's Auto Sales & Service (Belchertown)\n\nHardwick Farmers Co-op (Hardwick)\n\nLife's Memories & More (Three Rivers)\n\nMonson Thrift Store & Community Center (Monson)\n\nThe Spirit Shoppe (West Brookfield)\n\nTina Marie's Hair & Boutique (Belchertown)\n\n____________________________________________________________________________________\n\nQHMA BUSINESS OF THE YEAR\n\nCountry Bank (multiple locations)\n\nHardwick Farmers Co-op (Hardwick)\n\nJ. Stolar Insurance Agency (Three Rivers)\n\nMonson Savings (multiple locations)\n\nSalem Cross Inn (West Brookfield)\n\nTeresa's Restaurant (Ware)\n\n____________________________________________________________________________________\n\nQHMA VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR\n\nCindy Skowyra\, Hitchcock Free Academy\n\nEdward Fisher Jr.\, Fisher Tech Solutions\n\nLena Buteau\, Monson Savings\n\nLorna Stone\, Christopher Heights of Belchertown\n\nMary Dembkowski\, Cedarbrook Village at Ware\n\nTracey Giard\, Country Bank
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong>Join us for the 2025 QHMA Choice Awards honoring this year&#39\;s Finalists &amp\; Winners!<br />\n<br />\nThis year&#39\;s Finalists include:</strong><br />\n<br />\n<u><strong>EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR</strong></u><br />\nCasey Kibbe\, Swift River Elementary (Belchertown)<br />\nGregory Devine\, Quabbin Regional School District (Barre)<br />\nHeather Weirbrick\, Stanley M. Koziol Elementary School (Ware)<br />\nMarcie Fusco\, Wildwood Acres Farm &amp\; Forest School (West Brookfield)<br />\nStephen Duff\, Quaboag Regional School District (Warren)<br />\nTina Young\, Palmer Public Schools (Palmer)<br />\n____________________________________________________________________________________<br />\n<u><strong>FOOD/DRINK ESTABLISHMENT OF THE YEAR</strong></u><br />\nArcpoint Brewing Company (Belchertown)<br />\nBrimfield Winery (Brimfield)<br />\nFiglio (Palmer)<br />\nThe Grapevine Grille (Belchertown)<br />\nHardwick Vineyard &amp\; Winery (Hardwick)<br />\nSteaming Tender (Palmer)<br />\n____________________________________________________________________________________<br />\n<u><strong>HERO OF THE YEAR</strong></u><br />\nAdam Brougham\, Belchertown Police Dept. K-9 Officer<br />\nAmanda Hodgen\, Greene Acres Equestrian Center\, educational\, safe &amp\; community oriented owner<br />\nJennifer Whitehead\, Clapp Memorial Library\, Children&#39\;s Librarian &amp\; volunteer on several community committees<br />\nJillian Smith\, Wales\, house fire savior to neighbors Andre &amp\; Madeline Bouchard<br />\nPaul Kuc\, Recreation Program Director for BHN/VHS serving ages 8-19 living Ware\, Palmer\, Monson\, Ludlow\, and Belchertown.<br />\nSeth Blackwell\, Warren Fire Dept. (Retired)\, daily volunteer at Quaboag Regional Middle &amp\; High School<br />\n____________________________________________________________________________________<br />\n<u><strong>RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE YEAR</strong></u><br />\nDon&#39\;s Auto Sales &amp\; Service (Belchertown)<br />\nHardwick Farmers Co-op (Hardwick)<br />\nLife&#39\;s Memories &amp\; More (Three Rivers)<br />\nMonson Thrift Store &amp\; Community Center (Monson)<br />\nThe Spirit Shoppe (West Brookfield)<br />\nTina Marie&rsquo\;s Hair &amp\; Boutique (Belchertown)<br />\n____________________________________________________________________________________<br />\n<u><strong>QHMA BUSINESS OF THE YEAR</strong></u><br />\nCountry Bank (multiple locations)<br />\nHardwick Farmers Co-op (Hardwick)<br />\nJ. Stolar Insurance Agency (Three Rivers)<br />\nMonson Savings (multiple locations)<br />\nSalem Cross Inn (West Brookfield)<br />\nTeresa&#39\;s Restaurant (Ware)<br />\n____________________________________________________________________________________<br />\n<u><strong>QHMA VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR</strong></u><br />\nCindy Skowyra\, Hitchcock Free Academy<br />\nEdward Fisher Jr.\, Fisher Tech Solutions<br />\nLena Buteau\, Monson Savings<br />\nLorna Stone\, Christopher Heights of Belchertown<br />\nMary Dembkowski\, Cedarbrook Village at Ware<br />\nTracey Giard\, Country Bank<br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="777" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/628/Image/ChoiceAwardsBanquetFlyer_revised.png" style="width: 600px\; height: 777px\;" width="600" />
LOCATION:Teresa's Restaurant 305 Palmer Rd\, Route 32 Ware\, MA 01082
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URL:https://business.qhma.com/events/details/2025-qhma-choice-awards-7711
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