Westfield United Fund
Volunteer-driven nonprofit begins 84th year raising funds to deliver essential services
The Westfield United Fund has officially kicked off its annual end-of-year community campaign to support local agencies that deliver essential services to children, low-income families, seniors, and people with special needs.
The goal of this year’s campaign is to raise $500,000 to directly fund a wide range of agencies that serve the most vulnerable members of the local community, day in and day out, all year long. In 2021, the Fund donated $450,000 to 22 agencies to advance programs serving residents of Westfield and surrounding communities.
The Fund begins this year’s campaign with a slate of new officers led by Westfield resident Paul Fitzhenry who begins his term as President of the Board of Trustees. Fitzhenry succeeds Rob Mustard who will continue to serve as a Board Trustee.
The other new officers include Caroline Ellison who will serve as Vice President, Carolyn Tenney, the Fund’s new Treasurer and Ginny Malley, Secretary of the Board.
In addition to the new slate of officers, four new Trustees have joined the Westfield United Fund Board – Megan Brown, Angela Kurze, Liz McAlister, and Amy Partridge.
“We are excited to have Megan, Angie, Liz and Amy join our Board of Trustees and look forward to the contributions they will make to increasing our visibility in the community and helping build our base of support,” said Fitzhenry.
As part of the Fund’s goal to increase awareness and build connections to new Westfield residents, a new Junior Board has been formed. Led by Ali Hazlett and Tara Sparks, the focus of the Junior Board will be to organize a limited number of small events and fundraisers with proceeds donated to the WUF.
The Westfield United Fund is an independent, grassroots organization that has played a vital role in strengthening the local community for more than 80 years by directly funding agencies that provide essential services to the most vulnerable members of our community. For more information visit www.westfieldunitedfund.org.
