ViM’s 20th Birthday Gala

On Thursday, July 25, 2024, we celebrated 20 years of working toward a society where everyone has an equal opportunity for a healthy life!

We honored two of our co-founders, Matt Mandel and Art Peisner, and remembered co-founder Paul Smilow along with the many volunteers upon whose shoulders we stand. Check out some beautiful photos of the evening below! Thank you to everyone who made this evening so spectacular.

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Gala Committee

Patricia Hubbard, 20th Birthday Gala Producer

Ken DeLoreto & Ritch Holben

Marita & David Glodt

Liz Goodman & Don Cook

Joan & Jim Hunter

Emily & Josh Irwin

Tessa Kelly & Chris Parkinson

Ellen Kennedy & Mark Gold

Caitlin & Mitch Nash

Mary & Seth Nash

Maria Nation & John Halbreich

Michelle & Perri Petricca

Anu & Greg Poole

Mary Pope & Will Osborne

Fern Portnoy & Roger O. Goldman

Darlene & Robert Rodowicz

Emily Rechnitz & Neil Prince

Irene Rosenzweig & Howard Jaffe

Annie Selke & Jim Crane

Turbi Smilow

Gina & John Toole

Julia Trumbull

“ViM cares for thousands of neighbors who help our community thrive, and the stories you hear about their patients’ journeys are unbelievable. As restauranteurs, small-business owners, and parents, we know firsthand ViM’s value in the Berkshires.”

—Josh and Emily Irwin, proprietors of JuJu’s, Home Love, MoonCloud, and formerly Cantina 229