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Greylock women participate in Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build Project

PITTSFIELD, MA (May 20, 2015) — Two teams of women from Greylock Federal Credit Union recently participated in Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build program. Crews of women volunteers and sponsors came together from May 6-21 to help with construction at Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity’s 28th Home Build at 187 Francis Avenue in Pittsfield.

Greylock President Marilyn L. Sperling said, “We are proud of the Greylock employees who participated in supporting our community through Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build. The Greylock women who participated are examples of Greylock’s commitment to building community and our people being there for our neighbors.”

The first team of Greylock women participating on May 13th included: Shenna Bradford, Pam Dolle, Amy Porio, Mindy Brown, Carol Martin, Kathy Rich, Maureen Phillips, Stephanie Carlson, Lisa Mamolito, Chris Twomey, Marissa Kirchner and Nicole Fosser. The second team participating on May 19th included: Maureen Philips, Alicia Swigart, Mary Coughlin, Jen O’Neil, Lisa Trybus, Stephanie Martin, Amy Orpin, Erin Carlotto, Grace Vallone, and Terry Ziemba.

The 187 Francis Avenue site is Berkshire Habitat’s 28th home build site in Pittsfield, and will be counted among more than 1,600 Habitat for Humanity Women Build houses built throughout the United States and in dozens of other countries. For more information about Women Build, call Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity at (413) 442-3181. 

About Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity

Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing locally and worldwide through constructing, rehabilitating and preserving homes; by advocating for fair and just housing policies; and by providing training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions.  

About Greylock Federal Credit Union    

Greylock membership is open to anyone who lives, works, attends school, worships or regularly conducts business in Berkshire County. Greylock Federal is wholly owned by its more than 70,000 members and offers full-service branches in Pittsfield, Great Barrington, Lee, Adams, North Adams, Williamstown and Lanesborough. Greylock has a Low Income Designation (LID) from the NCUA and certification by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund allowing the Credit Union to offer expanded services to low and moderate income families. More information is available online at www.greylock.org.

Greylock’s family of businesses includes:

  • Greylock Insurance Agency, with seven locations county-wide, handles commercial and personal lines including auto, homeowner’s, life, disability, long-term care insurance, all forms of bonding, and 24/7 claims service.
  • Greylock Investment Group offers access to a full array of services including financial planning, retirement planning, investment management, mutual funds, annuities and portfolio management.
  • Greylock Marketing Group is a full-service advertising agency dedicated to helping other credit unions, businesses and not-for-profit organizations meet their communications and marketing objectives.
  • Greylock Employee Benefits Services offers comprehensive consultation and brokerage services for group medical, dental, life and disability insurance.

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