Cushing grows with the help of others

Cushing’s St. Coletta Classic golf tournament raised more than $142,000, thanks to an incredible partnership with Rockland Trust, generous sponsors, and all of the players who showed up to support people with intellectual disabilities.

This is such an exciting time for Cardinal Cushing Centers as we are seeing so much growth —within our garden and grounds, our volunteer base and even the age range of the individuals we serve. 

This fall, we opened new classrooms for students as young as 6 years old, and it has been wonderful to begin providing services to these young students. They bring so much joy to all of us here in Hanover, and I can’t wait to see what exciting things are in store for them when our new and improved Braintree campus reopens. 

Our garden has also seen so much growth in terms of the volume of flowers, fruit and vegetables that have been enjoyed by the community, our students and residents and patrons of our café. The new Garden Shop was something we were all anticipating and I’m so thankful to the volunteers and different departments that came together to make it happen. 

Many companies sent their employees to help turn that space into the beautiful shop that it is, and our greenhouse and woodworking students have put in so much extra effort to make it a success. In August, we hosted our first farm-to-table dinner and it was a magical evening. I was so lucky to join friends and supporters in the beauty of the garden and enjoy the delicious meal prepared by our staff and students. I hope we’re able to host more events like this in the future. 

Thank you to all who came out this year to participate in our golf tournament, and I hope to see many of you at our Fun Run and Harvest Festival coming up later this month. 

Michelle Markowitz is president & CEO of Cardinal Cushing Centers.