Gary Hirshberg of Stonyfield Farm and 'Just Label It' to Speak at 2015 Community Leadership Breakfast

Foundation for MetroWest is pleased to announce their fourth annual Community Leadership Breakfast featuring Gary Hirshberg of Stonyfield Farm and ‘Just Label It’ as the Keynote Speaker. The Breakfast will be held on Friday, October 23, 2015 from 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM at the Boston Marriott Newton at 2345 Commonwealth Avenue in Newton, Massachusetts. Tickets are now available and can be purchased at www.foundationformetrowest.org/clb2015

Gary Hirshberg is Co-Founder and Chairman of Stonyfield Farm, the world’s leading organic yogurt producer, and Managing Director of Stonyfield Europe, with organic brands in Ireland and France. Gary serves on a number of organic and natural product corporate boards, including Applegate Farms, Glenisk, Late July, Orgain, Peak Organic Brewing, Sweetgreen cafés, UNreal chocolates, Danone Communities Fund and he is co-chair of AGree.

The event will also honor Wellesley resident Ben Fischman with the Young Philanthropist Award for his spirit of volunteerism and philanthropic engagement in a wide-range of local charitable causes.

This event is made possible by the generous support of our many corporate and individual sponsors.

Leadership Sponsors: Bob’s Discount Furniture, Middlesex Savings Bank, National Development, and Jack and Carol O’Neil.

Supporting Sponsors: Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management, Battery Ventures, Bowditch & Dewey, LLP, Brack Family Fund of the Foundation for MetroWest, Cumberland Farms, Headwall Photonics, Inc., Kenneth Vona Construction, KLR (Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd.,) Northern Trust, R.W. Holmes Realty, Splash, and Anonymous.

Corporate Friends: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Avidia Bank, Ballentine Partners, LLC, Benchmark Senior Living, Brown Advisory, Casner & Edwards, LLP, Colony Capital, Inc., Dedham Institution for Savings, Eastern Bank, Fallon Custom Homes & Renovations, Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, Global Organics, Ltd., Honey Dew Family Foundation, Ian’s Natural Foods, JDJ Family Office Services, Leisman Insurance Agency, Northern Bank, Janet and John Pattillo, Sudbury Design Group, Wealth Planning Resources, LLC, and Wellesley Bank Charitable Foundation.

As the only community foundation for the MetroWest region, the Foundation for MetroWest represents one of the fastest growing types of philanthropic organizations in the country. Grants distributed through the Foundation for MetroWest help build economic security, create vibrant and safe neighborhoods, foster academic achievement, support human wellness, protect the environment, and enhance the overall quality of life. Past Community Leadership Breakfast speakers have been Raj Sisodia, thought leader of the Conscious Capitalism Movement, Ron Shaich, Founder and CEO of Panera Bread, and Len Schlesinger, former President of Babson College and faculty at Harvard Business School.

The Foundation for MetroWest connects philanthropic opportunity with demonstrated need in MetroWest. The Foundation promotes philanthropy in the region, helps donors maximize the impact of their local giving, serves as a resource for local nonprofit organizations, and enhances the quality of life for all of our citizens. For more information, visit www.foundationformetrowest.org