{"id":4709,"date":"2019-01-31T18:29:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T18:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/2019\/01\/31\/massachusetts-volunteer-recognized-for-hopeww-service\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T18:46:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T16:46:26","slug":"massachusetts-volunteer-recognized-for-hopeww-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/massachusetts-volunteer-recognized-for-hopeww-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts Volunteer Recognized for HOPEww Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><i> Cathy Morgado, a member of the <a href=\"http:\/\/pioneervalleycoc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Pioneer Valley Church of Christ <\/a> , was recently recognized by the volunteer organization Points of Light for her years of service with HOPE <\/i> worldwide <i> . See below for an introduction to the article that details Cathy&#8217;s commitment to service. <\/i><i> Congratulations, Cathy! <\/i><\/p><p><\/p>\n<center><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cathymorgado.jpg?resize=625%2C460&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cathymorgado.jpg 625w, https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cathymorgado-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\"><\/center>\n<p><\/p><p> For the past five years, Chicopee, Massachusetts resident, Cathy Morgado, has dedicated herself to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HopeWWPioneerValleyChapter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HOPE <i> worldwide<\/i> Pioneer Valley Chapter<\/a>, which is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopeww.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> HOPE <i>worldwide<\/i><\/a>, an international charity that changes lives through the compassion and commitment of dedicated staff and volunteers delivering sustainable, high-impact community-based services to the poor and needy. Cathy oversees several of the chapter&rsquo;s ongoing programs. She leads their autism support group, which provides family support for parents affected by autism and is currently involved in planning an upcoming mentoring program for at risk youth. <\/p><p> Cathy is committed to making a difference in her community and is today&rsquo;s Daily Point of Light honoree. Points of Light spoke with Cathy about her commitment to service. <\/p><p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pointsoflight.org\/programs\/recognition\/dpol\/awards\/6444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to read Cathy&#8217;s interview<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cathy Morgado, a member of the Pioneer Valley Church of Christ, was recently awarded the &#8220;Daily Point of Light&#8221; award&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":4710,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[71],"tags":[62],"post_folder":[151],"class_list":["post-4709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-hopeww"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cathymorgado.jpg?fit=625%2C460&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"dtadmin","author_link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/author\/dtadmin\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phsvEw-1dX","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21832,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/pioneer-valley-singles-new-years-eve-party-invite\/","url_meta":{"origin":4709,"position":0},"title":"Pioneer Valley Singles New Year&#8217;s Eve Party Invite","author":"Sunday Awolowo","date":"October 12, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Join Pioneer Valley Church's New Year's Eve Party on December 31. 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