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Raise Your Glass is our annual celebration of young people and the community that surrounds them, and our annual fundraiser for LightHouse Holyoke. The event is free to attend, and guests will be asked to make a meaningful gift during the program. Thanks to Bueno y Sano, Peoples Bank, Greenfield Northampton Cooperative Bank, CoFab Design and other generous sponsors, all event costs are covered and all money raised goes directly to supporting this work.
This year’s theme—(r)evolution—celebrates a turning point for our organization and our capacity to serve.
We’re excited to talk about our new nonprofit umbrella, LightWorks Collective, and to advance our growing mission: expanding opportunity through education, access to the performing arts, and creative workforce development. Our new home doesn’t just give us space—it expects something of us. It pushes us to activate the full capabilities of this beautiful new facility, to open our doors wider, and put every resource at our disposal to work for young people and for this community.
This year’s Raise Your Glass —(r)evolution—honors this transformation and the evolving landscape of learning and creativity in Holyoke. What began as a single school is now a constellation of spaces that connect learning with livelihood, art with community, and imagination with real work.
The evening will also introduce the inaugural Raise Your Glass Awards, honoring leaders whose commitment strengthens youth and community in Western Massachusetts:
• Champion of Youth Award — Bob Bolduc and Roberta Bolduc
• Creative Catalyst Award — Aaron Vega and Debra Vega
• Cornerstone Award — Lance Humphrey and Shaina Humphrey
Raise Your Glass 2026 will feature live music by The José Gonzalez Trio, plentiful food, and a cash bar. Community members are invited to attend and learn more about the organization’s growing impact in Holyoke and beyond.
(r)evolution) is not about upheaval, but emergence. Join us on March 26 to honor the creativity, adaptability, courage, and dollars it takes to infuse art, connection, and possibility into each other’s lives.
