SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services in Springfield have announced the recipients for the 2025 Social Justice Impact Awards.

The ceremony will be held this Saturday, October 18, at the Twin Hills Country Club in Longmeadow at noon.

Ten members of our community are being honored for representing the spirit of social justice including local designer Justin Haynes, Andrew Morehouse, the Food Bank of Western Mass Team, and Sheldon Smith of Make-it Springfield.

Western Mass News spoke to Shannon Rudder, the President and CEO of the Martin Luther King Junior Services, to learn more about the importance this honor signifies. “We’re really excited to bring the community together this weekend to really uplift and celebrate fellow champions of social justice by

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