Yesterday, partner @c.whalen.mcdowell participated in Vassar Brothers Medical Center’s Putt fore Excellence, a day of golf in support of nursing excellence. As a member of the Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation Board, Cara also helped organize the event. Kudos, Cara, we’re proud to help support this worthy cause! Center photo: Michael Orifici, John Strawbridge, Patrick McDowell and Cara Whalen.

Monday was a beautiful day for golf, especially when for such a special cause as the second annual FORE OUR KIDS Golf Outing to benefit @thecpca. Left photo, from left: Harrison Kaplan and Alan Kaplan of @kaplaninsurance, Jeff Breen of @ridgemontpartners and MBW managing partner Josh Mackey.

This past Sunday, July 13, we were happy to once again sponsor the Locust Grove Car Show featuring hundreds of antique and classic cars!

Last night, Joshua Mackey attended @scenichudson Gala 2025, which also served as the official unveiling of The Northside Hub. Once the home of Standard Gage Company, today the Hub stands as a remarkable feat of adaptive reuse and green design, fusing Poughkeepsie’s industrial past with a vision for the future that encompasses community connections and thriving neighborhoods. Top left photo 1: Joshua Mackey and Ron Hicks, Dutchess County Assistant County Executive. Top right photo 2: Joshua Mackey and Timothy McQueen, McQueen & Associates. Bottom left: Yvonne Flowers, Mayor, City of Poughkeepsie.

Happy to share these photos from the @abilitiesf 2025 Recognition Reception, held this past Thursday. Top photo from left: Rick DuVall, Bob Butts, Joshua Mackey, Christina Mazzarella, Jana Fezza, Ian MacDonald and JoAnn Parker of Abilities First. Congratulations to this year’s honorees; Business Partner of the Year TRIO Community Meals, Volunteer of the Year Steven Howell, CPA, DABFA at RBT CPA’s, LLC, and Participant Person of the Year Wally Domoulin. 👏 👏

This past Saturday evening, partner Cara Whalen attended The Hotchkiss Library of Sharon ‘s annual Spring Soiree. MBW is proud to have been one of the event sponsors. We’re grateful for the library’s many programs to benefit adults, children and the community at large.

How fun does the new SPARC Park playground look? We’re happy to be among the many contributors who sponsored the rebuild.

Last night MBW partner Cara Whalen attended the Troutbeck Symposium. At Troutbeck, history is never just the past – it’s a living conversation whereby the establishment is carrying on their legacy as a gathering place for creative thinkers, writers, and changemakers.

This student-led collaboration brings together over 150 students from regional public, independent, middle, and high schools who have spent the past year uncovering untold local history. Through documentaries, art exhibitions, and powerful conversations, they will share research on Troutbeck and the pivotal role of the Spingarn Family in the Civil Rights Movement and the Harlem Renaissance.

It is MBW’s privilege to support Troutbeck in honoring the voices of the past and present – renewing stories that shaped our region and celebrating the next generation of storytellers and historians.

A big thank you to everyone who donated bags and toiletries. This is what was brought to our Millbrook office, and there’s more in Poughkeepsie! Thank you for helping our community.

The rain didn’t keep us from smiling at this morning’s 2025 @ahanewyork Heart Walk! Thanks to everyone who donated to our fundraiser. ❤️📷 Left: Christina Mazzarelli, Colby Whalen and Colleen Howland. Center: David Munitz, Frito Lay Co. Right: Monique Sullivan and Colby .s