Board member Justin Hayward was awarded the 2017 Community Service Award by the MassMutual Foundation. Hayward has been with Cross Coastal Advisors and MassMutual for five years and has been involved with Raising A Reader MA since 2014.

Hayward, a Partner at Cross Coastal Advisors, was given the award for his commitment to bettering his community and particularly for his involvement at Raising A Reader MA. Thanks to Hayward’s volunteer efforts and board involvement, Raising A Reader MA has received a grant of $10,000 from the MassMutual Foundation.

“Congratulations on a well deserved honor for exemplary volunteer efforts and leadership. We are so grateful to Justin Hayward and MassMutual for their unwavering support of our early literacy programs in high-need communities,” Executive Director, Christine Ward shared.

Congratulations, Justin!