Over $70,000 was raised recently from a full day of events celebrating Lund’s 125th birthday. A beautiful sunny day and river views at the Waterworks restaurant in the Champlain Mill in Winooski was the location of three parties: a legacy luncheon, ice cream social and evening party. Attendance for the day was over 300 grownups and children and raised over $70,000 through business sponsorships, ticket sales and a silent auction. Generous support from NorthCountry Federal Credit Union as the celebration’s major sponsor helped make this a great success.

Geoffrey Hesslink, president and chief executive officer for Merchants Bank, has announced the promotion of Anita Bourgeois to Senior Vice President and Senior Director, Deposit Growth and Profitability.

Mercy Connections thanks the more than 400 community members who attended the annual May Luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center. The room was full of generous sponsors and supporters.

Each year the Board of Directors selects a person who exemplifies mercy values and the example of Catherine McAuley, foundress of the Sisters of Mercy. This year, the board honored David Coates with the Catherine McAuley award for living and modeling the values of mercy and lifelong service to others.

SymQuest Group, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc., and regionally based IT and document sales and service provider, is pleased to announce the appointment of Meg Fleming as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of SymQuest.

Experienced Certified Public Accountant Kelly Wood of Moretown has joined Randolph corporate furniture manufacturer WallGoldfinger as its controller.

Wood, who grew up across the street from the Moretown house she now calls home, initially pursued a career in health care, studying physical therapy before switching to a radiation therapy degree, which she earned from the University of Vermont in 1980. She went on to work in the field at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington until her own father became a patient and passed away from lung cancer.