by: John Budenas
Posted: Aug 6, 2025 / 04:21 PM EDT
Updated: Aug 6, 2025 / 04:21 PM EDT
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – While many teenagers count down the days to receive gifts for their birthdays, Springfield’s Bassie Baron continues her annual tradition of giving them away.
As she turns 15 this August, Bassie is celebrating a decade of donating food to Rachel’s Table of Western Massachusetts, a nonprofit working to alleviate food insecurity across the region.