This is where we honor those who came before us, shaped us, and encouraged us to dream; and the great City of Franklin.  These donations help dreams come true!

$500 has been donated to Franklin Gear MakerSpace in the name of
​Roger B. Yacopucci, Jr.

Roger was born in Franklin in 1935.  After the Air Force he went to UNH and earned a Masters Degree in Business Administration.  He worked for 10 years in the Finance Department of Brigham Hospital in Boston (currently Brigham & Womens Hospital).

In 1976 Roger moved back to Franklin with his wife and three children.  He had just been hired as the Fiscal Director of Franklin Regional Hospital. He worked there for 32 years before retirement.  Roger served a term as a Franklin City Councilman and was dedicated to the to the people of Franklin.  He was a board member on the committee charged with building Franklin's first middle school.

Ken & Judith Ackerson donated $600 to Franklin Gear in honor of their many happy years in Franklin.

 Ken Ackerson grew up in New Jersey and moved to Franklin in 1969 to work first as a science teacher at Franklin High School and then went on to careers at Griffin Tools, the Arwood Corp. and Franklin VNA.  Ken and his wife Susan raised two sons, Lee and Matt, here and enjoyed all the community has to offer.

​Judith grew up in Massachusetts, moving to Franklin in 1976.  She raised three children here, John, Bill and Debby Yacopucci, and enjoyed the warmth, friendships and volunteer spirit of her adopted community.  She ended her career as Registrar at Franklin High School. 

​Ken and Judith created a blended family in 1999 and continue to make Franklin their home, remaining active community volunteers in retirement.

A Juki DDL-8700 Industrial Sewing Machine ($800 value) was donated to Franklin Gear in memory of Gail Varney.

Gail was a talented craftsperson and once worked as a professional seamstress.  Gail was very supportive of others expressing their creativity, so would love the idea of her sewing machine being used within a makerspace!

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