SVHC Weekly Health Update: April 21

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April 21, 2023

Weekend Warriors Take Note

With warmer days finally here, flower beds and vegetable gardens have our attention. Don't end up achy and sore from physically exerting yourself in the garden. Check out these seven stretches to make yard work easier on your body.

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The Benefits of Hand Therapy

Our hands give us so much: our livelihoods, creativity, and independence. Losing hand function can be debilitating. A certified hand therapist can help if you are limited from an injury or a chronic condition.
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What is Trigger Finger?

Board-certified hand specialist Dr. Veltre details all. Read More

Sound the Alarm

Get a free smoke alarm from the American Red Cross. ?Read More

UCS Open House May 11

United Counseling Service is helping children in crisis. Learn More

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Coggins Auto Group Celebrates Five Years

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
BENNINGTON, Vt. — The family-owned Coggins Auto Group is celebrating five years of operations: Coggins Toyota of Bennington and Coggins Honda of Bennington, and Coggins of the Berkshires in nearby Massachusetts.
 
Mike Coggins purchased three dealerships — Honda, Toyota and Ford — in 2020 with a goal to restore trust and a "true sense of community-minded dealership culture." 
 
"My primary focus from day one was bringing back that connection to the region," Coggins had said back in 2021. "This area values real relationships. They want to know the people they're doing business with. We set out to rebuild that trust."
 
The Ford dealership was sold off in 2023 and Coggins of the Berkshires, with sales and services for used cars, opened the same year in Pittsfield, Mass. 
 
According to Coggins Auto Group, the dealerships had social media ratings of two stars when they were purchased; now all Coggins locations are garnering more than four stars in customer satisfaction reviews. 
 
"We sell cars, and we fix cars, and our goal is just to make our customers happy, and keep our employees happy, and that's what's made this really work these last few years," said General Manager Scott O'Connell.
 
Coggins Auto Group is also involved in events that benefit the community, including its popular annual charity golf tournament that funds local charities and organizations such as the Bennington Little League.
 
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