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Join in the celebration and fun with 9 bands on Sunday, September 18th, from 1 to 8 pm…beautiful setting…at 48 High Street, Housatonic! Check out DebFest.com for all the info. Bands Playing who when Tom Norton 1:00 – 1:30 Rock Steady Rockers 1:30 – 2:30 Harpo Jenkins Johnson 2:30 – 3:00 Last Chance Band 3:00 [...]
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The Food Net is a local food support system that delivered 6,000 pounds of fresh organic produce in 2009 and 11,000 pounds in 2010 to fourteen meal sites in central and southern Berkshire County. In 2010 alone, the Food Net contributed fresh produce and protein for 88,400 meals. 2011 deliveries are exceeding the previous record.
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WyoFest 2011 – June 25 11:30am – 6:30pm Join the Wyomanock Center for Sustainable Living Saturday, June 25, for a day of music, learning, food, and fun! Located on Wyomanock Rd, Stephentown, NY, just .5 mile west of NY Rte 22. Suggested donation for admission is: free for up to age 6, $5-10 for [...]
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Co-Act Meeting Agenda for Tuesday, April 26. Please note new location. Grassroots Organizing vs Top-Down Control Tuesday 4/26: potluck 6:30 PM; meeting 7:30 – 9:30 Pearl Street Day Center 55 Fenn St. (use Pearl St. entrance), Pittsfield, MA Co-Act resumes meetings after the winter break, switching to a monthly format rather than a weekly one, [...]
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Update and Schedule Day Center for the Homeless and Unemployed First United Methodist Church, 55 Fenn St., Pittsfield, MA Please join us in addressing the needs of the homeless and unemployed. Since February 3, a group has been working every Tuesday and Thursday to prepare for the orientation and public opening. Orientation for Volunteers: Tuesday 2/22: [...]
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What a winter storm we’re experiencing! Get out and enjoy the beauty of winter or stay inside and be cozy. We have lots of new members with some wonderful new offers. Winter is a great time to meet some new people and try out their services! If you have any trouble using our site, contact:Michael [...]
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Berkshire Timebank Potluck in Lee Berkshire Timebank Potluck in Lee Got cabin fever? We’ve got a solution…. We hope you will join us at our first potluck in Lee. If you’ve attended one of our potlucks, you already know how wonderful it is to meet new and prospective Berkshire Timebank members as well as catching [...]
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The regular Co-Act Tuesday night meeting which was scheduled for Jan. 18th has been moved to Friday, January 21, from 10 a.m to Noon. This meeting is an already scheduled Community Coalition meeting to discuss a day center for the homeless. The meeting will be held at the First United Methodist Church. Community Meeting First United [...]
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By Karen Andrews The services exchanged in a TimeBanking community are core functions for a healthy society – childcare, transportation, eldercare, handyman services, homework help, cooking, respite care, office assistance, tutoring, yard work, companionship, house-cleaning, and neighborhood watch. We all know it “takes a village to raise a child.” TimeBanking answers the question: What does [...]
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Berkshire County’s New Transportation Website: www.berkshiret.com Last year Berkshire Co-Act, Inc. began an assessment of transportation access issues for Berkshire County. Input from 14 managers and caseworkers in the health and human services field showed the need for a user-friendly transportation website that would list all transportation options in one place. Eighty percent of those [...]
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