The second annual Pasta Night to benefit the Berkshire Humane Society will be held at Pete and Chris’s Restaurant at 451 Dalton Avenue in Pittsfield on Tuesday, September 25th from 5 until 8pm. The price is $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for children under 12 years of age. The meal includes a choice of spaghetti or ziti with meatballs, sausage or a combination, and bread and butter with the meal. All proceeds from the benefit dinner event will go towards the care of the homeless animals that the Berkshire Humane Society cares for.
Complimenting the pasta event will be the sale of Lucky Dog Tickets, with the $1,000 first prize drawing on November 3rd at the BHS Holiday Auction & Cocktail Party. Another raffle for a $2,500 credit toward a Dream Vacation of your choice and a second prize of $500 accommodations credit toward a weekend getaway also to be drawn at the November 3rd Holiday Auction. All dinner and raffles proceeds will benefit The Berkshire Humane Society. For additional information, please call the Berkshire Humane Society at 413-447-7878.
The Berkshire Humane Society is an open admission shelter, providing refuge for homeless animals in Berkshire County, free educational programs for local school children, a pet-food bank for economically distressed pet owners, and assistance for The Elizabeth Freeman Center in providing women with a safe haven for their pets during crisis. BHS receives no public funding and relies and memberships and donations to continue with its mission of “Helping Animals and People Since 1992â€. The shelter is open Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm, Thursday evenings 5-8pm, and Sundays 1-4pm. The phone number is 413-447-7878. www.bershirehumane.org
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Director of Human Resources Michael Taylor told councilors that this is part of the department's more proactive community-centered approach to addressing the issues in Pittsfield.
"This position will help directly address prevention, access to services, different social determinants of health, and community well-being through different coordinated outreach and engagement," he said.
"The department previously had employed the position of a social worker, so we've kind of reclassified, revamped the position to better meet the needs of what we anticipate this program to be."
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According to the job description, the position oversees Pittsfield's peer outreach initiative while advancing the long-term vision for the health department to be a more proactive, community-centered public health agency, as well as the health department's evolving responsibility to address prevention, access to services, social determinants of health, and community well-being through coordinated outreach and engagement.
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