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Get a Bargain, Help AnotherBy Jen Thomas - October 19, 2007
Berkshire bargain hunters are in for a treat this weekend as not one, but two big benefit tag sales are slated for Saturday.
In North Adams, the Sons of Italy will host an indoor tag sale at Lodge 704 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition to household items, sports equipment, exercise equipment and TVs, the tag sale will also offer all contents of the lodge, which is for sale. Items from the lodge include eight-foot tables, 3-foot square tables, chairs, desks and glassware.
"We're filling up with dozens of what I'd call rather nice household goods," said Paul Catelotti, president of the North Adams Sons of Italy. "It's going to be a bargain for whoever stops by."
All proceeds from the tag sale will benefit the Sons of Italy Scholarship Program, which provides several $500 scholarships a year to high school seniors.
In Pittsfield, a tag sale to benefit the Berkshire Immigrant Center will offer clothing, furniture and household items on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. After 1 p.m., shoppers can fill a bag for $1.
Held at First Baptist Church at 88 South St., the tag sale is a result of several months of collection. According to Hilary Greene, co-director of the Berkshire Immigrant Center, BIC usually collects items and donates them to area immigrant families, but a surplus of goods leads to several tag sales.
At one time, the BIC held monthly "thrift shops" and Greene said she hopes to eventually return to hosting them.
"We've been collecting for several months now and we started to accumulate too much stuff," said Greene. "And our prices are really, really low."
For example, clothing will be on sale for 50 cents each or three for $1.
Shoppers are asked to use the Church Street entrance to First Baptist Church. Donations are still welcome and can be dropped off at the church on Friday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by calling the center.
The Berkshire Immigrant Center, a program of the Berkshire Community Action Council, provides citizenship assistance, immigration information, advocacy, referrals and counseling to the county's immigrant population.
"Whatever our local immigrant community needs, we fill the gap," Greene said.
For more information about the Berkshire Immigrant Center or the benefit sale: (413) 445-4881 or info@berkshireic.com . |
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