Old Fashioned Penny Social in Williamstown10:32AM / Tuesday, December 09, 2008
The Williamstown Community Chest will once again host an Old Fashioned Penny Social and Non-Profit Fair as part of Williamstown's annual Holiday Walk Weekend. The Penny Social takes place on Saturday, December 13 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm in Lasell Gym, located at 22 Spring Street.
The Old Fashioned Penny Social and Non-Profit Fair showcases local organizations and features numerous raffles donated by local businesses. Raffle tickets can be purchased the day of the Fair for fifty cents each. Participating businesses and organizations include: the Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown Elementary School 6th grade, Girl Scouts, Christmas Brook Figure Skating Club (Bay State Games), Berkshire Dance Theatre, League of Women Voters, Pine Cobble School, Berkshire Food Project, Williamstown House of Local History, Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation, Williamstown Youth Center, Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, United Cerebral Palsy, Northern Berkshire YMCA, Equus Therapeutic, Buxton School and Barrington Stage Company.
The Fair raises funds for the Williamstown Community chest, which supports 16 local member agencies, including the American Red Cross, Berkshire County Chapter; the Berkshire Center for Families and Children; the Brian Center for Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services; Child Care of the Berkshires; Ecu-Health Care; Elder Services of Berkshire County; the Elizabeth Freeman Center; Equus Therapeutic Inc.; the Family Life Support Center; the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts; the Little Red Schoolhouse; the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition; the Northern Berkshire YMCA; United Cerebral Palsy; the Williamstown Community Preschool; and the Williamstown Youth Center.
The Williamstown Community Chest is committed to helping solve problems within the local community. They conduct annual fundraising campaigns to support the local services provided by their member agencies. The Williamstown Community Chest, supported by its own endowment, is able to give every dollar it raises back to the community and helps people in the community meet a variety of challenges.
For a full list of Holiday Walk Weekend events, please contact the Williamstown Chamber of Commerce, (413) 458-9077, info@williamstownchamber.com |
