PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Colonial Theatre donated 1900 lbs. of food to Berkshire Community Action Council, Inc. in the month of December. The non-perishable food items were collected on December 3 at a showing of the film A Christmas Story and on December 17 at a showing of the film, sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union, of It’s a Wonderful Life. Over 650 people attended the screenings, which by donating, were free of charge.
“Hundreds of people came for the showing of these two very different holiday films. For many it was their first time inside the Colonial. Every soul went home lighter afterward and every heart was glad to have come together as a community during difficult times and give back in some small way. On the evening of It’s a Wonderful Life, the parallels between the film story and the real-life event at the Colonial were stunning. It was a perfect event at our community theater,” said Colonial Executive Director David Fleming.
Community Action Agencies are private, non-profit human service and advocacy organizations that were established by Congress and the President over 30 years ago to fight poverty by opening the doors to self-sufficiency.
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