St. Stanislaus School benefit, 9 to 4 in Kolbe Hall, Adams. Bake sale, snack bar, games, Chinese auctions, money raffle, crafts, and pierogi.
Blackinton Union Church, 1373 Massachusetts Ave., North Adams; 10 to 2. Crafts table, bake sale, Chinese auction, the Christmas table, and kid's grab bag. Lunch $4, $2 kids.
First Congregational Church, North Adams, 9-2.
Nov. 28 Becket Federated Church, Route 8, holiday bazaar from 9-3. Lunch, crafts, baked goods, holiday and other items. Information: Mary Peltier, Parish House, 413-623-5217.
Dec. 5
Holiday Fair at First Congregational Church, 25 Park Place, Lee, from 10 to 3; handcrafted items, raffles, children's shop, bake sale, cut Christmas trees and lunch from 11 to 1. Includes angel-themed goods from SERRV. Information, 413-243-1033 or www.ucc-lee.org.
Dec. 12-13
North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Information: Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.
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Mammography Dispute The government's issued controversial new guidelines stating that women shouldn't get annual mammograms until age 50, rather than age 40.
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BCC to Offer Enterprise Performance Management Workshops
01:51PM / Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Berkshire Community College will offer the following Enterprises Performance Management (EPM) workshops this spring at the Intermodal Education Center on the corner of Columbus Avenue and North Street. The one-day workshops are designed for public, private for profit, and non-for-profit organizations to reach peak performance.
“Performance Management Plan Development” (WKS 9400) helps facilitate a shared sense of ownership, and brings creativity and innovation to developing each plan element. Participants learn to perform four key preparation tasks: assemble the Performance Team Leadership; collect and review background materials; develop a Performance Workplan; and conduct a team briefing meeting. Class meets Friday morning, Feb. 20 from 9 to 12.
“Managing Brand, Product & Service Strategy Performance (WKS 9401) reviews objectives such as being a customer’s first supplier, sales and market penetration of a new product and managing brand equity/brand value performance. Class meets Friday morning, Feb. 27, from 9 to 12.
“Managing Demand Generation (Sales & Marketing) Performance” (WKS 9402) covers sales force productivity, market share performance, proposal success rates, customer retention and loyalty, and revenue and growth performance. Class meets Friday afternoon, Feb. 27, from 1 to 4.
“Managing People & Team Performance” (WKS 9403) discusses managing employee productivity performance, multi-skilling, training, and speed of skill development. Class meets Friday morning, March 13, from 9 to 12.
“Managing Stakeholder Relations Performance” (WKS 9404) covers topics such as expenditure on stakeholder relations, performance against promises, accuracy of performance forecasts, clarity of communication, and perceptions of management. Class meets Friday afternoon, March 13, from 1 to 4.
“Managing Customer Satisfaction Performance” (WKS 9405) touches on performance objectives as managing customer retention, turnover, loyalty, feedback and suggestions, complaint resolution, and the value of existing customers. Class meets Friday morning, March 27, from 9 to 12.
“Managing Partner & Supplier Contribution Performance” (WKS 9406) covers typical objectives as alliance performance contribution to revenue performance, service level agreement achievement, partner & supplier performance, and managing idea generation. Class meets Friday afternoon, March 27, from 1 to 4.
“Use, Review & Revise Your Performance Management Plan” (WKS 9407) rounds off the three necessary steps in adopting Enterprise Performance Management, and focuses on how to implement and continually improve the plan as a best practice. Class meets Friday morning, April 10, from 9 to 12.
For more information, contact Denise Johns at 413-236-2125 or djohns@berkshirecc.edu.
