PITTSFIELD, Mass. - The BountiFare Restaurant will host the “Pasta for Paws” benefit dinner on Tuesday March 3rd from 5 until 7PM at the restaurant on Curran Highway, North Adams. The dinner includes a choice of spaghetti with marinara sauce or meatballs, salad, and garlic bread. There will be complimentary desserts and coffee available also. The cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children 12 -3 years old, kids under 3 are free. You can pay at the door the night of the event or purchase tickets from the main office at Conte Middle School in N. Adams.
Members of the Conte Middle School Youth Group will be volunteer Hosts and Servers during the evening. Raffles and BHS merchandise will also be available for sale. The event is a chance for “Hands & Paws” to work together to help support the animals and the many programs that BHS provides for the community. Proceeds from the dinner will help support the Berkshire Humane Society’s many programs for pets and people. For additional information, please call the Berkshire Humane Society at 413-447-7878.
The Berkshire Humane Society has been helping animals and people since 1992; they offer free humane education visits and tours for area school children, a community pet-food bank for economically distressed pet owners, and works in cooperation with The Elizabeth Freeman Center to provide foster care assistance for the pets of women in crisis through PetSafe. BHS receives no public funding and relies on memberships and donations to continue to help animals and people.
In 2007, BHS adopted out 784 homeless animals from Berkshire County and its neighboring borders. The shelter is open Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm, Thursday evenings 5-8pm, and Sundays 1-4pm. The shelter closes at noon on the last Wednesday of each month for staff meetings. The phone number is 413-447-7878 and website is www.berkshirehumane.org.
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