Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity Holiday Donation Match Campaign

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity has announced a 1-to-1 matching donation campaign for the holiday season, offering donors the opportunity to double their contributions. 
 
An anonymous supporter has pledged to match all donations up to $6,000 as part of the campaign, which runs through the holiday season, starting on #GivingTuesday, Dec. 3.
 
Donations made through the campaign's online platform (donorbox.org/home-for-the-holidays-match) will directly support Habitat for Humanity's efforts to build affordable housing in Berkshire County.
 
"This match challenge by a longtime supporter means so much to our team, volunteers, homeowners, and the community," said Habitat CEO Carolyn Valli. "It's an incredible gift for the program, just in time for #GivingTuesday."
 
The organization is currently completing four condominium units on Pittsfield's West Side and plans to construct six more units in Pittsfield by 2025. Habitat is also preparing for the first phase of the Prosperity Way community in Housatonic, which will include ten single-family homes.
 
"Every dollar we raise will help keep these homes affordable for local residents," Valli added.
 
The campaign aims to provide critical funding for these housing projects while encouraging community engagement during the holiday giving season.

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Dalton Second Historical District Needs Grant Funding for Consultant

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — Efforts to establish historic districts in the town have spanned several decades, creating confusion about what voters originally approved.
 
"We have to bring them up to speed with the history of the situation with the districts," co-Chair Deborah Kovacs said during the commission's meeting on Wednesday.
 
In the late 1990s, voters approved the work to create all three historic districts, although at the time they were considered a single, known as the Main Street corridor historic district, she said.
 
When the town hired a consultant, Norene Roberts, to help with the district's establishment, she informed the commission that it had to be split into three because of the scope of work.
 
The first district, the Craneville Historic District, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sept. 14, 2005, after 10 years of work, and is located on Main and South Streets.
 
It has a rich history because of the activity in building, acquiring, and using the homes in the center of Craneville.
 
Mary Walsh in the only remaining commissioner involved in establishing the Craneville District.
 
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