South Community Food Pantry Holiday Gift Card Fundraiser

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The South Community Food Pantry announced its Holiday Gift Card Fundraiser, a campaign to provide local families in need with gift cards to a local grocery store this holiday season. 
 
The pantry will be closed for several days during the holiday weeks to allow volunteers to enjoy time with their loved ones, and these gift cards will ensure that families have access to food during this time.
 
Thanks to the Gilson Family Foundation, all donations to the Holiday Gift Card Fundraiser will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $15,000. This means that every donation will have double the impact in helping the pantry reach its goal.
 
"We are incredibly grateful to the Gilson Family Foundation for their generous support," said Joan Morgan of the South Community Food Pantry. "This matching gift opportunity will allow us to provide even more families with the resources they need to enjoy a happy and healthy holiday season."
 
The South Community Food Pantry is a vital resource for the community, providing food assistance to those in need. The Holiday Gift Card Fundraiser allows the community to unite and support this vital cause.
 
To donate to the Holiday Gift Card Fundraiser, please visit: www.southcommunityfoodpantry.org or mail a check to: PO Box 28, Pittsfield, MA 01202
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Pittsfield Earns Road Win at Westfield in Little League Sectional

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires.com Sports
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Hector Reyes-Colon broke a scoreless tie with a monster home run in the fourth inning, and the Pittsfield Little League All-Stars went on to a 9-1 win over Westfield in the first game of the Section 1 Championship on Wednesday night.
 
Myles Morrison-Gould held Westfield scoreless for 4 and a third innings before Carmelo Coco and Thomas Lacatell finished up as Pittsfield advanced in the winners’ bracket and set up a Thursday date with Holden.
 
Morrison-Gould and Westfield’s Keegan Welch (four strikeouts, four innings pitched) were locked in a pitchers duel until Reyes-Colon stepped into the box with two out in the top of the fourth.
 
He hammered a 1-0 pitch deep over the center field fence to give Pittsfield a 1-0 lead, and the District 1 Championship never looked back.
 
“Hector was just trying to get a base hit there, so that was beautiful,” Pittsfield coach Joe Skutnik said.
 
Skutnik agreed that Reyes-Colon helped break the seal and propel Pittsfield to a five-run rally in the top of the fifth.
 
“That was the second time through the order, too,” he added. “So the second time through, I think we did a lot better job at the plate.”
 
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