Berkshire Bounty Receives Donation from Warrior Trading

10:37AM / Thursday, October 23, 2025Print Story | Email Story

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Berkshire Bounty, a 501(c)3 food rescue organization, received a donation of $30,000 from Warrior Trading, an online educational platform that offers a wide range of courses, training programs, and software for individuals interested in day trading.

The company was founded in 2012 by Ross Cameron. Warrior Trading is providing the donation to help Berkshire Bounty reach fundraising goals for its end-of-year fundraising campaign.

"Berkshire Bounty is concerned about rising food insecurity rates and the impacts of impending cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The most vulnerable Berkshire County residents will bear the brunt of these cuts: nearly half (44 percent) of SNAP households include older adults, 50 percent include a person with a disability, and 40 percent include children,” said Morgan Ovitsky, Berkshire Bounty's Executive Director. "Our goal is to raise $175,000 from individual donors and local businesses by the end of 2025. This is an increase from previous years because of the need in our community and an increased dependence on private funding sources.”

As the size of the food-insecure population in Berkshire County continues to grow, Berkshire Bounty has dedicated itself to meeting a need by growing both functionally and geographically. In 2025, Berkshire Bounty:

provided nutritious food for 21,000 individuals weekly by partnering with 32 emergency food sites, including food pantries, schools, and senior centers.
continued a program that purchases locally grown foods for the food-insecure population
continued and grew a food box program that delivers food to the homes of people who are food insecure in Berkshire County.

"We are so pleased to be able to give back to our community! Warrior Trading is proud to support Berkshire Bounty as they help our neighbors in a time of need,” said Ross Cameron, founder of Warrior Trading.

"We are so grateful to our supporters. Unrestricted donations from our end-of-year campaign will be used for our day-to-day work and for food purchases, allowing us to increase the amount of food distributed to vulnerable people in our county,” stated Mark Lefenfeld and Jay Weintraub, co-founders and Board members of Berkshire Bounty.

Berkshire Bounty is a food rescue organization providing food to those in need by collecting and delivering nutritious food to food pantries, senior centers, school districts and other food access sites.

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Lee Chamber Celebrates Local Community Members

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
05:58PM / Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Chamber Executive Director Alexandra Heddinger is applauded for her work.

LEE, Mass. — Longtime teacher, coach and community activist Thomas Cinella was the recipient of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award from the Lee Chamber of Commerce.

Cinella was one of four individuals and one organization who were celebrated at last week's gathering at the Greenock Country Club.

"We have the honor of recognizing some outstanding individuals and organizations whose dedication, leadership, and generosity make Lee such a remarkable place to live, work, and raise a family," said President Erik Williams. "Each of our award recipients embodies the spirit of community and service that makes our town so special."

The awards were presented to Cinella, Ray Murray III, Scott and John LePrevost, and the Lee Lions Club.

Cinella, born in Lee in 1941, has joked he'd spent all but the four years he was in college in his hometown. He taught math at Lee High School as well as coaching basketball for 45 years. He has a record of six state championships and 15 Western Massachusetts championships during his 20 years of coaching the girls' varsity team.

Outside of school, Cinella served on the Lee Library Board of Trustees, chaired the Sandy Beach Committee, was the town lifeguard, and was involved with the town's playgrounds.

"Tom, your name is on the basketball court, and the banners and trophies, and it tells an impressive story. But your greatest legacy is found in the students you encouraged, the players you believed in, and the generations of young people who carry something of what you taught them with them every single day," Williams said. "Lee has been fortunate to have you as a teacher, coach, volunteer, and neighbor."

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