UNICO of Pittsfield 2026 Souper Bowl Community Food Drive

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — UNICO of Pittsfield will be holding a Souper Bowl Community Food Drive, beginning January 31, culminating on Saturday Feb. 7. 
 
UNICO will accept donation of non perishable food items that can be eaten from a bowl.
 
All donations will go to local food pantries in the Berkshires. 
 
Soup, pasta, stews, cereal, tuna, noodles, will be collected at the following locations during their business hours: Balderdash Cellars, Berkshire Fitness & Wellness, Berkshire Mazda, Carr Hardware - Pittsfield, Haddad Toyota, Subaru and Hyundai, Johns Building Supply, L.P. Adams, L'io Beauty & Wellness, Locker Room Pub, Olde Heritage Tavern, Radiance Yoga, Ready Set Learn and Zucchini's Restaurant. 
 
On Saturday Feb 7 at Balderdash Cellars, Richmond, UNICO along with The Berkshire County Jimmy Fund, Kiwanis Club of Lee, and Rotary Club of Pittsfield will collect non perishables from noon - 5 pm.
 
Feb 3- Feb 6 Students from Richmond Consolidated School, Lenox Memorial School, Pittsfield High School and Taconic High School will participate with each class collecting non perishables.
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Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Holds Awards Banquet

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Friday honored outstanding contributors to the Berkshire County sports scene at its third annual Awards Dinner at the Polish Falcon Club.
 
The foundation supports youth sports throughout the county each year.
 
In 2025-26, those donations totaled more than $30,000 to groups ranging from youth football and cheerleading programs, Pittsfield Little League, Northern Berkshire Softball and the Pittsfield Boys and Girls Club Recreation Therapy Program, to name a few.
 
Funds raised by the foundation also go to support its annual Vera Barborotta Memorial Sportsman Scholarship, which this year went to Lee High School graduate Joey Abderhalden and Taconic grad Madeline Harrington.
 
Two other recently graduated high school standout athletes were recognized as winners of the Al Bianchi Memorial Athletes of the Year: Madison McCarthy and Cooper Calvert, both of Wahconah Regional High School.
 
Pittsfield High School girls basketball coach Kristy Conyers and Hoosac Valley boys basketball coach Matt Larabee received the foundation's Coach of the Year Awards.
 
John Castonguay received the Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Living Legend Award. A.J. Ziter took home the Connie Bianchi Memorial Award of Merit. And Mark Moulton rounded out the honorees with the foundation's Volunteer of the Year Award.
 
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