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In North County, the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, along with the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition and Williams College, will host the annual Community Day of Service on Jan. 18 from 9 am to 1 pm.
Activities will be socially distanced or virtual and include a canned food drive, mittens/socks/hats drive, a letter drive and card-making.
Those interested in participating or volunteering can call the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition at 413-663-7588 or send an email to csacherski@nbccoalition.org. More information can be found at the Coalition s Facebook page, Facebook.com/nbccoalition.
In Pittsfield, Berkshire Community College (BCC) plans to hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service event completely virtually on Jan. 18. ....
Berkshire Community College s annual Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service event will take place via Zoom on Monday, Jan. 18. The event is co-sponsored by the Berkshire Branch of the NAACP. The event begins at 9 a.m. with a keynote speech by Chris Himes, author and educator working with Miss Hall s School. Afterward, participants will have an opportunity to connect and share with fellow community members through Zoom breakout rooms. Service projects include crafting Valentine s Day cards and notes of appreciation for residents of Berkshire Healthcare Systems nursing homes; writing letters of gratitude to deployed soldiers; or donating new face masks, new men s and women s underwear, small hand sanitizer, disposable menstrual products, individual snacks, and K-cups (coffee) for the reopened homeless shelter. ....