Pittsfield Trys To Turn Black Friday Plaid / Pittsfield.com

Let's admit it: Fundraising, though it is critical for schools and nonprofit organizations, can be a pain. I mean, there's only so many times you can hit up Grandma for magazines and wrapping paper. That's why I absolutely love what the Central Berkshire Regional District has done — go all out with one big bang, the Hilltown Hoot. The Hilltown Hoot's website (www.hilltownhoot.com) explains it this way: "With budget cuts over the last few years, our schools have had to look for other means to maintain programs and services many of us enjoyed as students not so long ago. The Hilltown Hoot is 'fun'-raising in the Hilltown style: local people

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Northern Berkshire Relay Raises $125K

Staff Reports,
11:37PM / Monday, May 24, 2010

The fifth annual Northern Berkshire Relay for Life turned out a record crowd on Friday night, May 21. More than 200 cancer survivors walked the red carpet for the traditional Survivors' Lap at Noel Field in North Adams.

Relay organizers said this was the biggest event yet, with more than 1,000 team members, friends and family raising $125,000 to date - up $1,000 just since Sunday. Donations can still be made by contacting Laura.Baran@cancer.org.

The top team so far is Everday Heroes with $3,900; top individual fundraiser is Joan Bator of the Hike to Strike team with $1,386.

The weather was beautiful for this year's event, after last spring's rainy night. Still, the 2009 Relay raised

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