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Berkshire County NAACP To Hold Fundraiser, Awards Dinner

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Josh Landes
Published November 7, 2019 at 3:22 PM EST
NAACP-Berkshire County Branch
Dr. Shirley Jackson Whitaker is the event's keynote speaker.

The Berkshire Country branch of the NAACP holds its annual Freedom Fund Awards Dinner Saturday.

In addition to handing out awards to community members, Chapter President Dennis Powell says the event will raise funds for black students from Berkshire County who are trying to pay for college.

“A lot of times they fall short. Why, we don’t really give scholarships, it’s more or less a stipend for financial support. And so we’re hoping to be able to give 10 $1,000 stipends.”

The Freedom Fund Awards Dinner is at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Berkshire Hills Country Club in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
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Josh Landes
Josh Landes has been WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief since February 2018 after working at stations including WBGO Newark and WFMU East Orange. A passionate advocate for Berkshire County, Landes was raised in Pittsfield and attended Hampshire College in Amherst, receiving his bachelor's in Ethnomusicology and Radio Production. You can reach him at jlandes@wamc.org with questions, tips, and/or feedback.
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