June Events: Happy Pride!

Happy Summer!

Congratulations to Gwendolyn for Finalist of Nonprofit Center of Berkshires- Executive Leadership. The finalists were: Gwendolyn VanSant, Kris Hazzard of Berkshire United Way and Carolyn Valli of Habitat for Humanity and Working Cities. 

​Gwendolyn writes "Congratulations to Kris Hazzard!
It is a great honor to be nominated and selected as a finalist in executive leadership among 1000 non-profit leaders in Berkshire County for strategic vision and impact. Our collective work has been steady and rooted in community. It is an honor to serve and a milestone to be recognized at our tenth anniversary!"

---

​UPCOMING EVENTS!

For more information, click on any of the following events.

• May 30th Courageous Conversations
  • Thank you to everyone who came out to this event! If you missed it, look for it on facebook live or on PCTV!
    
    
• June 2nd Berkshire 2nd annual Pride Parade,
  • BRIDGE is proud to be co-sponsoring the 2nd annual Berkshire Pride Festival. Our very own JV will be speaking. The celebration will include:  Speakers, Community Resource Fair, Entertainment, Vendors, Food, Pride March and more!
    
  • First Street Common, Pittsfield, MA , June 2nd, 2 PM to 5:30 PM.
    
• June 2nd: Gideon’s Garden 10th anniversary annual ceremony 10 AM-2PM for BRIDGE families. Calling all BRIDGE summer program and after school program youth and families!
• June 3rd: Good Work Is Membership: A Talk with Mary Berry
  
  • BRIDGE will be cosponsoring this important conversation.
    
  • June 3rd, 7:30 PM at St James Place in Great Barrington, MA
    
• June 10- Mass Race Amity Day (BRIDGE) Lee Office 9 AM
  
  • Come join BRIDGE in solidarity with partners for racial justice and healing, locally in workshops, film screening, discussion and breaking bread together. Collaborators are: Gwendolyn VanSant, Christie Daignault and Stephanie Wright, Anna White, Setsuko Winchester, Anaelisa Vanegas (Manos Unidas), Otha Day, Alina Hsu, and more! Powerful Day! Second Annual Event.
    
• June 20- Massachusetts State House Unsung Heroine Award to Gwendolyn by Mass Commission on Status of Women
  
  • Gwendolyn will be honored at the State House by The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women as an “Unsung Heroine” by nomination of Senator Adam Hinds
    
• July 4th- July 4th Parade BRIDGE Marching with NAACP, wear/bring your BRIDGE and ALL Hands In Swag and join in with NAACP (Pittsfield)
  
• July 6 - Resilient Connections BRIDGE 10th Anniversary Gala Naumkeag 
  
  • Join in with national and local leaders and all community members in honor of our community-based organization BRIDGE and all of our intentional work to bring us together in Unity and Celebration, 5:30-8:30pm Naumkeag.  Auction and Event Highlights: Delicious heavy appetizers, live music,10 min play and silent auction. Dancing, celebrating and having fun!
    
• August 6th- 17th - Happiness Toolbox/Real Talk Retreat -- Summer Program
  
  • Ages 5-14 (13 and 14 year olds become youth ambassadors and assist while they learn), fun, exploratory arts and learning; join us and our positive education framework embracing diverse cultures, learning foreign languages, community and personal values, connecting to self and environment. August 6th– 17, 3:30 Hevreh of Southern Berkshire
    

---

Regular Meetings

​For more information, click on any of the following events.

• June 4- Race Task Force 12:30 PM
• June 7- TRJ-south   UUMSB 6:30 PM
• June 7- Trust Policy Partnership Lee 8:30 AM
• June 13 - All Hands In Steering Committee Lee oFfice 6:00  PM
• June 14 Women To Women Health & Wellness for families 6:30
• June 16- Lee Trust Policy Partnership 10 AM Lee office
• June 21- TRJ/BSURJ White Caucus 7:00 PM UUMSB
• June 23- TRJ People of Color Caucus Harmony Homestead
• June 28 Women To Women  6:30