Updates

May, 2021: Letter From The President
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May

May, 2021: Letter From The President

Dear Berkshire BPW members and friends, What a great week for me, having our family together after a very long while for Mother’s Day, now that we are fully vaccinated! My daughter and her four year-old Westie pictured. I hope you all enjoyed Mother’s Day. It is great to honor…
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April, 2021: Letter From The President
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Apr

April, 2021: Letter From The President

Dear Berkshire BPW members and friends, I am writing as the snow once again falls in Vermont and in the Berkshires. It certainly is a lot more dreamlike in December than on April 16th! Last week it was in the 70’s. Oh well, we live in New England and we…
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Kate Lauzon, Co-Chair Programs, shares her success story!
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Mar

Kate Lauzon, Co-Chair Programs, shares her success story!

BBPW scholarship recipient ... to a college graduate ... to a new career ...in the year of Covid-19. In September of 2019, I had received a scholarship from BBPW in my last year of college at Berkshire Community College. With that honor came a year of free membership and a…
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March, 2021: Letter From The President
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Mar

March, 2021: Letter From The President

Dear BBPW members and friends, Greetings from sunny Vermont! Skiing in the mornings, volunteer work and networking in the afternoons and frequent Zooms in the evenings continue for me. This week’s weather has been simply glorious with blue-bird skies and soft snow. If you are a skier and love the…
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February, 2021: Letter From The President
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Feb

February, 2021: Letter From The President

Dear BBPW members and friends,  Greetings from snowy Vermont! How lucky am I that we chose this year to spend the entire winter here? And skiing is a great and safe outdoor activity now, during the pandemic. So I am out with my husband most mornings for a few wonderfully…
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January, 2021: Letter from the President
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Jan

January, 2021: Letter from the President

Dear BBPW members and friends, HAPPY NEW YEAR! Isn’t it fitting that the name January comes from the Latin god Janus, who is the god of beginnings and transitions? This rings especially true this new year. I do not want to speak for everyone, but I think it is safe…
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December, 2020: Letter from the President
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Dec

December, 2020: Letter from the President

Dear BBPW members and friends, With shorter days and the sun in hibernation, it is particularly hard to remain upbeat this time of year. As we step into this especially difficult holiday season, we need to continue to be vigilant and considerate to keep our friends and loved ones safe.…
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November 2020: Letter from the President
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Nov

November 2020: Letter from the President

Dear BBPW members and friends, I hope everyone was able to enjoy some of the warm, sunny weather we were blessed with over the past couple weeks, and that there is still a more to come before year end. For those of you I have not met – Nice to…
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Berkshire BPW Names Scholarship Recipients: $21,000 Awarded to 22 Local Women
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Nov

Berkshire BPW Names Scholarship Recipients: $21,000 Awarded to 22 Local Women

PITTSFIELD, MA—Berkshire Business & Professional Women (BBPW), the region’s long-standing organization for working women, announced the recipients of its 2020 scholarships at its October meeting. Thanks to our donors and sponsors, twenty-two local women are receiving a total of $21,000 to help them attain their higher education goals. “I never,…
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October 2020: Letter from the President
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Oct

October 2020: Letter from the President

October 18, 2020 Dear Berkshire BPW members and friends, The foliage is beautiful and the fall weather in the Berkshires is superb right around now. I hope this e-Newsletter finds you well and taking advantage of warm afternoons outdoors. As of our board meeting this week, I handed over the…
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