Driving Our Community Forward

For 18 years, the Johnson Dealerships and Greylock Federal Credit Union have paired up together to support Berkshire United Way by donating a new car or $10,000 to a lucky participant in our annual campaign.

Winners have mostly been workplace donors from businesses and organizations such as: Precision Tool, General Dynamics, Cranwell, Town of Dalton, Canyon Ranch, Crane Currency, Marland Mold, City of Pittsfield, BMC, BCC, Onyx Specialty Papers, and Berkshire Children and Families. All of them had great stories about how much a new car helped them, and how fulfilling it is to support Berkshire United Way.  Sally Rice, the 2014 winner from Crane Currency noted that, “This was the first brand new car I have ever had.”

On May 10^th, we gathered at the Johnson Dealerships to celebrate the ways in which all of Berkshire United Way’s donors, together, are driving the community forward with their generous donations.  We heard from volunteers who led a successful cross-sector coalition, Face the Facts: reduce teen pregnancy, about how the community came together to forge solutions no one person, agency or company could do alone.  And with great anticipation, we learned the 2018 winner.

Berkshire United Way board member, Mike Stoddard, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Greylock Federal Credit Union, draws the winning car ticket at the Driving Our Community Forward event on Thursday, May 10, 2018.

Great things happen when we work together.  Thank you to all of our donors, and congratulations to Michelle Little of Pittsfield!

Jennifer Kerwood
VP of Development