St. Stanislaus School benefit, 9 to 4 in Kolbe Hall, Adams. Bake sale, snack bar, games, Chinese auctions, money raffle, crafts, and pierogi.
Blackinton Union Church, 1373 Massachusetts Ave., North Adams; 10 to 2. Crafts table, bake sale, Chinese auction, the Christmas table, and kid's grab bag. Lunch $4, $2 kids.
First Congregational Church, North Adams, 9-2.
Nov. 28 Becket Federated Church, Route 8, holiday bazaar from 9-3. Lunch, crafts, baked goods, holiday and other items. Information: Mary Peltier, Parish House, 413-623-5217.
Dec. 5
Holiday Fair at First Congregational Church, 25 Park Place, Lee, from 10 to 3; handcrafted items, raffles, children's shop, bake sale, cut Christmas trees and lunch from 11 to 1. Includes angel-themed goods from SERRV. Information, 413-243-1033 or www.ucc-lee.org.
Dec. 12-13
North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Information: Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.
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Fundraising Consultant Inducted Into Consulting Alliance
10:27AM / Thursday, January 29, 2009
Abbie J. von Schlegell, CFRE, principal of A. von Schlegell & Co., in Williamstown, MA, was accepted for membership in the Consulting Alliance, an association of the Capital Region’s leading independent consultants focused on learning and business development.
Ms. von Schlegell is a fundraising and general management consultant for nonprofit organizations with an emphasis on major gifts, capital campaigns and women's philanthropy. She assists with volunteer and Board training, nonprofit start-ups, mergers and affiliations and professional development for nonprofit staff.
Ms. von Schlegell holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Stanford University. She is a Certified Fundraising Executive and a frequent participant and presenter at professional conferences on all aspects of philanthropy and fundraising, women’s philanthropy, nonprofit governance and planning.
She is a member of the Board of Visitors of Miss Hall’s School in Pittsfield, MA; a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Girl Scouts of Central and Western MA in Longmeadow, MA; a member of the Associates, Gould Farm in Monterey, MA.
The Consulting Alliance is a key resource of expertise to businesses and organizations in the Capital Region and worldwide. The Consulting Alliance helps its members build upon their successes through an array of skills development, resource sharing and networking opportunities, while working together to maintain the standards and reputation of the consulting profession. Find more information about the organization at www.consultingalliance.org.
MA, was accepted for membership in the Consulting Alliance, an association of the Capital Region’s leading independent consultants focused on learning and business development. 