PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Women of Color Giving Circle of the Berkshires, in collaboration with the NAACP – Berkshire County Branch, St. John's Masonic Lodge No. 10, will host the 21st annual Graduates Recognition Event at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 20 at Berkshire Community College, 1350 West. St., Pittsfield. 

 

The event will be held in the Connector building.

 

The event, which is free and open to the public, recognizes Berkshire County high school graduates of African descent. Each student will receive a financial gift toward their academic pursuits. 

 

Pittsfield Mayor Linda Tyer, Sen. Paul Marks, Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier, and Ellen Kennedy, president of BCC, are among the invited guests who will share greetings with the graduates. 

 

The keynote speaker will be Roberta McCulloch-Dews, vice president of marketing at Greylock Federal Credit Union. McCulloch-Dews is also a member of the Giving Circle and a youth mentor with the Rites of Passage and Empowerment Program (R.O.P.E.). 

 

The event will also feature a piano selection from Zoey Brizan and a solo from Abigail Percy, scholars with R.O.P.E.