Bianchi/Barbarotta Foundation Supports Youth Sports

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PITTSFIELD, Mass.—The Bianchi/Barbarotta Foundation, following its 11th Annual Beer Tasting event on March 8, distributed $1,000 checks to 11 youth house league basketball organizations in Berkshire County.
 
The foundation allocated $11,000 to youth sports, with each of the 11 basketball organizations receiving $1,000
 
The beer tasting event, held at the Berkshire Hills Country Club, featured selections from multiple breweries and included food and music. Proceeds from the $30 admission fee supported the foundation's activities.
 
The Bianchi/Barbarotta Foundation is a non-profit organization focused on supporting children's initiatives.
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Berkshire Habitat ReStore Overwhelmed With Unwanted Donations

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

The lot is under surveillance and the stores is considering cracking down on dumpers.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity ReStore won't be taking any donations on Saturday — because it's already overloaded with items dumped on its property.
 
ReStore on Hubbard Avenue sells donated furniture, building supplies and home improvement materials to help keep bulky items out of landfills and to raise money for Habitat for Humanity.
 
But people have been dumping their unwanted items on the property without an appointment and sometimes after hours. That's left a pile of trash for the nonprofit to deal with. 
 
"So people just, you know, came and even if it's closed, I personally catch several people in the camera out of hours," said ReStore general manager Alex Valdivieso.
 
Valdivieso has been the general manager for less than a year but says last summer was a big problem with dumping and with the weather getting nicer, people have started to come again to dump their unwanted items. 
 
To help get rid of the waste, 20 to 25 teens are volunteering from Lenox High School to help fill dumpsters and clean up the lot that's now littered with items needing to be thrown away.
 
Valdivieso says he has two 30-foot-long trash roll-offs that will be filled this weekend. 
 
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