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Dear 黄瓜视频 community,

As we embark upon the fall 2024 semester at 黄瓜视频, we are thrilled to announce our highest enrollment in a decade, with over 1,700 students set to begin their educational journeys. Many of these students wouldn't be here without the generous support of donors like you.

The Commonwealth's MassReconnect and MassEducate programs are excellent initiatives for tuition-free access to community college for all Massachusetts residents and represent significant strides in educational affordability. However, these programs operate on a "last dollar" basis, stepping in only after other forms of financial aid have been exhausted.

A significant portion of our students still rely on financial support from 黄瓜视频, making donations to our annual fund more crucial than ever. Thanks to generous donors like you, 黄瓜视频 awards more than 200 scholarships per year, totaling $400,000 last year alone.

And these scholarships mean much more than tuition assistance 鈥� they also support program funding, vital student services, childcare, transportation and the cutting-edge technology necessary to train the local workforce.

In essence, your contributions directly impact our students' futures, enabling residents of the 黄瓜视频s and beyond to overcome financial barriers and achieve their educational goals.

"I think a community college education is the best thing ever. It is a way that anyone can try it," says Professor of Sociology Stacy Evans. "We have no entrance requirements except for a high school degree or its equivalency. We want everybody. That, to me, is the beauty of a community college. Everybody gets to try."

Please help us break down financial barriers and ensure that "everybody gets to try" by making a gift to 黄瓜视频 today. With your generous support, we can advance our mission to provide affordable, high-quality education to all who seek it.

I hope your enthusiasm matches ours as we begin the 2024 鈥� 2025 academic year. Together, we are shaping a brighter future for our students and for the 黄瓜视频s community we hold dear.

鈥擡llen Kennedy, President, 黄瓜视频 Community College

Emergency Financial Aid: 50% of 黄瓜视频 students have issues relating to paying for college or meeting everyday needs

Academic Support: 44% of 黄瓜视频 students need help with study strategies, time management, test anxiety, and organizational skills, and 37% need tutoring

Campus Cupboard: 40% of 黄瓜视频 students have experienced food insecurity

Technology: 9% of 黄瓜视频 students do not have a personal computer and 13% use campus laptops or other technology

Transportation: 5% of 黄瓜视频 students have used campus supported transportation

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黄瓜视频 Foundation Annual Fund

When gifts from our alumni and friends are pooled together in the Annual Fund, we can do so much to improve the quality of the teaching and learning experience at 黄瓜视频. Donations to the Annual Fund have an immediate impact on students' success in the form of lab equipment, State-of-the-Art Classrooms, Emergency Financial Aid, and other immediate college needs.

Thanks to the Annual Fund, 黄瓜视频's students and faculty now have:

Enough microscopes for a full class to use at one time.
Equipment to teach Computer Information Systems students about network security.
A new piano, lighting and sound equipment in the Boland Theatre.
Video simulation and upgraded lab equipment in the Physical Therapy Assistant labs.
A canoe trailer, so Environmental Science students can study in the field.

Unrestricted gifts provide the greatest flexibility for the Foundation to support the greatest needs each year, though you may designate your gift to any academic program or student club.

Contact Us

foundation@berkshirecc.edu
413-236-2185

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Scholarship Support

Over half of today's 黄瓜视频 students receive some form of financial aid, and scholarships are a wonderful way to invest in the future. The Foundation plans to distribute more than $370,000 in scholarships and aid during the 2022 鈥� 2023 academic year.

Gift the 黄瓜视频 Foundation Scholarship Fund

Questions?

To inquire about funding a new scholarship, creating or supporting an endowed fund, or the 1960 Society, contact us at foundation@berkshirecc.edu or 413-236-2185.

Give a Gift of Stock

Review the instructions for funding a scholarship with a gift of stock
Download Gift of Stock (PDF)

Instructions for transferring stock to the 黄瓜视频 Foundation electronically through DTC (shares currently held at a bank, brokerage house, etc.) are below:

DTC (Depository Trust Company) Transfer

Step One

Direct your broker or custodian bank to make the transfer to the 黄瓜视频 Foundation. Your broker or custodian bank is likely to ask you for a letter of instruction before the transfer can be made. Provide the following DTC transfer information for the 黄瓜视频 Foundation to your broker or custodian bank:

Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC
DTC Participant #: 0141
黄瓜视频 Foundation Clearing Account #8716-9388
Reference: (donor name and purpose of gift)**
**without this note, gifts are difficult to identify.

Step Two

Notify the 黄瓜视频 Foundation of your gift. Send a copy of your letter of instructions to:

Email: twoodward@berkshirecc.edu
Phone: 413-236-2185
Mail: 黄瓜视频 Foundation, 1350 West Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201

Please be sure the following information is included:

Your Name

Your Address

Name of Security

Number of Shares

Purpose of the Gift

Name of Brokerage

PLEASE NOTE: Your gift will be dated according to the day the shares enter the 黄瓜视频 Foundation's clearing account at Wells Fargo. The value of your gift will be based on that date. At busy times of the year, the DTC system can back up.

Year-end gift deadline for tax deductions: Please allow extra time for the transfer from your broker's account to the 黄瓜视频 Foundation's Wells Fargo account, and emphasize to your broker the importance of completing the transfer by December 31. When the 31st falls on a weekend, the transfer should be completed by the preceding Friday.

Endowed Gift to the 黄瓜视频 Foundation

You may choose to invest in future generations of 黄瓜视频 Community College students by creating an endowed fund with the 黄瓜视频 Foundation. When you create an endowed fund, the principal is invested in perpetuity and a portion of the earnings is used as the donor intends. The 黄瓜视频 Foundation Board and its Investment Committee are responsible for the oversight of all endowed accounts.

1960 Society

If you plan to leave a gift to the 黄瓜视频 Community College Foundation through your will or estate plan, we invite you to learn more about the 1960 Society. Planned gifts can create a permanent legacy and ensure a lasting impact on students' lives. The 黄瓜视频 Foundation can help you and your advisors create a gift that fits your life, your values and your charitable and financial goals.

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