Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation

Images of Our Region, by photographer John Dolan
To mark our 20th anniversary, Berkshire Taconic commissioned John Dolan, a photographer from Chatham, NY, to spend a year taking pictures throughout our region. "Berkshire Taconic Celebrates 20 Years," a free publication of a selection of these images, is available by contacting us at 413.528.8039 or info@berkshiretaconic.org.

Helping Young People Pursue a Life in the Arts
“It only takes one person to make a difference in the life of a student."
Artist and former teacher Rhoda Lubalin creates a scholarship to help local college students pursue a career in the visual arts.

A Path to International Harmony
“I believe one learns more by participating than by observing."
The Alice and Richard Henriquez Memorial Fund helps young people travel and perform humanitarian work in foreign countries.

From Berkshire County to Kathmandu
I felt the sting of tears building behind my own eyes as a tall skinny boy cried out, "Oh, I am going to cry1 I will miss you so much, teacher!"
High school student and Henriquez Fund grantee Willa Carey describes her experience teaching in Nepal.

Honoring a Single Mother
A single mother who held down two, and sometimes three, jobs, Rhoda Rubin was honored by her three children through a scholarship fund that helps students studying to become nurses.

Leaving a Legacy of Music
When John Ferris and Herbert Burtis decided to include philanthropy as part of their estate-planning, it was only natural that they looked for a way to support talented young classical musicians.

A Teacher with Vision
Although legally blind for many of the years she taught, Violet Simmons had a clear vision for her students, who started a fund in her honor.

A Commitment to Literacy
A donor's belief that “the wealth of a nation resides in a literate educated public" saves a family literacy program in Hudson, NY.