Market 32, Price Chopper Customers Support United Way

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A recent in-store round-up campaign raised $48,434 for United Way. 
 
The fundraiser ran throughout March across all store locations and invited customers to round up their purchases to the nearest dollar at checkout. Customers raised an impressive $38,434, while the company added $10,000.
 
The funds raised will go to local chapters across the entire Market 32 and Price Chopper footprint, helping United Way support programs that improve education, financial stability, and health resources.
 
"These results show what's possible when a community moves together with purpose," said Market 32 and Price Chopper president Blaine Bringhurst, who presented a check to the organization on Friday. "Day after day, our customers chose to participate, and that steady momentum turned into meaningful support for United Way and the vital work they lead locally. We're incredibly grateful to our customers for stepping up in such a simple yet powerful way to support our neighbors."
 
Through this partnership, United Way will be able to invest in initiatives that address critical community needs and create pathways to long-term stability for individuals and families.
 
"The support Market 32 and Price Chopper, along with their customers, showed throughout March has been tremendous. We are incredibly grateful to every customer who thought of a neighbor in need and chose to round up at the register," said Peter Gannon, president and CEO of United Way of the Greater Capital Region, one of the chapters receiving funds through the campaign. "Those small acts of kindness add up to significant impact. Families in our region are navigating difficult challenges, and this support allows United Way to respond where the need is greatest. We celebrate Market 32 and Price Chopper's commitment to community and the compassion their customers demonstrate by supporting neighbors locally."
 
The round-up campaign is part of Market 32 and Price Chopper's ongoing commitment to community impact, including support for local nonprofit partners.
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Great Barrington Unveils 9/11 Memorial Featuring World Trade Center Steel

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — A piece of history will now stand in front of the Great Barrington Fire Department, serving as a lasting reminder of the courage, sacrifice, and heroism of those who rushed in, stepped forward, and answered the call on Sept. 11, 2001.
 
Hundreds of community members gathered outside the Fire Department for the unveiling of a 9/11 memorial featuring a steel I-beam salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center.
 
The monument marks the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, and its effect reached far and wide beyond New York, said Deputy Fire Chief James Mead.
 
"There are moments in our lives that become markers of time. Moments when we remember not only what happened, but where we were, who was beside us, and how the world somehow felt different afterwards," Town Manager Liz Hartsgrove said. 
 
"For those of us who experienced September 11, 2001 — it is one of those moments for us to share."
 
The acquisition of the beam was a multi-year effort initiated by the late Andy Moro, former commander of American Legion Post 298 in Housatonic, and was carried on by the Legion's second vice commander, John Morris. 
 
Morris said he was able to obtain the warped steel I-beam through connections he made during his time as a New York City firefighter.
 
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