1) ArtSoirée may be five days away, yet it is not too late to purchase tickets! Please join me on Saturday evening, May 5 in the beautiful barn at Stonover Farm as we celebrate the creativity and dynamic energy within our community and achieve the goal of supporting financial aid at BCD.
The barn doors open at 6:30 pm, and I will be there to welcome you to an evening of abundant hors d’oeuvres, delectable drinks and desserts, live music and a live and silent auction. The evening air may still be a bit cool, but this promises to be the hottest spot in town! Just ask anyone who attended last year. To purchase tickets, please contact Joanne DelCarpine in the Development office, 413.637.0755 ext. 22, jdelcarpine@berkshirecountryday.org.
2) All BCD parents are invited to attend the Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees on Thursday, May 10 at 7:00 pm in Fitzpatrick Hall. Learn about the work of the various Board Committees during the past few years, find out more about the plans for the future, and hear a brief state-of-the school report. I look forward to seeing you there.
3) Everyone is invited to attend one of our “Coffee and Grounds” tours of the campus on Monday, May 14 and Monday, May 21. Join Trustee and Buildings and Grounds Committee member Tom O’Neil and me as we gather near the kiosk after drop-off for coffee and take a walk to introduce you to all of the resources that comprise BCD’s unique and treasured 27-acre campus. We hope to excite and strengthen your passion for this incredible place. In addition, as a community of stakeholders, we wish to deepen everyone’s understanding of and interest in our Master Facilities Plan, to include sharing our commitment to and the initial plans for accomplishing our dreams. To help us prepare, please rsvp to Melissa Kruse at mkruse@berkshirecountryday.org
On behalf of the faculty, staff, and administration, I send a huge and heartfelt thank you for a week of overwhelming expressions of appreciation and the many gifts of gratitude shared by the Parents’ Association and our community! The baked goods, bouquets of flowers, chocolates, handwritten cards, massages, and gracious and delicious luncheon were received with incredible gratefulness! To cap off this extraordinary week, everyone was treated to an amazing and specially prepared take-home family dinner, further demonstrating the generosity and talents of our remarkable community. Thank you again, one and all!