GREAT BARRINGTON -- The John S. Watson Christmas Fund has raised $28,315 to date, surpassing its goal of $25,000 after receiving additional gifts totaling $18,090. The latest donations included an anonymous gift of $12,500.
The fund is named for the late John Watson, a native of Great Barrington and a reporter for the Berkshire Eagle. Watson inaugurated the fund under the name Community Christmas Cheer Fund and ran it until 1963 when it was re-named in his honor.
Both clothing and food certificates are mailed out the second week of December allowing families time to redeem them before Christmas.
Donations to the fund can be made through any Berkshire Bank office. Checks should be made payable to the Watson Christmas Fund.
Those wishing to make donations "in memory of" or "in lieu of Christmas cards" should include their request with the donation check and those wishes will be published in the local newspapers and daily on WSBS radio.
Today's gifts:
"Peace on Earth, Good Will towards Men"
Anonymous $12,500
In Memory Of:
Those who perished in Newton, Conn.,
from Anonymous 50
Loved Ones, from Dorothy Heath &
Family 50
Sally, Gladys, Bill Korte & Ticky Carver,
from Bob & Mary Kinmond 20
Sally Korte, from Len & Katie 20
Aunts Sally Korty & Ticky Carver, from
Joy & Kassie 20
Grandma, Ethel Kilmer, from Diane, Anne
and Margie
Judy Keefner & Judy Clark, from Len &
Katie 20
Grampy Lockenwitz, from Teddy, Anne &
Kassie 10
Grandma Clara Gennari, from Kassie 10
Charles Mack, from Hazel Mack 25
Our Son Randy Leonard, Forever in our Hearts, Love, Mom and Dad 50
Randy Leonard, you are greatly missed
and always in our hearts, Love, Bonnie, Charlie and Judy 25
Keri Perotti you are greatly missed and
always in our hearts, Love Ida, Ronnie
and Judy 25
Medeo & Lena Morandi and Mary Ann
Warner, Love, Your Family 25
Our Parents, from Raymond and Holly
Murray 200
Loved Ones, from Jeanne DuVall 50
Our Jonathan, from Jack & Diane
Cowles 100
Jed & Tara Blackwell, from Steve 30
"Ace" Curtiss, Love from the Family 50
Kevin B. Finnerty, Milton & Edna Stevens
and Milton Stevens Jr., from The
Finnerty 50
Mom, Dad and Tommy, from Carol and
Andrew Namiot 50
Departed Members of the Housatonic
Hose Company, from Housatonic Hose Company 100
Sadie and Waren Powell, from Their
Children, Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren 125
Victoria and Joseph Budz and Joseph Budz Jr., Love, Betty and Family 100
Ted Guerin, from Karen, Melissa &
Brenda 50
Vicky Whitbeck of Mt. Washington, from Anonymous 200
Our Parents, Millie Owens Larkin and
Vincent Owens and Elery Heath, from
Billy & Linda Owens 50
Aunt Mary Harrigan & Brother Mark Heath, from Linda Owens 25
Burt J. Ball 3rd, from Marian Robinson 30
Helen & George Atwood, Bill Seward, and Brother Billy, from Tom & Marlene 50
Our Grandparents David & Mary McDermott, Love, Todd, Jonna and Lara 30
Aunt Shirley and Uncle Bob Hatch and
Uncle Bill Schneyer, Love from George
and Carole Miller and Family 25
Bill Gulick, from Donald Gulick
and Claire Gulick 40
Papa Raifstanger, Dick, Glo and Caley
Larkin and Hudson Raifstanger, Love,
John & Cheryl Raifstanger 100
Erin Tresp,from Julie, Matt, Luke, Natalie, Jean & Nick 125
June & Jim Kimball, from Bev & Kim 100
Lydia and Eddie Fair and Jim Ware, from
Kim and Bev 100
Our Nannie, Martha Muir, from Matthew,
Andrew & Thomas 15
In Memory Of
Our Dad: Harold Pachulski, We Miss You, Carol, Chris & Eric 45
Bob Barry, from Lynn and William Barry 100
Barbara Person, from Bruce and Family 100
Big Al Rice, Eileen Leigner and Edmund
Ormsbee, from Anonymous 300
Johnny and Regina Pegorari, Norma Twiss Paget, Kick Siegfried, from Cliff &
Doreen Twiss 50
Noni, Michael, Grampa & Nana, Auntie Grace, from Todd and Tracy 50
Uncles Chucky, Joe, Bill, Dom, from Todd
and Tracy 50
Truman, Edith & Frank Wheeler, Love,
Linda, John & Chris 150
In Memory of
Our Parents, Nancy & Norman Boyer and
Louise & Clifford Moriarty, With Love,
Anne, Michael, Hannah, Rachel and
Matthew 100
Anna & Francis Shields, from The
Shields Family 200
Knud & Gertrud Laursen, from The
Shields Family 200
Dr. Bern Collins, from The Shields
Family 100
All the Deceased Members of our Family, from Dick & Barb Wheeler 25
Our Dad, Randy Leonard, "Always in our Hearts," Love, Travis and Koreu 25
My Husband Randy Leonard, Always Loved and Forever Missed, Love, Sally 25
Don & Judy Clark, "Bambi & Pop," Love
your Children, Grandchildren and Great--Grandchildren 25
Gram & Gramp Morandi, Gram Leonard,
Aunt Mary Ann Warner, Cousin Keri
Perotti, Sadly Missed, Love Sally, Travis
& Korey 25
My Husband - Henry "Joe" Chiera, from
Phyllis 25
Merry Christmas
Sue, Liz & Lynn, from Ann 20
Fred Bunce and Family 50
Everyone at Ray Murray Inc. 300
Anne and Parker Oppermann 10
Lee Sportsman's Association 25
James Lamme III & Wendy Linscott 250
Carl & Stephanie Bradford 100
Peter & Roxanne Unrath 100
Anonymous 50
Richard & Michaela Dohoney 50
Gary and Rita Kobran 30
The Fairview O.R., PACU & C.S. Staff 180
The Staff at Smith, Watson & Co. 160
Mandy & Ray Pieczarka 250
Judianne and William O'Brien 25
Fred & Margaret Vorck 25
Jan & Dick Snow 25
In Honor of the Professional and Courteous staff at the Stockbridge Road branch
of Berkshire Bank, from Southfield
Corporation 125
Merry Christmas to our Family and Friends, from Sue & Bob TenBroeck 30
Merry Christmas Dick & Barb Wheeler 25
Today's total: $18,090
Total to date: $28,315
Over goal: $3,315
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