Community Outreach
The United Church of Bernardston reaches out to the community in many ways:
- Monthly public roast beef suppers October - May
- Holiday Bazaar - Photos
- Gas Engine show and Flea Market - 31st Gas Engine Show
- Polly's Crafters
- Our fellowship hall is available to community groups
3rd Annual Golf Tournament
September 13th, 2008
Flea Market & Gas Engine Show
Holiday Bazaar Photos
31st Gas Engine Show and Annual Flea Market
Facts:
- Over 80 local businesses contributed
- Over 240 peopled involved in running the show
- 16 Chairpersons
- 6,000 napkins were used
- 2,330 bottles of soda and water were sold
- 14 tubs of ice cream were sold
- 1,280 hamburgers were sold
- 90 pounds of ham were served at the Ham and Bean Supper
- Over 1,400 documented work hours
- T-shirts were sold for this first time. Over 150 were sold, making this a successful first-time fundraiser. We have 90 t-shirts left. If anyone would like to purchase one, please contact Bob Allen (648-5397).
- Loaded baked potatoes and veggie burgers were sold for the first time and were successful.
Best of show trophies were awarded for engine exhibitors. The
trophies were awarded for interaction with people,knowledge of machine,
and operation of unit.
First Place: Tom
Holton, West Chesterford, NH
Second Place: Bud
Streeter, Bernardston, MA
Third Place: Lou
Chadwick, Buckland, MA
- Fellowship hours were immeasurable. Many who attended commented on the unity of our community.
- Final figures are not in, but we raised over $25,000.00.
A special thank you to Russ Deane for 31 years of pulling this successful fundraiser together.
Please stop and support, or just say thank you to the following sponsors and friends:
- A.R. Sandri, Inc.
- A-1 Enterprises
- Abbiati Monuments
- Adam's Donut Shop
- Aldo's Harley-Davidson
- Amidon and Sons
- Antonio's II Pizza and Grinders
- Applied Dynamics Corp.
- Arnie's Furniture
- B & B Auto
- B. C. Rand
- Bank of America
- Barlow Paving
- Beckwith's Auto
- Bella Notte
- Benchmark and Pratt
- Bernardston Farmers Supply
- Bernardston Fire Department
- Bernardston Self-Storage
- Byrne Towing
- Charlie's Repair Shop
- Country Corner Store
- Country Oil
- Crumpin-Fox Club
- D. J. Ryan
- Dave Powers
- Deane Excavating Co., Inc.
- Doug's Auto Body
- Dr. Mike's Auto Care
- Eaglebrook School
- Evergreen Motors
- Fairview Gardens
- Food City
- Foster's Super Market
- Four Leaf Clover
- Greenfield Farmers Co-Op Exchange
- Greenfield Kiwanis
- Hale Custom Signs
- Herm's Wood Pellets
- Joel's Woodworks
- Jonathan Shaw Building & Remodeling
- Katy's Country Curl
- Kidder and Co.
- Labelle & Leitner Auto
- Lodge Tire
- Mim's Market
- Moonlight Auto
- Neal Bardwell
- New England House
- New England R. V. Repairs
- Northern Pine Pools
- Northern Window and Door
- Northfield Auctions by Paul
- Northfield Auto Body
- Northfield Food Mart
- Pete's Tire Barn
- Peter Shedd
- Raymond Repair
- Sid Amidon
- Snow & Sons Landscaping
- South Street Bakery
- Steve's Sports
- The Notch
- The Steel Shed, Inc.
- Tognarelli Heating and Cooling
- Town Line Creamee
- Trail Performance Center
- Travel Kuz
- Travelers' Woods Campground
- Vassar's Complete Auto
- Weatherhead's Storage
- Western Mass Chapter of the ATCA
- Zuttermeister Chiropractic