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Coalition Prepares Annual Backpack Giveaway for North Adams Students

Community coalition readies annual backpack giveaway as cultural council books a songwriting talk. The Northern Berkshire Community Coalition is organizing its yearly backpack giveaway to help local children head back to school, one of two items surfacing in area coverage this week, per…

NORTH ADAMS -- The Northern Berkshire Community Coalition is preparing its annual backpack giveaway to help area children start the school year, while the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire lines up a community discussion on songwriting, according to local coverage over the past day.

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"North Adams: nbCC plans annual backpack giveaway", the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition is organizing its yearly giveaway of backpacks for local children ahead of the new school year, per The Berkshire Eagle's community news desk (read it at https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/community-news/north-adams-nbcc-plans-annual-backpack-giveaway/article_01895d17-72c1-4729-8229-757207d3f642.html).
"North Adams: Bernice Lewis to lead songwriting discussion", the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire has announced a program in which musician Bernice Lewis will lead a discussion on songwriting, the Eagle reports (read it at https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/community-news/north-adams-bernice-lewis-to-lead-songwriting-discussion/article_e1ebce68-74a5-40e7-ada5-2ffc3b4aec38.html).

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