Berkshire County — Berkshire Bounty, a 501(c)(3) food-rescue organization, is grateful to receive a generous challenge grant—a dollar-to-dollar match—of $10,000 from Warrior Trading, an online educational platform founded by Ross Cameron in 2012 that offers a wide range of courses, training programs, and software for individuals interested in day trading. Warrior Trading is providing the grant to inspire donors to give on #GivingTuesday and for Berkshire Bounty’s end-of-year crowdfunding campaign.
“We are seeing a pressing demand for fresh, nutritious food for people who are food insecure. End-of-year fundraising allows us to meet our community’s needs. This match for our campaign is essential to helping us reach our goals, and we’re incredibly grateful to Warrior Trading,” said Berkshire Bounty Executive Director Morgan Ovitsky.
Berkshire Bounty’s goal is to raise $100,000 by the end of 2024. Berkshire Bounty will be fundraising on #GivingTuesday. The organization will then follow up with a crowdfunding campaign between December 10 and December 20, in which it will reach out to supporters to complete that goal.
As the food-insecure population in Berkshire County continues to grow, Berkshire Bounty has dedicated itself to meeting a need by growing both functionally and geographically. In 2024, Berkshire Bounty:
- Provided nutritious food for 16,000 individuals weekly;
- Implemented a state-funded initiative to purchase locally grown foods for the food-insecure population; and
- Delivered more than 400,000 pounds of food to 31 emergency food sites through the efforts of a network of 130-plus volunteers.
“We are so pleased to be able to give back to our community! Warrior Trading is proud to support Berkshire Bounty as they help our neighbors in a time of need,” said CEO Ross Cameron and Director of Human Resources Lauren Cameron.
“Donations from individuals and local businesses like Warrior Trading comprise a huge portion of our support. Our community really pulls together, and we are grateful,” stated Mark Lefenfeld and Jay Weintraub, co-founders and board members of Berkshire Bounty.
Donations for Berkshire Bounty’s end-of-year campaign can be made online. For more information or to inquire about making an online or offline donation, contact Berkshire Bounty Director of Development Sara Haimowitz at sara@berkshirebounty.org.
