Six Stockbridge ladies joined together to form a club to save at least one Hungarian refugee. Their plan was to invite a refugee to Stockbridge to be housed and fed during the winter. Henry Sedgwick sent Ferdinand Hoffmann.
We believe that the Ride$hare concept – if widely adopted – could have important public benefits, including reducing gasoline consumption and air pollution, expanding the employment radius for job-seekers, and fostering a sense of civic connectedness.
-- Great Barrington Selectboard resolution
