Keep Millerton Swimming!

This fund will provide an annual, permanent source of support for the ongoing maintenance, care, and operations of Eddie Collins Memorial Park. This annual support will cover all park facilities, landscape needs, personnel required for park operations, and other needs to maintain the park as a safe and welcoming recreational facility for the residents of the Village of Millerton and the Town of North East, as well as the surrounding communities.

Our goal is to build a $2 million endowment that will be invested so that the Village of Millerton receives a regular income for the Park.  The Fund will be there in perpetuity growing every year to keep apace with inflation.

Please help the Village take care of the Park by contributing to the Park’s Endowment!

It’s easy to donate and your gift is fully tax-deductible, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation is a 501(c) (3) public charity:

  1. Online? Click here to use your credit card.  (This link will take you to the fund at Berkshire Taconic. Please donate there.)  

  2. By check? Please

    • make it out to Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation or BTCF

    • write Millerton Community Park Endowment in the memo line

    • mail it to:  Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, 800 North Main Street, Sheffield, MA 01257-98503.

  3. Stock/real estate/other assets?  Contact Jenny Lilienthal at Berkshire Taconic philanthropic services PS@berkshiretaconic.org  or call 413.229.0370.

  4. 70½ or older?  Consider using your IRA’s Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) to make your gift. It’s a tax-smart way to fulfill your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) and support the park. Contact Jennny Lilienthal at ps@berkshiretaconic.org or call 413.229.0370 or your Financial Advisor.

  5. Matching Gifts: Contact your employer to learn if they offer a matching gift program, which could multiply your generous donation. BTCF’s Tax ID is 06-1254469

  6. Pledge? Would you like to contribute over a period of years?  Make a bequest? Get in touch, we’re happy to help.  millertonpark@gmail.com

THANK YOU for helping the Village of Millerton take care of this remarkable addition to our community.

“I have fond memories of my days at the old swimming pool. Besides learning survival skills, I made lifelong friends all while having a lot of fun. We want families and their children now and into the future to have a safe place to create their own magical memories. Help us get Millerton swimming again!”

- Stephen Waite, Chair, Park Project Committee