BerkShares Turns Three!

October 1, 2009

Dear BerkShares Businesses,

BerkShares, the Berkshires’ very own local currency, is turning three! We
hope you’ll join us at the Route 7 Grill on Wednesday, October 7th, to
celebrate this awesome milestone. The evening will unfold in two parts:

To start, BerkShares will be the featured group at the October 7th Green
Drinks, an eco-conscious happy hour at the Route 7 Grill, which takes place
on the first Wednesday of every month starting at 5:15 p.m. At the October
Green Drinks you can raise a glass and toast BerkShares, while enjoying a
variety of complimentary hors d’oeuvres lovingly prepared by the Route 7
Grill staff. A short presentation on the accomplishments and goals of
BerkShares will be part of the offerings, told through the creative
theatricality of our very own Buy Local Sock Puppet Troupe.

But that’s not all. Our friends at the Route 7 Grill have dreamed up a
special BerkShares Birthday menu, specially priced for those paying with
BerkShares. The fixed price, all-local, three-course dinner will include:
Equinox Farm salad greens with choice of dressing, Sheffield Foods Farm
natural roast suckling pig with apple and sweet potato stuffing and Taft
Farm veggies on the side, and Windy Hill Apple Crisp for dessert. The cost
of the BerkShares Birthday Dinner is 30 BerkShares (or $38, for those paying
in U.S. dollars). Located at 999 South Main Street (Route 7) in Great
Barrington, the Route 7 Grill is the one of Berkshire County’s leading
farm-to-table restaurant and an enthusiastic supporter of BerkShares.

DON'T MISS OUT ON THE FUN! Come to the Green Drinks happy hour, stay for the
BerkShares Birthday Dinner, and, in the spirit of the occasion, we hope you
will come prepared to pay for your drinks and your meal with BerkShares.
Visit one of the thirteen branches of Berkshire Bank, Lee Bank, Lenox
National Bank, Pittsfield Co-op Bank, and Salisbury Bank & Trust to buy
BerkShares in advance of the birthday celebration.

To find out which businesses accept BerkShares, which branch banks exchange
them, or for other information about BerkShares please call 413/528-1737 or
visit www.berkshares.org.

Best wishes,

The BerkShares Team
P. O. Box 125
Gt. Barrington, MA 01230
413 528 1737
www.berkshares.org