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Grassroots movement reaches $2M milestone for Hampshire College site
['Scott Merzbach', 'More Scott Merzbach', 'Staff Writer']
Daily Hampshire Gazette
AMHERST — A nonprofit coalition seeking to create an educational village at the Hampshire College campus after it closes at the end of the year has raised $2 million in pledges from 1,400 donors.
“It really shows what a voice we can have in the community,” says Ericka Jennings, who serves as a co-president of Hampshire Next.
Bera Dunau, a Hampshire alum and spokesperson for Hampshire Next, explains that the $2 million in pledges leverages support from elsewhere.
Jennings observes that regular Zoom meetings have allowed Hampshire Next members to discuss the need for the education — and the space — that Hampshire College has offered for more than 55 years.
Hanna Grieyan, a Hampshire alum and Hampshire Next board member, calls places like Hampshire rare.