To the editor:
The Community Recreation Association recently celebrated its 97th birthday. Winthrop Murray Craneâs visionary gift to the Central Berkshire area, which has survived wars, recessions and the Great Depression, is facing one of its biggest challenges in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Itâs hard to operate a nonprofit whose mission is to bring the community together during a year when gathering was forbidden, but the CRA staff has performed admirably. During the summer, they offered outdoor fitness classes and safe-distance concerts on the lawn. Now that the weather has turned, thereâs pickleball and yoga in the gym, as well as appointment-only exercise opportunities in the fitness center and Massachusettsâ oldest swimming pool.