Bay State Games Announces 2019 Berkshire Hero Award Recipients

The Berkshire Hero Award was created in 2008 to recognize individuals, businesses, facilities, and organizations within Berkshire County that go above and beyond to ensure that the Bay State Winter Games are a success. The 2019 award recipients are Gary Guerin from the Williams College Athletic Department and the Williams Inn in Williamstown, MA.

Gary Guerin is the Associate Director of Athletics for Operations at the Williams College Athletic Department. Gary has been at Williams for over 40 years, starting as an athletic trainer at the college before transitioning into an administrative role in the athletic department. Since the inception of the Winter Games, Gary has served as the primary liaison between Williams College and the Bay State Games. He has been a staunch supporter of the Games and as he enters retirement in the spring, everyone at Bay State Games would like to thank him for his longtime support.

The Williams Inn has been associated with the Bay State Games since their inception in 1985. For four decades, the Williams Inn has been considered “home” for many skating clubs located across Massachusetts when they travel to the Berkshires for the Winter Games. The Inn has also donated rooms each year to house skating judges and the Bay State Games staff. Several featured skaters, including Olympians Nancy Kerrigan, Paul Wylie, and Surya Bonaly, have had press conferences and stayed at the Williams Inn during their time in the Berkshires. As the Inn transitions in 2019 from their current location to a new property on Spring St. in July, Bay State Games would like to thank Inn owners Williams College and the Waterford Hotel Group, which manages the property, for their support of the Winter Games.