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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - ANDOVER, Mass. (Nov 29, 2005) The Service Club of Andover Celebrates Annual Day of Giving Contact: Len D'Innocenzo for more information at 978-470-0409 The Service Club of Andover recently held its Annual Day of Giving at the Andover Inn. Representatives from a variety of organizations were on hand to receive checks from the Service Club. The following organizations continue to benefit from the financial support of the Service Club: Andover Youth Foundation - endeavoring to raise the private funds necessary to build a place to house the many worthwhile programs of the Andover Youth Services. Creative Living - is a private non-profit organization that develops innovative, private, social, recreational and housing solutions for adults with developmental disabilities. Professional Center for Child Development - is a non-profit, community based agency that provides hundreds of children and their families with the opportunity to grow and develop to achieve their full potential through services such as early intervention, a developmental day school, pediatric therapy and parent support services. Merrimack College Best Buddies - is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment. Andover High School Mentoring Program - provides Andover High School students an opportunity to experience first-hand a specific profession. Each year the Service Club matches juniors at Andover High School with career mentors in fields that they select including sports journalism, investigative reporting, radio broadcasting, Internet, information technologies, medicine. Three $2,500 scholarships are awarded each year to graduating seniors that participated in the program. Student Safe Driving Program - Each year 42% of first year drivers have accidents. The fatality rate of first year drivers is four times that one the general population. The Service Club of Andover sponsors the Stevens Advanced Driver Training Program in local communities to provide teen drivers with the skills to help them beat these odds. Three new organizations were also on hand to receive the financial support of the Service Club. These included: New Horizons for Youth - The Andover Police Department, in collaboration with the Andover Youth Services, the Andover Housing Authority and the Andover Public Schools, has implemented an after-school program called, "New Horizons for Youth". This program provides at-risk middle school students who are living in two of the Town's subsidized housing areas with a safe and enriching after school environment. Merrimack Valley Pioneers - Special Field Games are similar to the Special Olympics. Individuals with special needs compete in a variety of sporting events and ALL participants receive medals for their efforts. Wood Hill Middle School's - Expeditionary learning program built around learning expeditions, other active forms of teaching and learning and a challenging and supportive school culture. About The Service Club of Andover The Service Club of Andover is a volunteer organization made up of people who live or work in Andover and contribute their time and energy to ensure that two special groups of people, the youth of Andover and people with special needs in the Merrimack Valley achieve their full potential. Membership is open to anyone willing to contribute a portion of their time in the service of the club's mission. All administrative costs are borne by members through individual dues. The Service Club of Andover meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at the
Andover Inn at 7 AM for breakfast. Guests and prospective members are always welcome. Please visit them on
the web at www.serviceclubofandover.org. ### |
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