Lawrence Boys and Girls Club Annual Report 2008

When we sat down to review what had happened at the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence in 2008, we were struck by one resonating theme: We are changing lives How we do that is what this report is all about.

Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence 2008 Annual Report

To Our Supporters and Friends

Our reach in 2008 was greater than ever before in the Club’s 118-year history. Each afternoon and evening, an average of 500 youngsters streamed through our doors. Teen membership alone jumped by 34 percent, and our free supper program attracted 350 hungry kids each evening as the recession deepened and families found it harder than ever to feed their children.

Young people usually come to the Club because it offers them a safe place to go after school, a place where they can have fun and be with friends. But they really need so much more. Our youth are facing the demands of an increasingly complex and competitive world, and our work in helping them prepare for that world has never been more critical.

Many have little family support, and so the Club becomes their second home and our staff their surrogate parents, offering guidance, academic help, discipline and direction; promoting healthy lifestyles; building skills and self-confidence; widening horizons.

Our 2008 programming reflected these values. We completed the first full year of a fitness and nutrition initiative for girls, underwritten by the New Balance Foundation. We introduced a peer mentoring initiative called

“Buddies,” pairing younger members with Club teens. We increased our computer-center offerings in digital arts, organized a children’s chorus and expanded our summer-work internship program. We recruited more academic tutors and strengthened our college-entrance support. All of this could not have been done without a staff that toiled tirelessly to deliver these and many other services—and a Board that supported these efforts.

Life-changing work, however, brings special challenges, and ours is no exception.

It requires that we maintain funding stability so that we can continue to deliver the highest quality programming possible. To do this, we plan to build an endowment fund, grow individual giving and generate additional income through more frequent off-hours rental of the Water Street facility. Moreover, we hope to increase the engagement of our Board in fundraising and leadership efforts.

Changing lives also demands that we continue to bring new resources and skills to our work by expanding our pool of adult volunteers, particularly in the area of academic support; leveraging the talents of our alumni by engaging them in more Club activities; increasing parental involvement; improving our evaluation tools; and developing new initiatives in teen leadership, community service, girls’ programming and academics.

Our highly professional staff, committed Board, dedicated volunteers, loyal donors and funders and our many partners in the Greater Lawrence community have made it possible for us to provide our members with the kinds of life-changing experiences you will read about in this book. We are most grateful to all of them for their steadfast loyalty and support.

Sincerely,

Markus Fischer Executive Director

Michael R. Harkins President

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He knows every staff member by voice —and everyone

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knows him.

Blind since birth, Jonathan Valdez joined the Boys & Girls Club when he was 11 and plans on never leaving. A shy, timid boy, Jonathan easily could have been lost in the throng of youngsters romping through the Club each afternoon and evening.

Instead, he thrived and, with staff support, found an indispensable place for himself in the daily rhythm of Club activities.

Jonathan is probably best known for his contribution to the Club’s supper program. Every evening he sets up the tables and chairs at which more than 350 kids eat their evening meal and helps clean up after they have gone. He never misses a day, and absolutely nothing is allowed to interfere with this work.

Jonathan also serves as the Club’s unofficial youth host, giving tours of the facility to new members and volunteers. “This child has been a lifesaver for me,” says Maureen Kelley, the Club’s volunteer coordinator. “He knows the building inside and out and is always an enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide.”

And then there is the music. With the encouragement of staff, Jonathan joined a weekly percussion class where he learned to play the conga drum and bells. “Drumming makes me happy,” he says. One look at his grinning face during a performance leaves no doubt of that.

Jonathan has benefited enormously from the care and attention that the entire staff has showered on him during the past two years. They have dramatically boosted his self-confidence and given him a sense of belonging and usefulness, which has changed his life.

“I’ll come here until I’m through with high school,” he says with assurance. “Actually,” he adds, pausing with a sly smile, “I’d like to work here when I graduate.”

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It took a special person to pull Kateria out of her shell and help her find her creative self. That special person was Raisa Carrasco-Velez, director of the Club’s girls unit.

It was 1992 and the girls unit had just opened. Kateria had been waiting for this since her arrival in Lawrence from the Dominican Republic two years earlier. A shy 12-year-old who spoke little English, Kateria needed a place to go after school.

And she needed friends.

Raisa soon became a surrogate mother to Kateria and introduced her to the Club’s dance program. That was the beginning of a love affair that has lasted well into Kateria’s adult life. She started with batutera, a combination of baton twirling and dance, which is a traditional Hispanic art. Immediately she realized that this was something she not only liked but also excelled at. Noting her interest, Raisa encouraged Kateria to enroll in a local dancing school where she quickly became a star pupil in ballet, tap, jazz and hip-hop.

After three years of intensive study, Kateria began teaching some of the younger girls at the school in order to get free lessons for herself. She also started performing in local dance recitals, landed a small part in Boston Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker and won first place in a dance competition, which enabled her to study at an all-girls dance school in Salamanca, Spain, for seven months.

A certified medical technician now, Kateria has never let dance out of her life. She is also teaching part-time at the Boys & Girls Club, giving back to today’s youth what she received years ago from the Club.

“Raisa was my inspiration,” Kateria says with feeling.

“She helped me make new friends, gain confidence in myself and find what I really love to do. Now I want to take classes in theater and voice. But my life probably would never have gone in this direction if it weren’t for Raisa and the Club. I was a very lucky kid.”

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For Kateria new

a Cuevas, dance has opened worlds both personally and professionally.

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Girls from Lawrence are not expected to make a difference in the world. Bu

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t Rosie did.

Roselee Mohika is the Boys & Girls Club’s academic star, but she wasn’t always at the top of her class. In fact, when she was in eighth grade and began coming to the Club regularly, she was an indifferent student who didn’t see the value of applying herself to her studies.

But things changed radically when she joined the Club’s academic basketball program and came under the tutelage of several staff members who recognized her potential. Blessed with a keen and inventive mind, Rosie needed only guidance and support to put her on the path to academic excellence. At the Club, she got a great deal of both.

She was struggling in math, so the Club engaged a tutor who worked with her daily. She needed help with her homework; volunteers in the Club’s Learning Center were always there to assist. She lacked self-confidence, so Club staff talked to her regularly about their faith in her ability to succeed.

Over time, she began to believe them. Her grades improved dramatically, and she was accepted into Central Catholic High School, one of Lawrence’s most prestigious private institutions.

After one year at Central, however, she was forced to leave because her mother could no longer afford the tuition.

Once again the Club intervened, guiding her to Notre Dame High School, where she could offset tuition costs by interning at local businesses. Given this second chance, Rosie made herself a promise to do well.

But it wasn’t easy. With her father in prison, Rosie and her family were forced to give up their home and move into a third-floor apartment in a tough section of Lawrence. Yet she never let her personal problems affect her schoolwork. She just kept her eyes on the prize: acceptance at a top college of her choice.

Today Rosie has more than fulfilled the promise she made when she entered Notre Dame. Challenging herself with advanced placement courses in Spanish language, biology and calculus, plus honors classes in English and chemistry, she became a straight-A student graduating at the top of her class.

Next fall she will enter Wesleyan University to study biochemistry.

When asked what she thought would have happened to her if she hadn’t joined the Boys & Girls Club five years earlier, her reply was simple: “I would have become just another statistic—a high-school dropout who became pregnant and had no hopes for the future.” Now, thanks to all of Rosie’s hard work and the assistance she received at the Club, that future holds a very different promise indeed.

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Three years ago, the Bueno children came to live with their grandmother in the Beacon Courts housing project in South Lawrence. The day after they moved in, she registered them at the Boys & Girls Club unit there. And it turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to them.

For Jonathan, Jose and Jennifer Bueno, the Club is more than just a safe place to go after school: it is their second home. Working multiple shifts to make ends meet, their grandmother cannot provide the time and attention these children need. So the Beacon fills the void with friendship, guidance, understanding and lots and lots of love.

The last to leave each evening at 9 o’clock and the first to arrive on Saturday morning, the Buenos depend on the Club and are thriving there. Jose, the eldest, has been attending for three years. Now 14, he has grown from a wild kid heading for trouble to an honors student determined to be a role model for his younger siblings. This turnaround would not have occurred without the loving support of Club director, Jill Rodriguez, and assistant director, Jody Raineri.

Jonathan, the middle child, joined the Beacon when he was seven. Here he learned to play baseball and use a computer. He loves coming to the Club and has made many new friends there.

Jennifer, a bright and happy nine-year-old, has blossomed at the Club, where she finds “someone to tell her problems to.� In the summer, when the Beacon closes in the late afternoon, Jennifer can depend on the older girls to take her into their homes when she has no other place to go. During the school year, they help her with her homework, teach her dance and talk to her about her dreams. They have become the big sisters she never had.

The Club makes sure that all three children have warm winter clothes, a hot meal each evening and afterschool snacks. It has expanded their narrow world with trips to Boston for arts events and summer visits to nearby beaches and amusement parks. It has provided them with discipline, instruction, structure and direction. Most of all, the Beacon has given them a new family that makes them feel valued, confident and loved.

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For the Bu not

eno children, the Boys & Girls Club is just a second home, it’s a second chance.

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Carlos Domenich lost 40 pounds at the Now he feels as if he can d

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Club. o anything.

When Carlos joined the Club in fifth grade, he was 50 pounds overweight and never exercised. He said he wanted to lose the weight and play basketball, but after three weeks, he stopped coming to practice. It was too hard. Some time later, with his mom’s encouragement, he returned and was taken back on the fifth-grade team, something he feels he really didn’t deserve.

“Robertson gave me a lot of chances,” he says, referring to Billy Robertson, his fifth-grade coach. “If I were a coach, I don’t think I would have taken me back.”

Kids at school said he was too fat to play ball, but Carlos listened to his friends at the Club who encouraged him to stick with it. He did. And after attending the Club’s Academic Basketball Awareness Camp that summer, he joined the sixth-grade team—and gained 10 more pounds. It was time to get serious.

He began practicing ball by himself during the summer before seventh grade. He did pushups and sit-ups every day.

He went on a diet, cutting down on sweetened drinks, chips and sugary snacks. Spurred on by the help and encouragement of his coach, his mom and his teammates, he started to lose weight, gain self-confidence and make new friends. By the end of seventh grade, he had lost 30 pounds.

“The Club kept me busy. There were lots of people here my age, and I became socially involved. I didn’t go home after school and eat a lot and watch TV like I used to,” he says.

Carlos continued to go to Academic Basketball Awareness Camp each summer and played ball at the Club through eighth grade. At the end of that season, he won the Club’s award for the most improved athlete. He also shed another 10 pounds.

Slender and fit, Carlos now says that if he hadn’t joined the Club, he’d probably still weigh 210 pounds, maybe more.

“I’d be lazy and stubborn and unhealthy and anti social,” he adds. “I guess you could say that coming to the Boys & Girls Club really turned things around for me.”

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The path to college for Junior De La Hoz was anything but smooth. He comes from a proud but poor Dominican family that immigrated to the United States when Junior was eight.

With little formal education, he could not read in his native language and did not speak a word of English. Junior joined the Boys & Girls Club when he was nine, but because he and his younger brother didn’t have enough money for the $10 annual membership fee, they paid their way by cleaning up after the Club’s daily supper program.

On his first day, Junior was introduced to Steve Kelley, the Club’s associate director. Kelley’s belief that hard work pays off found fertile ground in Junior, whose mother had always encouraged him to go to college. It was a far-off dream that Junior only half believed would ever come true. But Steve showed him how it could.

Junior’s grades were poor and his English halting.

He graduated from eighth grade at the age of 12, completely unprepared for high school. Kelley suggested he repeat the year, and Junior took his advice. But his struggle with English continued to hold him back. His dream was to attend Central Catholic High School, a prestigious private institution in Lawrence, but his application was rejected. Undeterred, and with Kelley’s guidance, he obtained a full scholarship to Hillside School in Marlboro, where he was required, once again, to repeat eighth grade to gain entrance. Driven by his Central Catholic dream, Junior agreed and successfully completed ninth grade two years later with an acceptance letter from Central in his hip pocket. However, there was one small catch: he was asked to enter as a freshman, which meant another year in ninth grade. His friends urged him not to do it, but to no one’s surprise, Junior readily agreed, supported by Kelley and several older Club members who offered academic help. “It was like one big family,” Junior says. “Without this, I don’t think I would have stuck it out.”

Today Junior is a proud scholarship student at Anna Maria College in Worcester, Massachusetts. His parents have returned to the Dominican Republic, so Junior lives at the college year round, working for them in the summer to pay his board and returning to the Club often to volunteer and touch base. He will graduate with a degree in social work, which he plans to put to good use. “I want to do for other kids what they did for me at the Club,” he states. It’s a tall order—but Junior is certainly one to fill it.

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Junior De L Now

a Hoz was the first child in his family to graduate from high school. he’ll be the first to graduate from college.

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Frank had to wait until his mom received her monthly welfare check before he could join the Club and pay its $2.00 annual membership fee. That was back in 1976, when he was seven.

But until he went to high school and met kids from middle-class homes, Frank didn’t realize he was living in poverty. In his world, everyone was poor.

At the Club, he found two surrogate fathers in Steve Kelley and Billy Robertson. Both men encouraged him to believe in himself and his ability to change his situation. Steve told him that if he worked really hard and treated people well, good things would happen. Frank took this to heart, setting high standards for himself and showing others respect and understanding.

As a Club teenager, he joined Keystone, a community service initiative where he learned that there were others even less fortunate than he. Keystone conferences helped him acquire a positive work ethic and develop networking skills.

These experiences became invaluable to Frank as he set his sights on a college degree and a professional career that would enable him to break the cycle of poverty in which he lived.

At the Club, he made friends with kids who, as he puts it, “were on the right track, had two parents and some stability in their lives.” It was something to aspire to for his own future family.

As Frank’s high school graduation approached, the Club guided him to Worcester State’s special program for kids who were the first in their families to attend college.

During his tenure there, he continued to receive support from Kelley and Robertson, who encouraged him when the going got tough and also provided him with summer employment.

Frank graduated with a degree in business administration and marketing. Since then, he has obtained a master’s degree in vocational education and is working toward a second master’s in school administration. Today he is chair of the marketing department at Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technology School. Firmly ensconced in the middle class, Frank and his wife own a home in Derry, New Hampshire, where they live with their two children.

“My kids have good parents, a good education and a good environment in which to grow. That’s more than I ever had in my life,” he says with no trace of bitterness. “Just as the Club did for me, I am determined to give my kids the tools they will need to achieve financial security so they never will fall back into the poverty I knew.”

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At the Club and

, Frank Torres found the encouragement support he never got at home.

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It isn’t always obvious when someone is in need. Lenis and Ella can spo

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ot the signs.

Both Lenis Perez and Ella Cruz are champions of community service, and both young women credit the Club for moving their lives in that direction.

A natural “giver,” Ella found many outlets for her altruism when she joined the Club’s summer program at the age of 12. “My counselor had 50 girls to manage and really needed help. So I sort of became her assistant,” she says. To Ella’s surprise, this work earned her the Club’s volunteer-of-the-summer award. After that, she was hooked on giving back, and the Club offered her many opportunities to do so. Ella helped younger members complete their homework, provided support to the dance instructor and joined the Keystone Club, a community service and leadership initiative for Club teens. While she was their treasurer, Ella organized several service projects including a visit to Lazarus House to assist with its supper program.

Lenis’s volunteer work also was nurtured by Keystone, where she served as president for two years. No stranger to community service, Lenis began volunteering at a Lawrence soup kitchen while she was in seventh grade. She has taught English to young immigrants at the Lawrence Family Development Charter School, served as a volunteer greeter for the Methuen Red Cross, organized Central Catholic High School’s student blood drive, built houses in Lawrence for Habitat for Humanity, joined the Club’s Walk for Hunger team and mentored a young Club member.

Both Ella and Lenis agree that the Club played a significant role in promoting their interest in giving back.

“When I was younger, I wanted to leave Lawrence,” Ella says.

“But when I saw the family environment at the Club, I decided I wanted to stay and help out.” Today Ella is well on her way to doing just that. After graduating from community college, she joined Volunteers in Service to America and served at the Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts. This experience has sparked her interest in pursuing a career in educational law so she can represent Lawrence’s special-needs children who aren’t getting the services they require.

Lenis, too, plans to stay engaged. “The Club opened my eyes to the fact that it isn’t always obvious that people are in need. It taught me how to be involved and put myself in other people’s shoes.”

By teaching empathy and providing opportunities, the Club has encouraged both of these young women to pursue their goals.

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The Club helped Sabrina Sanchez turn interest in science into a brig

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her ght future.

Sabrina enrolled in the Club when she was in eighth grade, and like many other girls her age, she joined to play basketball.

That’s how she met Steve Kelley, who was her coach and who turned out to be one of the best mentors in her life.

Kelley always talked to the girls on his team, encouraging them to work hard—not just at basketball but at life.

Sabrina needed little prodding in that direction. A self-motivated youngster, she knew she wanted to go to college. She also knew she wanted to have a career that involved science and math.

Kelley encouraged Sabrina to apply to Central Catholic High School, where she did well, mastering courses in geometry, algebra, precalculus, chemistry, biology, physics, anatomy and physiology. But still the question was not answered. What did she want to do with her interest and her smarts?

Then Mary Kelleher came into Sabrina’s life. A dedicated Boys & Girls Club volunteer, Mary runs a private counseling business for high school youth, which helps them clarify their goals and guides them through the entire college application process. At the Club, she provides these same services pro bono to a number of older members. Sabrina was lucky enough to be one of them. “Working with Mary really opened me up to all kinds of career possibilities,” Sabrina states. “She just bombarded me with articles to read, ideas to pursue and questions to ask.” Sabrina had considered a career in medicine or perhaps engineering, but when Mary sent her some articles on forensic investigation, she became intrigued.

“You really need to know a lot of biology and chemistry to be in that field,” she says. “Those were two subjects I was very strong in.”

Today Sabrina is a scholarship student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, preparing for a career as a forensic investigator. “I owe it all to the staff at the Club,” she explains. “They took an interest in me and really helped me make good choices for myself. If I hadn’t had their support, who knows what would have happened. I certainly wouldn’t be attending such a great college today.”

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She grew up in the hurricane—a relentless onslaught of gangs, guns, violence, drugs and crime that surrounded and permeated the Beacon Courts housing project where she lived with her mother and older brother.

When she was seven, Stephanie escaped to the protection of the Beacon Boys & Girls Club, and she has been a stalwart member ever since. Her brother was not so lucky.

He became involved with one of the area gangs, was arrested several times as a juvenile offender and is now in prison for robbery and assault.

The Beacon, as it is fondly called, is a satellite Boys & Girls Club facility located in Beacon Courts, and it serves more than 240 children who live there. For Stephanie, it offered a haven of physical safety in what is one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Lawrence. But it also provided a great deal more. Here she found new friends—“the right people,” as she calls them—and many staff mentors at both the Beacon and the Water Street clubhouses. Those mentors and Club programs have steered her away from the mayhem of the streets to new experiences and opportunities.

What would have happened if she had never joined the Beacon? She does not hesitate to respond: “I don’t think I would have finished high school. Most of my friends from Beacon Courts are already mothers. That probably would have been the path I would have gone down.”

Fortunately for Stephanie, the path she is going down is a much brighter road. Accepted at every one of the eight colleges to which she applied, she will be attending La Salle University in the fall, a scholarship student with her eyes focused on an MBA in business administration. “I have to thank everyone at the Club,” she says. “They really gave me the opportunity.” A great deal of the credit, however, goes to Stephanie herself. Gumption and grit in the face of overwhelming odds enabled her to take advantage of all the Club had to offer. This winning combination turned her life around.

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For Stephan was

nie Perez, the Beacon Boys & Girls Club s the calm eye in the center of a hurricane.

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We change lives For 118 years, the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence has been in the forefront of youth development in the Merrimack Valley of Massachusetts. We have worked with young people from disadvantaged economic, social and family circumstances, youngsters whom other agencies have had difficulty reaching.

We are the largest provider of after-school and out-of-school programming in the area, attracting a membership of more than 3,500 of some of the poorest children in the poorest city in our state.

Every weekday at 3:00 p.m., hundreds of those kids line up at our front doors for an afternoon and evening of active fun and educational enrichment activities. Many of them call the Club their second home. They come almost every day and view the staff as surrogate parents.

Club kids are very special. The vast majority are Hispanic, live in nearby public housing, and come from neighborhoods rife with violence, gangs, drugs and neglect. But despite these surroundings and the many strikes against them, our kids demonstrate remarkable resilience and a willingness to work hard to realize their dreams. For them, the Club is much more than a place to play ball or hang with friends. It is a life changer—a safe haven where they can acquire the skills and confidence they’ll need to break the cycle of poverty in which they live and to make their dreams come true.

We offer activities in five core areas: Character and Leadership Development, Education and Career Development, Health and Life Skills, the Arts, and Fitness and Recreation. Educational programs include tutoring, mentoring, career development, job preparation and science exploration.

We also provide instruction in music and the arts, an award-winning teenpregnancy prevention program, a comprehensive healthy living initiative, water safety and swimming instruction, and a multitude of sports and recreational activities.

Our youth-development staff is one of the most skilled in the nation, providing guidance, direction, discipline and a concern for the welfare of each member—support that many of our young people can find nowhere else. We build relationships that sometimes last well beyond the Club years and have an enormous impact on hundreds of youngsters who have passed through our doors.

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Our mission is to maintain a Club for all youth without distinction of race, sex, color or creed; to provide behavior guidance; and to promote the health and social, educational, vocational and character development of all our members.

Member Profile 3,540 2008 Membership 1,944 Boys 1,596 Girls 500 Average Daily Attendance 924 6- to 9-year-olds 1,186 10- to 12-year-olds 1,420 13- to 19-year-olds 78.3% 14.7% 3.7% 3.3%

Hispanic Caucasian African-American Other

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What a year it was!

teen center, enlarged learning center and newly equipped games room attracted many a Beacon youth.

The Beacon also took special pride in its Girls Night, a program giving girls of all ages the opportunity to engage in activities together without the distraction of the boys.

By combining fun offerings such as dance, baking, talent shows and crafts with topical discussions for older members on self-esteem, Internet safety, dating and pregnancy prevention, Girls Night became one of the most wellattended programs of the year.

The Club’s main facility on Water Street also had its share of successful programming.

Wrestling turned out to be high on the list. With the help of Stance in Motion, a scholarshipawarding venture of Massachusetts USA Wrestling, we introduced the sport for the first time to 50 Club members. The program was made possible through a partnership with Greater Lawrence Technical High School (GLTHS), whose head wrestling coach, Tony Sarkis, along with several other GLTHS coaches and team players generously volunteered to serve as instructors.

This program has really taken off, and it looks as if it will be around for quite a while.

While some kids were sweating it out on the wrestling mat, others enjoyed another new initiative with a very different flavor, taking shape in the Club’s science room. The Science Behind Sports, an exciting joint venture with the New England Patriots Charitable Founda-

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It was a year of program innovation, experimentation and expansion.

A major renovation at the Beacon Boys & Girls Club greatly enhanced that unit’s capacity to offer additional programs and serve more youth. The completely refurbished dance studio, new and expanded space for indoor physical activities, beautifully designed

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tion and Raytheon Company, launched in the fall and is designed to use our youngsters’ love of sports to spark interest in math and science.

Similar programs were started at four other Boys & Girls Clubs in the area. Each Club is working on a specific sports-related project under the tutelage of a team of Raytheon volunteers. All projects will eventually be entered into a science fair competition, and each winner will receive a college scholarship. The kids are having a great time and learning a lot. So are the volunteers.

Two other popular initiatives also made their debuts in 2008. In September, The Club hosted its first Day for Kids, a chance for Board and Club members to get to know each other. Festivities included arts and crafts, a dunk tank, face painting, competitive games and a great cookout sponsored by Shaheen Bros. On a more serious note, our first on-site college fair attracted more than 100 youngsters who thronged the booths of Massachusetts colleges eager to recruit new applicants.

These institutions included Northern Essex Community College, Regis College, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and at Lowell, Middlebury College, ITT Technical Institute, Boston University, Bowdoin College, Suffolk University and many others. A huge success, the college fair will become a permanent event at the Club for many years to come.

During all this new activity, the development department was hard at work securing funds to meet the Club’s growing needs. Of

particular note was the annual auction, which hundreds of generous participants helped make the most successful event in Club history.

Shortly thereafter, the annual golf tournament attracted nearly 300 players who contributed significantly to our bottom line. Together, these two fundraisers generated 25 percent of the Club’s 2008 revenues.

Our 2008 roundup would not be complete without highlighting the prestigious “Youth of the Year” award given annually to two outstanding Club members. This year, the honors went to Sabrina Sanchez (profiled on p.18) now a student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Kabir Oshodi, who attends Drexel University. Both young people overcame tremendous challenges to emerge as excellent students, athletes, leaders and role models. We admire their efforts and congratulate them on their success.

May’s annual board meeting, the largest ever held, included a presentation of the Billy Robertson Awards recognizing individuals who, during the course of the year, provided notable services to the Club. In 2008 the recipients were Bert Hammel, Kary Robertson, Tom Costello, Pam Burkardt and Tim and Anne Marie Samway. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all of them for their innumerable contributions.

The year ended with our annual holiday party at which 650 youngsters received individual gifts from Santa and enjoyed a delicious dinner donated by Ninety Nine restaurant. It was a great way to wrap up the year.

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Annual Report 2008 Summary of Financial Statements BALANCE SHEET

INCOME STATEMENT

Assets

Revenue

$778,329 116,396 295,468 32,649 269,516 94,522 95,892 24,125 1,411,252 8,488,510 (657,437) $10,949,222

Cash Restricted Cash– Capital Campaign Restricted Cash–Endowment Restricted Cash–Scholarships Investments–Endowment Investments–Scholarship Accounts Receivable Prepaid Expenses Unconditional Promises to Give Property & Furniture Accumulated Depreciation

$379,908 322,649 834,790 109,933 678,160 80,000 182,947 $2,588,387

138,244 965,000 8,554,889 352,007 923,897

$10,949,222

Salaries, Benefits Facilities 189,704 Fundraising 634,611 Program Expenses 283,641 Depreciation

$1,369,226 194,748

Total Assets

$2,671,930

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses Notes Payable Net Assets–Unrestricted Net Assets–Permanently Restricted Net Assets–Temporarily Restricted

(84,314)

($167,857)

Total Expenses Increase (Decrease) in Restricted Assets Profit (Loss)

Total Liabilities & Capital

Revenue

Expenses

FOUNDATIONS & GRANTS UNITED WAY

Total Revenue

Expenses

Liabilities & Capital 15,185

Individual Contributions Corporate Giving Foundations & Grants Program Contract Income Special Events United Way Other Sources

PROGRAM EXPENSES

SALARIES, BENEFITS

PROGRAM CONTRACT INCOME

DEPRECIATION

OTHER SOURCES FACILITIES

CORPORATE GIVING FUNDRAISING INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

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SPECIAL EVENTS

The 1891 Club is our most prestigious donor society It is comprised of an elite group of Club supporters. To learn more about becoming an 1891 Club member, email Kathleen Boshar Reynolds at kboshar@lawrencebgc.com

Founding Members Level $10,000+ Thomas M. Burkardt Family William P. DeLuca/Bank of New England Jan and John D. Fitzpatrick Flagship Press Nancie and Bill Forrest Gable Family Foundation Cheryl and Stephen Jonas Laura and Tom Jordan Louise P. and John H. MacMillan IV Morris, Rossi & Hayes Paul W. Cronin Charitable Trust Kary Robertson and Thomas Costello The Waldo Trust Chairman Level $5,000+ French Foundation Holly and Ted Jenkins Lyn and Gerald Mulligan Nanci and William Perocchi Holly and Irving E. Rogers III Jeanne and Carmen Scarpa Tudor Investment Corp.

Rosalyn Wood Ziff Davis Media President’s Level $2,500+ AAA Merrimack Valley Barbara L. and David Chase Jim D’Angelo—TEC Inc./Kodiak Corp.

Julie and Arthur Daniels Kathleen and James D. Edholm Dorothy and Edward Gorrie Caryn and Michael R. Harkins Jackson Lumber Co., Inc. Mary and Barry Kelleher Robin M. and William Miller Cynthia and Brian Mitchell Donna and Donald Morton Mary and James W. Pannos PR Restaurants, LLC Judith and Eugene Reilly Ana and Arthur Richter RiverBank Shaheen, Pallone & Associates Jack Shaw Family Cathy and Andrew Shimberg Kathleen and Frank Terranova Marie and Salvatore Vaudo

Director’s Level $1,000+ AtCom Joanne and Roland Baker The Basement Professionals Marcia and Daniel Blakeman Kathleen Boshar and Steven Reynolds Catherine and Mark J. Boullie Jo-Anne and Michael Bourque Stephanie and Daniel P. Bryant Elizabeth and Steven Burdeau Evie and Thomas J. Burke Chrissy and Andrew Chaban Penny and Frank Cieri Clark Chrysler Jeep Conlin’s Pharmacy, Inc. Sharon and James Coskren Marion and William P. DeLuca III Sheila M. Doherty Linda and Steve Early Gail and Michael B. Feinman Kathleen and Ross Fenton Theresa and John E. Fenton Jr. Eugenia and Jeffrey Ferrante Amy and Barry Finegold Mary Beth and Paul Finn Lauren and Emil Frei Annie and Robert Gilbert Peggy and Joseph P. Giordano Elizabeth and Stephen Gruenberg Maureen P. Halloran, Esq. Lori and Adrian Hodge Timothy P. Horne Jane and Cliff Howe The Howe Insurance Agency Kristen and Donald Hunt Laura and Ed Hunter Injured Workers Pharmacy, LLC Linda and James Kistler The Lafond Family Frances and William L. Lane Joseph Leahy Denise LeCompte and Rich Boudreau Elizabeth and Steven B. Leed Betty and Richard D. Lindsay Maureen and Antonio Lopez Jane and Richard Maher Jill and Robert Mainiero Tammy and David J. Mallen Suzanne and Thomas Manzi Debra and Jeffrey Mathias Brian McCoubrey

Lisa and John McDonald Patricia and John McGarry Martha and Kurt Mittelstaedt Mary Joan and Michael Morris, Esq. Judith and David L. Morton Daniel J. Murphy III Nancy B. and Robert Norbedo Kristin and Peter C. Nordblom Desmaris and Alberto Nunez Roberta and Laurence J. Palmisano The Party Connection, Inc. Annie and William Perkins Jack F. Phillips Carol and Charles Poor Progress Software Elaine and John Reilly Jeffrey B. Renton, Esq. June and Timothy S. Rock Kathleen and Michael D. Rosen, Esq. Laurence J. Rossi, Esq. Barbara and Thomas Sager Gladys and Anthony Sakowich Anne Marie and Timothy Samway Richard Sandman, Esq. Marilyn and Richard Santagati Julie Scolnik and Michael Brower Marci and William P. Shack, Esq. Fred P. Shaheen Michael Shannon Robert Sheehan Faye and Chester F. Sidell Mike Sklar Ann and Charles L. Smith Mary and Howard W. Smith Smuttynose Brewing Co. Jack F. Sullivan Jan and Clyde Sylvia Paul J. Theberge Diane and Paul Tower Diane Walker Watts Industries Robert Webster Elizabeth and Charles Wolf Yarisie and Juan Yepez

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Annual Fund $25,000+ City of Lawrence/CDBG City of Lawrence/Shannon Grant Fidelity Foundation Louis P. and John H. MacMillan IV New Balance Foundation Philips Medical Systems Putnam Investments Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation The Rogers Family Foundation The Philanthropic Initiative, Inc. United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley $15,000+ Anonymous Artemas W. Stearns Trust Roger Cassin and Irma Schretter Comcast Foundation Jan and John D. Fitzpatrick Frank Reed & Margaret Jane Peters Memorial Fund I, Bank of America, Trustee Coach Hatem Scholarship Fund Lori and Adrian Hodge Kristen and Donald Hunt Josephine G. Russell Trust Betty and Richard D. Lindsay Nathaniel & Elizabeth P. Stevens Foundation Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern New England $10,000+ Bank of America Charitable Foundation Boys & Girls Clubs Massachusetts Alliance Boys & Girls Clubs of America Thomas M. Burkardt Family Marion and William P.DeLuca III William P. DeLuca/Bank of New England Demoulas Foundation Essex County Community Foundation Highland Street Foundation Lawrence Rotary Club Mifflin Memorial Fund VJ Mill Procter & Gamble Roy A. Hunt Foundation Jill Spiak The Party Connection, Inc. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals $5,000+ 3M Foundation Atkinson Country Club Auto Use Barry Kara Foundation Brooks Properties Stephanie and Daniel P. Bryant

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We are grateful to the following individuals, corporations and foundations who have helped provide quality programming and services to the youth of Lawrence.

Catherine McCarthy Memorial Trust Fund Chrissy and Andrew Chaban Charles G. Pringle Foundation Penny and Frank Cieri Citizens Bank Foundation Clipper Ship Foundation Martha and Michael Dailey Sheila M. Doherty Mary Beth and Paul Finn Frito Lay Mary and Dave Geaslen Mark Goodwin Joni Hatem Horne Family Charitable Foundation Inc. Mary McKernan Donna and Donald Morton New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. Desmaris and Alberto Nunez Mary and James W. Pannos Paul W. Cronin Charitable Trust Carol and Charles Poor Phyllis and Patrick Reynolds Kary Robertson and Thomas Costello Jeanne and Carmen Scarpa Mike Sklar TD Banknorth Charitable Foundation A. Raymond Tye & Family Charitable Trust $2,500+ Cynthia Ade and Jeffrey Perrone AMB Property Corporation Jenny Arias Bank of America United Way Campaign Maria and John Bartlett Elizabeth and Steven Burdeau Burtons Grill The Charlotte Home CLASS, Inc.: Citizen’s League for Adult Special Services Marilyn and Blaise Coco Gail and Paul Conway Sharon and James Coskren Jim D’Angelo, TEC Inc./ Kodiak Corp.

Julie and Arthur A. Daniels Amy and Brian Dauphin Delmonte Foods Deirdre and Joseph Donohue Dunkin Donuts Wendy Estrella, Esq. George Weston Bakeries Fred Glore Greater Lawrence Community Action Council Caryn and Michael R. Harkins Diane and Steve Hatem Hiram Francis Mills Trust William Iannazzi Jane and Jeff Ingram

Holly and Ted Jenkins Sandra and Eli Kalil James Kutchin Arlene and Peter Latsey Mitzi and Brian Lawlor Alternative Veterinary Services LLC Jill and Robert Mainiero Lisa and John McDonald Robin M. and William Miller Mary Joan and Michael W. Morris, Esq. Kristen and Michael Morris Jr. Michael Nahill National Council of Youth Sports Northeast Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Center Joan and Joseph O’Brien Kathryn and John Pearce Pepsi Cola Annie and William Perkins Maura and Chip Reardon Brenda and Mark Schelzi Sean McDonough Foundation Shaheen, Pallone & Associates Ann and Charles L. Smith Sorrento Sullivan Bille The White Fund, Inc. TSB Charitable Foundation, Inc. United Way of North Central Massachusetts VICOR Weinberger Foundation Wise Foods, Inc. $1,000+ AAA Merrimack Valley Advantage Sales and Marketing Advertising Management Services, Inc. Deborah and Paul Akmakjian Andover Animal Hospital Anheuser-Busch, Inc. The Bachman Company Kim and Mark Baltier Janet and Ray Benvenuti Ann H. and William T. Bride Noreen and Frank Britt Catania-Spagna Corporation Channel Building Company, Inc. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. ConAgra Foods Converse Coors Brewing Co. Kathleen and Michael Costello Crossmark Melissa and Gregory Danisch Devine, Millimet & Branch Karen and Jerry Diorio Marcia and Gerald Druth Tina and Steven J. Druth Eagle Air Freight Linda and Steve Early Marianne and Michael Ebert

Kathleen and James Edholm ESPN Joseph Faro Gail and Michael B. Feinman Fiji Water Fred C. Church Insurance Gem Group Mary and Joe Gill Karen Gilman Give with Liberty Employee Donations Mary and Michael Graffeo Gary Halloran The Howe Insurance Agency Injured Workers Pharmacy, LLC Insurance Professionals of N.E. Jamie and Jay James Cheryl and Stephen Jonas Laura and Tom Jordan Regina and William Kieckhafer Linda and James Kistler Kiwanis Club of Greater Lawrence Kraft Foods North America, Inc. Mary Lou and Steve Kurek Christine Kuzmitski Labatt USA Alice Lewis Louis S. Cox Trust Pamela and Harry Lozon Gail and Jim Mann McCormick & Co. Eileen McElroy and Patrick Bowler Donna and David McGrath Merrimack College Metropolitan Credit Union Miller Brewing Company Constance S. Miragliotta, Esq. Christine Lewis Morse and Harold Morse Ellen and Dana Munick New England Sports Network Ninety Nine Restaurant Northern Essex Community College Gaby and John Nossiff Osram Sylvania Inc. Pannos Winzeler Marketing Pepperidge Farm Phoenix Foods, Inc. Princeton Properties Quaker Oats Redhook Ale Brewery Marianne and Peter Reilly Jeffrey Renton, Esq. Retail Management & Development Richard D. Kimball Company, Inc. RiverBank June and Timothy Rock Gladys and Anthony Sakowich John Sarro Jack Shaw Family

Faye and Chester F. Sidell Donna Lagana Silva Smucker’s Cathy and Dave Souter David Taylor Kathleen and Frank Terranova The Boston Beer Company The Savings Bank Paul J.Theberge Tufts Health Plan Watts Industries Pam and Greg Wilkie Gayle and Evan Williams Yarisie and Juan Yepez $250+ AAA Merrimack Valley ACH AIPC Sales Co. Andover Dermatology, P.C. Andover Surgical Association Dorothy Anger Elizabeth and Donald Avery Avon Food Company LLC BAE Systems Employ.

Comm. Fund Joanne and Roland Baker Paula and Mark Bakies Gino Baroni Neil Bateson Bayside Distributing Berks County Community Foundation Diane and Magdi Bichay Margot and George Bixby Bluecross Blueshield of Massachusetts Kathleen Boshar and Steven Reynolds Denise and Richard Boudreau Judith and Daniel Bourque Lisa and Timothy Bryant Elaine M. and John Burke Evie and Thomas J. Burke Robert Burke Butler Bank Edward Callahan Emma and Gary Campbell Caritas Holy Family Hospital Timra Carlson and Richard Ratcliff Linda Carpenter and Larry Ardito Charles River Laboratories Barbara L. and David Chase Cheever Mechanical, Inc. Elizabeth and James Chongris Heather Clark and William DiAdamo John Cochran Conlon Products Frank Coppola Corporate Express Marni and Chip Correra Jill Costello Cowan, Bolduc, Doherty & Company, LLC Stephanie and Christopher Deady Dean C. Howard Construction Teresa and Edward Deane Barbara and Carmine DiAdamo

James Doherty Mary Doherty Maria and Bob Dow Patricia and Daniel Dunn Thomas Eccleston III Enterprise Bank Exchange Club of Lawrence Fallon Community Health Plan Susan and Glenn Farquhar Coleen and David Fazio Thomas Feeley Susan and Marshall Field Amy and Barry Finegold Sharon and John Fisher Ann and Bob Folinus Laurie and David Garofalo GE Foundation Kathleen Gerow Mark Gilbert Gilfoy Distributing Company, Inc. Peggy and Joseph P. Giordano Glacial Energy Glory Dorothy and Edward J. Gorrie Greater Lawrence Family Health Center Cathy and Alan Greene Elizabeth and Stephen Gruenberg Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Robert Hatem Wynetta and Frank Hausner Jillene and Greg Herenda John Higgins Illinois Tool Works Foundation Jerome Imonti Jr. International Micro Photonix, Inc. Jackson Lumber Co., Inc. Gary Jaffarian Johnson O’Hare Co. Rhonda and James Kapelson Lori and William Kavanagh Mary and Barry Kelleher Leslie Kirle and John DeLuca Brad Koffman KPMG The Lafond Family Rudolph Lantelme Cathy and Eric Lareau Philip Laverriere Lawrence Patrolmen’s Association Joseph Leahy Learning Express Frank J. Leone Letourneau’s Pharmacy Elizabeth and John Lomedico M T A Services Jane and Richard Maher Suzanne and Thomas Manzi Robin and Warren Markowsky Martignetti Companies John Martin Brenda and Jose Martinez Debra and Jeffrey Mathias Sally and John Matson Nancy and Dennis McCleary Mary McLaughlin and Michael Walsh David McManus

MD Management Co. Men of Saint Patrick Sue and Tony Mesiti Karen and A.J. Miller Lou Minicucci Moody, Farmigletti and Andronico Judith and David L. Morton MTM Insurance Associates, LLC Lyn and Gerald T. Mulligan Michael Muscatello Museum of Science Nassar Ford National Grid Thomas Neve Nancy B. and Robert Norbedo Alexandra and Radhames Nova Raquel Nova Luanne and George Nugent Mark O’Malley OFI Institutional Asset Management Omgeo Pam and Jay Paiva Roberta and Laurence J. Palmisano Gena Monique Pappas and Donald Peters Kathy and Jeff Poor Charlotte and Robert Preston Proskauer Rose LLP Prudential Howe & Doherty Realtors Tim Pybus Peter Quinlan Redco Foods, Inc. Judith and Eugene Reilly Ana and Arthur Richter Marcy and Richard Rosenthal Paul Routhier S. Jason Lebowitz Co., Inc. Robert Sacco Anne Marie and Timothy Samway Heidi and Charles Sargent Sawyer Enterprises, Inc. Schruender Real Estate John Severin Fred P. Shaheen Thomas Sheehan Jeffrey Sheehy Judith and William Sherry Elise and Murray Smith St. Patrick’s Rectory William Szafarowicz TD Banknorth, N.A. Andover Dermatology, P.C. Andrea and John Thero Diane and Paul Tower Shari and Peter Traub Tripoli Bakery United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania United Way of Tri-County, Inc. UnumProvident UPS Patti and Gary Vienneau Nancy and Michael Vogler David Wahr Diane Walker James Warren

West Parish Church Linda and Richard Wolk Kenneth Yameen Loretta and Larry Yameen Sandra and Michael Young Those listed in the previous section are identified for their annual giving, which includes special events. It does not include our special donor society, the 1891 Club that is listed separately in this report.

In-Kind Donations A Picture’s Worth Action Images Photography Advantage Sales and Marketing Advertising Management Services, Inc. Deborah and Paul Akmakjian Stephen Aleksa All Generations Spa American Textile Museum Andover Animal Hospital Andover Barber Shop Andover Electrology and Laser Center The Andover Gift Shop Andover Gulf Andover Liquors Andover Massage Therapy The Andover Shop Andrea’s Skin Care Angela’s Coal Fired Pizza Ronald Ansin Virginia and Charles Anton Evelyn and John Anton Art & Frame Source, Inc. ATA Martial Arts Karate for Kids Athlete’s Corner Janet Barnard-Burkhard and Mark Burkhard Baron’s Major Brands Beauty & Main Beauty Solutions Eugene Beliveau Bernie and Phyl’s Furniture Bertucci’s Best Dressed Diane and Magdi Bichay BJ Wholesale Club Blue Notes Jazz Club & Restaurant Kathleen Boshar and Steven Reynolds Boston Bench Boston Flower Market Boston Interconnect Boston Red Sox Foundation Brilliant Ice Sculpture Brooks School Bruegger’s Bagel Bakery Stephanie and Daniel P. Bryant Thomas M. Burkardt Family Burtons Grill Butcher Boy Market, Inc. Butler Bank Canobie Lake Park Canter Brook Equestrian Center Captain Bill Whale Watch Dianne and Chris Caraviello

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Carriage House Portraits Catania-Spagna Corporation Celebrities for Charity Channel Building Company, Inc. Charmed Barbara L. and David Chase The Chateau Chili’s Grill and Bar Closet Classics of Andover Coca-Cola Enterprises Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. Kim and Kevin Conway Howard Cook Culinary Concepts The Cupcake Boutique The Cutting Edge Daher Interior Design Daher’s Shoes, Inc. Amy and Brian Dauphin Dawg City DB Baseball William P. DeLuca/Bank of New England Desmond Landscape Contractors, Inc. Dick’s Sporting Goods Dino International Furs Dish, LLC DTox International, Inc. Dunkin Donuts Dynasty International Kathleen and James Edholm Elements Therapeutic Massage Elizabeth Grady Elvira’s Skin Care Essex Medical Associates Essex River Cruises & Charters Ethan Allen Home Interiors Fairmont Copley Plaza Gail and Michael B. Feinman Fiji Water Amy Finegold Mary Beth and Paul Finn First Health of Andover Fitness Together Jan and John D. Fitzpatrick Flagship Press, Inc. Flowers By Steve Forever Green Lawn & Landscape Frame King Fred C. Church Insurance Laurie and David Garofalo Gavens Restaurant Mary and Dave Geaslen General Goods Giant Glass Co., Inc. Giblee’s Fine Clothing Gigi’s of Andover Mark Gilbert Karen Gilman Glory Grassfields Thomas Grella Eileen and Michael Grenier Elizabeth and Stephen

Gruenberg Haffner’s Jim Hall Gary Halloran Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Haverhill Country Club Health Plans, Inc. Helen Thomas Simply Smashing Herb Chambers Dealerships Judy Hillner Lori and Adrian Hodge Melissa Holt Horizon’s Edge Casino Cruises The Howe Insurance Agency Kristen and Donald Hunt IBM I dream of Jeannie Cakes In the Pink Indian Ridge Country Club Indra Salon InTown Veterinary Group J. Mari Hair Designs Jackson Lumber & Millwork Jackson’s Restaraunt Jamie and Jay James Holly and Ted Jenkins Jillian’s Billiard Club Inc. Laura and Tom Jordan KA Design Group Kabloom’s Ron Kaplan Kaps Menswear Kay’s Interiors Keon’s 105 Bistro The Lafond Family Lanam Club Laser Craze Latitude Sports Club Les Fleurs Lightship Liquors Lightship Restaurant & Pub LL Bean Lobster Tail Seafoods of No Andover, Inc., Restaurant Pamela and Harry Lozon Lucky’s Lounge MacLellan Oil Louise P. and John H. MacMillan IV Main Street Mobile Main Street Salon Jill and Robert Mainiero Malco Electronics Mals II Barber Shop Margaritas Marissa Michaels Hair Salon John Martin McAloon’s Liquors Jim McFadyen Donna and David McGrath Mary McKernan Merrimack College Merrimack Repertory Theatre Middleton Golf Course Ron Miller Morris, Rossi & Hayes

Michael Muscatello Museum of Fine Arts Native Sun Leigh Newton Night and Day Lorrie and David Nobil North Shore Music Center Northmark Bank Northshore Magazine Nova Salon Spa Katie and John Nugent Orlando Magic Orzo Trattoria Our Town Art Pam and Jay Paiva Palmer’s Restaurant and Tavern The Party Connection, Inc. Peabody Museum Peabody Plumbing Supply Linda and Ed Pedi Perfect Form Fitness Annie and William Perkins The Perkins Collections & Northeast Digital Imaging Permanent Waves Unisex Salon The Personalized Physique Andrew Perry Petco Gena Monique Pappas and Donald Peters Princeton Properties Prudential Howe & Doherty Realtors Psychic World Quiet Pleasures Jewelry Raini Nails Ray Ban RCA Music Records Red Oak Winery Renaissance Golf Club Ana and Arthur Richter RiverBank Robert Jason Salon June and Timothy Rock Rogers Center for the Arts at Merrimack College Rolf’s Pub Ann and Grad Rosenbaum S.H.E.D. Sakworld Paint Ball Salon Marc Harris Anne Marie and Timothy Samway Santa’s Village Sarkisian Farm and Driving Range Savoir Faire Home Servepro of Lawrence Shaheen Bros.

Sheldon Shermann Donna Lagana Silva Mike Sklar Smith and Truslow Smith Motor Sales of Haverhill, Inc. Leonard Sogoloff Sovereign Bank

Every effort has been made to include all gifts received in 2008. If you have questions please contact Kathleen Boshar Reynolds, Director of Development at 978-683-2747, ext. 118.

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Spring Hill Pure Natural Water Star Nails Steeple Chase Builders Wendy and George Stern Stitch Boutique Story Land Studio Design Sue-per Design Sweet Mimi’s Taki’s Pizza & J & M Country Store Taylor Rental TD Banknorth TD Banknorth Group, Inc. Three Rivers Tripoli Bakery Twin Enterprises Shaun Twomey John Vetrano Walt Disney World Watts Industries WEEI WERZ 107.1 Wicked Sticky Designs Woburn Foreign Motors Woodworth Chevrolet-Cadillac Wyndam of Andover Loretta and Larry Yameen Zero G In Memory Mark Avery Kay Baldwin Amara Juliann Belkus Therese Crowley Buck Andrew Caffrey Muriel Daniels Robert Fraser Donald Gallant Marlene Greenbau Ron Hatem Robert Hunt Alan Kraunelis Peter Lewis Virginia Mathias Edna McDonald Margaret Messmore Joseph Mulligan Joseph Pepe Bob Sheehan In Honor Dorothy Anger John Bassett Arthur Boni David Craigie Christa Choy Jan and John D. Fitzpatrick Karen Gilman Michael W. Morris, Esq. Bernie and Phyl’s Furniture Alma Petone Billy Robertson Anne Marie and Timothy Samway

Our Leadership Support The Boys & Girls Club leadership is founded on a strong partnership between our Board and staff. Board members provide financial support and oversee the Club’s governance and fundraising activities. Staff creates and implements programs and provides the guidance our youth need to succeed. One of the most experienced youth-development teams in the country, it has collectively contributed 216 years of service to the boys and girls of Lawrence.

Officers Michael W. Morris, Esq. Chairman of the Board Michael R. Harkins President John D. Fitzpatrick Vice President William Shaheen Treasurer Larry Yameen Assistant Treasurer Hon. John E. Fenton Jr. Secretary James D’Angelo Assistant Secretary Board of Governors Daniel Blakeman Thomas M. Burkardt Barbara L. Chase Frank Cieri James D’Angelo Arthur A. Daniels Jr. William P. DeLuca Jr. Sheila M. Doherty Steven J. Druth James Edholm Michael B. Feinman, Esq. Hon. John E. Fenton Jr. Mary Beth Finn John D. Fitzpatrick Roberto German Michael R. Harkins Richard D. Lindsay Louise P. MacMillan Jeffrey Mathias Michael W. Morris, Esq. Gerald T. Mulligan Daniel J. Murphy III Alberto Nunez Carol Poor Lynelia Raposo

Arthur Richter Timothy S. Rock Irving E. Rogers III Michael D. Rosen, Esq. Anthony Sakowich Richard Santagati Greg Serrao William Shaheen Frank Terranova Diane Tower Larry Yameen Board of Directors Stephen Anderson Richard Asoian, Esq. Joanne Baker Thomas S. Barenboim Joseph P. Beninato Daniel Blakeman Charles J. Boodro Richard Boudreau Mark J. Boullie Malcolm W. Brawn Ann H. Bride William T. Bride Daniel P. Bryant Steven Burdeau Thomas M. Burkardt Elaine M. Burke Thomas J. Burke, Esq. Thomas F. Caffrey, Esq. Daniel J. Cargill Chrissy Chaban Barbara L. Chase Frank Cieri Penny Cieri Dennis Conlin Larry Conlon James Coskren James D’Angelo Arthur A. Daniels Socrates De La Cruz, Esq. Marion DeLuca William P. DeLuca III William P. DeLuca Jr.

Joseph B. Doherty Jr. Sheila M. Doherty Steven J. Druth Tina Druth Patrick D. Dunn Linda Early James Edholm Kathleen Edholm Wendy Estrella, Esq. Joseph Faro Louis Farrah, Esq. David Fazio Gail Feinman Michael B. Feinman, Esq. Hon. John E. Fenton Jr. Jeffrey Ferrante Amy Finegold Barry Finegold, Esq. Mary Beth Finn John D. Fitzpatrick Robert Ford Lauren Frei Roberto German Robert Gilbert, Esq. Aaron A. Gilman, Esq. Joseph P. Giordano Edward J. Gorrie Stephen Gruenberg Maureen P. Halloran, Esq. Michael R. Harkins Robert Hatem Lori Hodge Timothy P. Horne Kristen Hunt Ted Jenkins Laura Jordan Mary Kelleher James Lacourse Peter Lafond William L. Lane Martin Lapham Philip Laverriere Steven B. Leed Frank J. Leone Richard D. Lindsay

Antonio Lopez Louise P. MacMillan Richard Maher Robert Mainiero David J. Mallen Suzanne Manzi Thomas Manzi Debra Mathias Jeffrey Mathias Hon. Mary McCauley Manzi Brian McCoubrey Lisa McDonald Robin M. Miller Alfred A. Minahan Constance S. Miragliotta, Esq. Brian Mitchell Michael W. Morris, Esq. David L. Morton Donald Morton Gerald T. Mulligan Daniel J. Murphy III Michael J. Nahill Nancy B. Norbedo Peter C. Nordblom Radhames Nova Alberto Nunez Laurence J. Palmisano James W. Pannos Cindy Parnagian Maria Pereyra Annie Perkins Jack F. Phillips Carol Poor Charles Poor Peter Quinlan Lynelia Raposo John Reilly Jeffrey B. Renton, Esq. Arthur Richter Timothy S. Rock Holly Rogers Irving E. Rogers III Stephen H. Rogers

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Our Leadership Support (Cont.)

Felipe Romero Michael D. Rosen, Esq. Laurence J. Rossi, Esq. Thomas Sager Anthony Sakowich Margaret Salafia Paul Salafia Anne Marie Samway Timothy Samway Richard Sandman, Esq. Richard Santagati Carmen Scarpa Jeanne Scarpa Lana Schofield Earle B. Seeley Greg Serrao William P. Shack, Esq. William Shaheen Fred P. Shaheen Michael Shannon John F. Shaw III Robert Sheehan Chester F. Sidel Mike Sklar Charles L. Smith Howard W. Smith Jack F. Sullivan Frank Terranova Kathleen Terranova Paul J. Theberge Alfred J. Torrisi Diane Tower Joseph J. Wadland, Esq. Robert E. Webster Charles Wolf Larry Yameen Juan Yepez

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Staff Leadership 20+ Years of Service Shirley Clark Administrative Assistant Maureen Kelley Volunteer Coordinator Steve Kelley Associate Director Billy Robertson Director of Operations 10+ Years of Service Manny Ayala Director of Program Services Noemi Hernandez Social Recreation Director Jill Rodriquez Director Beacon Club 5+ Years of Service Kateria Cuevas Dance Director Markus Fischer Executive Director Jody Raineri Assistant Director Beacon Club Walter Velez Director of Technology

0–4 Years of Service Kathleen Boshar Reynolds Director of Development Stephanie Bryant Events Coordinator Gina Castillo Registrar Kenneth Henriquez Teen Director Karyn Hickey Aquatics Director Sarah Hogue Database Manager Rhonda Kapelson Bookkeeper Karen Kravchuk Director of Education Raquel Nova Director of Program Services Jose Otero Boys Physical Director Stephanie Sullivan Girls Physical Director Kersten Theberge Assistant Director of Education Julie Ward Grant Writer

Committees Executive Committee James D’Angelo William P. DeLuca Jr. James Edholm Hon. John E. Fenton Jr. Markus Fischer John D. Fitzpatrick Michael R. Harkins Louise P. MacMillan Michael W. Morris, Esq. Gerry Mulligan Arthur Richter William Shaheen Larry Yameen Development and Marketing Committee James D’Angelo James Edholm Mary Beth Finn Markus Fischer John D. Fitzpatrick Lauren Frei Michael R. Harkins Lisa McDonald Michael W. Morris, Esq. James W. Pannos Arthur Richter Daniel Rivera Anne Marie Samway Greg Serrao Diane Tower Golf Committee Joanne Baker Paul Bologna Willliam T. Bride Daniel P. Bryant Diane Coletta Stephanie Deady Kristen Hunt James Lacourse Jeffrey Mathias Mia Mathias Carol Poor John Reilly Timothy S. Rock Larry Yameen

Personnel Committee Thomas M. Burkardt Barbara L. Chase James Edholm Markus Fischer Arthur Richter William Robertson William Shaheen Scholarship Committee Roland Baker Thomas S. Barenboim Marion DeLuca Hon. John E. Fenton Jr. Richard D. Lindsay Louise P. MacMillan Constance S. Miragliotta Daniel J. Murphy III Irving E. Rogers III Hon. Michael Stella Paul J. Theberge Finance Committee Markus Fischer Jeffrey Mathias Gerry Mulligan Daniel Murphy William Shaheen Frank Terranova Charles Wolf Larry Yameen Auction Committee Darlene Allen Timra Carlson Chrissy Chaban Frank Cieri Penny Cieri Thomas Costello Julie Daniels Amy Dauphin Brian Dauphin Steven J. Druth Tina Druth James Edholm Kathleen Edholm Gail Feinman Mary Geaslen Mark Gilbert Karen Gilman Scott Ginsberg Steve Gruenberg Lori Hodge Jamie James

Laura Jordan Pamela Lozon Louise P. MacMillan David Murphy Radhames Nova David Nobil Cindy Parnagian Annie Perkins Gena Monique Pappas Carol Poor Steven Reynolds Kary Robertson Margaret Salafia Paul Salafia Donna Lagana Silva Jill Spiak Facilities Committee James D’Angelo Steven Druth Markus Fischer Michael R. Harkins Louise P. MacMillan Jeffrey Mathias Alberto Nunez Arthur Richter Alumni Committee Noelia Bare Daniel P. Bryant Stephanie Bryant Ella Cruz Gloribelle Gonzales Raquel Nova Julie Tankersley These individuals have dedicated significant time and energy to carrying out the mission of the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence on a volunteer basis.

This report was made possible through the donated services of: Dorothy Anger, Writer John Earle, Photographer Katherine R. Santone, Copyediter/Proofreader Square Zero, Design The Poor Family/Flagship Press, Printer

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