FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2003

CONTACT: Barbara Guthrie, Rainbow Child Development Center 508.791.6849

RAINBOW HOSTS ANNUAL MEETING

MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER TO APPEAR

AT YEAR-END EVENT

(Worcester, MA) – “Stop Praising: Start Encouraging” – Great advice from motivational speaker Jack Agati will be presented when Rainbow Child Development Center holds its 31st Annual Meeting June 9th, 6 pm at the Holiday Inn, 500 Lincoln Street in Worcester.

Each year Rainbow holds its Annual Meeting in June, as a recap of the year’s events, successes, and plans for the future. Highlights of the meeting will include the election of new board members and officers for FY2004, and recognition of staff accomplishments and service to the organization. This year special citation will go to those who have served Rainbow for five, ten, fifteen and twenty years

Jack Agati, president of Encouraging Concepts Associates, will be the keynote speaker for the evening, and have sage counsel for all in attendance.

Worcester’s Holiday Inn will host the meeting and reception, commencing at 6 pm. The Staff Appreciation Dinner will be served at 7:30 pm. Reservations may be made by contacting the Center at 508.791.6849.

Executive Director Barbara Guthrie welcomes all friends and supporters of Rainbow to attend this special night. “We are excited to report that the past year has been replete with many successes and important goals accomplished. This meeting is a much-deserved celebratory evening. The number of employee anniversaries we will honor this year is a testament to the commitment of our extraordinary staff.”

Rainbow Child Development Center (www.rainbowcdc.com) is a licensed, non-profit corporation that provides care, education, and therapeutic services to over 200 children -- ages 6 weeks to 13 years -- from families in the Worcester area. Located at 16 Laurel Street for more than thirty years, Rainbow is currently finalizing negotiations to purchase the Edward Street School building, where programs and services will continue to grow and benefit the community’s children.

For further information, please call Rainbow at 508.791.6849.