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NEW HOME FOR RAINBOW CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Rainbow Child Development Center's board of directors announces the
Center is in the process of negotiating to buy the Edward Street Day Care
building at 10 Edward Street as the
new home for the Center. The building
will house the administrative offices
and the Center's preschool program.
The building, formerly the home of
the Edward Street Day Care,
became available when the Edward
Street corporation determined they
would no longer provide direct
services. For Rainbow, the building allows our Center to remain in the
Plumley/Belmont Hill neighborhood, an important consideration in our relocation efforts. Closing date has not been determined at this time. Anticipated moving date will not be until late spring/early summer.

Strategic Planning for the Future

This past spring, members of the Board of Directors and staff members met with facilitator, Joseph Tancrell, Executive Director of JET Associates, in a series of meetings to review the Center's current strategic plan and to develop and implement the plan to meet our current and future objectives for the next several years. Our past goals as well as our future goals continue to center around quality programming, building a sound financial base and continuing to identify leaders in the community who will become committed to assisting
the agency in carrying out its mission. In recognizing that the Center has been at the crossroads in its need to make some serious decisions about its current and future facility needs, the plan initiated a fourth goal to develop a facilities plan. In June, the Board of
Directors approved "Strategic Plan 2002." The goals as stated in the plan are:

FACILITIES
To develop a specific plan to meet current and future facility needs of Rainbow Child Development Center as outlined in the strategic plan in accordance with our mission statement and in compliance with governmental regulations and accreditation agencies.

PROGRAM
To continue to explore and evaluate opportunities for program expansion by building on current strengths and developing and marketing on non-traditional innovative services through a competent, professionally developed bilingual and multicultural staff.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEVELOPMENT
To identify, attract and maintain a diverse board of directors comprised of committed individuals who exhibit community leadership and who collectively contribute a wide array of skills to ensure an active, involved, responsible board dedicated to the mission of the organization.

FUND RAISING
To raise funds for the expansion of facilities through capital campaigns and to continue current fund raising activities for operational needs through grants, fund raising events, and financial and in-kind service donations.

Over 160 people celebrated Rainbow's
30th anniversary at our second
annual signature event held on April
26th at the Wachusett Country Club. One hundred fifteen items were included in the silent and live auction all of which were donated by area businesses and community people. Funds raised benefited the programs and services provided to the children who attend the Center. Highlights of the event included the live auction of the painting that was drawn and painted by a classroom of preschool children under the direction of their classroom teacher and artist, Claudette Rosenbusch. The classroom painting has become a special feature of our "signature" event. To everyone
who attended and/or donated an auction item, we thank you all for your support.

SAVE THE DATE
Plans are underway for our 3rd annual event to be held on Friday, April 25, 2003 at Wachusett Country Club. For further information about the event, or to be put on the mailing list to receive
an invitation, or to donate an auction item, please call Barbara Guthrie at Rainbow (508-791- 6849) or Rosemarie Boyd, Event Chair, at Boyd Financial Strategies (508-754-3226). We look
forward to seeing everyone on April 25, 2003!

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