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Rainbow Happenings

Rainbow welcomes the following new staff to our programs: Tiffany Sullivan, Secretary; Carmen Goden, Assistant Family Child Care Program Coordinator; Melissa Ferrer, Family Child Care Provider; Marlene Wakelin, Assistant Teacher, Preschool; Victoria Litvak, Assistant Teacher, Preschool; and School Age Program Group Leaders: Angela Balanca, Jasmin Bradford, Rosalyn Donikian and Beverly Eugene.

At the Together For Kids (TFK) Coalition annual meeting on November 10, 2003, Barbara Guthrie was elected to a second term on the Coalition's Steering Committee. Rainbow's preschool program will become an active site in January for TFK services.

United Way's Day of Caring on September 10th was a busy day at Rainbow. Members of the Alexis de Tocqueville Society and Davis Publications employees spent the day at Rainbow sanding and staining our playground structure.
Rainbow staff members, Tracy Cartagena, Anna Nawrath, Anna Poulin and Michael Wyne went to YOU, Inc. in Oxford to help paint and spruce up their facility. It was a wonderful day of "sharing and caring."

Rainbow thanks our parent, Laura Barchard (see article spotlighting Laura), on her volunteer speaking engagements on behalf of our agency for the current United Way campaign. This past summer Laura made a presentation to United Way's "Leadership Giving" group. That presentation has led to several other presentations at MA Electric, Coughlin's and other locations. Thank you Laura for sharing your wonderful success story.

In January, Rainbow will be selling "Players Passes" for the 2004 golf season. The Player's Pass, similar to a Diner's Club or Entertainment
Card, allows recipients the opportunity to play on a minimum of 16 courses located in the New England-Metro West area with four, 2 for 1 golfing opportunities. Cost of the pass is $30.00. For an additional $19.95, the membership gives participants the opportunity to play at an additional 700 participating courses across the Country. The passes will be sold by Rainbow from January through June, 2004. While the passes will not be available until after the holiday season, Rainbow will provide an informational certificate to anyone wishing to purchase the passes for holiday gifts.
Rainbow contact person is Anna Poulin at 508- 791-6849 or apoulin@rainbowcdc.com

Through the generosity of the members of the Greendale People's Church, 19 Rainbow families will receive food baskets for Thanksgiving.
Thank you!

Many of our families this year have been in need of children's clothing. We have had a number of people answer our call for clothing of all sizes. Thank you Sarah Auciello Priest, Dorothy Tomlinson, Debbie Almstrom, Judy Kenary, Catherine Reilly, Rosemarie Boyd and St. Vincent de Paul for your generous donations. Our families are very appreciative of your support. Rainbow's Preschool Program has recently had its National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation extended from three to five years. Congratulations!

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