When we sat down to review what had happened at theBoys & Girls Club of Lawrence in 2008, we were struck byone resonating theme:

We are changing lives

How we do that is what this report is all about.

Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence2008 Annual Report

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 guid-ance, academic help, discipline and direction; promoting healthy lifestyles; building skills and self-confi dence; widening horizons.

Our 2008 programming refl ected these values. We completed the fi rst full year of a fi tness and nutrition initiative for girls, under-written by the New Balance Foundation. We introduced a peer mentoring initiative called

“Buddies,” pairing younger members with Club teens. We increased our computer-center offer-ings in digital arts, organized a children’s chorus and expanded our summer-work internship pro-gram. 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 high-est 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, commit-ted 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 Michael R. HarkinsExecutive Director President

To Our Supporters andFriends

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He knows every staff member by voice —and everyone

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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 young-sters romping through the Club each afternoon and evening. Instead, he thrived and, with staff support, found an indispens-able 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 eve-ning 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 unoffi cial youth host, giving tours of the facility to new members and volun-teers. “This child has been a lifesaver for me,” says Maureen Kelley, the Club’s volunteer coordinator. “He knows the build-ing inside and out and is always an enthusiastic and knowl-edgeable 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 benefi ted 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-con-fi dence 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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For Kateria new

It took a special person to pull Kateria out of her shell and help her fi nd her creative self. That special person was Raisa Carras-co-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 fi rst place in a dance competition, which enabled her to study at an all-girls dance school in Sala-manca, Spain, for seven months.

A certifi ed 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 confi dence in myself and fi nd 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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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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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 poten-tial. 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-confi dence, 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-fl oor 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 fulfi lled 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 fi ve years ear-lier, 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 grand-mother cannot provide the time and attention these children need. So the Beacon fi lls the void with friendship, guidance, understanding and lots and lots of love.

The last to leave each evening at 9 o’clock and the fi rst 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 com-puter. He loves coming to the Club and has made many new friends there.

Jennifer, a bright and happy nine-year-old, has blos-somed at the Club, where she fi nds “someone to tell her prob-lems 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 after-school 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 val-ued, confi dent and loved.

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eno children, the Boys & Girls Club isjust 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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When Carlos joined the Club in fi fth 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 fi fth-grade team, something he feels he really didn’t deserve.

“Robertson gave me a lot of chances,” he says, refer-ring to Billy Robertson, his fi fth-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 Aca-demic 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-confi dence 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 Aware-ness 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 fi t, 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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Junior De L Now

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 lan-guage 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 fi rst 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 Cen-tral 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 Cen-tral 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 fi ll it.

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a Hoz was the fi rst child in his familyto graduate from high school.

he’ll be the fi rst 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 stan-dards for himself and showing others respect and understanding.

As a Club teenager, he joined Keystone, a commu-nity 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 fi rst 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 adminis-tration 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 mar-keting 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 fi nancial security so they never will fall back into the poverty I knew.”

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, Frank Torres found the encouragementsupport 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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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 altru-ism 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 sur-prise, 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 Develop-ment 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 men-tored a young Club member.

Both Ella and Lenis agree that the Club played a signifi cant 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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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, encour-aging them to work hard—not just at basketball but at life. Sabrina needed little prodding in that direction. A self-moti-vated 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 geom-etry, 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 dedi-cated Boys & Girls Club volunteer, Mary runs a private counsel-ing business for high school youth, which helps them clarify their goals and guides them through the entire college appli-cation 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 medi-cine 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 fi eld,” 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 investi-gator. “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 perme-ated 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 rob-bery 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 pro-grams 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 fi nished 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 col-leges to which she applied, she will be attending La Salle Uni-versity in the fall, a scholarship student with her eyes focused on an MBA in business administration. “I have to thank every-one at the Club,” she says. “They really gave me the opportu-nity.” 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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nie Perez, the Beacon Boys & Girls Clubs the calm eye in the center of a hurricane.

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We change livesFor 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 diffi culty 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 confi dence they’ll need to break

the cycle of poverty in which they live and to make their dreams come true.

We offer activities in fi ve 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 teen-

pregnancy 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 fi nd 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 allour members.

Member Profi le 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% Hispanic 14.7% Caucasian 3.7% African-American 3.3% Other

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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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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 preven-tion, Girls Night became one of the most well-attended 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 scholarship-awarding venture of Massachusetts USA Wres-tling, we introduced the sport for the fi rst 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 fl avor, 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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08tion 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 specifi c 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 fi rst 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 fi rst on-site college fair attracted more than 100 young-sters who thronged the booths of Massachu-setts 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 perma-nent event at the Club for many years to come.

During all this new activity, the devel-opment 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 signifi cantly 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 hon-ors went to Sabrina Sanchez (profi led on p.18) now a student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Kabir Oshodi, who attends Drexel Univer-sity. Both young people overcame tremendous challenges to emerge as excellent students, ath-letes, leaders and role models. We admire their efforts and congratulate them on their success.

May’s annual board meeting, the larg-est 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 recipi-ents 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 deli-cious dinner donated by Ninety Nine restau-rant. It was a great way to wrap up the year.

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UNITED WAY

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

CORPORATE GIVING

PROGRAM CONTRACT INCOME

SPECIAL EVENTS

FOUNDATIONS & GRANTS

Annual Report 2008Summary of Financial Statements

BALANCE SHEET

Assets

$778,329 Cash 116,396 Restricted Cash–

Capital Campaign 295,468 Restricted Cash–Endowment 32,649 Restricted Cash–Scholarships 269,516 Investments–Endowment 94,522 Investments–Scholarship 95,892 Accounts Receivable 24,125 Prepaid Expenses 1,411,252 Unconditional Promises

to Give 8,488,510 Property & Furniture (657,437) Accumulated Depreciation

$10,949,222 Total Assets

Liabilities & Capital

15,185 Accounts Payable 138,244 Accrued Expenses 965,000 Notes Payable 8,554,889 Net Assets–Unrestricted 352,007 Net Assets–Permanently

Restricted 923,897 Net Assets–Temporarily

Restricted

$10,949,222 Total Liabilities & Capital

INCOME STATEMENT

Revenue

$379,908 Individual Contributions 322,649 Corporate Giving 834,790 Foundations & Grants 109,933 Program Contract Income 678,160 Special Events 80,000 United Way 182,947 Other Sources

$2,588,387 Total Revenue

Expenses

$1,369,226 Salaries, Benefi ts 194,748 Facilities 189,704 Fundraising 634,611 Program Expenses 283,641 Depreciation

$2,671,930 Total Expenses

(84,314) Increase (Decrease) in Restricted Assets

($167,857) Profi t (Loss)

Revenue Expenses

OTHER SOURCES

FUNDRAISING

FACILITIES

DEPRECIATION

PROGRAM EXPENSES

SALARIES, BENEFITS

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Founding Members Level$10,000+Thomas M. Burkardt FamilyWilliam P. DeLuca/Bank of New EnglandJan and John D. FitzpatrickFlagship PressNancie and Bill ForrestGable Family FoundationCheryl and Stephen JonasLaura and Tom JordanLouise P. and John H. MacMillan IV Morris, Rossi & HayesPaul W. Cronin Charitable Trust Kary Robertson and Thomas CostelloThe Waldo Trust

Chairman Level$5,000+French Foundation Holly and Ted JenkinsLyn and Gerald MulliganNanci and William PerocchiHolly and Irving E. Rogers IIIJeanne and Carmen ScarpaTudor Investment Corp. Rosalyn WoodZiff Davis Media

President’s Level$2,500+AAA Merrimack ValleyBarbara L. and David ChaseJim D’Angelo—TEC Inc./Kodiak Corp. Julie and Arthur Daniels Kathleen and James D. EdholmDorothy and Edward GorrieCaryn and Michael R. HarkinsJackson Lumber Co., Inc.Mary and Barry KelleherRobin M. and William MillerCynthia and Brian MitchellDonna and Donald MortonMary and James W. PannosPR Restaurants, LLCJudith and Eugene ReillyAna and Arthur RichterRiverBankShaheen, Pallone & AssociatesJack Shaw FamilyCathy and Andrew ShimbergKathleen and Frank TerranovaMarie and Salvatore Vaudo

Director’s Level$1,000+AtCom Joanne and Roland BakerThe Basement ProfessionalsMarcia and Daniel BlakemanKathleen Boshar and Steven ReynoldsCatherine and Mark J. BoullieJo-Anne and Michael BourqueStephanie and Daniel P. BryantElizabeth and Steven BurdeauEvie and Thomas J. BurkeChrissy and Andrew ChabanPenny and Frank CieriClark Chrysler JeepConlin’s Pharmacy, Inc.Sharon and James CoskrenMarion and William P. DeLuca IIISheila M. DohertyLinda and Steve EarlyGail and Michael B. FeinmanKathleen and Ross FentonTheresa and John E. Fenton Jr.Eugenia and Jeffrey FerranteAmy and Barry FinegoldMary Beth and Paul FinnLauren and Emil FreiAnnie and Robert GilbertPeggy and Joseph P. GiordanoElizabeth and Stephen GruenbergMaureen P. Halloran, Esq.Lori and Adrian HodgeTimothy P. HorneJane and Cliff HoweThe Howe Insurance AgencyKristen and Donald HuntLaura and Ed HunterInjured Workers Pharmacy, LLCLinda and James KistlerThe Lafond FamilyFrances and William L. LaneJoseph LeahyDenise LeCompte and Rich BoudreauElizabeth and Steven B. Leed Betty and Richard D. LindsayMaureen and Antonio LopezJane and Richard MaherJill and Robert MainieroTammy and David J. MallenSuzanne and Thomas ManziDebra and Jeffrey Mathias Brian McCoubrey

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

Lisa and John McDonaldPatricia and John McGarryMartha and Kurt MittelstaedtMary Joan and Michael Morris, Esq.Judith and David L. MortonDaniel J. Murphy IIINancy B. and Robert NorbedoKristin and Peter C. NordblomDesmaris and Alberto NunezRoberta and Laurence J. PalmisanoThe Party Connection, Inc.Annie and William PerkinsJack F. Phillips Carol and Charles PoorProgress SoftwareElaine and John Reilly Jeffrey B. Renton, Esq.June and Timothy S. RockKathleen and Michael D. Rosen, Esq.Laurence J. Rossi, Esq.Barbara and Thomas SagerGladys and Anthony SakowichAnne Marie and Timothy SamwayRichard Sandman, Esq. Marilyn and Richard SantagatiJulie Scolnik and Michael Brower Marci and William P. Shack, Esq.Fred P. ShaheenMichael ShannonRobert SheehanFaye and Chester F. SidellMike SklarAnn and Charles L. SmithMary and Howard W. SmithSmuttynose Brewing Co.Jack F. Sullivan Jan and Clyde SylviaPaul J. ThebergeDiane and Paul TowerDiane WalkerWatts IndustriesRobert WebsterElizabeth and Charles Wolf Yarisie and Juan Yepez

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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.

$25,000+City of Lawrence/CDBGCity of Lawrence/Shannon GrantFidelity FoundationLouis P. and John H. MacMillan IV New Balance FoundationPhilips Medical SystemsPutnam InvestmentsRichard and Susan Smith Family

Foundation The Rogers Family FoundationThe Philanthropic Initiative, Inc.United Way of Massachusetts Bay

& Merrimack Valley

$15,000+AnonymousArtemas W. Stearns TrustRoger Cassin and Irma SchretterComcast FoundationJan and John D. Fitzpatrick Frank Reed & Margaret Jane

Peters Memorial Fund I, Bank of America, Trustee

Coach Hatem Scholarship FundLori and Adrian HodgeKristen and Donald HuntJosephine G. Russell TrustBetty and Richard D. LindsayNathaniel & Elizabeth P. Stevens

FoundationRonald McDonald House

Charities of Eastern New England

$10,000+Bank of America Charitable

FoundationBoys & Girls Clubs Massachusetts

AllianceBoys & Girls Clubs of AmericaThomas M. Burkardt FamilyMarion and William P.DeLuca IIIWilliam P. DeLuca/Bank of New

EnglandDemoulas FoundationEssex County Community

FoundationHighland Street FoundationLawrence Rotary ClubMiffl in Memorial FundVJ Mill Procter & GambleRoy A. Hunt FoundationJill SpiakThe Party Connection, Inc.Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

$5,000+3M FoundationAtkinson Country ClubAuto UseBarry Kara FoundationBrooks PropertiesStephanie and Daniel P. Bryant

Catherine McCarthy Memorial Trust Fund

Chrissy and Andrew ChabanCharles G. Pringle FoundationPenny and Frank CieriCitizens Bank FoundationClipper Ship FoundationMartha and Michael DaileySheila M. DohertyMary Beth and Paul FinnFrito LayMary and Dave GeaslenMark GoodwinJoni HatemHorne Family Charitable

Foundation Inc.Mary McKernanDonna and Donald MortonNew Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.Desmaris and Alberto NunezMary and James W. PannosPaul W. Cronin Charitable TrustCarol and Charles PoorPhyllis and Patrick ReynoldsKary Robertson and Thomas

CostelloJeanne and Carmen ScarpaMike SklarTD Banknorth Charitable

FoundationA. Raymond Tye & Family

Charitable Trust

$2,500+Cynthia Ade and Jeffrey PerroneAMB Property CorporationJenny AriasBank of America United Way

CampaignMaria and John BartlettElizabeth and Steven BurdeauBurtons GrillThe Charlotte HomeCLASS, Inc.: Citizen’s League for

Adult Special ServicesMarilyn and Blaise CocoGail and Paul ConwaySharon and James CoskrenJim D’Angelo, TEC Inc./

Kodiak Corp.Julie and Arthur A. DanielsAmy and Brian DauphinDelmonte FoodsDeirdre and Joseph DonohueDunkin DonutsWendy Estrella, Esq.George Weston BakeriesFred GloreGreater Lawrence Community

Action CouncilCaryn and Michael R. HarkinsDiane and Steve HatemHiram Francis Mills TrustWilliam IannazziJane and Jeff Ingram

Holly and Ted JenkinsSandra and Eli KalilJames KutchinArlene and Peter LatseyMitzi and Brian LawlorAlternative Veterinary

Services LLCJill and Robert MainieroLisa and John McDonaldRobin M. and William MillerMary Joan and Michael W.

Morris, Esq. Kristen and Michael Morris Jr.Michael NahillNational Council of Youth SportsNortheast Oral Surgery & Dental

Implant CenterJoan and Joseph O’BrienKathryn and John PearcePepsi ColaAnnie and William PerkinsMaura and Chip ReardonBrenda and Mark SchelziSean McDonough FoundationShaheen, Pallone & AssociatesAnn and Charles L. SmithSorrentoSullivan BilleThe White Fund, Inc.TSB Charitable Foundation, Inc.United Way of North Central

MassachusettsVICORWeinberger FoundationWise Foods, Inc.

$1,000+AAA Merrimack ValleyAdvantage Sales and MarketingAdvertising Management

Services, Inc.Deborah and Paul AkmakjianAndover Animal HospitalAnheuser-Busch, Inc.The Bachman CompanyKim and Mark BaltierJanet and Ray BenvenutiAnn H. and William T. BrideNoreen and Frank Britt Catania-Spagna CorporationChannel Building Company, Inc.Coca-Cola Bottling Co.ConAgra FoodsConverseCoors Brewing Co.Kathleen and Michael CostelloCrossmarkMelissa and Gregory DanischDevine, Millimet & BranchKaren and Jerry DiorioMarcia and Gerald DruthTina and Steven J. DruthEagle Air FreightLinda and Steve EarlyMarianne and Michael Ebert

Kathleen and James EdholmESPNJoseph FaroGail and Michael B. FeinmanFiji WaterFred C. Church InsuranceGem GroupMary and Joe GillKaren GilmanGive with Liberty Employee

DonationsMary and Michael GraffeoGary HalloranThe Howe Insurance AgencyInjured Workers Pharmacy, LLCInsurance Professionals of N.E.Jamie and Jay JamesCheryl and Stephen JonasLaura and Tom JordanRegina and William KieckhaferLinda and James KistlerKiwanis Club of Greater

LawrenceKraft Foods North America, Inc.Mary Lou and Steve KurekChristine KuzmitskiLabatt USAAlice LewisLouis S. Cox TrustPamela and Harry LozonGail and Jim MannMcCormick & Co.Eileen McElroy and Patrick

Bowler Donna and David McGrathMerrimack CollegeMetropolitan Credit UnionMiller Brewing CompanyConstance S. Miragliotta, Esq.Christine Lewis Morse and

Harold MorseEllen and Dana MunickNew England Sports NetworkNinety Nine RestaurantNorthern Essex Community

CollegeGaby and John NossiffOsram Sylvania Inc.Pannos Winzeler MarketingPepperidge FarmPhoenix Foods, Inc.Princeton PropertiesQuaker OatsRedhook Ale BreweryMarianne and Peter ReillyJeffrey Renton, Esq.Retail Management &

DevelopmentRichard D. Kimball

Company, Inc.RiverBankJune and Timothy RockGladys and Anthony SakowichJohn SarroJack Shaw Family

Annual Fund

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Faye and Chester F. SidellDonna Lagana SilvaSmucker’sCathy and Dave SouterDavid TaylorKathleen and Frank TerranovaThe Boston Beer CompanyThe Savings BankPaul J.ThebergeTufts Health PlanWatts IndustriesPam and Greg WilkieGayle and Evan WilliamsYarisie and Juan Yepez

$250+AAA Merrimack ValleyACHAIPC Sales Co.Andover Dermatology, P.C.Andover Surgical AssociationDorothy AngerElizabeth and Donald AveryAvon Food Company LLCBAE Systems Employ.

Comm. FundJoanne and Roland BakerPaula and Mark BakiesGino BaroniNeil BatesonBayside DistributingBerks County Community

FoundationDiane and Magdi BichayMargot and George BixbyBluecross Blueshield of

MassachusettsKathleen Boshar and Steven

ReynoldsDenise and Richard BoudreauJudith and Daniel BourqueLisa and Timothy BryantElaine M. and John BurkeEvie and Thomas J. BurkeRobert BurkeButler BankEdward CallahanEmma and Gary CampbellCaritas Holy Family HospitalTimra Carlson and Richard

RatcliffLinda Carpenter and Larry Ardito Charles River LaboratoriesBarbara L. and David ChaseCheever Mechanical, Inc.Elizabeth and James ChongrisHeather Clark and William

DiAdamo John CochranConlon ProductsFrank CoppolaCorporate ExpressMarni and Chip CorreraJill CostelloCowan, Bolduc, Doherty &

Company, LLCStephanie and Christopher

DeadyDean C. Howard ConstructionTeresa and Edward DeaneBarbara and Carmine DiAdamo

James DohertyMary DohertyMaria and Bob DowPatricia and Daniel DunnThomas Eccleston IIIEnterprise BankExchange Club of LawrenceFallon Community Health PlanSusan and Glenn FarquharColeen and David FazioThomas FeeleySusan and Marshall FieldAmy and Barry FinegoldSharon and John FisherAnn and Bob FolinusLaurie and David Garofalo GE FoundationKathleen GerowMark GilbertGilfoy Distributing Company, Inc.Peggy and Joseph P. GiordanoGlacial EnergyGloryDorothy and Edward J. GorrieGreater Lawrence Family Health

CenterCathy and Alan GreeneElizabeth and Stephen

GruenbergHarvard Pilgrim Health Care

FoundationRobert HatemWynetta and Frank HausnerJillene and Greg HerendaJohn HigginsIllinois Tool Works FoundationJerome Imonti Jr.International Micro Photonix, Inc.Jackson Lumber Co., Inc.Gary JaffarianJohnson O’Hare Co.Rhonda and James KapelsonLori and William KavanaghMary and Barry KelleherLeslie Kirle and John DeLuca Brad KoffmanKPMGThe Lafond FamilyRudolph LantelmeCathy and Eric LareauPhilip LaverriereLawrence Patrolmen’s

AssociationJoseph LeahyLearning ExpressFrank J. Leone Letourneau’s PharmacyElizabeth and John LomedicoM T A ServicesJane and Richard MaherSuzanne and Thomas ManziRobin and Warren MarkowskyMartignetti CompaniesJohn MartinBrenda and Jose MartinezDebra and Jeffrey MathiasSally and John MatsonNancy and Dennis McClearyMary McLaughlin and

Michael Walsh David McManus

MD Management Co.Men of Saint PatrickSue and Tony MesitiKaren and A.J. MillerLou MinicucciMoody, Farmigletti and

AndronicoJudith and David L. MortonMTM Insurance Associates, LLCLyn and Gerald T. MulliganMichael MuscatelloMuseum of ScienceNassar FordNational GridThomas NeveNancy B. and Robert NorbedoAlexandra and Radhames NovaRaquel NovaLuanne and George NugentMark O’MalleyOFI Institutional Asset

ManagementOmgeoPam and Jay PaivaRoberta and Laurence J.

PalmisanoGena Monique Pappas and

Donald Peters Kathy and Jeff PoorCharlotte and Robert PrestonProskauer Rose LLPPrudential Howe & Doherty

RealtorsTim PybusPeter QuinlanRedco Foods, Inc.Judith and Eugene ReillyAna and Arthur RichterMarcy and Richard RosenthalPaul RouthierS. Jason Lebowitz Co., Inc.Robert SaccoAnne Marie and Timothy

SamwayHeidi and Charles SargentSawyer Enterprises, Inc.Schruender Real EstateJohn SeverinFred P. ShaheenThomas SheehanJeffrey SheehyJudith and William SherryElise and Murray SmithSt. Patrick’s RectoryWilliam SzafarowiczTD Banknorth, N.A.Andover Dermatology, P.C.Andrea and John TheroDiane and Paul TowerShari and Peter TraubTripoli BakeryUnited Way of Southeastern

PennsylvaniaUnited Way of Tri-County, Inc.UnumProvidentUPSPatti and Gary VienneauNancy and Michael VoglerDavid WahrDiane WalkerJames Warren

West Parish ChurchLinda and Richard WolkKenneth YameenLoretta and Larry YameenSandra and Michael Young

Those listed in the previous section are identifi ed 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 DonationsA Picture’s Worth Action Images PhotographyAdvantage Sales and MarketingAdvertising Management

Services, Inc.Deborah and Paul AkmakjianStephen AleksaAll Generations SpaAmerican Textile MuseumAndover Animal HospitalAndover Barber ShopAndover Electrology and Laser

CenterThe Andover Gift ShopAndover GulfAndover LiquorsAndover Massage TherapyThe Andover ShopAndrea’s Skin CareAngela’s Coal Fired PizzaRonald AnsinVirginia and Charles AntonEvelyn and John AntonArt & Frame Source, Inc.ATA Martial Arts Karate for KidsAthlete’s CornerJanet Barnard-Burkhard and

Mark BurkhardBaron’s Major BrandsBeauty & MainBeauty SolutionsEugene BeliveauBernie and Phyl’s FurnitureBertucci’sBest DressedDiane and Magdi BichayBJ Wholesale ClubBlue Notes Jazz Club &

RestaurantKathleen Boshar and Steven

ReynoldsBoston BenchBoston Flower MarketBoston InterconnectBoston Red Sox FoundationBrilliant Ice SculptureBrooks SchoolBruegger’s Bagel BakeryStephanie and Daniel P. BryantThomas M. Burkardt FamilyBurtons GrillButcher Boy Market, Inc.Butler BankCanobie Lake ParkCanter Brook Equestrian CenterCaptain Bill Whale WatchDianne and Chris Caraviello

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Carriage House PortraitsCatania-Spagna Corporation Celebrities for CharityChannel Building Company, Inc.CharmedBarbara L. and David ChaseThe ChateauChili’s Grill and BarCloset Classics of AndoverCoca-Cola EnterprisesComcast Cable

Communications, Inc.Kim and Kevin ConwayHoward CookCulinary ConceptsThe Cupcake BoutiqueThe Cutting EdgeDaher Interior DesignDaher’s Shoes, Inc.Amy and Brian DauphinDawg CityDB BaseballWilliam P. DeLuca/Bank of

New EnglandDesmond Landscape

Contractors, Inc.Dick’s Sporting GoodsDino International FursDish, LLCDTox International, Inc.Dunkin DonutsDynasty InternationalKathleen and James EdholmElements Therapeutic MassageElizabeth GradyElvira’s Skin CareEssex Medical AssociatesEssex River Cruises & ChartersEthan Allen Home InteriorsFairmont Copley PlazaGail and Michael B. FeinmanFiji WaterAmy FinegoldMary Beth and Paul FinnFirst Health of AndoverFitness TogetherJan and John D. Fitzpatrick Flagship Press, Inc.Flowers By SteveForever Green Lawn &

LandscapeFrame KingFred C. Church InsuranceLaurie and David GarofaloGavens RestaurantMary and Dave GeaslenGeneral GoodsGiant Glass Co., Inc.Giblee’s Fine ClothingGigi’s of AndoverMark GilbertKaren GilmanGloryGrassfi eldsThomas GrellaEileen and Michael GrenierElizabeth and Stephen

GruenbergHaffner’sJim HallGary HalloranHarvard Pilgrim Health Care

Foundation Haverhill Country ClubHealth Plans, Inc.Helen Thomas Simply SmashingHerb Chambers DealershipsJudy HillnerLori and Adrian HodgeMelissa HoltHorizon’s Edge Casino CruisesThe Howe Insurance AgencyKristen and Donald HuntIBMI dream of Jeannie CakesIn the PinkIndian Ridge Country ClubIndra SalonInTown Veterinary GroupJ. Mari Hair DesignsJackson Lumber & MillworkJackson’s RestarauntJamie and Jay James Holly and Ted JenkinsJillian’s Billiard Club Inc.Laura and Tom JordanKA Design GroupKabloom’sRon KaplanKaps MenswearKay’s Interiors Keon’s 105 BistroThe Lafond FamilyLanam ClubLaser CrazeLatitude Sports ClubLes FleursLightship LiquorsLightship Restaurant & PubLL BeanLobster Tail Seafoods of No

Andover, Inc., RestaurantPamela and Harry LozonLucky’s LoungeMacLellan OilLouise P. and John H.

MacMillan IVMain Street MobileMain Street SalonJill and Robert MainieroMalco ElectronicsMals II Barber ShopMargaritasMarissa Michaels Hair SalonJohn MartinMcAloon’s LiquorsJim McFadyenDonna and David McGrathMary McKernanMerrimack CollegeMerrimack Repertory TheatreMiddleton Golf CourseRon MillerMorris, Rossi & Hayes

Michael MuscatelloMuseum of Fine ArtsNative SunLeigh NewtonNight and DayLorrie and David NobilNorth Shore Music CenterNorthmark BankNorthshore MagazineNova Salon SpaKatie and John NugentOrlando MagicOrzo TrattoriaOur Town ArtPam and Jay PaivaPalmer’s Restaurant and TavernThe Party Connection, Inc.Peabody MuseumPeabody Plumbing SupplyLinda and Ed PediPerfect Form FitnessAnnie and William PerkinsThe Perkins Collections &

Northeast Digital ImagingPermanent Waves Unisex SalonThe Personalized PhysiqueAndrew PerryPetcoGena Monique Pappas and

Donald Peters Princeton PropertiesPrudential Howe & Doherty

RealtorsPsychic WorldQuiet Pleasures JewelryRaini NailsRay BanRCA Music RecordsRed Oak WineryRenaissance Golf ClubAna and Arthur RichterRiverBankRobert Jason SalonJune and Timothy RockRogers Center for the Arts at

Merrimack CollegeRolf’s PubAnn and Grad RosenbaumS.H.E.D.Sakworld Paint BallSalon Marc HarrisAnne Marie and Timothy

SamwaySanta’s VillageSarkisian Farm and Driving

RangeSavoir Faire HomeServepro of LawrenceShaheen Bros.Sheldon ShermannDonna Lagana SilvaMike SklarSmith and TruslowSmith Motor Sales of

Haverhill, Inc.Leonard SogoloffSovereign Bank

Spring Hill Pure Natural WaterStar NailsSteeple Chase BuildersWendy and George SternStitch BoutiqueStory LandStudio DesignSue-per DesignSweet Mimi’sTaki’s Pizza & J & M

Country StoreTaylor RentalTD BanknorthTD Banknorth Group, Inc.Three RiversTripoli BakeryTwin EnterprisesShaun TwomeyJohn VetranoWalt Disney WorldWatts IndustriesWEEIWERZ 107.1Wicked Sticky DesignsWoburn Foreign MotorsWoodworth Chevrolet-CadillacWyndam of AndoverLoretta and Larry YameenZero G

In MemoryMark AveryKay BaldwinAmara Juliann BelkusTherese Crowley BuckAndrew CaffreyMuriel DanielsRobert FraserDonald GallantMarlene GreenbauRon HatemRobert HuntAlan KraunelisPeter LewisVirginia MathiasEdna McDonaldMargaret MessmoreJoseph MulliganJoseph PepeBob Sheehan

In HonorDorothy AngerJohn BassettArthur BoniDavid CraigieChrista ChoyJan and John D. FitzpatrickKaren GilmanMichael W. Morris, Esq.Bernie and Phyl’s FurnitureAlma PetoneBilly RobertsonAnne Marie and Timothy

Samway

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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The Boys & Girls Club leadership is founded on a strong partnership between our Board and staff. Board members provide fi nancial 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.

Offi cers

Michael W. Morris, Esq.Chairman of the Board

Michael R. HarkinsPresident

John D. FitzpatrickVice President

William ShaheenTreasurer

Larry YameenAssistant Treasurer

Hon. John E. Fenton Jr.Secretary

James D’AngeloAssistant Secretary

Board of GovernorsDaniel BlakemanThomas M. BurkardtBarbara L. ChaseFrank CieriJames D’AngeloArthur A. Daniels Jr.William P. DeLuca Jr.Sheila M. DohertySteven J. DruthJames EdholmMichael B. Feinman, Esq.Hon. John E. Fenton Jr.Mary Beth FinnJohn D. FitzpatrickRoberto GermanMichael R. HarkinsRichard D. LindsayLouise P. MacMillanJeffrey MathiasMichael W. Morris, Esq. Gerald T. MulliganDaniel J. Murphy III Alberto NunezCarol PoorLynelia Raposo

Arthur RichterTimothy S. RockIrving E. Rogers IIIMichael D. Rosen, Esq.Anthony SakowichRichard SantagatiGreg SerraoWilliam ShaheenFrank TerranovaDiane TowerLarry Yameen

Board of DirectorsStephen AndersonRichard Asoian, Esq.Joanne BakerThomas S. BarenboimJoseph P. BeninatoDaniel BlakemanCharles J. BoodroRichard BoudreauMark J. BoullieMalcolm W. BrawnAnn H. BrideWilliam T. Bride Daniel P. BryantSteven BurdeauThomas M. BurkardtElaine M. BurkeThomas J. Burke, Esq.Thomas F. Caffrey, Esq.Daniel J. CargillChrissy ChabanBarbara L. ChaseFrank CieriPenny CieriDennis ConlinLarry ConlonJames CoskrenJames D’Angelo Arthur A. DanielsSocrates De La Cruz, Esq.Marion DeLuca William P. DeLuca III William P. DeLuca Jr.

Joseph B. Doherty Jr.Sheila M. DohertySteven J. DruthTina DruthPatrick D. DunnLinda EarlyJames EdholmKathleen EdholmWendy Estrella, Esq.Joseph FaroLouis Farrah, Esq.David FazioGail Feinman Michael B. Feinman, Esq.Hon. John E. Fenton Jr.Jeffrey FerranteAmy FinegoldBarry Finegold, Esq.Mary Beth FinnJohn D. FitzpatrickRobert FordLauren FreiRoberto GermanRobert Gilbert, Esq.Aaron A. Gilman, Esq.Joseph P. GiordanoEdward J. GorrieStephen GruenbergMaureen P. Halloran, Esq.Michael R. HarkinsRobert HatemLori HodgeTimothy P. HorneKristen HuntTed JenkinsLaura JordanMary KelleherJames LacoursePeter LafondWilliam L. LaneMartin LaphamPhilip LaverriereSteven B. LeedFrank J. LeoneRichard D. Lindsay

Antonio LopezLouise P. MacMillanRichard MaherRobert MainieroDavid J. MallenSuzanne ManziThomas ManziDebra MathiasJeffrey MathiasHon. Mary McCauley

ManziBrian McCoubreyLisa McDonaldRobin M. MillerAlfred A. MinahanConstance S. Miragliotta,

Esq.Brian MitchellMichael W. Morris, Esq.David L. MortonDonald MortonGerald T. MulliganDaniel J. Murphy IIIMichael J. NahillNancy B. NorbedoPeter C. NordblomRadhames NovaAlberto NunezLaurence J. PalmisanoJames W. PannosCindy ParnagianMaria PereyraAnnie PerkinsJack F. PhillipsCarol PoorCharles PoorPeter QuinlanLynelia RaposoJohn Reilly Jeffrey B. Renton, Esq.Arthur RichterTimothy S. RockHolly Rogers Irving E. Rogers IIIStephen H. Rogers

Our Leadership Support

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Felipe RomeroMichael D. Rosen, Esq.Laurence J. Rossi, Esq. Thomas SagerAnthony SakowichMargaret Salafi aPaul Salafi aAnne Marie SamwayTimothy SamwayRichard Sandman, Esq.Richard SantagatiCarmen ScarpaJeanne ScarpaLana Schofi eldEarle B. SeeleyGreg SerraoWilliam P. Shack, Esq.William ShaheenFred P. ShaheenMichael ShannonJohn F. Shaw IIIRobert SheehanChester F. SidelMike SklarCharles L. SmithHoward W. SmithJack F. Sullivan Frank TerranovaKathleen TerranovaPaul J. ThebergeAlfred J. TorrisiDiane TowerJoseph J. Wadland, Esq.Robert E. WebsterCharles WolfLarry YameenJuan Yepez

Staff Leadership

20+ Years of ServiceShirley ClarkAdministrative Assistant

Maureen KelleyVolunteer Coordinator

Steve KelleyAssociate Director

Billy RobertsonDirector of Operations

10+ Years of ServiceManny AyalaDirector of Program Services

Noemi HernandezSocial Recreation Director

Jill RodriquezDirectorBeacon Club

5+ Years of ServiceKateria Cuevas Dance Director

Markus FischerExecutive Director

Jody RaineriAssistant DirectorBeacon Club

Walter VelezDirector of Technology

0–4 Years of ServiceKathleen Boshar ReynoldsDirector of Development

Stephanie BryantEvents Coordinator

Gina Castillo Registrar

Kenneth HenriquezTeen Director

Karyn HickeyAquatics Director

Sarah HogueDatabase Manager

Rhonda KapelsonBookkeeper

Karen KravchukDirector of Education

Raquel Nova Director of Program Services

Jose Otero Boys Physical Director

Stephanie SullivanGirls Physical Director

Kersten ThebergeAssistant Director of Education

Julie WardGrant Writer

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Executive Committee James D’AngeloWilliam P. DeLuca Jr.James EdholmHon. John E. Fenton Jr.Markus FischerJohn D. FitzpatrickMichael R. HarkinsLouise P. MacMillanMichael W. Morris, Esq.Gerry MulliganArthur RichterWilliam ShaheenLarry Yameen

Development and Marketing Committee James D’AngeloJames EdholmMary Beth FinnMarkus FischerJohn D. FitzpatrickLauren FreiMichael R. HarkinsLisa McDonaldMichael W. Morris, Esq.James W. PannosArthur RichterDaniel RiveraAnne Marie SamwayGreg SerraoDiane Tower

Golf CommitteeJoanne BakerPaul BolognaWillliam T. BrideDaniel P. BryantDiane ColettaStephanie DeadyKristen HuntJames LacourseJeffrey MathiasMia MathiasCarol PoorJohn ReillyTimothy S. RockLarry Yameen

Personnel Committee Thomas M. BurkardtBarbara L. ChaseJames EdholmMarkus FischerArthur RichterWilliam RobertsonWilliam Shaheen

Scholarship CommitteeRoland BakerThomas S. BarenboimMarion DeLucaHon. John E. Fenton Jr.Richard D. LindsayLouise P. MacMillanConstance S. MiragliottaDaniel J. Murphy IIIIrving E. Rogers IIIHon. Michael StellaPaul J. Theberge

Finance CommitteeMarkus FischerJeffrey MathiasGerry MulliganDaniel MurphyWilliam ShaheenFrank TerranovaCharles WolfLarry Yameen

Auction CommitteeDarlene AllenTimra CarlsonChrissy ChabanFrank CieriPenny CieriThomas CostelloJulie DanielsAmy DauphinBrian DauphinSteven J. DruthTina DruthJames EdholmKathleen EdholmGail FeinmanMary GeaslenMark GilbertKaren GilmanScott GinsbergSteve GruenbergLori HodgeJamie James

Laura JordanPamela LozonLouise P. MacMillanDavid MurphyRadhames NovaDavid NobilCindy ParnagianAnnie PerkinsGena Monique PappasCarol PoorSteven ReynoldsKary RobertsonMargaret Salafi aPaul Salafi aDonna Lagana SilvaJill Spiak

Facilities CommitteeJames D’AngeloSteven DruthMarkus FischerMichael R. HarkinsLouise P. MacMillanJeffrey MathiasAlberto NunezArthur Richter

Alumni CommitteeNoelia BareDaniel P. BryantStephanie BryantElla CruzGloribelle GonzalesRaquel NovaJulie Tankersley

These individuals have dedicated signifi cant time and energy to carrying out the mission of the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence on a volunteer basis.

Committees

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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