Marco Laferriere, Branch Manager of Sovereign Bank (second from right),
presents a check to the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua.
Accepting for the Boys & Girls Club are, from left, CEO Norm
Bouthilette, members Isaiah Jones and Lizmar Espinal, BGCN Foundation
Trustee Terry Romano, members Eric Bey and Travis Doucette, Laferriere,
and Advancement Director, Leslie Sanderson. |
Nashua, NH - The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua has received a $5,000 grant from the Sovereign Bank Foundation to support educational and career development programs. Annually at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua, nearly 600 children complete their homework and are provided with tutors, remedial help, computers and other academic support to be prepared for participation in class. A variety of other programs to help youth identify potential careers and higher education engage hundreds of members each year also.
“Every 30 seconds, a child drops out of high school in our country,” said Norm Bouthilette, the Club’s CEO. “The costs to our children and our society are staggering. We greatly appreciate Sovereign Bank Foundation’s grant to help us provide our community’s youth with the support and skills they need to complete high school.” The greater Nashua Club and Boys & Girls Clubs throughout America are implementing a five point strategy to halt the epidemic of 7,000 drop-outs a day. Strategic goals include promoting the importance of high school graduation; identifying and retaining high risk youth; and tracking and measuring success.
“Sovereign Bank is so pleased to be able to support the Nashua community through the local Boys & Girls Club. Providing children with a safe place to go after school is essential to their health and well-being, and contributes to their long-term development,” said Marco Laferriere, Assistant Vice President and Manager of the Bank’s branch at 223 Main Street in Nashua.
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua annually serves 4,200 boys and girls ages 6 - 18 in six locations throughout Nashua, Merrimack, Litchfield and reaches another 10,000 youngsters in the community with a variety of programs and wholesome activities to build attitudes, skills, values and behaviors that enable youth to succeed in adulthood. Called “The Positive Place For Kids,” the Club is staffed with professional, caring adults and is open to all children. Membership is $15 a year and no child is turned away for inability to pay. To help and to get information, visit www.bgcn.com or call Leslie Sanderson at 883-0523, ext. 212.
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