Constellations:   South Shore Stars newsletter    December 2011

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IN THIS ISSUE
Community Partner News
FY'12 Annual Fund Match
40 Under 40 Event Photos
Volunteer Days
High School Program News
Community Partner News
Link to Globe Story: Alma's Kids donate turkey dinners to distribute to South Shore families:
50 Stars families benefit
 
Tiffany & Ed St. Croix, Paul & Madison Wahlberg
Tiffany & Ed St. Croix and
Paul & Madison Wahlberg
Loading the van
Derby Academy students help load turkey dinners into Stars van.
  

Annual Fund

Challenge


This year your donation goes twice as far! 
Stars Annual Fund is an essential resource used to enhance the scope and quality of programs and services we provide to over 1,200 South Shore families.  Thanks to a private donor all gifts to the FY12 Annual Fund will be matched. 

Help us meet the challenge to raise $50,000 before June 30 by donating now!
 
Visit www.southshorestars.org to help us make the match! 
   
 

Stars' Preschools Receive Grants for RISE Family Literacy Project 

 

South Shore Stars' preschool programs in Quincy, Weymouth and Randolph recently received state grants to support the organization's literacy efforts.

 

Each of the three preschool sites received a $5,000 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education & Care (EEC) to support Stars' RISE program (Reading is So Exciting), with a specific focus on fostering language development and literacy. The "Child Care Quality Literacy Support Grants" are funded by the sale of special "Invest in Children" license plates. In the past decade, more than $2.2 million has been distributed to more than 160 non-profit organizations to promote school readiness, school success and positive outcomes for children.

2011 40 Under 40 Awards -

Photo Galleries  

 

40 Under 40 Gallery on Facebook! 

Patriot Ledger Gallery 

Boston.com Gallery 

New Outdoor Classroom & Playground

opens at Weymouth Preschool

Reading Circle
South Shore Savings Bank president John Boucher reads to students at the playground dedication on October 21st.
WPS Kindergarten students

Weymouth Police Chief Richard Grimes, South Shore Savings Bank President John Boucher, Stars Board President David Sawyer and Excutive Director Sheri Adlin were on hand to cut the ribbon at the dedication of South Shore Stars' new

David Sawyer, John Boucher, Sheri Adlin & Chief Grimes cut the ribbon!

Weymouth Preschool playground.

 

The playground recently reopened after being closed over the summer for renovations. As part of the dedication ceremony, preschool students planted a dogwood tree in honor of Jay Eleanor Allen. Mrs. Allen, who died in 2009, worked at the Weymouth preschool for 25 years, retiring as its director in 2004.

 

Jay Allen's family with Stars Social Worker Bobbie London

 

 

 

Fall Volunteer Days
Thank you to our summer/fall Volunteer partners:
 
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD
BlueCrew Volunteers & Service Day Grant
NORDSTROM
Volunteer Crew / United Way Community Care Day
ROCKLAND TRUST
RockCorp Event Ambassadors
SOUTH COASTAL BANK
Volunteer Event Ambassadors
STATE STREET
Global Volunteers & Interns
SPIRIT OF STATE STREET
Volunteer Event Ambassadors & Annual Appeal Mailing
UPS 
Volunteer Landscaping Crew

Volunteer crews painted classrooms and removed debris from storm Irene at Quincy Preschool; built a new amphitheatre at our Hale Reservation campsite; served as hosts and registration ambassadors at our 40 Under 40 event; labeled, stuffed, and mailed Annual Appeal letters; and packed and moved our Randolph Extended Day programs to a new home at St. Mary's.

 

Many, many thanks for all your hard work!

Blue Crew at Hale Reservation
What a rainy day crew! BlueCrew came out in force to rebuild the amphitheatre at our Hale Reservation campsite.
 
Nordstrom Painting Crew
Nordstrom volunteers helped us paint classrooms at Quincy Preschool
RHS STARS Showcase Digital Media Projects

Digital Photo 1 ProjectDigital Photo 1 ProjectStudent Illustration
Video production, digital photography and culinary skills were just a few of the talents on display when the Randolph High School Stars program presented its annual Fall Showcase on Thursday December 15 at Randolph High School. The showcase spotlighted the many activities and projects completed by students participating in the Randolph High School Stars program.

Funded by a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant, the out-of-school time program provides academic support and enrichment activities to academically at-risk students in grades 9 through 11.  

 


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Administration office:
200 Middle Street
East Weymouth, MA  02189
(781) 331-8505  

 

Mission Statement:

Stars provides comprehensive early education and youth programs, using a family support approach, that enhance the development of children from economically and culturally diverse families through collaboration with parents, schools and communities.