As we quickly approach our Annual Dinner/Green Building Grand Opening on November 13th, both the Boston Globe and Merrimack Valley Magazine featured stories yesterday on UTEC's young people and our new building (expected to be the country's oldest LEED Platinum building)! The Merrimack Valley Magazine includes photos by Adrien Bisson, who will also debut his UTEC portraits exhibit on November 13th.
Tickets are selling fast and we do expect to sell out the dinner program event very soon. If you can join us for the big celebration, all ticket and sponsorship information can be found online at www.utec-lowell.org/grandopening. Thanks again for the support!
Best,
Gregg Croteau
Executive Director
PS: Our Grand Opening Sweepstakes ends today at 5pm! "Like" UTEC's Facebook Page and be entered to win your choice of a free ticket to the Grand Opening OR a $75 gift certificate to the Fresh Roots cafe, opening next year.
Kathleen Pierce - The Boston Globe
Now in its 13th year, the nonprofit that gives gang-afflicted, crime-ridden, and disenfranchised Lowell 16- to 24-year-olds a second chance finally has a space befitting its mission. Using the latest in green technology, the once nomadic drop-in center has turned a crumbling church into an icon of sustainability and secured its future.
Full article linked here.
Nancye Tuttle - Merrimack Valley Magazine
Denise Hardin whips up tasty cookies and pesto, and then sells them to customers at Lowell's farmers market. Hardin, 24, a single mother of three kids, ages 8, 4 and 2, is a crew leader, heading a group of young folks who prepare and sell wholesome goodies through the culinary arts branch of the United Teen Equality Center's (UTEC) Workforce Development program. UTEC has turned around Hardin's life, helping her find day care for her children, obtain her learner's permit, earn her GED certificate and make plans to attend college and become a nurse.
Full article linked here.
