The Youth Center would like to extend a very appreciative thank you to the following list who donated items and/or their time this month to the Center:
- A big thank you to all volunteers and people/businesses who donated to our Thanksgiving Celebration for our after-school program on 11/22;
- A big thank you to everyone who donated to our Giving Tuesday Campaign;
- Martha Sanborn for donating $100 to the Center;
- Daniel DiAntonio for donating $100 for programming at the Center,
- Hockomock Area YMCA and United Way of MA Bay & Merrimack Valley for donating 10 thanksgiving meals and gift cards to local families for the Holidays;
- William and Beverly Kavanaugh for making a donation in memory of former MYC volunteer Barbara Brashier;
- Goldfish Swim School for donating lessons to the Laurent family for 3 months and for visiting us during Kids Play;
- Nutriforia Nutrition who raised $62 dollars for the Center through a fundraiser at their location;
- Milford Police Officers Anthony Bavosi and John Lavigne and Milford Firefighters James Brodeur, Cody Caffrey, Andre Crevier, and Brendan Keefe for teaching the kids about their jobs and giving tours of their stations for our Life Skills program;
- Milford Food Service Program, CACFP and the Hockomock YMCA for providing dinners and snacks every day for the After School Program;
- Milford TV and Mishelle Hebshie for running our Milford TV after-school program;
- Paul Baptista for donating two brand new pairs of sneakers;
- Board Member Brendan Rickert for donating wii games, tools for Ron’s Workshop, and Christmas lights;
- Amy Donohue from Sacred Heart Church for donating a bag of Christmas socks, tube socks, and misc. art supplies to the Center;
- Maura Sterns for donating a basketball and fishing rod for programming at the Center;
- Brian Bell for donating towels for MYC programming;
- Board Member Jay Vaz for donating winter boots, shoes, and misc. clothing to the Center;
- Amy Neves for donating Halloween decorations for our Fright Night Event;
- Sandra Comastra for donating Holiday cards for our After School Members to make cards for the Senior Center Holiday Party;
- Jim Sanchioni of the Lions Club for donating 10 Santa’s Pancake Breakfast gift certificates to give out as prizes;
- Gallery of Arts & Crafts Fair for inviting the Center to have a table at the event;
- Volunteers: Earl Wilson for helping with our sports programming; Aaron Anniballi for practicing basketball skills with the youth; Mindy Katz for volunteering her time to run our new knitting program; Sue-Ellen Szynmanski and Phyllis Foley for running our gardening program monthly; Linda and Isabella Kabat for running the Give Kids the Art program; Josh Schorn for helping hand out dinners and snacks in the kitchen; Francoise Elise for volunteering to help with grant opportunities; and to all our Board Members for meeting monthly to help oversee this amazing asset to the community!
The Youth Center relies on donations to help sustain our programs! Please contact the Center if you would like to donate or click here.