WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS WELCOME Coats for Kids WORCESTER

WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS WELCOME Coats for Kids

WORCESTER PRINCIPALS’ and ASSOCIATION

To provide new warm outerwear to Worcester children in need to foster comfort and confidence in an effort to increase attendance and participation in school.

…to provide new winter outerwear to children in need throughout the district which includes 48 schools, the Worcester Head Start Program, the Worcester Family Partnership Program and several area homeless shelters. Almost 3, 000 winter coats, hats, mittens and/or sweatshirts are distributed to infants through high school students annually.

to those who have contributed in making tonight a success! ~and~ Catering Service

The WPS Coats for Kids Program has been successful because of the many businesses and individuals who have joined our efforts and generously contributed monetary donations or provided items for our fundraiser.

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Eric Monroe & Ivonne Perez Anna Griffin Beth Mc. Dermott Christine Bisceglia Christine Scully

Dave Peterson General Manager, Worcester Bravehearts Baseball Deanna Paldino Dianna Biancheria Ecotarium CC Lowell

Fay Brothers Funeral Home Gloria Poti Guertin Graphics Health & Physical Education Department WPS Horas Mann

James Paldino Worcester Historical Museum Jennifer Brunelle Joanne Zannotti Sharon Leary Janet Mathieu

Louise Clarke Mary Needham Mass Liquors Judy Niddrie Paul Melo Worcester Technical High School

Jawad Yatim, President Hassan Yatim, COO Mick Moninghoff, PR Director Tim Parker, Director of Tickets Arthur Pirates Brian Andrukonis Kaleb Johnson Steven Sabia

Principals' Association Paul Harris & TRAX WEDF V Spa

Angela Wendorf, Steely Ang #85 April Reigns Rayhem Thighlander Weird Al

The following are holding Coat Drives, shopping for individual children, knitting hats and mittens, making monetary donations or ‘bagging’ and distributing coats !

Assumption College Grimes & Company, Inc. Worcester Court House Hanover Insurance Group Holden Knitting Group Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership Mass. MEP

Spring Street School, Shrewsbury Teamsters Union Local 170 WPI TJX John & Mary Goulet Angela Orange Ester Armstrong

UMass Medical School Community & Governmental Relations Dept. of Family Medicine & Community Health UMass Memorial Medical Center Ambulatory Psychiatry Service

$2, 500 donation from the EMPLOYEES at Holding 9 Coat Drives throughout the city! $2, 500 anonymous donation

VOLUNTEERS Making it all happen! Mark Clemente John Monfredo Tony Economous Judy Niddrie Peggy O’Connor Joe Vecchio

WPS Coats for Kids Elizabeth Vecchio Program Coordinator Dr. Susan O’Neil Deputy Superintendent of Schools Louise Clarke Executive Director, WEDF

Ivonne Perez Principal, Chandler Magnet School Luke Robert, Principal, May Street School Michelle Wilson Principal, Midland Street School Michael Lyons Judith Niddrie Christine Scully Deanna Paldino John Trainor