The Child Care Center in Northbridge Provides Items from “Wish List” to the Whitin Community Center’s Rockdale Youth Center
Charles Thompson, Whitin Community Center (WCC) Executive Director, announced that the The Child Care Center at Beaumont has generously donated items to the WCC Rockdale Youth Center. Items included a vacuum, arts and crafts supplies, cooking utensils, and a home theater system.
According to Brett MacGowan, WCC Assistant Director and Outreach Program Director, “People and the businesses in the community ask us what we need at the Youth Center. Last winter, we created a “Wish List” of items that would be useful to us. The Child Care Center has been a great friend to the Youth Center in providing gifts from that list.”
Melissa Patterson, Director of The Child Care Center, states, “The Child Care Center is interested in helping our neighbors. One of our goals is to have the children at our facility get involved in giving programs throughout the year. The Rockdale Youth Center is a neighbor who provides such a valuable service to the community. They provide a safe haven for children to go after school and do their homework. We wanted to give them items that they needed. We hope to make this an annual tradition.”
The Whitin Community Center is a private, non-profit, community-based organization serving the Blackstone Valley since 1922. The Whitin Community Center is committed to enhancing the health and well-being of individuals and families and building a strong community in the Blackstone Valley. We offer social, recreational, educational, and outreach programs that bring community members of all ages and backgrounds together. The Whitin Community Center is the Blackstone Valley’s most complete family and recreation center with approximately 3,700 members, two pools, a gym, a fitness center, summer camps, child care and after school programs, and a seven-acre park. Additional information can be found at www.ourgym.org.
The Child Care Center at Beaumont at Northbridge serves the families of employees of The Salmon Family of Services and the wider community. As part of their long-standing and ongoing community involvement, The Child Care Center will be presenting other training workshops at their location.
Through The Willows at Westborough Retirement Community, Whitney Place Assisted Living Residences, Whitney Place Adult Day Health Centers, Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Centers and The Child Care Centers, located in Natick, Northborough, Northbridge and Westborough, The Salmon Family of Services, founded in 1952, offers a full spectrum of services designed to maintain the highest possible quality of life for those they serve. To learn more, call Toll-Free in Massachusetts 1-800-446-8060, or visit www.SalmonFamily.com.