The Robb Center will be hosting a seminar for adults on Thursday, March 20th, 8:30 to 11:30 am called "Refuse To Be A Victim" instructed by Andover Sportsmans Club members Steve Cooper (a 2024 CWC recipient) and co-instructor Cheryl Crawford.
This seminar is free of charge to the general public, but pre-registration is required as the seminar is limited to 25 participants. To register or questions, call (978) 623-8320 or for active Robb Center members: myactivecenter.com
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Citizens Who Care
Silent Auction Solicitation
Is Underway!
Do you have a business, hobby or talent you could donate to our silent auction?
Gala tickets and sponsorship information coming soon!
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JOINT BOARD MEETING
Wednesday, April 16th,
4:30 pm, And/No. And YMCA
This will be a meeting of BOTH the current and incoming Boards.
Time To Celebrate You!
Member Birthdays
Susan Big
March 9
Al Ruthazer
March 27
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Meet our 2025 Citizens Who Care, Educator and Student of the Year Award Recipients
Congratulations to the 10 recipients of the 2025 Citizens Who Care title. This year's honorees are truly deserving of this recognition. With over 25 outstanding nominees, our selection committee faced the difficult task of choosing the winners. Each nominee has dedicated countless hours to giving back, and we commend them all for their generosity and commitment to making a difference.
This year's Citizens Who Care include:
Ellen Arvidson
Dr. Ajita Bhat
Don Cooper
Mary Beth Ellis & Eric Olson
Amy Janovsky
Martha Mahoney
Susan McCready
Shawna McCloskey & Kristine A. Arakelian
Mark Morgan
Buzz Stapczynski
The 2025 Educator of the Year goes to South Elementary School Music Teacher Julie Diehl and the 2025 Student of the Year is Sofia Duran Clark.
We look forward to celebrating all of our recipient's incredible achievements on Thursday, May 8th at the 27th Annual Citizens Who Care Gala.
Seeking Volunteers for
Strategic Visioning Task Force
A huge thank you to Claudia Soo-Hoo for leading our Visioning Session held on January 22. With over half our club members in attendance, we engaged in a meaningful money exercise that helped identify the top three areas of community needs in which the club would like to focus: youth development, health and wellness and food insecurity.
The visioning work continues and Claudia is seeking volunteers for a task force to work on the club's mission statement, vision statement, tagline, DEI statement and north star.
Please contact Claudia if you are interested in being a part of this task force in helping to shape the future of our club!
~Wednesday, Mar. 5th, 11:30 am - 2 pm, help serve families at the Lazarus HouseFood Pantry. To help, contact Jim Greeley.
~ Thursday, Mar. 13th, 4 – 5:15 pm, help manage the parking lot at the Neighbors in NeedSouth Church Food Pantry. To help, contact Diana Kiesel or click here. __________________________________
FUNDRAISING
KICK-OFF
Under Don Gottfried's leadership, fundraising for Citizens Who Care (CWC) is officially underway. This year, we aim to raise $60,000 to support our annual Rotary Charitable Trust giving.
Weekly fundraising Zoom meetings are held every Thursday at 7:30 am - reach out to Don if you would like to participate.
Sponsorship packets are being finalized and will be available soon. In the meantime, start considering your network for potential sponsors.
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