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Summer Study Abroad Programs for High Schoolers: There's Still Time
A study abroad experience is a valuable addition to a college application, and so much more. If you're in high school or about to graduate, there's still time to apply for a summer study abroad program or 'gap year' experience. AFS has been sending high school students abroad for 60 years. Can't decide where to go? Let AFS provide advice or connect you with students who have just returned. Financial aid is still available, especially if you let AFS suggest destinations for you. Call 1-800-AFS-INFO today or visit www.afs.org/usa to learn more.
A study abroad experience is a valuable addition to a college application, and so much more. If you're in high school or about to graduate, there's still time to apply for a summer study abroad program or 'gap year' experience. AFS has been sending high school students abroad for 60 years. Can't decide where to go? Let AFS provide advice or connect you with students who have just returned. Financial aid is still available, especially if you let AFS suggest destinations for you. Call 1-
ROCKLAND TRUST DONATES $5,000 TO GREATER NEW BEDFORD COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
NEW BEDFORD, MA (April 24, 2008). Rockland Trust has donated $5,000.00 to the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center, it was announced today. The bank’s donation will help support the organization’s new Wellness clinic, scheduled to open July 1, 2008, and focusing on the areas of Type II Diabetes, obesity and nutrition. A check for $5,000.00 was presented to Peter Georgeopoulos, Chief Executive Officer and D. Karen Enright, PhD, RN, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Clinical Services, of the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center, at the site of the new clinic on April 11, 2008. A photo is attached below.
“We are grateful for the generous support of Rockland Trust,” stated Chief Executive Officer Peter Georgeopoulos, “their assistance will help us address the growing problem of Obesity and Type II Diabetes in our community.”
“At Rockland Trust, we are committed to strengthening the communities in which we work and live,” stated Lynn Motta, Vice President of Commercial Lending for Rockland Trust, “we are proud to support the good work of the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center, whose programs will improve the quality of life for the people of greater New Bedford.”
About Rockland Trust Company
Rockland Trust Company is the sole bank subsidiary of Independent Bank Corp. (Nasdaq: INDB), with approximately $3.4 billion in assets. Rockland Trust offers commercial banking, retail banking, investment management services, and insurance sales services from 61 retail branches, 9 commercial lending centers,
and 5 mortgage origination offices located throughout southeastern Massachusetts and on Cape Cod; and, from 4 investment management offices located throughout southeastern Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, and in Rhode Island. With 870 professionals, they are one of the largest employers in Southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod. Rockland Trust lives by four key promises: a commitment to providing superior customer service, strengthening the communities in which it works and lives, investing in their employees’ success, and meeting shareholders’ expectations. To find out more about the products and services available at Rockland Trust, please visit https://www.rocklandtrust.com.
Rhode Island Senator Reiterates Call for Troops to Come Home
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) issued this statement today, on the fifth anniversary of President Bush’s speech declaring that major combat operations in Iraq had concluded:
“Five years ago, President Bush told America its mission in Iraq was accomplished. Today, four thousand American lives and hundreds of billions of dollars later, our country is mired in a war this Administration refuses to end, a war that has damaged our security, our prosperity, and our standing in the world.
“Rhode Islanders are tired of watching this Administration stubbornly follow its misguided strategy in Iraq, at the expense of the lives, health, and well-being of our servicemembers and their families. It’s time to bring our troops home.”
Whitehouse is a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. He traveled to Iraq in March 2007 to get a firsthand assessment of conditions on the ground.
Schwartz Center for Children hosts Autism Group
(New Bedford, MA) — (4/28/08) — Children with autism have a difficult time with learning social skills such as using eye contact, greetings, following directions and basic peer to peer interactions. These special children must be taught these specific behaviors.
Last spring, as a result of the growing population presenting with ASD, the Schwartz Center for Children started an 8 week group for children with autism to provide them with access to typical peer models and social skills training with a one-to-one match. This group was held afterschool at the Quinn Elementary school in Dartmouth. Quinn provided ASD students, typical peer models and the physical space and teaching staff necessary. The Schwartz Center provided staff, the curriculum and materials. This group was also held in conjunction with Children Making Strides, a local Applied Behavioral Anaylsis (ABA) provider. Working with their peer models children with autism were taught through imitation activities, peer and creative play. This group provided huge benefits to both the ASD population and the typical peer models.
The Schwartz Center for Children is in the process of forming a similar 6 week afterschool group that will start in May. For