The Windham Endowment for Community Advancement has received a generous gift, which will be used as a starting point for the Nesmith Library Renovation and Expansion campaign. The very generous offering, made by library trustee and vice chair, Mary Lee Underhill, was presented to the Board of Directors of the Windham Endowment during a recent Board meeting.
The Windham Endowment for Community Advancement is a community foundation created to enhance the quality of life for all Windham, N.H. residents. The Endowment provides a way for individuals, organizations, and corporations to channel their philanthropic giving for educational, cultural, recreational or environmental initiatives within the town.
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Anthony Mancini of North Andover and Peter Pizzi of North Andover were named Boardroom Leadership Scholars at Suffolk University's Sawyer Business School. Twenty graduating MBA students were selected as members of the Boardroom Leadership Scholars program, a unique initiative within the Sawyer Business School.
Each year the Suffolk MBA program invites a nationally known business leader to serve as the boardroom leader. As part of this year's program, Josh McCall, chairman and CEO of Jack Morton Worldwide, a leading global experiential marketing agency, led a discussion with the boardroom scholars on how to succeed in a global economy.
To be considered for the Boardroom Leadership Scholars program, students must meet the requirements for graduation; write a 500-word essay on what it takes to be a leader in today's global business environment; and demonstrate leadership capability, skills and interest. Twenty students are selected each year.
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In April and May, Merrimack Valley Chamber members enrolled in a Chamber Group Health Plan can make changes to their coverage and enroll an employee who is new or who previously waived coverage. This is also an ideal time for self proprietors and small business members to enroll in a Chamber Group Health Plan to satisfy the Massachusetts mandate for coverage and best suit one's health plan needs at a group rate. For more information, call Wil Carpenter at 978-686-0900.
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Lana Grelle, a stylist at Main Street Salon in Andover, traveled to Chicago for the 2008 OMC HairWorld Championships of Beauty, sponsored by Organization Mondiale Coiffure and the National Cosmetology Association (NCA). Known as the "Olympics of Hair," the show takes place every two years. This year's event drew more than 1,000 competitors and teams representing over 50 countries. In addition to hair, competitors showcased specialties such as make-up, nails, and fashion.
To be invited, one must be a member of either OMC or NCA; Grelle was the youngest member to join NCA in 1996, at the age of 29. She competed at the biannual event until eight years ago; now she attends to educate, help manage the shows, and tap into the knowledge on display there. The Main Street Salon is located at 40 Main St. and is owned by Debra Tarshi.
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Christine Sullivan and Terry Raposa, two sisters living in Raymond, N.H., are stepping out of the "Big Box" by opening a retail shop in Raymond on Thursday, May 1, featuring quality handcrafted American-made home decor, candles, and more.
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