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Published: November 30, 2008

ANDOVER — Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage and Bernie and Phyl's Furniture are collecting toys as part of the annual holiday toy campaign to assist The Home for Little Wanderers.

New, unwrapped toys may be dropped off at the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office located at 305 North Main St., and all Bernie and Phyl's stores. The locations are accepting donations now through Tuesday, Dec. 16.

The Home needs toys for children ranging in age from infant to 13, but also has an urgent need for gifts for the 14- to 18-year-old teenagers in their care. To help meet the challenge of providing suitable holiday gifts for the teens, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage and Bernie and Phyl's are providing up to $5,000 in matching funds for all gift cards that are donated during the gift drive. Some suggested places for purchasing gift cards are clothing outlets such T.J.X., Target, or Wal-Mart, music stores, and online retailers for items such as electronics, personal care, and sporting goods.

Anyone interested in choosing a gift from a child's personal wish list can visit www.giftdrive-thehome.org. People who don't have time to deliver a gift can shop from a general list on www.bigwishesforlittlewanderers.com and have the gift delivered directly to The Home's Toy Room free of charge.

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SALEM, N.H. — DeColores Books and Gifts is celebrating 15 years in business.

DeColores was formerly located at 471 South Broadway, Salem. DeColores has relocated to 34 North Broadway, Salem, formerly the Michaels of Main Street Dress Shop.

DeColores retail space is expanded and full of Bibles, books, music, greeting cards, DVDs, medals, statues, jewelry, nativities, Christmas and general religious gifts. Meet the new sales associate, Patricia Mac Isaac, former manager of Radio Shack in Salem. Pat, Lily and Adele will take care of all of your shopping needs.

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LAWRENCE — On Sept. 13, representatives of Metro Credit Union attended the graduation ceremony to honor students who successfully completed the Family Asset Building Program provided by Lawrence CommunityWorks. Funded by Metro Credit Union with a $22,000 grant, the two-year financial literacy program strives to create economic stability for low income households through sustainable asset ownership such as home ownership, business start-up, higher education, and support networks.

The graduates of the program were Catalina Santiago, Eva Lluveres, Cinthia Brea, Grace Corporan, Jennifer Julio, Catherine Taveras, Lissette Aquino, Liseth Velasquez, Pablo Collado, and Zoila Morban.

The Family Asset Building Program is a two-year program which includes investments in an individual's Development Account, monthly classes, and credit counseling.

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LAWRENCE — State Sen. Steven Baddour presented Tony Sakowich with a special citation from the state recognizing him for being honored on the 50th anniversary of the date when he was president of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Lawrence.

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LAWRENCE — Greater Lawrence Family Health Center (GLFHC) recently addressed the National Association of Community Health Centers Annual Conference regarding telepharmacy and how the process has been implemented in the Lawrence-based community health center.

Patrick Grotton, MBA, chief information officer, Diane Gatchell, R.Ph, director of pharmacy, and Timothy Hudd, Pharm.D., R.Ph., AE-C assistant professor of pharmacy practice, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, attended the four- day conference in New Orleans and were members of a panel addressing the topic of "Utilizing Telepharmacy Technology to Improve Access to Pharmaceutical Care in a Federally Qualified Health Center."

The three outlined the successes of using telepharmacy in an urban, community health care setting.

For more than a year, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center has been involved in a pilot program in Massachusetts. In conjunction with the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy and the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, GLFHC has been involved in testing telephamacy and telemedicine technology.

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HAVERHILL — Pentucket Bank has appointed Patricia (Patti) L. Guerin as senior branch manager of the Westgate office.

She brings with her more than 30 years of retail banking experience. She has held branch management positions at The Savings Bank and First Essex Bank.

Guerin has volunteered for the Relay for Life and is a member of the Methuen Board of Trade. She is currently a board member of the Methuen YMCA and the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce.

She lives in Salem, N.H. with her husband, Tom, and her twins, Matthew and Mandy.

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