For the second year in a row, Ameile Rearden donated gifts to a cause.
Second grader Ameile Rearden really wants a new playground for Paton School. So much so, that she donated her birthday gifts from her eighth birthday party this year. "I donated $200 to the playground," Rearden said. "We really need a playground." Paton Principal Jayne Wilkin said the donation was one of the largest donations to the playground project. The project is still $20,000 away from their goal to replace the playground that was demolished last year. Find out more about donating to the Paton playground.
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Local resident and business owner contributes to library renovation project infant and preschool space.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Sue Lovejoy
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Monday, April 25, 2011
When the Shrewsbury Public Library completes its proposed renovation, children will have a wonderful new space to read, play and learn thanks in part to a local resident and her family-owned law practice. For Shrewsbury resident Attorney Mary Casey, founder of the Harbor Law Group in Northborough, a children’s room is a library’s treasure. With a generous business donation to the renovation project in honor of children who will pass through the new library doors, Casey hopes to help the institution continue providing youthful visitors with a love of learning, sense of freedom and opportunity to discover. The children’s room has always been “definitely a very special place,” she said. “The new Infant and Preschool Discovery Area will be a …
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Joyce DeWallace
9:44 pm on Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Great article! Mary Casey is doing a wonderful job of raising both money and awareness of the needs of the Shrewsbury library. more ›