Dear FRIENDS, First and foremost, I hope this message finds you all safe and well. It is not often we see our strong, tightly-knit communities on the national news, but as we all know, this has been the case since 5pm yesterday, when a series …
FRIENDS Friday – 7/27
Hi FRIENDS, Happy HOT Friday. Hope you are going to find some ways to cool off this weekend! For our FRIENDS Friday celebration today, I am happy to share a fantastic parent testimonial from our Andover school. Here is what I received: “I just wanted …
FRIENDS Friday – 7/13
Hi FRIENDS, Happy gorgeous Friday! I hope you’re enjoying the beautiful weather and gearing up for what should be a beauty of a weekend. Today’s message is somewhat unique in the sense that I have not one but two celebrations to share. First, I learned …
FRIENDS Friday – 5/4
Hi FRIENDS, Today, I want to offer a very simple FRIENDS Friday message: THANK YOU! As we look forward to the Teacher Appreciation Week ahead, I am going to jump start the appreciation with a recognition of how inspired I am by the work that …
Andover Students Perform for Local Seniors
The Kindergarten class from our Little Sprouts Andover school somehow made a lovely, sunny, summer morning even brighter when they arrived at the Edgewood Retirement Community in North Andover, MA to put on a concert for the local residents. Executive Director Kate Canella proudly watched …
FRIENDS Friday – 12/2
Hi FRIENDS, I hope you’ve had a nice week back after the long weekend. It’s hard to believe it is already December! For today’s celebration, I am humbled to share a heartfelt message I received last week from Tarah Fitzgerald, the EC at our Andover …
FRIENDS Friday – 8/26
Hi FRIENDS, I am happy to take this opportunity to celebrate a longtime Little Sprouts teacher who is WAY overdue for a FRIENDS Friday acknowledgement. Rick M., or Mr. Ricky as he is known around Andover, has been a valued member of the Little Sprouts …
FRIENDS Friday – 8/5
Hi FRIENDS, I hope you are enjoying this beautiful August weather. For today’s celebration, I want to share with you a personal experience I had just yesterday. As many of you know, I host a breakfast each month for our friends who are celebrating their …
FRIENDS Friday – 1/15
Hi FRIENDS, I received a beautiful note from Kate C., ED at Andover, that I am pleased to share for this week’s FRIENDS Friday. Here it is in Kate’s words: “I wanted to acknowledge all the teachers at our school (Andover), and thank them for …