Worcester Business Journal

34 Giving Guide 2023 Worcester Business Journal www.wbjournal.com FUTURE GOALS 1. To maintain quality, affordable early childhood education and care for families throughout Worcester County. 2. To continue to advocate for our teachers and staff to make livable and competitive wages. 3. To increase the quality of our programs by enhancing employee training and professional development. 4. To rewrite the narrative that early childhood education and care is more than just "babysitting" or "daycare." 5. To assess and update all building and program structures as needed, utilizing our new Director of Capital Planning and Management. FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES Monetary donations; Christmas/ Holiday present donations; year- round donations of new toys; diapers and wipes; new clothing (jackets are always needed in the winter); Please email KSullivan@guildofstagnes.org to coordinate. GIVING OPPORTUNITIES We accept donations year-round: monetary donations toward summer school age field trips; school supplies in August/September; like-new clothing donations; donations of toys and new/like-new clothing around the winter holiday season. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES We partner with the United Way for Day of Caring, which is a great day to give back to the community. Volunteers help complete projects and tasks on our much-needed to-do list. Another opportunity is to volunteer in our programs, either on a regular schedule* or a day visit (to read to the children, sing or perform, or talk about your career, etc.). *All regularly scheduled volunteers must submit to a background record check. Guild of St. Agnes Michael Akerson, Reardon Joyce & Akerson, Vice Chair Patricia Couhig, AFSCME Council 93 (Retired), Clerk Lee Davidson, Berkley Accident & Health, Treasurer BOARD MEMBERS Robert Blute, Sullivan & Garrity Linda Bonder, Berkley Accident & Health Mark Brophy, Worcester Public Schools (Retired) Ellen Daly, Worcester Public Schools (Retired) Kristin Diggins, Nashoba Regional High School Cherisa Hernandez, Worcester State University & Worcester Public Schools Robert Hunter, No Excuse Produce LLC Betsy Landry, Mirick & O'Connell Christine Lucey-Meagher, Worcester Public Schools (Retired) Lynn McCarroll, Worcester Public Schools (Retired) John Mahan, Worcester Police Department Stephen Mills, Worcester State University; Retired Superintendent Sally Niemi-Farhoody, MathWorks Mark Nilson, Salem Covenant Church Mary Ann Preskul-Ricca, Health Care Consultant Sean Rose, City of Worcester & Thrive Support & Advocacy "is organization resonates with me and my background in education in that it provides families with equal access to support necessary for optimal child growth and development. Here at the Guild, we continually strengthen partnerships and connections with our community and engage in fundraising for the best cause: our children and families. We foster civic engagement and leadership for all on our Board of Directors. And we stand in the forefront in our support for our staff to grow and flourish in their careers. I am honored to be a part of this great organization and its leadership team." - Cheryl DelSignore, Board Chair 19 Harvard Street Worcester, MA 01609 Phone: (508) 755-2238 www.guildofstagnes.org Full-time Employees: 275 Annual Revenues: $28,697,878 (FY22) Year founded: 1913 MISSION STATEMENT To provide families with quality, affordable early childhood education and school age programs in a safe, nurturing environment for children from four weeks to twelve years. SERVICE AREA All of Worcester County. We have centers located in Charlton, Devens, Fitchburg, Gardner, Webster, and Worcester. Our home- based family childcare providers are all throughout the county. TOP FUNDING SOURCES 72% The Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) 17% Grants 4% Parent Fees Sharon F. MacDonald President and CEO Cheryl DelSignore Worcester Public School (Retired), Board Chair BOARD OFFICERS

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