Tulips For Sale To Benefit 'Reach Out For Youth' Campaign
Thank you Holland's Flower Shoppe!
Spring has sprung at the Andover/North Andover YMCA. Michael Holland of Holland’s Flower Shoppe has donated tulips – beautiful pink, white, yellow, orange, red, and purple varieties – for the YMCA to sell every spring. This flower sale not only signals the beginning of spring, but also the “Reach Out For Youth” campaign kick-off. So far, more than 70 bouquets have been sold, raising $700 for the annual support campaign. The YMCA typically sells $1,000 worth of tulips. Holland’s Flower Shoppe has generously donated flowers for the past six years.
The Merrimack Valley’s annual “Reach Out For Youth Campaign” ensures that no one is denied the opportunity to share in the YMCA experience due to an inability to pay. The YMCA is the largest human care agency in the Merrimack Valley, serving some 33,000 people each year. The Y’s focus on the family and youth is demonstrated by affordable programs and services that respond directly to the needs of the communities served, providing over $1 million annually in YMCA financial assistance and youth scholarships to subsidize community youth and family programs.
In the photo is YMCA Teen Leader Katie LaBatte of Andover and YMCA staffer Ody Rosano, also of Andover.
