Archive for January 2018
Expanding Our Circle (Part 3): Latham Players perform at press conference
In a heartwarming conclusion to our public launch of the Latham Community Center Capital Campaign, the Latham Players performed “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” . The Players are residents in Latham’s Adult Services Program, and our future Community Center will provide them with a much-needed home for rehearsing and performing many genres of musical entertainment. While our…
Read MoreExpanding Our Circle (Part 2): Exciting new gifts announced
Latham Centers shared some exciting donation news at last week’s press conference. An anonymous $250,000 challenge-match donation to the Capital Campaign for the new Latham Community Center was announced by Latham President and CEO Anne McManus. “This incredible donation was pledged by committed friends who support Latham Centers because of the substantial impact we have…
Read MoreExpanding Our Circle: The Public Launch
With so much great news from last week’s Latham press conference, we’re sharing the highlights in a five-part blog series that begins today: The January 24th press conference to launch the public phase of Latham’s Expanding Our Circle Capital Campaign celebrated a milestone in our Latham Community Center initiative. Held at the Town of…
Read MoreTip of the Week: Feeling Alone
Raising a non-typical child can be a lonely place; raising a child diagnosed with PWS multiplies those feelings because of the rarity of the syndrome. You get advice to not compare your child to your friends’ children, but it is unavoidable. You are enraged when you see pity in people’s eyes and you go to…
Read MoreThe Fire Museum legacy: Latham will honor former museum’s history at its new Community Center
The Cape Cod Chronicle published a guest column in today’s newspaper about Latham Centers’ plans to keep the Brewster Fire and History Museum alive. Latham staff member Dawn Dinnan wrote: “For me, the special element of the story is the Fire Museum’s rekindled legacy. Latham Centers plans to keep the ‘museum’ alive by dedicating an…
Read MoreWe’re half-way to our Latham Community Center fundraising goal!
Today is a special day for Latham Centers. We’re holding a press conference to announce that the Capital Campaign for the new Latham Community Center has achieved a milestone: Latham has raised over $1.2 million toward its $2.1 million goal. Next week’s blog posts will feature highlights of today’s event. It is a thrill for…
Read MoreThe gift of independence
The following excerpt from an article by VP of Operations Lee Chamberlain reminds us of the importance of independence here at Latham. In Lee’s words: There is no greater gift that we can give to those we support than the gift of independence. Every interaction we have, every plan we write, every goal we create…
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: For Assistant Residential Director Ron Edwards, the reward of working with our students is astounding
Ron Edwards has been a member of the Children’s Services team for almost five years, progressing from part-time substitute to full-time overnight counselor, then supervisor, and now Assistant Director of Residential Services. “When I started, I earned the nickname of ‘Monday Ron’ because I worked every Monday for five months,” he recalled. Ron’s introduction to…
Read MoreLatham thanks the Companion Animal Program
Students recently created thank you cards for the volunteers and animals from the Companion Animal Program. The program’s mission is to enhance the quality of life for Cape Cod residents, and Latham student Sean perfectly captured the sentiments of all of us who have been touched by the Companion Animal Program: To Visiting Dogs…
Read MoreTip of the Week: In her words
Annika approaches everything in her life with energy and enthusiasm. She laughs easily and often and is always the first one in line! When Annika first came to Latham School just over a year ago, there were big challenges that we needed to work on. As 2017 came to a close, we sat down…
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