"Helping YOU Take Center Stage"!

Dr. Linda Nathan, Founder and Co-headmaster of the Boston Arts Academy accepts the Toastmasters District 31 Communication & Leadership award from 2009-2010 District 31 Governor, Sherri Raftery at the D31 Spring Conference on Saturday May 15, 2010 - Hilton Hotel in Dedham, MASS. I was soooo very proud to have the honor of presenting Dr. Linda Nathan - Founder and Co-Headmaster of the Boston Arts Academy with the District 31 Toastmasters Communication & Leadership award. It was well deserved award, and she did a remarkable job at speaking at the luncheon. Linda was able to sign her books The Hardest Questions Aren't on the Test - Lessons From An Innovative Urban School and sign them for folks. I spoke with her about bring public speaking courses to the Boston Arts Academy to help students learn how to frame their messages in a professional way. If you would like to purchase her book - all proceeds go right back into the school! Carol R. Johnson, Superintendent, Boston Publi...

"Did you think up the Take Center Stage? What a perfect "slogan" for Toastmasters!!! Very creative - and perfect"! Isabell VanMerlin, Rumney Marsh Club 8431 Photo L-R Taken by Don Saracen Ronald Couming, Assistant to the District Governor, Sherri Raftery, DTM, 2009-10 District 31 Governor, Taking Center Stage as we promoted the District 31 Prison Clubs during the Spring 2010 Conference on Saturday May 15, 2010 at the Hilton Hotel in Dedham, MA ------ Sher, "I think you know this, but you have done a very unbelievable job as DG. I'm very impressed with your leadership and extremely hard work for D31. You should be very proud of yourself". Dan Barrett, 2009-10 District Public Relations Officer "Saturday (May 15, 2010) was truly a great day and you were amazing... true leader in every way! I will REALLY miss working with you next year"! Mindy Milman District 31, Area F4 Governor "What an awesome conference, though! Thanks so much for putt...

"As a former foster child of several different families, I can share that even though those placements were not permanent homes, I am thankful for the temporary care they were able to provide during my formative years". Sherri Raftery, M. Ed., 1977-1989 resident/client of THE HOME, 2008 The Home Honoree, 2010 The Home Board of Ambassadors http://www.thehome.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_success_sherri "There is a great need currently for caring foster caregivers in Massachusetts. The Home is actively recruiting foster caregivers for its Intensive Foster Care program". http://www.thehome.org/ May is National Foster Care Month! Every day, some 513,000 children and youth are living in foster care because their own parents can't take care of them. We must address the needs of these children, who need a stable and secure home until they can either return to their parents or establish a lifelong connection to a nurturing adult. National Foster Care Month in May...