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YDO Social
First Spring choir concert is in the books! 🎶
Shoutout to our Merrimack Valley Youth Choir directors, Genithia Hogges & Rebecca Eipper, for guiding our kids and teaching them to sound like one beautiful voice in one group. Special thanks to music volunteer, TJ Braxton, for accompanying our students on the Djembe while they sang. & An honorable mention to our three voice students who had the chance to start the concert off with their own prepared solos.
Jun 10
Last week was YDO’s 10th spring piano recital 🤩
We are so grateful to our piano instructor, Lynne Wilby, for being with us all these years. To many more!
May 28
Wow!! What an amazing turn out at our Annual Honor Ceremony. Congratulations to the High School Seniors who were involved at YDO in any capacity. We are so proud to welcome you to our Alumni network. We are sending you off to your post secondary journeys with love & gratitude.💜
May 23
Congratulations to an invaluable volunteer who has dedicated over a decade of support to our ydo kids, Deirdre Budzyna! She was honored at this year’s annual @ywcanema Tribute to Women.
May 20
YDO Voices
“YDO really strives to give children opportunities to be productive and have fun while they work.”
Phillips Academy Volunteer
“I’ve never experienced something like this before. It’s a big opportunity for everybody.”
Emy
Grade 5“When I share the story of how I came to be the person I am, YDO is on the top of that list!”
Nelly, YDO Kid
now Director of Recruiting“My daughter really loves going to YDO and has learned and grown so much since she joined.”
Karla’s mom
“From the YDO Kids, I learned that everyone contributes something special to a group dynamic.”
YDO Fine Arts Fellow
“It was so thrilling to see our dollars at work. Keep up the great work!”
Member of Grants Committee
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