Local School Update- April 2022
By Tina Jenkins BAPA School Liaison Okay, one of these days, I will be able to start a column without mention of a pandemic. And I only mention the “P” word to remind us of how wonderfully resilient and our schools are. My examples this month range from sports to a school’s initiative to teach […]
BAPA Teen Corps to Host a Spring Meet and Greet
By Aria Fifer BAPA Teen Corps The BAPA Teen Corps is a youth coalition of the Beverly Area Planning Association and a board of local teens whose combined efforts have centered around making volunteer opportunities available to teens who seek to satisfy their school community hours, want to meet other area teens beyond their […]
Beverly Arts Alliance, Artist Won Kim Help BAPA Teen Corps Create Public Art
By Tina Jenkins Bell Last summer, Beverly Area Planning Association’s (BAPA) Teen Service Teen Corps members convened to brainstorm on and discuss volunteer projects they were interested in spearheading. From the list of ideas that included an electronic shredding event, a Halloween and costume party at Smith Village, and a few other suggestions emerged a plan to beautify the […]
Teen Corps Opens Door to Community Service, Creativity, Internships
By Tina Jenkins Bell In June, BAPA Executive Director Mary Jo Viero unveiled the BAPA Teen Service Corps, an initiative to help willing youth build community service hours to satisfy school requirements, use their talents to promote area businesses and create public service messages of kindness, collaboration, and eco-friendly actions, and benefit from work–readiness and personal narrative writing workshops as well as potential […]