As co-chairs for the 2016 Young Writers’ Conference, we extend our gratitude to everyone involved in making this year’s conference a great success. On Saturday March 19th, we held our annual Young Writers Conference for children grades 3rd to 5th. In total 332 students enrolled, 7 schools represented, 20 presenters teaching 47 workshop sessions, and 85 parent volunteers!
First of all we thank our steering committee for the tireless efforts and dedication: Margaret Stamatis, Emily Mills, Robin Brown, Christine LoGiudice, Meghan Carcich, Nicole Genna, Tiffany Lenz, Janine Olsen, Sue Jehl, Kari Lombardo, Angela Reiner, Rebecca Kaufman, Nicole Kynast and Danielle Edwardson. At East Ridge Middle School, we thank Cecilia Rosevalt, Michael Kilcran, Lauren Rushka, Timothy, Marie Delio and Martin Fiedler for the use of the facility and outstanding support and preparation. At the School District level we thank Karen Baldwin, the principals of the towns 6 elementary schools, and Anna O’Rourke, Principal of Saint Mary School, for their full support of this outstanding program. We thank Heather Reed for her assistance in creating a wonderful video. We give thanks to the vendors of The Marketplace at Copps Hill, for their generous donations to the presenters’ gift baskets. We thank Books on the Common for underwriting a portion of the gift certificates as well as Alphagraphics and the UPS Store for meeting all of our printing needs. We give thanks to the dedicated parents who encourage their children to participate and volunteered to help things run smoothly. And last, and certainly not least, to the amazing and incredibly talented presenters who continue to give their time and talent and share their love of writing and to the 332 students who enthusiastically came back to school on a Saturday to develop their passion for creative writing! Keep writing you're an inspiration to us all!
2016 Co-chairs, Young Writers’ Conference