Make the Ordinary Come Alive
The Parent’s Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents by William Martin
“Do not ask your children to strive for extraordinary lives.
Such striving may seem admirable, but it is the way of foolishness.
Help them instead to find the wonder and the marvel of an ordinary life.
Show them the joy of tasting tomatoes, apples and pears.
Show them how to cry when pets and people die.
Show them the infinite pleasure in the touch of a hand.
And make the ordinary come alive for them.
The extraordinary will take care of itself.”
WHS Community Service Awards 2020
Celebrate the good work of our youth!
YOUTH ADDICTION SPECIALISTS
Boston Children’s Hospital Adolescent Substance Use & Addiction Program
Genesis Counseling Services, Inc. Framingham, MA
DID YOU KNOW?
WaylandCares supports Wayland Public school and The MetroWest Health Foundation in implementing and evaluating The MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey every 2 years at both Wayland Middle School and Wayland High School. We use this data to identify trends in both healthy and risky behaviors, identify areas of concern and to guide our work in encouraging youth and families to make healthy decisions around substance use. Here are some key findings from the 2018 MetroWest Adolscent Health Survey.
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WaylandCares is a community coalition and that means we can’t do what we do without you!
There are many ways to get involved with WaylandCares:
• Join the Mailing List
• Attend a WaylandCares Coalition Meeting
We meet on the third Tuesday of every month from 9-10:15AM. See location list above.
• Join a Committee
• Attend a Parent Education Night
For more information on how you can get involved with WaylandCares, please email us at wayland_cares@wayland.k12.ma.us
DONATE
Your generous donations are accepted to help educate our community on how to make healthy decisions. If you would like to maintain and enhance WaylandCares programming, please consider a donation to the 501(c)(3) that supports the organization, Friends of Wayland Youth & Family Services. To make a donation a donation on line, click the Donate button below for processing via PayPal. If you prefer to donate by mail, please enclose a check payable to Friends of Youth & Family Services and send to: Town of Wayland, Attn: Friends of Youth & family Services, 41 Cochituate Road, Wayland MA 01778.
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| $5,000 | Platinum | $250 | Patron | |
| $2,500 | Gold | $100 | Supporter | |
| $1,000 | Silver | $50 | Friend | |
| $500 | Bronze | $_____ | Donor |
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Please consider sharing your time and talents with us — and with our community. Learn more to find out the different ways to volunteer.
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