MassImpact Awards P.E.A.C.E. $10,000 for "Excellence"

Mass Impact recently awarded Operation P.E.A.C.E. a $10,000 grant to provide another "Year of Excellence". The grant seeks to provide P.E.A.C.E. with staff consistency for an entire year by raising the salary of staff member Mallory Macdonald, who helps run out Open Access Hours and leads our After School program. The grant proposal was written to ensure that our after school children receive an entire year with a consistent and highly-trained educator who has been an inspiring role model in their lives. Special thanks to Thaddeus Miles, Director of Public Safety, MassHousing, and Laura O'Regan for her grantwriting assistance!

As Summer Academy Ends,
After School Session Begins

The P.E.A.C.E. Summer Academy exposed our children to many education opportunities all summer long, including field trips to: The Children’s Museum, The Harvard Museum of Natural History, The Swan Boats, and the Bunker Hill Monument. Educational activities and social studies lessons educated our children about other continents, cultures, and world peace. The children spent the summer using these activities to strengthen their skills in reading, writing, math, and social skills. As the Summer Academy ends, the P.E.A.C.E. After School Fall 2009 session begins. Please contact Youth Coordinator, Mallory Macdonald, for more information at 617 267-1054.

Senior uses P.E.A.C.E. for
Community Advocacy

After learning how to use a computer at Operation P.E.A.C.E., Gil Loo has been using his computer skills for community advocacy. He has been working an email advertising campaign to “Save the 55 Bus”. He took a photograph then created an advertisement at P.E.A.C.E.. His advertisement is now being used by the Fenway Community Development Corporation in its efforts to save the this valuable resource for senior citizens and all Fenway residents. Keep up the good work, Gil!

Meet Volunteer Jayan Koshy!

"The reason I enjoy contributing my business skills at Operation P.E.A.C.E. is because giving back to the community is what my church is all about. I am very blessed. So I want to give back to the community.

Knowing that I'm being useful also gives me a special feeling that is very satisfying. My life motto is this: "If you are blessed, you should be a blessing to others." - Jayan Koshy, Business Administrative Volunteer at Operation P.E.A.C.E. (Member of Fenway Church).

Call (617) 267-1054 to Volunteer Your Skills Today!

New Russian Community Class

Operation P.E.A.C.E. welcomes Diane Keeney (right), our new intern and computer instructor for the Russian community. Diane is a student at Boston University.  She teaches the basic computer class in Russian with Oleg Volya (left), our Russian translator, who is also a Peterborough Housing resident.  Students will have fun creating personal biographies using Microsoft Word, Photoshop, and the Internet. This beginning computer class will be held on Wednesday mornings from 10-12PM.  Operation P.E.A.C.E. invites Russian speakers who would like more advanced computer training to come during regular open access hours on Wednesdays from 12-2PM when.  A Russian-speaking tutor is available.

Peace Gallery Exhibits “Picasso’s Paris”       

Our current exhibit celebrates the life of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso during his early life in Paris with lithographs, photographs, and original vintage posters from his Paris exhibitions.  The exhibit includes wooden sculptures reminiscent of his African influence and a collection of books on Picasso for all walks of life.