The Hoosick Area Partnership for Parents and Youth, also known as H.A.P.P.Y., added five more members to its Board of Directors this past month. H.A.P.P.Y. is a private, non-profit coalition focused on prevention of alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse in youth within the Hoosick area.
The new Board members include Ken Facin, Superintendent of the Hoosick Falls Central School, Matthew Harrington of Media Logic, Anne Helft of Hoosick Tire, Barbara Lancour of St. Gobain and Eileen Wood of WCW., Inc. The H.A.P.P.Y. Board of Directors represents the many different sectors of the Hoosick Falls community. Mike Benoit, Board Chair of H.A.P.P.Y., said, “As H.A.P.P.Y. enters its fifth year of serving the community the mission remains the same – we want to foster an asset-building community that includes caring neighborhoods, strengthening the integrity of the family, supporting effective education and providing a safe, drug-free environment where youth will reach their full potential. We are confident that the new Board members will only strengthen this cause.”
In addition to grants, the Hoosick Area Partnership for Parents and Youth relies on charitable contributions to fund its programs and services. To learn more about H.A.P.P.Y. visit www.hoosickhappy.org.