Mayor Jeannette McCarthy, United Way and Sallie Mae to Cut the Ribbon on New Waltham Learning Trail

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NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Waltham Mayor Jeannette McCarthy will join Sallie Mae Chairman and CEO Raymond J. Quinlan, United Way President and CEO Mike Durkin and area children and families in Nipper-Maher Park to officially open a new and interactive early education learning trail. The special ribbon cutting ceremony will take place on Thursday, Sept. 18 at 10:30 a.m.

Developed using a grant from The Sallie Mae Fund and part of the United Way's Brain Building in Progress Initiative, the new Learning Trail provides early learning opportunities through fun interactive activities, games, and physical challenges that exercise both the body and mind to support school readiness.

   

WHO:

Waltham Mayor Jeannette McCarthy
Sallie Mae Chairman and CEO Raymond J. Quinlan
United Way President and CEO Mike Durkin
Area children and families
Sallie Mae and United Way employees
 

WHAT:

A special ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of an

interactive early education learning trail in Nipper-Maher Park in

Waltham, Mass.
 

WHEN:

Thursday, Sept. 18
10:30 a.m.
 

WHERE:

Nipper-Maher Park
65 Dartmouth St.
Waltham, Mass. 02543
 

About United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley One of the region's largest nonprofits, United Way's work ensures that children enter school ready to learn, youth stay engaged in school so they graduate with options for the future, and parents attain financial stability. United Way has the scope, expertise, and influence to bring together hundreds of human services agencies, government, businesses, private foundations and dedicated volunteers around a common vision of creating maximum impact and achieving long-lasting results.

Sallie Mae SLM is the nation's saving, planning, and paying for college company. Whether college is a long way off or just around the corner, Sallie Mae offers products that promote responsible personal finance including private education loans, Upromise rewards, scholarship search, college financial planning tools, insurance, and online retail banking. Learn more at SallieMae.com. Commonly known as Sallie Mae, SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries are not sponsored by or agencies of the United States of America.

Sallie Mae
Rick Castellano, 302-451-2541
rick.castellano@salliemae.com
or
United Way
Brigid Boyd, 617-624-8252
bboyd@supportunitedway.org

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