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2010 News Stories

2/4/10	Lorita Shirley Invited to Apply for Annie E. Casey Foundation Children and Family Fellowship
2/4/10	Little Kids = Big Hearts : Super Kids Club Students from Riverview Elementary Help Haitian Relief Efforts
2/4/10	Eckerd Community Alternatives: Working to Put “Community” Back Into Community-Based Care
1/5/10	Cynthia Allen Smith Named Chief Development Officer of Eckerd Youth Alternatives

2009 News Stories

12/18/09	Local Foster Kids to Receive Free Haircuts for the Holidays
12/17/09	Just One Hour a Week Can Change a Life – This Holiday Season Give by Mentoring a Child (Pinellas County)
12/17/09	Just One Hour a Week Can Change a Life – This Holiday Season Give by Mentoring a Child (Marion County)
12/17/09	Krewe of Zingaro Helps Make Holidays Brighter for Eckerd Youth
12/15/09	Bringing Ho-Ho-Hope to Thousands of Kids in Foster Care
11/10/09	Linking Hands for a Lifetime: Annual Picnic Honors Hundreds of Local Adoptive Families
11/1/09	Coming home: Teen thrives after stay in wilderness youth camps
11/1/09	Eckerd Child and Family Support Services Expands To Serve Transitioning Teens
10/28/09	Jingle Jangle Jamboree to Benefit 12,000+ Youth Served by Eckerd Youth Alternatives
10/8/09	Eckerd Community Supervision Program Announces New Director
9/28/09	EYA Featured in OPEN MINDS National Publication
9/25/09	When Words Are Not Enough Eckerd Youth Describe the Impact of Trauma through Drawings
9/7/09	Success Awards Help Eckerd Youth Alternatives Help More Kids
8/14/09	Collier Halfway House Opens to Serve At-Risk Youth
8/12/09	EYA Miami-Dade ReEntry Program to Continue Serving At-Risk Youth through 2012
7/30/09	New Hi-Five Program in Citrus County to Teach Students They’re “Too Good For Drugs”
7/29/09	Making ConnXions for Kids
7/23/09	He’s Back, Baby! Eckerd Alumnus Robert Hesse Given a Second Chance
7/22/09	Eckerd Community Alternatives Exceeds Annual Adoption Goals
7/21/09	Recovery Act Helps Meet Students’ Nutritional Needs
7/20/09	Michael A. Lewis, Senior Vice President, Energy Delivery, Progress Energy Florida Joins Eckerd Youth Alternatives Board of Directors
7/14/09	E-Toh-Anee Receives Funds from New Hampshire Charitable Foundation for Rope Course Repairs
7/14/09	Eckerd Wins Re-Bid for Eckerd Youth Challenge Program in Brooksville, Florida
6/19/09	Annual Foster Parent Appreciation Event Honors Hundreds Who Care for our Community's Foster Children
6/5/09	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Named Best Place to Work in Pasco and Hernando Counties
5/29/09	Camp Helped Trouble Teen Become Famous Chef
5/12/09	Reaching Out to the Community through One Voice Free Variety Show to Raise Awareness of Need for Foster Parents
5/1/09	Famous Eckerd Youth Alternatives Alumnus Scheduled to Visit Eckerd Academy Campuses
4/23/09	Golf Tournament to Benefit At-Risk Youth
4/7/09	Community Comes Together to Build Swimming Dock for At-Risk Youth
3/26/09	Adult Mentors Needed for Children of Prisoners
3/25/09	Zychowski to Lead Community-Based Services for Eckerd Youth Alternatives
2/24/09	Hollywood Nights Event to Benefit Marion County Youth
2/5/09	Eckerd Academy of the Blue Ridge to Offer Seven-Week Therapeutic Summer Program
2/3/09	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Announces Presentation at Research and Evaluation of Adventure Programming Symposium
1/23/09	"Led by Legacy" Gulf Coast Business Review
1/15/09	Jingle Jangle Jamboree Raises Nearly $41,000 for EYA Kids

2008 News Stories

12/22/08	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Kids Receive Free Shoes for the New Year
11/21/08	Eckerd Youth To Continue 40-Year Thanksgiving Tradition
11/6/08	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Fundraiser “Jingle Jangle Jamboree” To Benefit 12,000+ Youth
10/23/08	Starkey Appointed to Eckerd Youth Alternatives Board of Directors
10/19/08	Foster Care Picture Brighter
10/09/08	40th Anniversary Cookbook Nourishes the Body and Spirit Proceeds from Cookbook Will Benefit the Youth of Eckerd Youth Alternatives
09/01/08	Columbia Restaurant’s Community Harvest Program to Benefit Eckerd Youth Alternatives
07/08/08	Kim Brien Named COO Of Eckerd Youth Alternatives
07/01/08	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Assumes Lead Agency for Child Welfare Contract
06/30/08	Ken Massey Named EYA Chief Development Officer
06/12/08	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Attains Praesidium Accreditation
06/01/08	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Achieves National COA Accreditation
(2/25/08)	E-Toh-Kalu Youth Help Tackle Trail Construction
(1/26/08)	Kathleen Shanahan Named to EYA Board of Directors
(1/23/08)	Politicians, Local Celebrities Volunteer For “Have A Heart Food and Fashion Extravaganza”
(1/18/08)	“Hollywood Nights” to benefit Brevard Youth

2007 News Stories

(12/19/07)	Texas Governor Appoints EYA’s Richard Nedelkoff As Texas Youth Commission Conservator
(12/05/07)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Establishes Web Link for Foster Care Feedback
(11/16/07)	Nick Dewan, M.D. Joins Board of Directors of Eckerd Youth Alternatives Inc.
(11/7/07)	EYA to Provide New Mentoring Program in Brevard, Marion and Pinellas Counties
(10/23/07)	Treatment Team Named for New EYA Program
(10/15/07)	Tim McMahon Named Director of New Eckerd Academy of the Blue Ridge
(9/24/07)	New Alternative School, Outdoor Youth Program To Hold Open House Oct 3
(8/21/07)	Ken O’Herron Named Chairman of Board Of Eckerd Youth Alternatives
(7/13/07)	Pamela Griffith Named Chief Administrative Officer Of Eckerd Youth Alternatives
(5/15/07)	Richard Nedelkoff Named Chief Operating Officer At Eckerd Youth Alternatives
(3/15/07)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Names David Dennis President and CEO
(2/23/07)	Publix Super Markets Charities Pledges $150,000 for New Educational Program For Eckerd Youth Alternatives
(2/16/07)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Offers First Tennessee Summer Camp
(2/1/07)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Changes Names Of Two Programs To “Eckerd Academy”
(2/1/07)	Peter Scott Joins Eckerd Youth Alternatives Board of Directors
(1/23/07)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Inc. Opens First Louisiana Program For Troubled Teens

2006 News Stories

(12/18/06)	Publix Super Markets Charities Completes $75,000 pledge To Build Community Center for Troubled Teens
(12/14/06)	Southwest Florida Community Foundation Awards $5,000 Grant To Support EYA Youth
(12/11/06)	Eckerd Family, Children Celebrate the Life of Ruth Eckerd With Special Nutcracker Performance
(10/25/06)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc. Receives $50,000 Grant from The Duke Endowment
(10/24/06)	Tom Denham Joins EYA
(10/5/06)	EYA Launches New Miami-Dade Re-Entry Program
(10/3/06)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc. Opens New Program in New Hampshire
(8/31/06)	Michael Warner Named Director of Hi-Five Pinellas
(8/31/06)	Richard P. Rogers Named Director of Hi-Five Brevard
(7/20/06)	Ruth Binnicker Swann Eckerd (1922 - 2006)
(7/3/06)	Dr. Cheek-Milby Joins Eckerd Youth Alternatives’ Board of Directors
(6/21/06)	V. Raymond Ferrara, CFP, CSA Joins Eckerd Youth Alternatives' Board of Directors
(6/20/06)	Wachovia Foundation Donates $10,000 To Eckerd Youth Alternatives’ “Model Classroom Initiative”
(6/1/06)	EYA Attains Prestigious National Accreditation for Education
(3/27/06)	Gillespie Joins Eckerd Youth Alternatives E-Sun-Alee as Director of Clinical Services
(2/14/06)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Accepted As Full Member Of National Association Of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP)
(2/1/06)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Expands Its Team
(1/12/06)	Duke Endowment Donates Quarter Million to NC Initiative for At-Risk Youth

2005 News Stories

(8/17/05)	Boeing Reaches out to Brevard Children Through Computer Program
(7/26/05)	EYA Names Director of Marketing and Client Relations
(7/15/05)	Laura Bush Foundation Expands EYA Youth Library
(7/7/05)	Duke Endowment Gives to Help EYA's North Carolina Youth Succeed
(7/6/05)	Cannon Foundation Donates to Help EYA's Youth in North Carolina
(6/24/05)	McCorvey and Kirkham are Honored for Fellowship
(6/24/05)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Graduates First Leadership Class
(6/20/05)	Turley Joins Eckerd Youth Alternatives' Board of Directors
(6/20/05)	Dunlap Joins Eckerd Youth Alternatives' Board of Directors
(5/3/05)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives to Help Florida Foster Youth Transition to Independence with $1.5 million Grant
(4/20/05)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Recognized Nationally for Making a Difference
(3/11/05)	McKeagney Joins Eckerd Youth Alternatives as COO
(2/8/05)	Publix Super Markets Charities Pledge $75,000 to Eckerd Youth
(1/14/05)	Eckerd Youth Development Center Rated in Top Percentile Nationwide
(1/14/05)	Rotary Club’s Generosity Replaces Youth’s Books Destroyed by Hurricane
(1/14/05)	AmSouth Employees Provide Holiday, Gifts for Eckerd Youth

2004 News Stories

(12/30/04)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Receives $12,500 AmSouth Contribution
(12/23/04)	Roett Joins Eckerd Youth Alternatives as Director of Recruiting
(12/23/04)	Eckerd Girls' Challenge Program Welcomes First Ohio Youth
(12/22/04)	Camp E-Tu-Makee and Camp E-Hun-Tee Earn National Standard Accreditations
(12/7/04)	Camp E-Ku-Sumee Reaccredited With National Standards
(9/23/04)	New Eckerd Girls’ Challenge Program to Help Ohio’s Troubled and At-Risk Teen Girls
(8/18/04)	RIF Names Eckerd Youth Camp 2004 Florida Reading Champs
(7/30/04)	Duke Endowment Donates to Eckerd NC Youth
(7/27/04)	Eckerd Educator Named the 2003 Florida DJJ Top Teacher
(6/30/04)	Greenacres Tractor Helps with Equipment Needs at Eckerd Programs
(6/29/04)	Wachovia Foundation Helps Eckerd Youth Alternatives’ Educational Programming
(6/7/04)	Florida Businessman’s Legacy Helps Generations of Eckerd Youth
(5/19/04)	Jack Eckerd, Drug Store Pioneer, Philanthropist and Founder of Eckerd Youth Programs, Dies
(5/13/04)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives’ Outdoor Therapeutic Treatment Programs Receive Top SACS Education Rating
(4/1/04)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Named 2004 Top Entry-Level Employer
(3/1/04)	Eckerd Girls’ Camp E-Nini-Hassee Celebrates 35 Years
(2/11/04)	New www.eckerd.org Helps Parents Find the Best Treatment Options for Their Troubled Child
(2/5/04)	AmSouth Donates to Eckerd Youth

2003 News Stories

(12/22/03)	AmSouth Employees Provide Holiday For Eckerd Youth
(12/5/03)	Eckerd Youth Alternative Camp Receives Another National Standard Accreditation
(10/24/03)	Thanksgiving Celebrated Wilderness-style by Eckerd Youth
(10/10/03)	Eckerd Youth Development Center's Superintendent Honored For Leadership
(10/10/03)	Camp E-Nini-Hassee Recognized For Youth Success, Leadership Culture
(8/15/03)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Partners with Eckerd College At-Risk Youth Explore College Life
(8/13/03)	Camp E-Wen-Akee Celebrates 25 Years of Helping Vermont’s Youth Succeed Eckerd Youth Program Graduates Number More Than 600
(7/14/03)	Former Runaway Teen Now Lives Turnaround Life Thanks to Eckerd Youth Program
(6/13/03)	President Bush, Congress, thousands of kids congratulate Jack Eckerd on 90th Birthday
(6/5/03)	Appropriate Rules and Enforcement Help Kids Become Healthy Adults Psychologist Offers Tips on Raising Troubled Children
(4/25/03)	Francene Hazel to Lead Eckerd Youth Alternatives Call Center - A National Resource of Hope for Troubled Children Children
(4/18/03)	Hope, Learning and Values from Innovative Nontraditional Education
(4/12/03)	Helping Kids Learn Empathy, Anger Control and More - Hi-Five Celebrates Its 10th Birthday
(3/25/03)	Schools Increase Community & Family Involvement with Kid’s Basketball Tournament
(2/25/03)	Camp E-Tu-Nake in Blakely Names New Director
(2/25/03)	Director Named at Eckerd Camp E-Ma-Henwu
(2/25/03)	Camp E-Mun-Talee Youth Scale New Climbing Tower, Part of Adventure Ropes Course
(2/25/03)	Camp E-Ten-Etu Received Accreditation for "School in the Woods"
(2/21/03)	Chapel In The Woods To Be Dedicated Feb. 26
(2/17/03)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Names VP Operations for Florida/Georgia
(2/11/03)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Named Top Entry-Level Employer for 2003
(2/7/03)	Catherine Craig-Myers Named Director of Government Relations/Planning
(1/21/03)	Food & Fashion to Benefit Hi-Five Brevard - A Violence Prevention Program for Brevard County Kids
(1/9/03)	Community Foundation of Broward Supports New Eckerd Program to Build At-Risk Teens’ Academic, Vocational Skills
(1/2/03)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives' Wilderness Education Programs Receive Top SACS Education Rating

2002 News Stories

(12/24/02)	Holiday Golf Event Benefits Program for Troubled Teens
(11/26/02)	AT&T Wireless Donation Supports Eckerd Youth Alternatives
(11/26/02)	Holiday Card to Benefit Eckerd Youth Alternatives
(11/26/02)	Camp E-Nini-Hassee Youth Visit with Sen. Anna Cowin
(11/20/02)	Eckerd ReEntry Circuit 7 Celebrates 1 Year Helping Teens
(10/1/02)	Radford Graduate, Class of 1998, Enjoys Life as a Wilderness Counselor
(9/13/02)	Publix Super Market Charities Donates $25,000 to E-Nini-Hassee
(8/12/02)	Boeing Donation Lets Kids Enjoy Summer Fun at Hi-Five Brevard
(8/2/02)	Community Foundation Grant Will Help Hi-Five Program Re-Direct Children's Lives
(8/1/02)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Helps Georgia Teens Be Successful
(7/30/02)	North Tampa Youth Benefits From Computer Training Partnership
(7/26/02)	Southwest Florida Community Foundation Grant Helps a Child Attend Eckerd Wilderness Program
(7/25/02)	Duke Endowment Helps Eckerd NC Youth Wilderness Programs Get Connected
(6/25/02)	Camp E-Hun-Tee Celebrates 20 Years of Helping Rhode Island's Youth at Risk
(1/9/02)	Harvard: Florida Program to Reduce School Violence Posting Impressive Success Rate

2000 News Stories

(6/27/2000)	Eckerd Youth Alternatives Names New Board Chairman
(5/19/2000)	New School Program Promoting Non-violent Behavior and Academic Achievement Begins in Pasco County

1999 News Stories

(9/1/1999)	Eckerd Youth Academy Praised for Exemplary Practices by Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
(8/25/1999)	Waddell Named President/CEO of Eckerd Youth Alternatives