“Care Net pregnancy centers provide compassionate, life-affirming services and support to women and men facing unplanned pregnancies.  Our local centers offer a safe, friendly, and non-judgmental environment where clients can discuss their fears and concerns and receive vital information regarding their health, pregnancy and options.”  Melinda Delahoyde, M.A., President of Care Net

On January 28, 2012, at 515 Main Street in Fitchburg we worked inside a Care Net Center.

Ron Turcotte from St. John’s in Townsend did all the floor tiles in the Director’s office.  Dave Haschig from Messiah Lutheran in Fitchburg tiled the floor in the Reception office and Pete Cannavino from Leominster Assembly of God was our loyal instructor, explaining the process.  (Picture of Pete below.)

Pete Cannavino from Leominster Assembly of God was our loyal instructor, explaining the process.

Our Medical Director, Dr. John Worden IV and his son John stopped by for an hour and did some clean-up.  The Worden’s worship at Sacred Heart in Gardner.  Wayne Kraemer, our HVAC guy, delivered materials and got to work.  He worships at Heritage Bible Chapel in Princeton.  Mike Brennan from Messiah Lutheran stopped by for a tour.  My son Bernie Fortin and my granddaughter Paige helped with the cleaning and Bernie pulled off the wallpaper from the waiting room.  Paige stayed with us til 5pm and did quite a bit of vacuuming and picture taking.  Bernie and Paige worship at St. Bernards.  John Bulgor and David Brauksiede did the heavy lifting for the day as they moved doors into the basement storage area.  The doors weighed well over 100 lbs each.  They really worked up a sweat.  Dave and John attend First Baptist in Leominster and worship along side our board president Dave Bodanza, (Pastor Dave).  (Picture of Gail and David below.)

Gail Gardner and Dave Bodanza, taken by Paige Fortin

We will have another work day this Saturday, February 4th.  Join us for an hour or more.  Plan on taking Pete Cannavino’s tiling class, he said it’s easy once you know what to do.

I stopped by the center today, and Caleb Marchant was busy putting up ceiling tile, while Mike Merrill was painting door frames and our plumbers were at work with sprinkler heads.

We are grateful and praise God for all the man hours provided by our brothers and sisters in Christ.

Respectfully,
Gail Gardner
Center Director

“Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation among whom you shine as lights in the world.”  Philippians 2:14-16

Without complaining we gathered on the 26^th of November, two days after Thanksgiving to put our center in order.  Our project overseer, Pete Cannavino, who attends church at Leominster Assembly of God, put our Board President, Dave Bodanza and his sons Michael and Matthew to task sorting tiles and storing them for future use.  The Bodanza’s worship at First Baptist in Leominster.  Paul Thibodeau joined us for his first work day at CareNet.  He also attends Leominster Assembly and is part of a home group that has adopted CareNet as their outreach mission.  Thank you Jesus.  Dan Beauregard, our devoted techy, joined us making dumpster runs disposing of accumulated debris and making our newly formed rooms ready to paint.  Dan and his family attend the Faith Evangelical Free Church in Acton.  Dan is currently working on our first on-line auction.  He also will be, with God’s help, doing the data lines and phone system at our center.  Our next arrival was Dave Litalien, our electrician, Dave and his crew have put in many hours setting up all of the electrical outlets we need.  He brought with him a couple of batches of homemade chunky chocolate chip cookies his wife Maria made.  The Litaliens worship at Leominster Assembly of God.  Doug Marchant and his crew like Dave put in a lot of hours sub-dividing our space, putting up the necessary walls according to our approved DPH plans.  The Marchant family worship at Bread of Life in Westminster.  Rhonda Richard came aboard with her son Mathias and Tom Sheldon.  The Bodanza’s and others had set a couple of temporary storage rooms in order and Rhonda and her crew moved in to clean.  Rhonda’s husband Tom will head up our painting project.  They worship at Leominster Assembly.  Pam Sager, our client advocate and faithful servant joined us.  Pam recently attended a workshop on families hosted by another community agency.  Pam attends First Baptist in Leominster with her family.  Thank you Lord for bringing us so many talented servants.  As our morning came to a close Pete stopped me and showed me a picture on his cell phone of his newest granddaughter Abigail, born in November.  As I looked at this little baby, created in her mother’s womb I was reminded why we all do the work God puts before us.  We possess the “Light of the World” and we will not hide it under a basket.

Respectfully submitted by Gail Gardner, Director of CareNet with gratitude to our Lord whom I worship at Grace Anglican Church.  To Him be the glory.