AHM Holds Annual Telethon

Over the course of this past week, AHM Youth and Family Services held its annual telethon in an effort to raise money for new and continuing programs in the coming year. Over the course of about a week, volunteers gathered at central locations in Hebron, Andover, and Marlborough, such as the Andover Town Hall, to call residents and ask them to donate to AHM. The telethon has taken place for several consecutive years, and AHM representatives expected to receive several thousand dollars in donations despite the recent economic downturn.

Kyle Hebert, a volunteer at the Andover telethon, said that he raised over $300 on his own, not including those people who opted to have a form mailed to them instead of donating over the phone. He went on to estimate that the Andover branch alone raised about $2,000 dollars over the course of the event.

The money raised from the telethon is used to fund AHM programs like the Youth Community Theatre, Family Counselling, and the AHM Teen Center. Joel Rosenburg, executive director of AHM, said that without the money raised by the telethon, it is unlikely that AHM could survive.

This year's telethon was undoubtedly a success, and will hopefully be continued in years to come.