2008 Summer Project
Remodeling of The Alex Handy Excersize Room at the Medway Middle School.
We are looking for volunteers to help us create a workout space for our Middle School.
Please contact us at president@projectalex.net if you are interested in participating!
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" We all Skate Equal"
Alex Handy
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The Alexander Handy Memorial and Scholarship Foundation was established to assist the community through youth safety and scholastics.
On June 10, 2006 our son Alex was killed while crossing a busy street on his bicycle. While indications were that a helmet would not have helped in his situation, helmets do save lives. Through enhanced awareness we can and will encourage youths through foundation projects and sponsorship to be aware of what can happen as pedestrian, as riders of bikes or drivers of a cars, if you are careless, or not prepared for a situation. This carelessness may not be on your part, so you should be always cautious of the situation at hand.
Alex had ADHD (diagnosed at age 6) and while he really didn’t like school much, he was very creative, a good artist, and was very gratified to receive a good report card. He struggled often to pass a test, finish a report and turn in assignments on time. Through diligent studying and spending more time on homework, each year his grades had gotten better and better.
The foundation will provide an annual $2,500 scholarship to a Medway High School senior. The qualifying criteria for this scholarship will not be solely based on grade point average. This will not necessarily be the best student in the school. The scholarship will be given to an individual that had to fight or might have struggled to achieve decent grades. Emphasis on the arts will also be a qualifier. We will also provide a minimum $250 gift to a student at the Medway Junior High School each year. This gift will also be based on criteria listed above (in the annual scholarship.)
The long-term goal of the foundation will be to play an active role in youth safety and education through donations, sponsorship, fundraisers, and events. We also would like to eventually build the Alexander Handy Memorial Skate Board Park in Medway, as a memorial to our son and to remind the young people in our community, to be careful, be cautious, be safe and most of all be a free spirit and enjoy life as Alex did.
**Project Alex Shining Stars**
A special PROJECT ALEX thanks to Megan Flaherty of Medway. Megan raised more than $700 with the help from her friends, for the foundation to put towards the future building of the Alex Handy Memorial Skateboard Park.
Thank you so much Megan!
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A special Project Alex Shining Star thank you
to David Cunningham of Massachusetts and
Pam & Tom Daugherty of Colorado for all your continued foundation support!
Help like yours makes it possible
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The Alexander Handy Memorial and Scholarship Fund is a not-for-profit foundation
TAX ID: 20-5228394