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A6: !nursaay. November 13, 1986, North Andovcf Citizen
Center- would on Clam to
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,By Tom Nusbaum
'f lie non-profit Citizens League for
Ad:ldt Special Services (CLASS) in An-
-- do,t er in two weeks will begin construe
tip r, oI " North Andover job training
Iat;1ity for mentally retarded adults. h ,
The Robert H. Wylie Developmental
Crtiter, a basic skills and pre-vocational
u::irting facility, will adjoin the Marco
Rubber and Plastics building on Clark � � r�,":.
St., CLASS Executive Director Robert
P.. \IcCalfreN fold the Citizen lass
"I hursday, November 6. Marco's F ..
o„uer, Leon Belinsky, Boxford, is
donating the land and construction
cots as well as $6,000 to the $70,000
n�X�►
fundraising effort for training equip
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T1ic facility is named for the deceased
son of CLASS board members John '� A '3z� ) 10 ijt t't'i t \C'1
and Irene Wylie, B.oxford St. Robert I)s�t,t,tit�tt'�iAt C
\\' lie, who was moderately retarded " '
acid hid an epileptic condition, could
ha,e benefited from CLASS, but died NEW SCHOOL—The Citizens 1 eugue for Adult Special Ser- Andover, Marco Rubb
before the Araover facility opened in vices (CLASS) plans to build a new facility on Clark Rd. to Belinsky, who 'donated
I'i b. His parents have since continued train mentally retarded adults for the workplace. Holding an board member John V
to ,Lipport special services training for, architect's rendering of the 'proposed Robert H. Wylie Robert Wylie.
tile mentally retarded. Developmental Center are board member Joyce Michaels,
liciore construction of the new facili The facility will house the initial two The proposed two-story North An _
ty bt;gins, CLASS must gain approval tiers in a seven-stage program for dover facility will provide an additional
from tie town Planning Board of a pro- developmentally disabled adults. The 8,000 square feet on the _first floor as
pc> cd tie-in to a municipal sewer. , • I as second floor offices ace.
P� pre-vocational cur- well p
-basic sn►Iis and
.-�HE 8,000 square foot structure, riculum focuses on self-care, com- "Our goal is to provide a high quality
to be built in conjunction with the munication, basic pre-academic con- training atmosphere to provide the op-
ain skills which will i
Marco company, is scheduled to cepts and socialization skills. portunity to g
open in March of 1987, McCaffrey The next five programs lead to place- prove the quality of life for our m
reported ment into work situations that includes clients," Manzi said. "Since our fun- ri',
ding comes mostly from state contracts Si,
h.iarco President Leon Belinsky, who follow-up support. b '
tuts hired CLASS workers since 1who CLASS, an agency under contract to this new facility would not be possible IF
told the Citizen that he is making a ma- the state's Hogan Regional Center in without the generosity of Leon Belin- a!
jorl commitment to the project both Danvers, is the largest employment sky. lie bpl eves in clients
do al
„beduuse his company has benefited training center for mentally retarded e or what
front the CLASS training programs and adults in Essex County, according to and,has been ver supp
because it is a social program which has Director of Development Harry Manzi. Belinsky said he came in contact with 81,
his full support. CLASS's capital drive, Its Andover facility provides 17,000 CLASS through his wife, an oceupa- ai,
under the leadership of Joyce R. square feet of training space and serves tional therapist, and his best friend, tt'
Michaels, Andover, will continue after 140 clients throughout the county each whose brother is mentally retarded. At ai
i he renter's opening until June 30, 1987. day, Manzi said.
Marco, CLASS clients earn just over rr