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The month of May flew by with Mother’s Day, the annual Crafts in the Park despite all the rain and the Memorial Day Parade, followed by a flurry of planning and preparing for our spirit-filled June schedule.  Right out the gate June 1st kicked off with the commencement ceremony for the Phillips Academy class of 2025 followed by the Andover High School graduation class of 2025.  June’s first weekend brought festivities for Phillips Academy Reunion Weekend and a special graduation ceremony for the class of 2020 who missed their original graduation date due to covid 5 years ago. The town...

·    High Plain Elementary PTO Collaboration -This month brought in April showers, snow, sleet, rain, chilly days and 80-degree temps.  Amongst that whirlwind, Andover Collection embarked on a new collaboration with High Plain Elementary PTO. As yearly participants in their Winter Wonderland merchandise events, we have now extended our collaboration with them to offer High Plain merchandise through our website.  It’s a program that we piloted with Bancroft Elementary earlier this year and has worked out well for PTO’s.  This opportunity takes the burden off the PTO in ordering, stocking, maintaining and distributing school merchandise.  We do it all...

We know it’s spring here in Andover when “Miss Moosachusetts”moo-ves back into her seasonal ‘cement pasture’.  The bright yellow, life-sized cow is an installation set in the public gathering space behind the Old Town Hall.   Initially installed in May of 2024, the charming cow spends her winters in shelter and returns outdoors early spring.  The bovine beauty weighs in at 400 pounds and stands 8-feet tall.  Her bright yellow hide, features scenes within the Andover and Massachusetts painted lettering representing 14 counties and nine different scenes from throughout Andover.  All 351 cities/towns are stenciled throughout her colorful body.   Andover Collection...

·       Bancroft Elementary PTO Collaboration - This February marked Andover Collections’ pilot PTO Merchandise Program.  The initial launch was in collaboration with Bancroft Elementary School.   Andover Collection worked with Bancroft PTO offering a dedicated webpage for school specific merchandise featuring the Bancroft Elementary colors and utilizing their new logos.  The merchandise was available to order for a limited time on a dedicated Andover Collection online link provided to the PTO to share with their students and parents. Once the ordering time closed, orders were compiled, produced and delivered by Andover Collection to the school with a percentage of the sales...

Each year as part of our annual giving program, we work in partnership with the Winter Walk Organization during the holidays. Together and with the continued generosity of our customers, we wrapped up our 5th year clothing drive for the homeless. This January we were able donate the 100 clothing items to our collaborator Winter Walk Organization to be distributed to unhoused adults and youth. Winter Walk Organization is an initiative that raises awareness and funds for homelessness. You can find out more about Winter Walk and their upcoming events at https://winterwalk.org/  Another effort was made this January as an...