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Recent Press Releases from the Uncommon Friends Foundation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 26, 2006
Contact: Arlene Roth, Executive Director, Uncommon Friends Foundation, (239) 337-9505


PATRICIA C. ARCHAMBAULT, Ed D., NAMED CHARACTER EDUCATION COORDINATOR FOR UNCOMMON FRIENDS FOUNDATION


SOUTHWEST FLORIDA (June 26, 2006) - The Uncommon Friends Foundation announces the appointment of Patricia C. Archambault, Ed.D., to the position of Character Education Coordinator. According to Arlene Roth, Executive Director of The Foundation, Archambault will be the primary liaison between the organization and the school systems, both public and private, in order to increase the use of Uncommon Friends Foundation curricula. Archambault will work closely with education committees of the organization and be responsible for carrying out its education program goals. The curricula is designed to promote character education, leadership and ethics, qualities that James D. Newton wrote about in his book "Uncommon Friends." The five uncommon friends of Jim Newton were Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Dr. Alexis Carrel and Charles Lindbergh.

Dr. Archambault has more than 30 years of experience working in the field of education. She served as superintendent of schools for 13 years, most recently with the Dryden School District in Dryden, N.Y. She also served as director of staff development and curriculum and director of effective schools for regional educational agencies (BOCES) in Buffalo, NY and Rochester, NY. Dr. Archambault has a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the State University of New York at Buffalo, N.Y., and a Master of Science in education/reading from Elmira College in Elmira, N.Y.

The Uncommon Friends Foundation was established in Southwest Florida in 1993 to instill ethics, moral values and a sense of purpose in tomorrow's leaders. It is a nonprofit, education organization devoted to enriching society by promoting the positive values that Jim Newton so respected and admired in his "uncommon friends." For more information on the Character Education curricula, you may reach Dr. Archambault at (239) 337-9505.