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Affording a Xavier Education Financial Aid Workshops available to interested parents during the Entrance Exam Testing, Jan. 9, 2021 and Jan. 23, 2021. For More Information Visit xcp.org *Subject to change 10 OCTOBER 2020 By Mallory Gleich In September 2019, Arcadia News featured a story about Michael Andaloro, a well-known and self-taught handyman who spent countless hours helping with tasks around the neighborhood. The story focused on a GoFundMe campaign that helped raise over $5,000 in two days for Michael to receive new hearing aids. Today, Andaloro is flourishing in his collegiate career in Dallas, Texas, and has recently started a new venture called EchoTech. “Since I last spoke with Arcadia News , the hearing aids have been amazing, and I am still extremely grateful for the community helping me get these,” Andaloro said. “I realized that the work I have been doing in Phoenix has been wonderful, and I love helping people solve problems that they face, no matter what it is.” Andaloro started the business as a way to continue helping those in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area while he is going to college. “EchoTech is a company that was created as a way for me to continue doing what I have been doing in Phoenix, except this time I will be able to begin building a company and expanding on my ‘side hustle,’” Andaloro said. This past summer, Andaloro participated in an internship with Northrop Grumman in Chandler as a guidance, navigation and control engineer. Now, the University of Dallas has resumed in-person classes, and Andaloro is currently a senior studying computer science. Through EchoTech, Andaloro hopes to offer his expertise as a technician to repair computers, recover data and advise technology upgrades. Andaloro also offers services such as assembling and moving furniture, house and pet sitting and much more. “When deciding on the name, I knew I wanted it to reflect my identity. I decided on the name as an echo comes from sound, and since I am deaf but can hear thanks to the gift of sound amplified through hearing aids, I chose EchoTech,” Andaloro said. While his business plan is still in the works, “the immediate future calls for me to invest all profits into improving the business, such as purchasing a used server that I can host my website on instead of being dependent on Google Sites,” he said. His long-term goals for the company include using his computer science skills to develop and release an application that will allow contractors, plumbers and electricians to register. “Homeowners, businesses and anyone else will be able to quickly find a reliable service provider based on their needs and availabilities, sort providers based on soonest availability, best rated, etc. It’s like a blend between Uber and Yelp,” Andaloro said. “I realized this was needed after hearing stories about people struggling to find a contractor available in their time frame, then the contractor not showing up or overcharging, or doing a poor job, etc. Just like Amazon makes it easy to shop and get things you need, this app will make it easy to shop for a contractor and get a job done as soon as possible,” Andaloro said. Andaloro’s future goals are to finish his education and begin working full-time as a software engineer. “During this time, I hope to build EchoTech by working for clients when I am not actively studying. After I graduate, I am not exactly sure where I will be living, but it looks likely that I will remain in Dallas,” he said. sites.google.com/view/echotechdfw/home Expanding the side hustle Catching up with Arcadia’s handyman, Michael Andaloro Michael Andaloro career in Dallas, Texas, and has recently started a new venture called EchoTech. Dallas/Ft. Worth area while he is going furniture, house and pet sitting and much more. “When deciding on the name, I knew I wanted it to reflect my identity. calls for me to invest all profits into improving the business, such as purchasing a used server that I can host my website on instead of being dependent on “Since I last spoke with Arcadia News , the hearing aids have been amazing, and I am still extremely grateful for the community for helping me get these.” The name EchoTech came from Michael’s ability to hear with the help of new hearing aids.

tinoferrulli@gmail.com 4725 North Scottsdale Road • Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Tino Ferrulli The all new S580 flagship for 2021 is almost here and we’re excited to talk with you about it! This stunning Mercedes-Benz Class S offers a level of quality, performance and refinement that you won’t find in your average vehicle. Call me and reserve yours today! CHAMPION OF SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS Paid for by Kate McGee AZ- Senate Authorized by Kate McGee AZ- Senate Fighting to reign in out-of-control party houses Ensuring strict oversight of methadone clinics, keeping neighborhoods and patients safe Protecting drivers by passing a ban on texting and driving Independent Leader for Legislative District 28 www.KateMcGee.com 11 OCTOBER 2020 By Amanda Savage Scottsdale Unified School District has released a 125th-anniversary coin as part of its Excellence Recognition Coin program. Now in its second year, the program is the brainchild of SUSD Public Information and Marketing Offi cer Amy Bolton. Bolton comes from a military family and has worked as a public information offi cer for police departments, so the idea of creating a commemorative coin for the district was a no-brainer for her. “I think this program is a perfect way to blend recognition of service, being student- focused, and then really putting something out into the community that is going to last,” Bolton said. Bolton said she’s earned many coins herself over the years for working in support of the military. “I thought, well, why not bring that to SUSD? It’s such a great tradition,” Bolton said. “We use the coins to recognize excellence in students, teachers, staff and sometimes our community partners,” Bolton said. “When we first rolled out the program, our principals were so excited, calling it one of the best morale boosters the district has had in years. Some principals immediately ran out and wanted more so we actually had to reorder.” In anticipation of how well this program was received in 2019, Bolton doubled the order quantity for 2021 so they could recognize even more examples of excellence in SUSD students, teachers and staff. For students to receive a coin, principals must recommend someone at the district’s monthly meetings. In September, three Arcadia High School students received a coin for being National Merit Scholarship semifi nalists [see story on p.4]. “It’s the best of the best in the district,” Bolton said. She hopes the program will also recognize up-and-coming students. “One of my goals is for the coin to be awarded to students who might be ‘on the edge.’ I’m hoping that our principals and our leaders at the district might recognize someone in need and might use the coin to push them positively,” Bolton said. Coins have been used in the military to recognize excellence for nearly a century. Over the decades, this tradition was adopted by other public service agencies. “If you’re familiar with police departments, military branches, public safety, these agencies use coins to recognize service,” Bolton said. One side of the 125th-anniversary coin features a five-point gold star that symbolizes the unity of the district’s “learning communities” (Arcadia, Coronado, Saguaro, Chaparral and Desert Mountain). On the other side is a state flag in the shape of Arizona displaying “125 Years” in a heart. “We are very thoughtful about the design because we know that these are tokens of appreciation that people are going to have for decades to come,” Bolton said. SUSD celebrates 125 years with special recognition PHOTO COURTESY OF AMY BOLTON The Scottsdale Unified School District uses a coin program to recognize students, staff and schools that have gone above and beyond during the school year.