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Many Options After School Program Receives Presidents’ Community Partner Award from KSC Campus Compact for New Hampshire honored the Many Options after-school program at the fifth annual Presidents’ Award Ceremony on Apr. 15 at the CR Sparks Center in Bedford, NH. Read more... Sam's Club Makes Donation to Girls Inc. Sam's Club recently made a $10,500 donation to Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire, a nonprofit organization that provides leadership development and educational programs to girls through after-school and summer camp programs at five year-round Girls' Centers, including Nashua. Read more... Donation Brings Children's Museum Closer to its Funding Goal DOVER — The Children's Museum of New Hampshire is close to pushing its Capital Campaign over the top with the addition of a $25,000 gift from Citizen's Bank. Read more... NH Business Magazine Announces Awards
Congratulations to the NH Food Bank, a program of NH Catholic
Charities, and Valley Regional Hospital for being chosen in Business NH Magazine’s 2008 Business of the Year Awards.
Chamber Seeks Nominees for Business Award
According to the May 6 Union Leader, “The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for its annual Small Business Person of the Year Award.” The deadline to submit nominations is May 27, 2008. For more details and a copy of the nomination form, visit the Chamber website at www.manchester-chamber.org. News from Child & Family Services
Children’s Alliance of New Hampshire and Child and Family Services of NH grow partnership
Concord, NH… As they embark on their 20th anniversary as one of New Hampshire’s leading child advocacy organizations, the Children’s Alliance of New Hampshire moves its office into Child and Family Services’ new building on 103 North State Street in Concord.
Read more...Child and Family Services honors Bank of America Charitable Foundation Manchester, NH…For the past several years, in the Manchester area alone, Child and Family Services has served an average of 1500 homeless or runaway youth per year. In 2003, CFS endeavored to meet the need of these young people by opening its Teen Resource Center, an unprecedented initiative that provides a safe place where at-risk youth can meet their basic needs and gain access to services and resources that can help them to succeed in life. Read more...
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum Named Successor to Sargent Museum
Warner, NH – April 14, 2008 – One of the most significant collections of New Hampshire’s prehistoric archaeological artifacts has a new home. Probate Court appointed Receiver Todd Fahey, Attorney at Orr & Reno in Concord, named Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum the successor to the Sargent Museum after an exhaustive review of potential candidates. This decision, made in concert with the Attorney General’s Division of Charitable Trusts, took almost two years to finalize.
Read more... New Hampshire’s Downtown “All Stars” to be Awarded
One Town to Win Outstanding Community of Year
Concord, NH – The best projects and people will be recognized and awarded at the Community Development Finance Authority’s (CDFA) Downtown Resource Center’s Excellence Awards – “Grand Slam Downtown” – event on Monday, May 19 at the Grappone Conference Center, Concord, NH.
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Children’s Museum Board Elects Officers and Welcomes New Directors
Portsmouth, NH – The Board of Directors for The Children’s Museum of Portsmouth has elected officers for the 2008-2009 fiscal year and welcomed three new board members. Read more... HNHfoundation Announces New Board Chair and Officers
Concord, NH—March 27, 2008—HNHfoundation announces the election of their new board chair, Ms. Valerie A. Long of Epsom, NH. Ms. Long is the Nutrition Coordinator for the New Hampshire Food Stamp Nutrition Education grant, which provides nutrition and food safety education to food stamp recipients throughout New Hampshire.
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New Hampshire Humorist to Address Governor's Conference on Volunteerism
Volunteer NH! and NH Governor John H. Lynch invite you to attend the Annual Governor’s Conference on Volunteerism, May 13, 2008 at the NH Technical Institute. The deadline for registering is May 2nd. Those who register by April 18 will save on the registration fee.
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Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua Charitable Foundation Trustees
Nashua, NH - Thomas F. Monahan of Nashua was elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua Charitable Foundation. Monahan is a real estate developer and entrepreneur. A trustee since 2005, he replaces James B. (Jim) Conway who served as Chairman from 2003 - 2008. Conway remains on the Board of Trustees.
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Monadnock Family Services Wins National Recognition for In SHAPE Program
Keene, NH - Friday, March 14, 2008 -The National Council for Community Behavioral Health announced winners of the 2008 Awards of Excellence. Monadnock Family Services (MFS) has been selected as the Excellence in Innovation Award winner for the In SHAPE (Self-Health Action Plan for Empowerment) Program, an innovative, community-based approach designed to assist individuals living with mental illness to improve their physical health and reduce their symptoms of chronic “lifestyle” diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
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Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley Receives Grant from New Hampshire Charitable
Foundation Nashua, NH - The Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley is pleased to announce the receipt of $5,000 from the
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation – Nashua Region for the support of its Riverbend Youth
Company theater arts program.
The Club’s Riverbend Youth Company Theater Arts Program provides area youth with the
opportunity to experience the love, passion and joy of being involved in a creative theater arts
process. Through the program, area youth, especially those disadvantaged and at-risk, learn to
work as a group, support each other, organize, communicate, take risks – and experience the
personal rewards of creating something for others to enjoy. Read more... Heritage United Way Makes Impact with 2008 Grants Manchester, NH - Heritage United Way (HUW) in partnership with its Board of Directors and the Community Impact Committee proudly announces the disbursement of more than $1.535 million in grants to 34 non-profit agencies for the period of May 1, 2008 to April 30, 2009. After more than seven thousand volunteer hours by community members and industry experts, the Community Investment Grant process concluded with 42 programs receiving a 2008 Grant. Learn more... Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund awards $1.2 million in grants Concord, NH - The Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund, a donor advised fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, has awarded 20 grants totaling $1,221,278 through its competitive grant application program. Grants were awarded to organizations throughout Coos County, New Hampshire; Coaticook, Quebec; and northern Vermont in the fields of economic development, conservation and sustainable forestry, education and basic needs, and community safety net. Read more... Children's Museum receives $25,000 from Hannaford Dover, NH - Hannaford Supermarkets donated $25,000 toward the Children's Museum of New Hampshire in downtown Monday, bringing the museum closer to its goal of $3.6 million.
As of Monday, the museum had raised roughly $2.5 million. Read more... Concord Regional VNA Receives Funds From NH Charitable Foundation Concord, NH - Mary B. DeVeau, President/CEO, announced that Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association received a $5,000 grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation to partially fund the development of a secure Intranet for employee education and communication. This is particularly important for visiting nurses because they are always out in the community rather than stationary, and use laptop computers for their work. Read more... YWCA Presents 28th Annual Susan B. Anthony Award
Manchester, NH - On March 31, 2008 the YWCA of Manchester presented the 28th Susan B. Anthony Award to Susan Manchester of Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green. This award is given annually to recognize the contributions of an outstanding woman who lives or works in New Hampshire and exemplifies the ideals of Susan B. Anthony who believed passionately in and worked for, civil and political rights, and equality and dignity for all people. These ideals can be demonstrated in any aspect of our life: personal, professional, volunteer, etc.
Also honored was Etana Jacobi of West High School as the Young Woman of the Year. This award is presented to a young woman who has shown particular growth in confidence or leadership skills through her civic/community service actions. The event featured keynote speaker Dr. Malcolm Smith, Family Education and Family Policy Specialist for UNH Cooperative Ext. and faculty member of UNH Department of Family Studies. |
Left to Right: Paula Manning - President, YWCA Board of
Directors, Susan Manchester - 2008 SBA Award Winner, Monica Zulauf -
Executive Director, YWCA of Manchester, Maureen Putney - Secretary,
YWCA Board of Directors, Event Chair
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Congratulations to the following women who won the 2008 Outstanding Women of New Hampshire Awards: Jan Cohen, humanitarian, philanthropist, and advocate for social justice; Juliana Eades, president of the NH Community Load Fund; Jahleh Ghanbari, student at Keene State College; and Dottie Morris, educator at Keene State College and Antioch University of New England.
NH Project Learning Tree Announces New Communications Specialist Concord, NH - NH Project Learning Tree is very pleased to announce that Sara Head has been chosen as their new Communications Specialist. Sara comes to NH Project Learning Tree from UNH, where she has been the Graduate Program Coordinator for the Natural Resources and Earth Systems Science PhD program. This is Sara's second career. She began her professional life as a nurse, then earned a Master's degree in math education in 2005. She is equally enthusiastic about education and the natural world.
Sara will begin work on April 7. She will work to raise awareness of and participation in the NH Project Learning Tree's innovative educational programs. This new position will have the opportunity to shape and implement a comprehensive communications strategy, mainly through print and electronic media, as well as support and enhance ongoing programs.
Rochester Child Care Center to Benefit from Annual Golf Tournament
Rochester, NH - Rochester Child Care Center is pleased to announce that they have been chosen to benefit from Lonza Biologics Harvest Open Golf Tournament to be held on Sept. 15, 2008. Lonza Biologics, located in Portsmouth, chooses several organizations to work with each year and focuses their charity fundraising efforts on the seacoast area.
Barbara Wauchope and Mica Stark Join UNH’s Carsey Institute
Durham, NH - The Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire today announced that they have added two new key members to their staff.
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Over $284 Million In Positive Economic Change in New Hampshire "Main Street" Downtowns Concord, NH - The Downtown Resource Center recently released the cumulative and the 2007 reinvestment numbers of building and public improvements as well as business and job growth in the downtowns of the designated Main Street Communities throughout New Hampshire. The numbers help to measure the economic and visual successes occurring in the downtowns of each Main Street Community.
Read more... Nonprofit Congress 2008, an initiative by the National Council of Nonprofit Associations, will be held June 1–4 in Washington, DC. This provides nonprofits with an opportunity to discuss, learn, and network with colleagues about the future of the nonprofit sector. To find out more, visit www.nonprofitcongress.org/meeting. G. Willikers, Families First are Partners in Play
Portsmouth - G. Willikers ToyShop has chosen Families First Health and Support Center as its “Partner in Play” for April. The downtown toy store is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary this year by partnering with a different Seacoast business or nonprofit each month to celebrate and support kids and families. Read more... AAA Northern New England Donates $25,000 to Foundation Concord, NH - American Automobile Association (AAA) Northern New England has donated $25,000 to the Community Colleges of New Hampshire Foundation. The award enables the Foundation to provide scholarships to students in automotive technology programs. The gift was presented by Nick Wallner, AAA Branch Manager, and Rebecca Bernier, NH Regional Manager, at the Foundation Board of Directors March meeting. Read more... Archives |
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