Altrusa of Carroll County
Friday, November 8, 2024
New Members and Learning about Conway Library Park Extension
Halloween fun and fundrasing for the Laura Foundation
The two Halloween events that our club supported were a big success. At Trunk or Treat Ellen Caputo wdistributed books supplied by our Club. Ellen runs a literacy program Once Upon A Story Hour and has appeared all over the valley entertaining children and sharing her love for reading.
Friday, October 11, 2024
Service Dogs, Story Teller and New Members Welcomed
Our October meeting was full of wonderful guests. Nettie and Jinx of Little Angel Service Dogs taught us all about how dogs are trained to become service dogs for a variety of needs; from the ability to recognize when someone will have a seizure to giving comfort to those with anxiety disorders- these dogs provide much needed service to their owners. Training begins right at 8 weeks and continues until the dogs are matched and for some time beyond.
Jinx and Nettie |
We were then invited to learn about Ellen Caputo's mission to bring reading alive and encourage kids to read! Having just come from an event as Harry Potter character Professor McGonagall Ellen told us about her non profit Once Upon a Storyhour. Ellen has shared her love of books at over 100 events in the Mt Washington Valley; from preschools and libraries to the Adult Day Center. We were happy to provide Ellen with the funds to distribute over 200 books at the upcoming Trunk or Treat at Burke Field in Madison.
"Professor McGonagall" |
We welcomed 3 new members to our club- Judi, Kristie and Cathy. We are so excited to have them join us and welcome their energy and new ideas!
New Members, their sponsors and the Membership Committee |
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Fall into service
Saturday, June 22, 2024
Collaborating with local organizations to make a difference in our communities
One of our strengths is partnering with various local organizations to support their mission. A few of the organizations we helped were: Rotary Clean the Kanc,Gibson lunch service,Supplies for Revolving Closet
Packing food bags for End 68 Hours of Hunger
It's always a pleasure to see how we can serve our communities.
Cleaning the Kanc with the Rotary! Beautiful Day!
New Officers and Adult Day Center
Our last 2 meetings we met off site. Normally meetings are held at the Madison library but to switch things up, in May we visited Adult Day Center in Conway and in June we met at North Conway Community Center.
According to The Mount Washington Valley Adult Day Center website it is "a facility specially designed to provide care services to older adults in a comfortable, home-like setting."
We learned about the various services provided. At the Community center we installed new officers and board members, socialized and shared a delicious buffet dinner.
A rare occasion where we get a group photo! |
Lynn Coyle gave a wonderful synopsis of all the services provided by the Adult day Center. | |
Thank you board and officers for offering to serve- Missing Jess our VP and Cindy our Secretary |
Books Books Books!! Get your summer read for kids and adults.
There are multiple ways in which our club supports literacy. We provide books for the Hannaford book bin in North Conway and in our latest adventure we connected with the Altrusa Club in Portland MainePortland Gives Books to gather 40 new books for children ages Preschool to Middle school. Our books from Portland will be available for free on August 21 at Trail's End Intervale Cone for a Cause.
Martha Gross of Portland Club - A great selection of books! |
So many good choices- Be sure to get your summer read at Hannaford's North Conway. Each month a different non profit benefits from your donations. |