Carroll County Altrusa and Mountain View Nursing Home

 On Tuesday, December 13th, seven members of Carroll County Altrusa took cookie trays to the residence and staff of the newly opened Mountain View Nursing Home in Ossipee, NH.

Walking into Mtn View Nursing Home

Pat, Cindy, Diane, Lorraine & Lisa (photo by Cathy)

 It was a beautiful sunny December day and we were so happy to be delivering trays to all of the residence at the County Nursing Home. We were able to visit each of the neighborhoods and give our cookie trays and tins to the residence and the staff. The Mountain View Home is located at the County Complex on Rte 171 in Ossipee.  It is right beside the old home. This facility was completed and opened this past summer.  It has a new model for caring for our seniors.  Each wing is set up as a neighborhood.  Residence have their own room and all were personalized with blankets, family pictures and personal treasures.  The neighborhoods have up to 12 residence.  They have a common area for dining and socializing as well as a small kitchen.  The nurses station is located between the neighborhoods on each wing.  The neighborhoods are all named after Mountains in our State. 

After our delivery and tour, we stopped in the Lobby and left some cookies for the reception staff and the volunteers.  There is a wonderful common area near the lobby which appears to be a great place for any large gathering.  There is also a Friends of Mountain View Nursing home group whose purpose is to support the residence with activities and outings not covered in the annual budget.

Friends of Mountain View, PO Box 674, Ossipee, NH 03864

You can also find the Friends on Facebook.

Members left feeling that this facility was exceptional and that we would enjoy learning about other ways that our organization can support the home and it's residence.

Photo taken in the lobby by the Christmas tree.  Cindy, Diane, Lisa, Pat, Lorraine and Cathy. 

Merry Christmas to all and a very Happy New Year.

December 2011 - Christmas Party and Mtn View Cookies

 On December 12th, Lorraine hosted our Carroll County Altrusa Christmas party.  Members brought an appetizer, main dish, salad or dessert.  As you can imagine, there was a wonderful variety of food and no one left hungry.

 After our wonderful meal and social time, we settled in for the "Yankee Swap".  Now if you have not participated in a Yankkee Swap before you have missed a great time.  Each person draws a number, #1 goes first (and last).  #1 picks a package, upwraps it, shows it to everyone and then sits down.  #2 picks a package, opens it and then decides if she wants her present of #1's.  The evening goes on with lots of comments, and many people trying to hide their gift so it doesn't get taken, then it returns to #1 who can pick from all the gifts available. 

Terry with new ideas for hair.

Creative idea, Aunt Marie's Cake (includes recipe)

Pat is sooooo excited!

Other Pat, Hugs her gift.

This year we suggested that all gifts be either handmade, homemade or purchased from the local area.  The gifts were very creative, homemade apple pie, sally purses, table arrangements, ornaments, local beer, maple syrup, painted lamps, homestitched potholders and many, many more treasures.

It was a wonderful evening.  Altrusa provides service to the community, but also uplifts and supports it's own members.  Merry Christmas to all.  (Cathy Baybutt )

Flatbreads Fund Raiser and Fashion Show, Sept. 22, 2011

North Conway's popular local eatery, Flatbread Company, has agreed to host Carroll County Altrusa's first annual fashion show.  The event is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011 from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm and will combine Flatbread signature cuisine with three fast-paced fashion shows featuring clothing and accessories from four area vendors. All proceeds will be used to benefit local charities and Food Pantries.

Welcome to Carroll County Altrusa

Service Projects and Activities

In the year 2010 our local projects and activities included:

• providing lunches for local Habitat for Humanity events
• cosponsor of a DCYF Foster Family Christmas party providing books for all the foster children
• supporting a nurse practitioner's trip to Haiti
• providing book bags to new parents in Tamworth
• participating in fund raising cancer walks
• continuing our "Backpack Project" which provides backpacks and school supplies to newly placed foster children
• providing pajamas and other personal items to Starting Point (program for battered women and children)
• continuing our "Helping Hands Program" offering services to county residents in need.

And we can't forget to mention our national service project supporting Camp Safe Haven.  Camp Safe Haven is a summer camp where children with HIV/AIDS can go to camp free of charge with a volunteer medical staff and just be kids for their time there during the summer.

If you too are interested in helping with these service projects as well as enjoying the friendship of a wonderful group of women, please email us at carrollcountyaltrusa@yahoo.com.

About Carroll County Altrusa
We are a non profit community service organization which was chartered in May of 2006.  Our 27 members come from the towns of Conway, Tamworth, Freedom, Madison, Sandwich, Moultonboro and Ossipee.  We meet the 2nd Monday of each month at Runnells Hall in Chocorua Village beginning at 6 pm and enjoy a light supper prepared by our members.  Each meeting usually features a program or speaker and a business meeting during which we plan and prepare for our service projects.

Interested in learning more?  Contact us at: carrollcountyaltrusa@yahoo.com

Carroll County Altrusa is part of Altrusa International, which was founded in 1917 to provide service groups to families and communities when record numbers of women went to work during World War I.  Check out the Altrusa website to learn more about the national service projects we support, such as Camp Safe Haven summer camp for children who live with HIV.