Fundraiser at the Gibson Center Craft Fair

The sun was shining on us as we held a fundraiser in cooperation with the Gibson Senior Center in North Conway.  In the middle of a very busy Memorial Day craft fair we set up a grill (thank you to Cathy Baybutt!) and sold hotdogs, chips, cookies and water.  Saturday was the busiest day but we handled it with our group of members who worked throughout the 2 days.  We sold out of hotdogs by 2 pm on Sunday with sales for the 2 days totaling $548.00 providing us with a profit of about $450 for our literacy projects.  Not bad for our first attempt!

Cookbooks to share

Altrusa of Carroll County received a donation of 100 cookbooks from Hannaford stores.  Our members chose to give these cookbooks to all of the local Food Pantries to be given out with bags of food.  Our Altrusa label was placed on each cookbook to help spread the word of our efforts.

Digging Plants

On Monday, May 20th, a group from Altrusa of Carroll County and from the Friends of the Cook Library gathered at the invitation from The Community School in South Tamworth to thin their gardens and to gather plants for the fundraising Plant Sale on June 1st.  Many pots were filled and readied for sale!  It was fun playing in the dirt!

Save the Dates! Upcoming Events

We have several up-coming events!  Mark your calendars and join us for fun and fund-raising!

• Hot Dogs, Hot Dogs!  May 25 - 26, 2019  - We will be selling hot dog lunches at the Gibson Center Craft Fair in North Conway center over Memorial Day weekend.
• Plant Sale! June 1, 2019 - at the Cook Memorial Library in Tamworth.  A collaborative fund-raising event with the Friends of the Cook Library to support our literacy programs.
• Dinner Meeting June 10, 2019, 5:30 pm.  At The Barn at the Preserve, Chocorua, NH.  We will enjoy a special year-end dinner with special guest speaker Candy Chaplin of the Nepal Children's Health and Education Fund.

Plant Sale crew from 2018

Committees

Our Club has several committees which have fun while keeping us running smoothly!

Membership Committee meeting

Communication Committee meeting

Habitat for Humanity Women's Build

The members of Altrusa of Carroll County support many local non-profits in our area, including Habitat for Humanity.  The  Women's Build is traditionally held the day before Mother's Day when 50 women gather to donate their time and skills in constructing the newest Habitat home.   Our Club provides breakfast and lunch to these hard-working women and men.

Breakfast crew: Beth, Sue, Marsha, Thelma, Kathy

Cathy and Skylar 

Supporting the Gibson Senior Center

Every Spring, the Gibson Senior Center in North Conway provides a "Thank You" luncheon for the Meals on Wheels drivers and other volunteers.  Our Club has traditionally provided servers for this event to help support all that the Senior Center does.

Servers Lisa, Beth, Lorraine and Nancy

District One Spring Conference

Held in Cromwell, CT on April 26-27th, the District Spring Conference was fun and enriching for all those who attended.  Our Club received several awards: 2nd place for the Mamie L. Bass Service Award; 1st place for the Carroll County Chatter Newsletter Award; 3rd place for the Nina Fay Calhoun International award.  Well done everyone!!  A special thanks to those who submitted our good deeds.  The highlights of the conference were the keynote speaker Eric Knight and the many workshops to attend. We look forward to next year's Conference to be held in Beverly, MA.

The Fundraiser Fair was very successful for us as we raised $350 to assist Bishmita, an international student from Nepal whom we have supported for the past few years.  We sold quilted potholders, crocheted scrubbies and felted slippers to raise these funds for Bishmita.