Altrusa Christmas Party

Many thanks to Lorraine who so kindly opened her home and hosted our Altrusa Christmas Party.  It was fun enjoying delicious food and good conversation with dear friends.  We have also replaced our Yankee Swap with gifts to charities near and dear to our hearts and this year we collected donations to Connect-A-Pet New England in Albany and to the Way Station in North Conway.  Connect-A-Pet is a dog rescue which works to match dogs with families in the area, and the Way Station is a day resource center for the homeless.  We also put together cookie trays for the residents and staff of the 3 nursing homes in Carroll County and which were delivered the next day.  Sharing and giving is the joy of the season!

Sorting and packing cookies

Delivering 4 trays of cookies to Mineral Springs.

Helping the Conway Village Congregational Church

On Thursday, November 21st, a group from Carroll County Altrusa helped the members of the Conway Village Congregational Church by busing tables and selling items as part of the Holiday Fair run by the church.  Some of us wore 2 hats - as church members and Altrusans - and enjoyed a delicious dinner!

Halloween Town

Our Club supports the work of the Laura Foundation for Autism and Epilepsy by assisting with their fundraiser and community effort, Halloween Town.  Held on October 26th at King Pine Ski Area and Camp Tohkomeupog in East Madison, NH, the site provides 1/2 mile of lighted pathways, decorated and spooky cabins for trick-or-treating, games, a bouncy house, games and lots of candy.  Our members greeted visitors, handed out maps, sold coffee and hot cocoa, and helped with the games.  It was fun seeing the children and all the costumes!

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

Each year our Club organizes a team of walkers for the Making Strides event in North Conway held on October 20, 2019.  This year we raised about $2,000 for the Cancer Society to fund research about breast cancer!  In addition to joining the walk, our members worked on set-up and registration, helping where needed.  What a great group!!

Our team of walkers

Nancy and Cindy at the registration tent.

Ending 68-Hours of Hunger

Altrusa of Carroll County supports the effort to End 68-Hours of Hunger by packing bags of food for local school children on the 4th Thursday of each month through the end of school.  On October 24th we had a great group of nine, Altrusans and friends, work to pack these bags.  With so many helpers, we were able to complete the job early and have time to chat.  What a wonderful group of hard-working women!

Kathy Laracy was chief "bag-lady", getting the double bags lined up.

Our crew after filling approximately 140 bags for all the local schools.  Still smiling!

Helping with the Reach the Beach Race

Lisa Dufault and Valley Promotions helps Altrusa of Carroll County to publicize and promote our projects and in turn we assist her at a stop on the Reach the Beach Relay Race.  The Race was held this year on Friday, September 13th and Lisa was in charge of the Echo Lake State Park transition point.  Four of our members helped with directing traffic, recording times and answering questions from the runners and their teams.  It was a beautiful sunny day and a very successful race with 500 teams participating in the 200 mile relay.

Donna was time-keeper while Cathy, Diane and Kathy directed traffic.

Committees Meeting and Planning

As we begin a new season with Altrusa, the members of our various committees are meeting, usually over some delicious meals, and making plans for an exciting year!

Communications Committee meeting

Community Service Committee planning service projects