Upcoming Events... Save the Date!

      Wednesday, September 9, 2020 - Cones for a Cause at Trail's End Ice Cream Shop at the Scenic Vista in Intervale.  On that day, a percentage of all cones sold will be donated to Altrusa's Literacy programs.  Remind all your friends and family that a delicious ice cream cone is a must that day!

      Saturday, September 19, 2020 - Tamworth Farmer's Market booth.  Located at the Brett School parking lot, Altrusa will have a booth with assorted crafts, baked goods, preserves and gift items available for sale.  All proceeds will go to our service projects.  Come and check out the Farmer's Market!

      Sunday, October 18, 2020 -  Making Strides Against Breast Cancer -  Rolling Pink Rally
In place of the Making Strides fundraiser walk, this year a Rolling Pink Rally will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 in North Conway.  Teams are asked to decorate vehicles in pink and join the rally which will travel Rt. 16 and the North-South Road escorted by the police.  We agreed to meet at the Memorial Hospital parking lot at 9:40 to decorate the vehicles.  Have you signed up online to be a part of our team, either with a donation or to participate?

A Walk in the Pine Barrens

On Monday, 6 of our members took a walk through the Ossipee Pine Barrens Preserve in Madison, NH - a fun time to re-connect while keeping distant and enjoying the fresh air!  It was hot out but the walk was easy and we ended with some delicious ice cream at Bobby-Sue's Homemade Ice Cream Shop in Freedom.  Delicious!

Carroll County Altrusa Summer Plans

On Monday, July 13th, the Board met in Cathy B's backyard to work on plans to continue our service projects while maintaining health standards.  The Board organized some fun gatherings as well as opportunities to serve our community.  All members, friends and families are invited to the following activities.
Fun Activities:
Mini Golf Fun Event - Monday, July 20th, 11AM  Pirates Cove, North Conway  Contact Diane if interested
Afternoon Walk - August 24th, 2PM, Ossipee Pine Barrens, Rt. 41, Silver Lake  Contact Beth if interested

Service Projects:
Support Our Soldiers - July 20th, District Service Project, writing cards for our soldiers. Contact Cathy B. if interested
End 68 Hours of Hunger - packing bags of food on July 23 and August 27, 10 AM  Kennett Middle School  Contact Pat K. if interested

Fundraising Projects:
Cones for a Cause - Sept. 9th, 1PM - 8PM at Trail's End Ice Cream Shop, Intervale.  Contact Beth if interested
Tamworth Farmers' Market - Sept. 19th, 9AM - 1PM, Plant/Bake/Craft Sale. Brett School, Tamworth.  Contact Cindy if interested

Helping Jen's Friends while laughing over mini-golf

On Wednesday, June 17th, a group of 10 Altrusans and friends supported a fundraiser for Jen's Friends Cancer Foundation while having fun playing mini-golf at Pirate's Cove.  Pirate's Cove donated 100% of the ticket cost along with other donations to Jen's Friends to assist local families in their battle against cancer.  All of the money raised goes directly to the cancer patient and her/his family to provide supplemental financial assistance.  It was fun to get together outdoors, laugh and help Jen's Friends at the same time.   I still think the highest score should have won!

Packing Bags for End 68-Hours of Hunger

On May 28th our dedicated group of 9 Altrusans met at Kennett Middle School to continue to help the program End 68-Hours of Hunger by packing bags of food for children in need.  These bags will be delivered to the children along with the packed school lunch sent home to each child.
With so many members helping, we were able to quickly pack about 75 bags.

Calendar cancellations and changes

At the Altrusa of Carroll County teleconference Board meeting yesterday, our event and meeting schedule was reviewed in light of the current Covid-19 health and restriction information.  The following changes have been made:

• The Tri-Club Birthday Party dinner is postponed until May, 2021
• The Club Annual Dinner at The Preserve is canceled
• Installation of officers will take place at the next regular meeting, perhaps in September or October (hopefully).  The elected officers will assume their new roles on June 1, 2020 as described in the by-laws.
• The fundraiser sale of hot-dogs at the Gibson Center Craft Fair on Memorial Day weekend is canceled.

Our Altrusa members are still finding ways to serve our communities by sewing and donating face-masks, knitting infant caps for the hospital, sewing book bags and more - great work ladies!!  Remember to keep track of your time spent on these projects as they all count toward our total volunteer service hours.  

Calendar changes and cancellations

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and health concerns, the following Altrusa of Carroll County events have been canceled:

• April meeting has been canceled
• District One Spring Conference, April 24-25 has been canceled
• Gibson Center Volunteer Luncheon at which we serve has been canceled
• June Plant Sale in cooperation with the Cook Library, Tamworth has been canceled