Members of Carroll County, Laconia and Meredith clubs invite their Altrusa sisters to come to April Conference which will be held in North Conway. Their jingle asking Altrusa to come help search for Bruce the moose who is on the loose was well received.
Fall is off to a quick start for our Altrusa group. Our last meeting, on October 5, was held at the Madison Public Library and it was terrific to see everyone in person. It was a brown bag affair although the Membership Committee brought drinks and desserts. At our November meeting we will have Crystal Sawyer as our guest speaker. Crystal is the director of Carroll Academy/Carroll Country Adult Ed.
Here are some dates to note:
October 28- 68 Hours of Hunger 10 AM Kennett Middle School
November 2 at 6 PM. Brown Bag with the board providing dessert and drinks.
November 5-6 District Workshop in Portland- the focus is on Membership
Monday, November 22 - 68 hour of hunger packing ( this is due to Thanksgiving)
Be on the lookout for DCYF Christmas party Saturday, December 11 at Madison Elementary School noon- 4. We will need help in a variety of ways.
Well, the author does not mean this in any derogatory way but literally can you help stuff it. The "it" are really about 100-120 bags for the End 68 hours of Hunger program that we, as a club, offer to fill each month. We meet the last Thursday of each month at 10:00am at Kennett Middle school to fill bags, organize and restock food items. The bags are distributed to preschool and elementary children who are considered food insecure. Did you know that 1 in 5 children are food insecure; they do not have enough food on a regular basis, sometimes missing entire meals. If you want to help please contact Pat Kehoe, our program co-ordinator.
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Summertime brought not only the fun events of Pirate's Cove Mini Golf but serving the local foster families with a summer fun day at Tin Mountain. In true Altrusan spirit, our sisters set up games, tables for pizza, provided a multitude of fun activities and made this a really fun time for local families to gather and socialize.
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| Thank YouTrail's End for the awesome ice cream desserts! |
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| Pat M, Pat K, Nancy S, Cathy B and Jan E prep art activity |
We had fun golfing at Pirate's Cove, there were even a couple of holes in one! Check out what's in store for the next couple of months! Thanks to Kathy Somerville who captured our great putting techniques and Cathy Babutt who put together the calendar of events you see below. There are opportunities for socializing as well as volunteer events at 68 Hours of Hunger and the DCYF summerfest at Tin Mountain.
Summer Calendar of Events 2021
Spending time together with fun activities increases our bonds and lets us enjoy each others company plus is a wonderful way to meet potential new members. Guests are always welcome!!
July Activities
Walk and Ice cream:
• July14th(Wed)with rain date July15th
Meet at the Pine Barrens parking lot Rte 41 at 2 PM (Dog friendly and handicap accessible). After the walk we’ll stop at Eldridge Family Sugar House & Ice Cream Shop at 183 Plains Road, Tamworth - Cathy Sholtanis contact
• End68hrsofHunger
• July 22nd (Thur) - Pack End 68hrs of Hunger - 10 AM - Kennett Middle School - Pat Kehoe contact
• Mini-Golf
• July22nd(Thur)-MiniGolf-PiratesCove-NorthConway. NOON Ice cream at Trails End
Diane Robinson contact
August Activities
Steel Magnolias - Play
August5th-M&Dproductions-Nightout-Theater-PurchaseYOUROWNticketsonlineandjoinother
members for this local production. Diane Robinson contact
Foster Family Outing
August 16th (Monday) (rain date August 23rd) Summer outing with Foster Families - location Tin Mountain -
(10:30 to 2:30) Sign up sheets have been sent to membership and many volunteers have signed up
Beth Wheatley Dyson contact
Tamworth Farmers Market - Booth
August21(Saturday)-TamworthFarmersMarketbooth-K.A.BrettSchool,Tamworth-8:30to12:30
Sale of member made goods. Sign ups will be sent around to members Nancy Spaulding - contact
• End 68hrs of Hunger
August 26th (Thursday) -Pack End 68hrs of Hunger - 10AM - Kennett Middle School - Pat Kehoe contact
SOS - Support Our Soldiers - Thank you Cards for Soldiers
• Write thank you cards for soldiers-Mailing date end of August-contact-CathyBaybutt
For More information send emails to altrusacarrollcounty@gmail.com Check for Blog updates. carrollcountyaltrusa.blogspot.com Facebook page - Altrusa International of Carroll County NH
Cathy Baybutt hosted our year-end celebration and meeting in her back yard (such beautiful gardens!) and 16 of our members were all vaccinated and able to attend in person. We enjoyed a delicious cake, brought by Jan Estes, cookies, fruit, iced tea and lemonade while we chatted and shared stories. Our charter members received a 15-year award pin and it was announced that our Club received a Distinguished Club Award from International for our enthusiasm and hard work.
Our "Make Way for Readers" new literacy program and grant monies have been warmly received by the local libraries and daycare centers. And plans are in the works for a Foster Family Celebration coordinated with DCYF for August 16th aat Tin Mountain Conservation Center in Albany. An outdoor day of games, crafts and pizza has been planned, with a special visit by the Trails End Ice Cream Truck!
This Saturday, June 5th, our Altrusa of Carroll County will be running a table at the Tamworth Farmer's Market and hosting a Plant Sale/Calendar Raffle in conjunction with the Cook Memorial Library as a fundraiser. This event will be held at the Brett School in Tamworth from 9 am to 1 pm - stop by and check it out!
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| Recipients of the 15-year membership award |
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| Membership Committee installing the new Board and officers. |
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| Members of Altrusa of Carroll County celebrating a return to in-person meetings. |
