Free Thanksgiving Dinner at the Epsom Fire Station
12-2 pm Nov 24th.
Looking for food donations and volunteers to help
serve. Open to all. Call Karen at 603-736-9954.
Chichester Grange will meet on Wednesday, November
2, 2011, upstairs in the Grange Hall. There will be a pancake supper
at 6 pm followed by the meeting at 7 pm.
"Trunk or Treating" will be held on October 29 from
4:30 to 7 pm at Carpenter Park. Reserve your spot by calling Jaan
Luikmil at 545-9087. Spots with electricity are limited. Bring a
donation for the food pantry and receive a pumpkin to carve. There
will be games, pumpkin carving, a costume parade, jack-o-lantern
lighting, and a Halloween story by Lisa, the Chichester Librarian.
The following titles have recently been added to the
Young Adult Fiction section of the Chichester Town Library: Queen of
Babble by Meg Cabot, Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn, Whale Talk
by Chris Crutcher, Forever by Maggie Stiefvater, and The Power of
Six by Pittacus Lore.
Look in the Youth Fiction Section for Poetry for
Young People by Robert Frost, An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving by
Louisa May Alcott, and Zoobreak by Gordon Korman.
The Chichester Library Book Store will be closing on
October 31st . It will be closed indefinitely while we renovate for
a community meeting room which is needed by the town. During this
process, we will need help with packing books, moving books and
bookshelves, trips to Pittsfield Recycling, carpenter projects,
cleaning projects, and monetary donations. If you can help with any
of these, please contact Lisa 798-5613 at the library, Carolee
Davison 798-3788 or Lucille Noel and Carol Hendee.
Out Of Your Attic Thrift Shop News
Submitted By
Carol Hendee
The numbers are in from the April Days of Sharing
for Coos County and surrounding area; 1,618 people served, with
articles of new clothing and used. The days of sharing are made
possible by Baby Threads of NH, Passumpsic Savings Bank, Laconia
Electric and people like you, volunteers and donors.
Last year, we were able to give 100 birthday bags.
This year, a hard choice had to be made and we will be doing only
Christmas bags. The recession has hit everywhere. We do need new
stuffed animals, toys and games for Christmas bags. If you bring in
an item, please mark it "For Christmas bags."
On Monday, October 31, we’re having a Halloween
Special. All Halloween items are Buy-One-Get-One-Free and all
clothes, except winter jackets and hoodies, are B1G1Free (higher
priced item pays). Come see us for a spooktacular Monday 8-12! We’re
on Rte. 28 in Chichester near the Pittsfield line. Our hours are
Mon. 8-12, Tues. and Thurs. 8-4, Wed. 11-4, and Sat. 10-4.
Please Support Our 5th Annual Food Drive
Many of our area food pantries are in need of
assistance and at Chichester Massage we are sponsoring our 5th
annual food drive to celebrate National Massage Therapy Awareness
Week Oct. 24-29, 2011.
Urgently needed items include: toilet paper, paper
towels, personal hygiene items, dish detergent, laundry detergents
(smaller quantities to be shared), cleaning products, canned tuna,
soups, rice, pasta and sauces, peanut butter, healthy cereals, fresh
produce is also welcome.
Chichester Massage will be offering free chair
massages on Tuesday, October 25th from 4-7 pm with a monetary or
food donation.
Donations will be accepted throughout the week at
our office and those who donate 5 or more items or $5 or more will
receive a coupon for $10 off a massage. All proceeds will go
directly to local food pantries.
Chair massages allow us an opportunity to educate
clients with a quick, healthy way to take care of their bodies and
reduce stress. At the same time they can help support their local
community with a donation. We had a wonderful turnout last year and
we’re hoping to have even more participation this year.
This is a great way to help others and reward
yourself with a savings on your next massage. Please help us make
this food drive a success. Thank you for your support.
In Good Health,
Amy Troy, Cheryl Kollett, Shannon K. Nickerson
and Ann Underwood
Chichester Massage & Bodywork Center
www.chichestermassage.com
603-798-4669
Chichester Awarded Grant
Some months ago, the National Association of
Elementary School Principals (NAESP) posted information regarding a
grant called "Sharing the Dream". This national request for
proposals encouraged projects that create a global awareness for
learning. Each year since 2004, MetLife and NAESP have awarded
grants for projects representing a diverse group of schools and
ideas. Projects are selected based on the principals’ ability to:
articulate their vision for parent and community involvement in
their schools; explain how their approach is linked to one of the
six standards described in NAESP’s benchmark publication (Leading
Learning Communities: What Principals Should Know and Be Able To Do,
Second Edition); identify data sources to measure involvement
throughout the year; and connect their project to student and school
success.
This year 25 schools were selected from around the
country; Chichester is proud to announce that the grant proposal
"Giving Students a Little Latitude" was awarded the $5000 maximum
grant allocation. Teachers will use iPad technology to help students
gain a more global understanding of the world around them as they
investigate real life issues and problems. Presentations will be
made during the school year to the School Board and PTO to
demonstrate the advances being made here at the school in Next
Generation Learning Standards using technology.
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