Volunteer Dinner May 18, 2006

Volunteers of all ages and backgrounds came together to the smells of  chicken curry, pad thai, vegetable spring rolls, and sweet and sour stirfry at New Generation Shelter last night. A delicious feast of 15 authentic Thai dishes greeted 40 volunteers, board members, and staff. Chef Sompit Chase of Thailand prepared the feast from scratch with many prep cooks helping. Volunteers were recognized for their work in the shelter, daycare, thrift shoppe and furniture barn with certificates of gratitude and blooming geraniums donated by Carpenter’s Olde English Greenhouse of Newmarket. Outstanding Service awards were given to volunteers: David Duggan of Rye, Dot Smith of Exeter, Deb Davis of Exeter, and Joanne Bisson of Kittery, Maine. Duggan and Smith volunteered over 300 hours each.
Outstanding Volunteers of the Year
Dave Duggan of Rye New Generation, Inc. 345+ Hours	Dot Smith with Shoppe Manager Janet Hamilton Second Generation Thrift Shoppe 325 Hours
Deb Davis with Office Manager Priscilla Torella New Generation Shelter and 2006 Auction 85+ Hours	Joanne Bisson receiving award from Daycare Director Ivy Roy Next Generation Daycare 35+ Hours
A Scrumptious Thai Feast with Chef Sompit
Chef Sompit with Executive Director Toni Trotzer
Our Wonderful Group of Volunteers
Daycare Staff Aubrey Palacio, Felicia Rayeski, Jen Leary, Ashley Schlottmann, and Joanne Bisson.