SECOND GENERATION OPENS NEW LOCATION IN ROCHESTER

Nike Bauer Hockey Provides Grant to Assist Non-Profit Organization

GREENLAND, NH – December 13, 2006 – Second Generation Thrift Shoppe, a not-for-profit store that generates funds for New Generation Shelter in Greenland, is opening a 1,700 SF location in Rochester at 25 Old Dover Road. Nike Bauer Hockey has granted $10,000 towards a capital fund to help build additional sources of revenue and sustain the shelter’s operations. The first thrift shoppe on Route 33 in Greenland has raised $50,000 annually towards the shelter’s operating expenses and often has an overflow of donations.

“It is a win-win situation to open the new store and it is an excellent opportunity to engage new donors and volunteers within the Rochester community to fulfill our mission,” said Toni Trotzer, Executive Director of New Generation Shelter. “Nike Bauer’s grant has opened the door for matching contributions from foundations and corporations.”

Nike Bauer Hockey Inc., based in Greenland, New Hampshire, is a leading designer and distributor of hockey equipment and is a wholly owned subsidiary of NIKE, Inc. based in Beaverton, Oregon. New Generation, Inc. is a shelter for homeless pregnant women and mothers with young children that houses up to seven women and their children, and provides counseling, parenting education, job skills, nutrition and life skills onsite. Residents are driven to housing and health appointments, as well as work, job interviews and education classes. Other services include Next Generation Daycare and Preschool, and Second Generation Thrift Shoppe and Generation Gap Furniture Barn.

Second Generation in Rochester will copy the Greenland store, selling quality clothing, household goods and furniture to the community. Project planners hope to open the second shoppe by January. For donation information call Toni Trotzer or Catherine Edison at 603-436-4989 or visit www.newgennh.com and click on Project Empower.