WINTER
2006
Dear
Friends,
Another New England winter is upon us. But where’s the
snow? I love the beauty of the white
stuff. New Generation is all a bustle with
the holiday season decorating the tree,
planning holiday parties, picking up
gifts... It is a busy time.
Big news! We will be opening a
second thrift shoppe in Rochester, NH.
Second Generation has been such an excellent
source of income for our shelter and is so
popular with the customers that the Board
decided to offer a similar facility in
Rochester. The address is 25 Old Dover Road
Unit E. We have initiated Project
Empower to give corporations and individuals
an opportunity to provide us with the
resources to get this new thrift shoppe off
the ground. The goal is to receive help now
so that we can continue to help ourselves.
(Click here to read more about it: PROJECT
EMPOWER) Donations for the new shoppe are
being accepted in Greenland and we are
always looking for volunteers. We believe
this will be a great asset to the Rochester
community. There is tremendous energy and
excitement about the new project. Watch for
the opening date!
In November, Dot Smith, a staff
member, planned and organized a 50’s dance
which was held at La Famiglia Restaurant in
Greenland. Pat O’Keefe, the owner, donated
the space and cooked a spaghetti and
meatball dinner for us. Jeff Chidester
acted as DJ and played the wonderful music
of the 50’s. It was a huge social and
financial success, thanks to Dot.
In December we have our Toys for
Tots open house for current and former
residents. Santa and his elf distribute
toys and have their picture taken with all
of the children in attendance.
Plans are underway for our
auction in April. Catherine Edison our
Director of Fundraising is recruiting
volunteers. It’s going to be a great event.
Joan Ouellette our Parenting
Educator and day time staffer will be
retiring in December after 15 years of
service. But the good news is that she will
continue working with our residents one day
a week as our parenting educator. This is
such a valuable service to our residents and
we’re glad we’ll still be seeing her. We
are so grateful to her for her many years of
driving our residents to appointments,
checking chores, holding babies, being a
listening ear, etc, etc, etc. and we wish
her a fulfilling and enjoyable retirement.
Enjoy, relax, celebrate, eat good
food, love your family and have a memorable
holiday season and a beautiful winter
season.
Warmly,
Toni
Located
in the Seacoast region of New Hampshire, New Generation,
Inc. provides the following services:
