December 2013

Thank you Greater Manchester Nashua Board of
Realtors for raising $2,644.00 for us at the Annual
GMNBR Turkey Bowl in November. Many
GMNBR Members, sponsors and friends came
together at Merrimack Ten Pin to raise money for
New Horizons. This has become a fun tradition
where participants get to spend a few hours bowling while
raising funds and collecting food for New Horizons.
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MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN SOMEONE’S LIFE
Please consider a year-end gift
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TURKEY BOWLING
SOUP KITCHEN - FOOD PANTRY
EMERGENCY SHELTER
CASE MANAGEMENT
REFERRAL SERVICE
ANGIE’S FOR WOMEN
WINTER 2013
www.NewHorizonsforNH.org
Thank you Andy Crews, President
and CEO, of AutoFair for selecting
New Horizons as this year’s
beneficiary of AutoFair’s Annual
Thanks for Giving Event which
raised
a
record
$12,930.00!
Throughout November, AutoFair’s five New Hampshire-based dealers - AutoFair Honda,
Ford, Hyundai, Volkswagen and Nissan donated a portion of the proceeds of every vehicle
they sold. We are very grateful for this large donation which will provide 3,000 meals to
individuals in need!
NON PROFIT ORG
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AUTOFAIR
199 Manchester Street, PO Box 691
Manchester, NH 03105-0691
SOUP KITCHEN - FOOD PANTRY - EMERGENCY SHELTER
CASE MANAGEMENT - REFERRAL SERVICE - ANGIE’S FOR WOMEN
THANK YOU!
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o far this year we have seen a staggering 75% increase in the number of meals
served to children in our soup kitchen and a 10% increase in senior citizens
coming in for a hot meal. In our homeless shelter, we are on track this fiscal year
to have our second highest bed night total in the last eight years. Last year was a
record year. We expect all these numbers to remain high through the winter season. It
costs $3,000 per day to operate New Horizons. Enclosed please find a pre-addressed
envelope to make your gift giving easier. Every donation helps to make a difference in
Our four mile walk in downtown Manchester is set for Sunday, May 18th.
COLOR ME RAD
Thank you for a $10,000 grant given by the Citizen Bank Foundation for support of our
homeless shelter Tier Program which aims to move individuals residing in our shelter
through levels of self-sufficiency in a progressive fashion.
Peter and Christine Telge, owners of Milly’s
Tavern, will be hosting their annual Christmas
party to benefit New Horizons on Saturday,
December 21st 6:00pm -1:00am. Tickets are
$10 and available at the door. It is always a fun
party filled with music and holiday cheer!
CITIZENS BANK
MILLY’S TAVERN HOLIDAY PARTY
The annual Tons of Turkey event, held on November 23rd,
was a record breaking success! Over 23 tons of turkey were
collected surpassing last year’s record of 20 tons. A huge
thank you to 96.5 The Mill and Hannaford Supermarkets our partners in this fabulous event. Sponsors included: New
Hampshire Union Leader, Paul’s Executive Car Care,
Regency Mortgage, Cross Insurance in partnership with
Arbella Insurance and Merrimack Street Volvo. Thank you
C&C Flooring who donated half a ton of turkeys! This event
is critical to our Thanksgiving basket program which gave
out a record 1,325 food baskets this year right before
Thanksgiving to individuals and families in need who were
so grateful to receive them!
Upcoming events
TONS OF TURKEY
SHELTERING OUR NEIGHBORS FROM THE ELEMENTS
NEW HORIZONS WALK AGAINST HUNGER
Thanks to the dozens of companies and organizations that held food and coat drives on our
behalf. There are way too many to list!! It is wonderful to see caring people realize there is a
problem and initiate positive action. Your help is most necessary and much appreciated!
On April 27th New Horizons will be the
beneficiary of this fun run! Color Me
Rad is a 5k with the sole purpose of
helping people smile. The event is not
competitive and not timed. Walkers and
runners are both welcome. Every 0.62 of
a mile there are “color stations” where
volunteers throw colored cornstarch on
the participants, turning them into
lovely, colorful running works of art. Save the date and look for more information to come on
our website.
someone’s life.
Far too often people passing by New Horizons comment
about the number of people waiting in line for our food
pantry, soup kitchen or homeless shelter. Because there is
no place to wait, clients are forced to stand in line through
all kinds of weather. Our goal for the new-year is to design
and build an indoor waiting area that will be constructed in
a portion of our food pantry. This will involve a
reconfiguring of the present pantry set up. The project will
be costly and to kick off our
fundraising for this waiting area, the
Singer family from Merchants
Automotive is contributing $25,000.
It is our hope that other individuals,
families and businesses will step
forward to assist us in making this
renovation a reality. If you are
interested in contributing either
financial or in kind support, please
contact Development Director
Michelle Casale at 668-1877 ex. 125.
NEWHORIZONSFORNH.ORG
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S CORNER
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As we approach the end of 2013 and look ahead to 2014 I want to thank all of you for your support of this
organization that helps so many in our community. During the holidays, we are all bombarded with
advertisements promoting the latest and greatest electronic devices and toys and games that we can’t live
without. Everywhere we turn there are sales going on and people rushing off to do their holiday shopping.
Here at New Horizons we see folks who are more concerned with feeding themselves and their families
than they are with shopping for gifts. We see people who are thankful for a place to sleep and a hot
shower. To them that is a gift that means the most.
Although we continue to hear that the economy is improving, the number of individuals and families
seeking services at New Horizons is increasing. In order to meet the demand we are working harder than
ever to raise the necessary funds to meet the need. We can only do this with your help. As you and your
families prepare for this holiday season, please take a moment to think of those in our community who
are less fortunate. Your tax deductible donation in any amount will help us to help our friends and
neighbors who are in need.
20th Annual Thanksgiving Breakfast
This year’s breakfast was our most
successful one on record! Thank you to all
of those who attended and sponsored the
annual event. Over 625 people enjoyed our
guest speakers - The Honorable John H.
Lynch, Alex Walker, Senior VP of
Operations and Strategic Development,
Catholic Medical Center and Rose, an
alumnus of Angie’s Shelter for Women who
moved the audience with her story. Thank
you to Governor Maggie
Hassan, Miss NH and
Christopher and Grace Duffley
for being part of the morning
as well. Businesses receiving
awards for their support of and
dedication to New Horizons
were:
Altos
Marketing,
Bonneville & Son, Rimol
Greenhouse Systems and
Pizza 911.
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It is so gratifying and fulfilling to help someone who is facing challenges in their lives and the reward is
often a simple ‘thank you’.
On behalf of the Board of Directors and our dedicated staff, happy holidays and
thank you for your continued support of New Horizons for New Hampshire.
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Executive Director
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Angie’s Kitchen Renovation
A wonderful $20,000 memorial donation, in honor of Sister Angie Whidden, from The Bean
Foundation has enabled us to completely renovate the kitchen at Angie’s Shelter for Women. This
was a much needed improvement which had been on our to-do list for years. The design and
installation was handled by Marc Cantin Cabinetry. This newly renovated kitchen better meets the
needs of the 17 residents by providing them with a functioning, efficient space that can more easily
accommodate them during mealtime. The renovation was completed in October and the residents
are raving about how wonderful it is! Thank you so much to The Bean Foundation for its generosity!
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1. The Hallo-Weiner Hustle fundraiser hosted by McGarveys was enjoyed by many. 2. SVI Systems donated and installed a new flat
screen in our cafeteria. Tom Labrie, of Southwest Airlines, made the connection with SVI. 3. Southwest Airlines food drive. 4. Bellwether
Community Credit Union sponsored our annual Veteran’s Day dinner. 5. Autodesk food drive. 6. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
donation. 7. Comcast donated 38 grocery store gift certificates. 8. Merrimack High School Random Acts of Kindness food drive. 9. Poor
Boys Diner donated a truck full of food. 10. Trinity High School’s cardboard city raised $5,800! 11. Triolo’s Bakery created this cake which
we raffled off at our Thanksgiving Breakfast raising 3,100! 12. Things are sprouting in our greenhouse!
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WELCOME TO NEW BOARD MEMBER GEORGE COPADIS
George N. Copadis is the Commissioner of New Hampshire
Employment Security. George served as Commissioner of
Labor, State of New Hampshire, November 2004-July 2012 and
prior to that was the President of the Workforce Opportunity
Council, 2003-2004. George is a lifelong resident of Manchester.
He is a graduate of University of New Hampshire and is very
involved in the community. His affiliations include numerous
years as President, Board of Director, St. George Greek Orthodox
Cathedral and as chairman of the Glendi Festival. George is
Chairman of the Manchester Housing & Redevelopment
Authority and has been on its Board of Commissioners since
1983.
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Wish List
MERCHANTS DAY OF CARING
On Tuesday, November 19, a group of over 30 employees from Merchants Automotive Group showed
up ready to work at Angie’s Women’s Shelter for the Annual Merchants Day of Caring. Prior to the big
day, a number of
projects were mapped
out so everyone would
be ready to go first
thing in the morning.
The hard working
group built much
needed shelves, painted
our handicapped
bedroom as well as the
bathrooms and other areas that were in need of
freshening up, they cleaned out the cellar and turned a little used crafts room into a computer room for
clients of Angie’s. During the lunch break, a bar-b-que was held and the brand new gas grill that was
used to prepare lunch was donated to Angie’s. It truly was a day of caring by the wonderful employees
from Merchants Automotive.
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Men’s and Women’s socks
Men’s backpacks
Twin sheets and blankets
Bath towels
Men’s boots
Size large and up men’s hoodies
Bus passes
Men’s and Women’s gloves
THIS YEAR
+75% Meals Served To Children
+10% Meals Served To Senior Citizens
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