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NH Office of Workforce Opportunity

On January 11. 2021, Jimmie Hinson, from NH Office of Workforce Opportunity spoke at the Grand Monadnock Rotary Club meeting and discussed the services offered by NH Office of Workforce Opportunity. To find out more you can visit their website at https://www.nhworks.org/ or contact Jimmie Hinson directly at 603-419-0995 or Jimmie.R.Hinson@livefree.nh.gov.

Operation Santa Celebrates 35 Years of Gift Giving

This year's Santa's Helpers include. Greg Robidoux, Rotary President, Rick MacMillan, Laura Gingras, and Jim Guy

This year's Santa's Helpers include Rotary President Greg Robidoux Rick MacMillan, Laura Gingras, and Jim Guy

Grand Monadnock Rotary Club (GMRC) will again distribute gifts to children in need who live in the Monadnock Region. For 35 years, since Operation Santa started in 1986, GMRC has distributed gifts from Santa through elementary schools, non-profit agencies, and town welfare offices. The families are selected by schools and area agencies to receive gifts for their infants to older children.

Santa's Wish Lists are made by the parents for items their children want (toys) and things they need (usually clothing). The gift ideas are not random - children get what their parents identify. Fifteen area businesses set out displays with gift cards on them for employees to review and select the gift cards they wish to fulfill on behalf of Santa. These regional gift-providing corporate Elves and Rotary members then go out and shop for gifts, returning them to Rotary by November 30th for distribution back to the children. Over 220 children will receive gifts this year totaling approximately $100 for each child. In the end, gifts worth over $22,000 will be distributed to parents in time for a very Merry Holiday season in 2021.

Monetary donations to help purchase unfilled Operation Santa requests may be sent to Grand Monadnock Rotary Charitable Fund, PO Box 354, Peterborough, NH 03458-0354, or donate online - click on "Donate" in the banner above or go to https://GrandMonadnockRotary.org/Donate.

GMRC is interested in hearing from you about your interest in the community and how to be involved in the important work that Rotary does.

Submitted by Pegg Monahan, member, Grand Monadnock Rotary

Hungry Bear Farm

On November 9. 2021, Gene Jonas from Hungry Bear Farm joined the Grand Monadnock Rotary Club via Zoom to discuss local farming and the importance and value of local resources for food.

For more information about Hungry Bear Farm and what Gene has been up to, refer to this link: https://hungrybearfarm.com/

MAPS Counseling Services

On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, Bethann Clauss joined the Grand Monadnock Rotary Club meeting via Zoom to discuss the services that MAPS Counseling Services provides to the community.

To learn more about MAPS, please visit their website at https://mapsnh.org/.

Nuttin Ordinary Tour

On October 26, 2021, the Grand Monadnock Rotary club was visited by Adam and Josh from Nuttin Ordinary which is in the same building as where the club meets. Adam gave an overview of what has been going on with the company and then we were given a tour of the Nuttin Ordinary facility by Josh and Adam.

River Center

On October 12, 2021, Margaret Nelson from the River Center spoke at the Grand Monadnock Rotary meeting to discuss the current things the River Center is doing along with their extensive list of volunteers. Margaret also said the River Center is always looking for new volunteers and needs help with volunteers that can assist with tax returns.