James Frost, a first grader at Canaan Elementary School was Co-principal for a day with Principal Isabelle. He was awarded this honor and experience from the highest bidder, Meredith Frost, on this FOM auction item at our Annual Fundraising dinner recently in September. Thank you for participating in this fun item.
Margarita's Fundraiser for Friends of Mascoma 11/11/16 from 11 AM to 11 PM
Join us Friday, November 11th at Margaritas Lebanon and have some fun for a great cause!
20% of your DINNER receipt WILL BE donated to us if you do one of the following 4 things:
- Save this voucher on your smartphone and show it to your server,
- Print your voucher and show it,
- Mention that you are dining to support "Friends of Mascoma" or
- Grab a voucher in the entryway to give to your server while you are signing up to win Friends of Mascoma gear in our FREE RAFFLE!
Many thanks to Margaritas of Lebanon for graciously hosting this fun event!
Something Exciting Coming to the Beautiful Blue Wall in the MVRHS!
This Blue Wall is there for an amazing reason! Michael Kraatz and Susan Russell, mixed media artists of Canaan, actually started our Art Initiative by donating their awesome talents within a week of the bond being passed by our five towns to create an art installation in the renovated high school. They have been working on a 300 square foot creation since then. FOM has funded all materials and added the "blue reinforced wall". We will keep you in suspense!
Winter Clothing Giveaway Helps Keep Our Community Residents Warm
Many thanks to all who donated items and to the many volunteers who helped organize the donated clothing and blankets to the Friends of Mascoma Warm Winter Clothing Giveaway. We had lots of happy shoppers who found some great items. In the Spirit of sharing, leftover items were donated to other Upper Valley charities. We thank the Community Lutheran Church of Enfield for the awesome space to use and for allowing us to collect and sort items ahead of time right on site!
Volunteers put the finishing touches on sorting and organizing clothing, jackets, blankets, and many other warm winter items.
Mascoma Valley Regional High School Co-Principal for a Day
Kerrigan Stone of Canaan was the enthusiastic recipient of the Mascoma Valley Regional High School Co-Principal of the Day. This was a Friends of Mascoma fundraising auction item. Nancy Smith, Enfield resident, was the highest bidder and awarded this to a deserving student. thank you, Mr. James Collins, for donating your time and giving Kerrigan a unique experience.
Winter Clothing & Coat Giveaway
Don't miss this!
Button Up NH
Here are a few photos from our Button Up NH event Wednesday evening.
Thank you to the Enfield Energy Committee for co-sponsoring the event with us!
Here is a link to the presentation: http://www.plymouthenergy.org/BU_Presentation.pdf. Gil was our presenter (as opposed to the contact in the slides). We are happy to connect anyone who is interested with Gil and offer our sincere appreciation for sharing his professional and personal experiences and keeping the workshop light and informative.
Remember A -- B -- C: Attic, Basement, Center (living space in the middle of the house) when you prioritize your energy efficiency projects.
Royal Renovation Celebration
Mascoma's Homecoming Weekend 2016 and the Royal Renovation Celebration kicked off Friday, September 16th with the traditional Homecoming Bonfire courtesy of the Mascoma Class of 2017. Royal Renovation Celebration Fireworks were provided by a generous donor through Friends of Mascoma for the community to enjoy. We would love to express our heartfelt thanks to the many First Responders who gave up a large portion of their day to make this a fun, safe, family-friendly event.
Festivities continued Saturday during the Homecoming Games and into the evening with the Royal Renovation Dinner. Over 180 guests joined Friend of Mascoma to celebrate the Grand Opening of the newly renovation High School. Holly West, President of FOM, made the Opening Remarks and introduced Superintendent Patrick Andrew of the Keynote Address [streamed live on our Facebook site]. The Royal Renovation Dinner was hosted by Mountain Meadow and catered by What's For Dinner? We were proud to showcase two local companies together with Mascoma Alumni Brewer David Sakolsky's libations from his partnership at Deciduous Brewing Company.
Did you know the only Pediatric Cardiologist in Somalia is from Mascoma? We learned a lot together and celebrated our community's accomplishments thanks to our generous donors, the vendors, and all of the guest who attended and made the evening truly special!
The images above are only a snapshot of the celebration! Many thanks to Theresa Westgate (Mascoma Class of 1998) of Chocolate Pips Photography for capturing the memories and providing them as FREE full sized downloads here at http://chocolatepipsphoto.zenfolio.com/p575604653
Mascoma Valley Regional High School Food Pantry is OPEN!
PRESS RELEASE: Friends of Mascoma Foundation is pleased to report our school district has an "in-house" food pantry available for students in need that may be accessed BY the staff from both the High School and the Indian River Middle School.
Christine Jespersen, our High School Family and Consumer Science teacher is the Pantry Manager. Friends of Mascoma Foundation's, "Friends Feeding Friends" Initiative expands their practice of sharing their many resources with all four of our schools. A generous donor has supplied refrigeration for this pantry, so we are able to supply fresh fruits and vegetables from Willing Hands and meats and dairy products from Price Chopper's, Fresh Rescue program. We currently are agents of the New Hampshire Food Bank and manage the Friends Feeding Friends Food Pantries in Enfield and Canaan that are open to all of our five town residents one day weekly in each location [see hours here]. We thankfully accept food and monetary donations for all of these pantries.
Currently, we would like to assist the HS pantry to be fully stocked with toiletries like:
- toothbrushes,
- toothpaste,
- body wash,
- soap,
- feminine hygiene products,
- cologne
- shaving cream,
- toilet paper, etc.
Questions or need more information?
Please email us at food@friendsofmascoma.org or cjespersen@mvrsd.org.
Mrs. Christine Jespersen, High School Consumer and Family Science Teacher and Pantry Manager.
Loading up the pantry with items from the Friends of Mascoma Foundation
Students are enthusiastic over this new additional resource and are quick to help. Thank you!
Warm Winter Clothing & Coat Drive 2016
Do you have warm winter clothing in like-new or gently-used condition that you no longer need? Please consider donating it to the upcoming Winter Clothing & Coat Drive now through October 15th. Distribution is scheduled for October 22nd. We will post more information on distribution soon.
*NEW* Food Pantry Hours in Canaan & Enfield
Beginning the week following Labor Day Weekend, the Friends Feeding Friends Food Pantries in both Canaan and Enfield will have new hours. Thanks to positive feedback from both shoppers and volunteers, each pantry will be open one day each week.
Emergency contact and access will remain available to volunteers and first responders.
With school starting, we welcome donations individually wrapped snacks and treats for students. We will continue to post our latest "Most Wanted" list each week. Thank you for your ongoing support!
Watch for news on a third location coming soon!
Annual Dinner Ticket Sales Online!
The Friends of Mascoma 2016 Annual Dinner is right around the corner. Get your tickets online today, space is limited!
Write here...
Canaan Old Home Days Parade
We did get a second place award in the parade for our colorful vehicles, many volunteers distributing water and candy..and our clowns!
Kaylee Felix and Ariana Lecuyer, Indian River Middle School students
Friends of Mascoma Foundation Receives a New Van
We are the fortunate recipients of a beautiful new van that will be climate controlled to better enable us to travel and transport food for our Friends Feeding Friends Food Initiative. Thank you generous donor for investing in your community. We proudly showed our new vehicle in Enfield's Old Home Days Parade and passed out water and candy to our spectators. Please consider being a volunteer or donor to help support our many projects.
Friends of Mascoma Garden Science Updates
Our Garden Science summer class has some updates and has been taking some fantastic field trips. First picture was taken at D'Acres in Dorchester and gave the class an up close and personal time with their pigs. A very big thank you to the D'Acres crew who shared a meal with the class and taught them what is means to live sustainably. The second picture is Dave Shinnlinger, a MVRSD teacher, showing off his meat chickens and learning about the permaculture movement. Your donations help us sponsor exciting projects like this and provide opportunities for our students.
Enfield Village School Community Garden in Progress
Participating Mascoma students qualify for ELO (Extended Learning Opportunity ) credit. The products from this garden will be consumed by individuals and families in our District. Thanks to Mrs. Heather Oliver for spearheading this great learning opportunity. FOM is delighted to be able to fund this and so appreciative to our donors who donated materials to be used.
Community Garden Science
Generations Mural Being Preserved!
Another one of our large projects in progress this summer! We are dedicated to preserving the generations mural at MVRHS. Thank you to MTD's Property Maintenance and Contractors and our generous donors who are making this preservation project possible. The mural removal went well and we are looking forward to reinstalling and restoring it later this year.
Our First Ever Scholarship Recipients!
We surprised the crowd at Senior Awards on June 5, 2016, by announcing a total of $6500 to seven outstanding students. We are new on the scene! Thank you gracious donors for helping these students take steps to prepare for a successful life ahead. Please consider donating to us to offer this wonderful opportunity.
Left to right are Winny Cheng, Kenneth Severance-Camp, Barrett Morse, Andrea Bailey, Patrick Howard and Ben Jones. Not pictured is Madison Dow.
Friends of Mascoma Foundation participates in NH Gives in a BIG way!
NH Gives on June 7 was a day of giving statewide to our local charities. Look how we did. Thank you to all of our supporters with your unselfies and donations! It was lots of fun! Look how we ended up!
AttentionMVRHS students!
Are you looking for something to do this summer? Do you like gardening? Do you like science? Do you want/need an extra 1/2 credit? All of the above? If so, check this out this Community Garden Science class being sponsored by Friends of Mascoma Foundation! As part of the class you will help construct raised garden beds at EVS.
