Volunteer NH!
117 Pleasant Street
Dolloff Building 4th Floor                                     
Concord, NH 03110

At the November 5^th event, twenty awards were presented by the First Lady and David Lamarre-Vincent, Chair of the Board of Directors at Volunteer NH! Recipients included:

Volunteer Service Awards

• Youth - David Sullivan, Goffstown NH
• Youth - Andrew Adams, Dover NH
• Adult - David Dubois, Rochester NH
• Senior - Curtis & Virginia Tinker, North Conway NH
• National Service - Elizabeth Russo, Portsmouth NH
• Group: Seacoast Hospice Bereavement Volunteers, Exeter NH

Volunteer Champion Awards

• Small Non-Profit - CASA of NH
• Small Non-Profit - The Friends Program
• Large Non-Profit - Tri-County Community Action Program
• Large Non-Profit - Southern New Hampshire Services / VAC
• State Agency - The Hunter Education Program/ NH Fish & Game
• Municipality - City of Nashua School District
• Local Service Club - Rochester NH Elks Lodge
• K-12 School - Sunset Heights Elementary School in Nashua
• Higher Education - NH Technical Institute
• Faith-Based Organization - Nashua Interfaith Council
• Medium-Size Business - Cirtronics Corporation
• Large Business - The Timberland Company

2003 Spirit of New Hampshire Award
Rebuilding Together- Greater Manchester

The event brought together interested citizens, volunteers and representatives from business, education, government, faith communities and national service initiatives.

Volunteer NH! is a 501 (c) 3 incorporated non-profit organization established in 2000 by merging the NH Office of Volunteerism, the Governor's Council on Volunteerism, and the NH Commission for National and Community Service into a single entity. Volunteer NH! is governed by a Board of Directors appointed by the Governor and approved by the Executive Council. The organization has three specific responsibilities:

• Promoting volunteerism and community service as a value in the state
• Administering NH AmeriCorps grants and programs
• Providing training and education to state agencies, non-profits, and corporations for their volunteer program efforts

To learn more about volunteerism in New Hampshire, contact Volunteer NH! at 271-7200.