April 2013
Newsletter
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“Serving the Children of the World”
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President Dave’s Message
Greetings from Myrtle Beach. Kathy and I were
pretty excited when
we missed that last
snow storm to hit
NH the third week
of March. I think
we can all agree that
our
wells
and
reservoirs will have
plenty of water this
summer. I promise
you warm weather is right around the corner!
I hope many of you have plans to join us for the 4th
annual Community Leaders Recognition Event
(CLE) on Saturday, April 20 at the SNHU dining
hall. This event serves two purposes: the first is to
allow our club to recognize those individuals who
made significant contributions to our community in
2012: the second purpose is that CLE is the start of
the three major fund raising activities we have
planned for 2013.
Thanks for all you do to make Hooksett a better
place--- Happy EasterWelcome New Member:
Heritage Family Credit Union Corporate
membership. Heritage’s presence in the Hooksett
Community continues to grow. It recently opened a
beautiful new facility on Hooksett Road near the
entrance to Campbell Hill. Primary contact person
will be Matt Sullivan. Heritage’s sponsor is Judy
Barrett.
Community Leaders Recognition Event
Our 4th annual Community Leaders Recognition
event will be held on April 20 at the Dining Center
at Southern NH University. Tickets are available
from Dave Dickson or Deb Charest. Tickets are $50
each or $320 for a table of 8. Dinner choices are
baked haddock or chicken marsala. At this event we
will recognize the following:
 Business Leader: Jack Solloway
 Large Business: Public Service of NH
 Small Business: Blue Ribbon Fence/Landscaping
 Educator: Kevin Fleury (Cawley Middle School)
 Municipal: Captain Jon Daigle, Hooksett PD
 Youth Volunteer: Vera Lee, Central High School
 Adult Volunteer: Mike Horne
The CLE committee under the leadership of Fred
Bishop and Deb Campbell has been meeting since
December to put this event together. I need to
acknowledge the efforts of Sid Baines, Frank
Kotowski, Ray Prouty, Tom Young, Matt Barrett,
Mark Sanborn, Sue Willey and myself to put all of
the pieces together to put on a first class event just
like the previous three. Please contact Deb Charest at
485-3821 to purchase tickets and join us for a great
event. As you know fund raising is the fuel needed
to keep the engine running for all the activities we
support as a club. Two additional quick updates:
Schedule of Upcoming Club Meetings:
April 3, 2013 at 6:00PM in the Penman Room at
Southern NH University.
Our speaker will be Dr.
Brian Gilchrist, director of
the
new
Children’s
Hospital at the Elliott. Dr.
Gilchrest was formerly the
director of the Kiwanis
Pediatric Trauma Center at New England Medical
Center in Boston. We will also have the Division 7
caucus at this meeting with other clubs in attendance.
Our inter club initiative under the leadership of Katie
Orlando is still going strong and please consider
joining us for one of our visits. The trails committee
under the leadership of John Pieroni will be holding
trails clean up in early May.
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May 1, 2003 at 6:00PM in the Penman Room at
Southern NH University. Our speaker will be new
Hooksett Police Chief Peter Bartlett. This will also
serve as our Annual meeting where officers and
directed will be elected for 2013-2014.
club, Aktion Club and two Builders Clubs. Both of the
clubs we visited are quite strong and perform numerous
service projects and collectively raise over $200,000
each year. The Kiwanis club of Palm Beach meets
weekly for lunch while the new Young Professionals
Club meets twice a month. With both clubs, over 80%
of the members are active working on service projects
and attending meetings. Membership in the Young
Professionals Club is geared towards men and women
in their 20s and 30s.
Joint Project of Hooksett Lions and Kiwanis
On March 16
the
Hooksett
Lions
Club,
Hooksett
Kiwanis,
Central
Key
Club and Small
Smiles Dental
Centers hosted
a
Vision,
Hearing and Dental Screening Clinic attended by 30
children at the Hooksett Town Offices. Kiwanis
members volunteering were Sue Willey, Deb
Charest, Katie Orlando, Judy Barrett, Vivian
Kotowski and Joan McDonald. Activities included
dental puppets, DJ Z Small Smiles Zebra with free
toothbrushes, Easter Bunny, face painting, Hooksett
Fire Department fire truck, Hooksett Police
Department crime van, new cruiser & McGruff. The
Kids Kloset was open during the entire event and
had several families come through, some current,
some new.
In Aruba, it is quite prestigious to be asked to join
Kiwanis. Both clubs have a waiting list of potential
members. Not everyone interested in joining receives
an application. New members are on “probation” for
three months to ensure that they attend meetings and
volunteer for the club’s projects. Costs of membership
are quite a bit higher than Hooksett. Dues for the
Young Professionals Club are $50 per month ($600 per
year), and includes pizza or sandwiches at the club
meeting. One question we were asked related to the
ability to remove members who are not active. I also
had the privilege of installing a newly elected director
(see photos).
Board Positions Open
The Nominating Committee chaired by Tom Young
is developing a slate of officers for the 2013-2014
administrative year, which begins on October 1,
2013. If you have interest in any of the following
positions, please contact Tom at 625-5125 or
smallguys@comcast.net.
 Vice President (would normally accede to club
president in October 2015).
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer
Secretary
Assistant Secretary
Director: 4 positions, each with 2-year term
Director: 1 position for 1-year term
Kiwanis in Aruba
One of the major benefits or “Interclubbing” and
March Meetings
Our first meeting in March was a snowy night and
the speaker ended up being sick at the last minute.
At the second meeting we had Lenny O'Keefe as the
speaker. He gave a very informative program about
the gangs that are present in the NH jail system as
well as in the communities at large. He said that
there is much gang activity in jail including drug
trade and tattoos. He showed slides and identified
various gangs by what they wear, what tattoos they
have, and mannerisms. Gang affiliations start with
children as young as 9 years. Some gangs include
visiting other Kiwanis clubs, is
learning about how other clubs
operate. Ron and Irene Dion and
Pauline and I recently had an
opportunity to visit two of
Aruba’s three Kiwanis clubs.
Aruba is a county of about
100,000 people. The three clubs
sponsor a Key Club, Circle K
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 Historian: Gabby Roy
 8th Grade Rep: Kayla Pinard
 7th Grade Rep: Garret Jackson
elderly members, as part of generations of families.
Lenny has trained many police officers and SROs in
the school on how to identify gangs and how to
counsel students before they become gang members.
We will host a spaghetti dinner and movie night on
April 12th (Time TBD). This will be open to the
school and families. In May we will be having
induction ceremonies for the new officers and reps,
and will also start planning the LUKE 5K for 2013.
Member Birthdays in April
Seven
members
celebrate
birthdays in April: Fred Bishop
2nd, Susan Willey 6th, Ron Dion
12th, Tim Sweeney 17th, Sid
Baines 23rd, Gail McCarthy 24th,
and Kevin Lane 25th
Central Key Club Report by Chandler Tucker
I am writing this with great sadness as this is my last
Kiwanis newsletter article as
Editor for the Manchester
Central High School Key Club.
I have made the decision for my
senior year to participate in the
writing of the Little Green, our
school’s newspaper, CVN, or
Central Vision News, and
hopefully become a class
officer. These past two years of being a board
member have changed my life. Key Club gave me a
home away from home; a place I knew I could
express myself with a group of people who were as
interested in helping the community as I am. I am
happy to pass my position down to Briana Furtado, a
freshman, who I hope will have to same outcome as
I have.
Cawley Builders Club by Angela Moquin
The Cawley Middle School Builders Club started
developing more of their ideas in
the month of March. The Builders
Club registered for the Rock n'
Race to benefit the Concord
Hospital Dayson Center for
Cancer care. We will be
participating in this event on May
16th. Some members also volunteered for the Easter
egg hunt at the Hooksett Public Library. The
Builders Club will be donated money to the
Alzheimer's Association, Make a Wish Foundation,
and the Jimmy Fund.
Many of the members of the Cawley Builders Club
have been volunteering at the Underhill School in
our district. The members help teachers and students
with any work that is needed to be done. Some
members will also start helping the students in the
Homework Club that need extra support with
homework. The Homework Club volunteering will
start up sometime soon. Have a great month
everyone and enjoy some of this warmer weather!
More importantly, preparations for DCON are in full
swing. In just two weeks, we will be boarding the
bus on our way to Springfield for a weekend of
success, and learning. Each year we leave the
convention knowing more about helping our club
than ever imagined. Hopefully this year will be as
helpful seeing as we have six new board members
joining this May! Also, Saturday March 30 is the
annual Egg Hunt at Stark Park in Manchester. Each
year nearly half our club gathers in the early
morning to hide thousands of eggs. Later in the day,
the children of Manchester show their true colors
and hunt for the prizes. We also provide face
painting and snacks to any and every child. This
event is a huge success every year!
Hillside Builders Club by Tyler Burke. This
month the Builders Club has been
working on announcing the
winners of the Luke Capistran
sport’s camp scholarships. We
raised $75 hosting a bake sale at
the St Patrick’s Day dance which
will go towards the 8th grade dance
and field day. We also held
Builders Club elections for 20132014. The Officers and Representatives elected are:
 President: Tyler Burke
 Vice President: Hanna Valez
 Treasurer: Lily O’Connell
 Secretary: Maggie Thornton
I would like to thank every Kiwanis member for
everything they do to make our club a success. I
know there are so many kids that benefit from this
club. Thanks again, and I’ll see you in the service!
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Hooksett Community Food Pantry (HCFP)
update by Barbara Brennan and Kevin Lane.
Beginning in April we will be extending hours of
operation by half an hour on Monday and Friday
mornings (opening at 9:30), and Wednesday
afternoon (opening at 3:30). One of our new
volunteers (Kathie Brown) donated a commercial
grade freezer to the pantry that she was not using.
The HCFP would also like to replace the chest
freezer this year, and will be in search of a good
quality used one. In mid April, we will be
upgrading the storage closet in the gym. We plan to
utilize pantry and community volunteers to help
with this project. Contact Barb at 674-3735 if you
have time to help out. The next HCFP committee
meeting is Wednesday, April 10 at 6:00 PM at the
Hooksett Town Offices. Kevin Lane prepared the
following charts and tables to illustrate Food Pantry
Activity since its embracement by Hooksett
Kiwanis in 2009. Also included is a chart and table
showing food and cash donations for 2012. These
illustrate the incredible growth of the Community
Food Pantry and the generosity of local citizens and
businesses.
Northrup Family
United Way
Hannaford
Lesmerises Family
Hooksett Lions Club
Thinnes Family
Webster Woods
$400.00
$285.52
$250.00
$220.00
$200.00
$200.00
$200.00
Kid’s Kloset by Joan McDonald: The monthly
open house night was March 4. There were 15
families representing 46 children and about 300
pieces of clothes were taken. There were several
volunteers helping to sort and hang clothes as well
that night. We caught a sale on winter jackets at
Walmart and bought 26 for $82. Mary Farwell will
reimburse us through Salvation Army funds. She
also provided us with $200 in February for socks
and underwear. The next open house will be April 1.
Young Children Priority One (YCPO) Committee
by Becky Berk. The YCPO Committee now has 9
active Committee members, and a couple more
people may join if we can change the meeting
schedule to accommodate them. Current members
include Barb Brennan, Kevin Lane, Debbie Lyscars,
Ralene St. Pierre, Cindy Libby, Sandy Baines, Joy
Buzzell, Ellen Tweedy and me.
Top cash donors in 2012 (total receipts $23,000
Anonymous
$9,455.00
GE Aviation
$3,050.00
Merchants Motors & Employees
$3,000.00
Hooksett Schools
$1,941.05
Holy Rosary Church
$1,373.70
Buckets
$841.46
The YCPO needs assessment survey link is live, with
the survey and link available on the library website
and all three Hooksett school websites. Committee
members are making contact with area child care
centers to ask for their assistance in getting the
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survey information to their families. Some hard
copies of the survey will be available shortly. We
will close the survey at the end of April. We have
34 responses so far.
Member bio: Katie Orlando
Although Katie is a relatively new member of
Hooksett Kiwanis, she is one of
our most active members, acting as
Kiwanis Advisor to the Central
Key club and chairing our
Interclub Committee.
Interclub Contest by Katie Orlando
We are off to a great start on our way to accomplish
the Interclub challenges and awards for our District.
As of March 19th our club has gone to 15 of our 31
scheduled meetings! Below are the Interclubs
scheduled in April. Please consider joining us.
 Monday, April 1st: 5:30PM gather, 6PM meeting:
Concord, Red Blazer Restaurant, 72 Manchester St.,
$13 pp.
 Wednesday, April 3rd: 7:15AM: Cawley Builders
Club, 89 Whitehall Road
 Thursday, April 4th: 6PM: Claremont, Imperial
Restaurant, 154 Washington St
 Monday, April 8th: 6PM: Salem, Boys & Girls Club,
3 Geremonty Dr.
 Wednesday, April 17th: 7:15AM: Cawley, 89
Whitehall Rd
 Thursday, April 18th: 2:45PM-3:15PM: Central Key
Club, Café, 207 Lowell St.
 Thursday, April 25th: 12PM: Lawrence MA, Lanam
Club, 260 North Main St, Andover MA
I graduated Timberlane Regional
High School in 2000 and
Gettysburg College in 2004 with a BA in History,
Political Science and Latin American Studies. I
have also completed one year of a Masters program
in Community Mental Health Counseling at SNHU.
I live in Fremont, NH with my two kitties,
Gingersnap and Meatball. Both of them are rescue
kitties; Gingersnap was rescued from the Salem
ARL in 2007 and Meatball recently discovered my
deck in September 2012. I have a younger brother
who lives in Boston and a grandfather (Papa) who is
85, still does his pushups and sit ups every morning,
and lives in Hampstead, NH. I also have several
relatives in Sicily (Italy) and Facebook helps us stay
connected.
I have worked in the non-profit field for over 10
years. During college summers I spent my time with
the American Youth Foundation as an Office
Assistant, Archivist, and Counselor. My first job out
of college was at the Henry Outdoor Adventure
Center (Newaygo, MI) as their Director of School
Programs. After a year I was missing my New
England roots, so I took a job at Chester College of
New England as their Director of Student Affairs
and 6 months later, also a Residence Director,
moving onto campus and working 2 full-time jobs at
the same time. I was at Chester for 4 years (leaving
in 2009, before the institution closed) and took a job
at UMaine Farmington as their Assistant Director of
Residence Life. From there I decided that I wanted
to try something different outside of higher
education but still working with non-profits, so I
took a position with Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Midcoast Maine and was fast-tracked through their
organization. The last position I held for the agency
was VP of Operations and I regretfully had to
relocate back to NH to address ongoing health
concerns and took a less demanding position at Girl
Scouts of the Green and White Mountains. On April
1, I am returning to Big Brothers Big Sisters as
Executive Director at the Greater Manchester
agency.
Road Race 2013 by Sue Willey
I am once again going to chair the committee for the
race on the Heads Pond trail, and am looking for a
few good committee members to share in this
responsibility. Below are the different aspects of
this committee:
 Volunteers for water stops, timers, and shuttle
coordination.
 Banners & signs for course and parking.
 Registration, starter/T shirts, bib coordination.
 Advertising, media and awards.
 Finish line, food, gift bags, raffle prizes.
 Trail preparation, cones and barricades.
 Permission
from
land
owners.
If you would like to help with any of these, please
contact me at suewilley@comcast.net or call me at
485-3821.
I
would
appreciate
it.
The first thing we need to do right away is secure a
date and you don't need to be a committee member
to weigh in on that.
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Growing up I lacked positive adult role models and a
consistent support network. At a young age I vowed
to devout my life to being a positive mentor to others
so that others could know what it would be like to feel
supported, understood, and that they didn't have to feel
like they were going through life alone. I have had the
opportunity to serve in many non-profit roles and have
made a difference to at least one at each organization.
the volunteer roles I hold, and be part of their lives and
personal growth.
Hooksett Chamber of Commerce
On Wednesday April 10, the Chamber
will host a Business after hours
networking event from 5:30pm - 7:30pm
at Sovereign Bank 1252 Hooksett Road.
Two Hooksett Kiwanis is may attend the
event at no cost. Additional Kiwanians
will need to pay $5.00.
In my job with Girl Scouts I served as a Membership
Manager, promoting the Girl Scout Leadership
Experience to new girls and new volunteers in the
organization. I was the face of the organization in
south central NH and each day had meetings with
community members, spoke to organizations and
companies, and recruited at community events. In my
job with the Girl Scouts I enjoyed working with and
supporting our 5,500 adult volunteers and our 14,500
girls throughout NH and VT. I find that I am always
learning new things from each person I work with,
regardless of their age. With Big Brothers Big Sisters
I am looking forward to working with the board
members and staff members to get this agency to the
next level, meeting the current Bigs and Littles and
hearing about all of the impact they have had on each
other's lives, and planning the agency's largest
fundraiser, to be held on May 18th.
Board Meeting Highlights
On March 25, the Hooksett Kiwanis Club and
Foundation boards held their monthly meetings.
Several agenda items discussed are featured in
various articles in this newsletter. A complete copy of
the minutes will be found on our club website.
Kiwanis Club of Hooksett
 The Treasurer’s report was approved. As of
February 28, 2013 there was $9,649.48 in the
Administrative account.
 The Board learned that many essays have been
received from SLP members, and appointed a panel
of three members to judge the essays.
Appointed Judy and Matt Barrett to serve as Club
delegates to the Kiwanis International Convention.
Appointed a committee chaired by Fred Bishop to
update our club bylaws and develop a set of club
policies.
Hooksett Kiwanis Foundation
 The Treasurer’s report was approved. As of
February 28, 2013 there was $18,072.49 in the
Foundation account and $22,115.83 in the Food
Pantry account.
 Discussed a proposed scholarship award and
appointed a committee to develop criteria and
possible bylaw amendments.
 Learned that the principal was unable to find a
staff member willing to serve as Faculty Advisor
to a K Kids Club at Hooksett Memorial School.
My greatest skill areas are talent management and
strategic planning and execution. My approach to
forming professional relationships is genuine and
natural, and this on top of my natural leadership and
management skills helps me create an environment of
respect and support with staff and volunteers. My
ability to focus on the big picture without losing sight
of the smaller details has allowed me to
achieve unimaginable success for each organization I
have served. I have completed several half marathons,
marathons and ultra races, walking mostly, but still
under the time limit! I enjoy ultra walking, kayaking,
volunteering, hiking, swimming, playing with my
kitties, baking, and writing my Blog (Thirty, Nerdy &
Wordy).I have been a Kiwanian for 9 years and a
Lion for 1 year. Few know that I know how to make
balloon animals.
The next board meeting will be held from 5:30PM –
7:00PM on April 22 at the Elliott Medical Center on
Chambers Rd. in Hooksett.
I really enjoy the opportunities I have had to advise
student leadership programs. I was the Faculty
Advisor of the Circle K at Chester College, the Faculty
Advisor at the Circle K at UMaine Farmington, and
now serve as the Kiwanis Advisor to the Manchester
Central Key Club. I now work less directly with the
people the organization serves and more with people in
“Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers
dedicated to changing the world, one child and one
community at a time”.
Editor: Fred Bishop, fredwbishop@comcast.net
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