The first donations from WMUR's wish lists are arriving and backpacks are being assembled at the Boys and Girls Club of Central New Hampshire in Concord.
The New Hampshire Department of Education is collecting new backpacks for students whose families may need some help this year getting those back-to-school essentials. It is the seventh year the Department has run a school backpack drive. Diana Fenton, chief of the New Hampshire Department of Education Office of Governance, who oversees the program, said in the current economic climate, some families are likely to need assistance who have not in the past. .
The antique, blistered frame and deteriorating internal structure of the Penacook Community Center were too much to overcome. Community funding and new ownership will lead to a complete rebirth of the facility, even if many of the old senior programs.
NHTI president Gretchen Mullin-Sawicki will step down from leading Concord’s community college in March after three years in the role. “It has been an honor serving as president of NHTI, and I am grateful for the opportunity to lead this institution.
The Boys and Girls Club of Central New Hampshire is holding a book drive, with a goal of stocking its club sites with more diverse children’s books for Black History Month.The organization, which has afterschool locations throughout the Concord area,.