Tickets are on sale for 2016 Fur Ball
Join the Pope Memorial SPCA under the harvest moon for the 2016 Fur Ball on Oct. 15, from 5:30 to 10 p.m., at the Capitol Center for the Arts.
Enjoy live music provided by the Windham 16 Piece Swing Band, plus dinner, a live auction and dancing. Try your luck in the Top Dog Raffle – just 100 tickets will be sold for $100 each. The winner will receive their choice of one live auction item.
Purchase Top Dog Raffle ticket prior to the event and receive private invitation to pre-event champagne toast with sponsors, guests of honor and more.
The live auction includes a trip to Disney for 2 (including round trip airfare and two-day park hopper passes); a fly fishing weekend with renowned fly fishing expert and guide Angus Boezman; South Africa Photo Safari for two, includes six days and six nights accommodations for two people in a standard room at Sulu Nyala Heritage Safari Lodge located in the heart of Zululand, South Africa; a custom granite counter top package from Rumford Stone and so much more.
Tickets to the 2016 Fur Ball are $125 and all proceeds will benefit the animals of the Pope Memorial SPCA of Concord/Merrimack County.
For more info, visit popememorialspca.org/events.
Lori Taylor
Learn to eat well at VNA presentation
Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is offering a free presentation “Simple Rules for Eating Well” on Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. at Heights Community Center, 14 Canterbury Road.
Whatever your age, eating well can make an important difference in your health and how you look and feel. Join us as we discuss the basics of good nutrition and healthy food choices.
There is no fee to attend this presentation, but registration is required. To register, call 224-4093 or 1-800-924-8620, ext. 5815, or visit crvna.org.
Andrew Morse
River Runners workshop Aug. 31
Have you seen a new aquatic plant and aren’t sure what it is? Do you care about your local river or stream? Do you want to do more to prevent invasive species infestations? You can help stop infestations in their tracks when you become a River Runner.
And on Aug. 31, the Upper Merrimack River Local Advisory Committee will host a River Runners Workshop at the The Conservation Center, headquarters of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (54 Portsmouth St.), from 6 to 8 p.m.
Since 2009, the New Hampshire Rivers Council River Runners have been the early detection network for Didymo, Eurasian Milfoil and other invasive species in our rivers and streams. Trainings are fun and free and monitoring is easy – just be observant when paddling, swimming and fishing in your favorite river and then report what you find. You’ll meet new friends and learn valuable identification skills.
If you found an aquatic plant and want to know what it is, you can bring a sample to a River Runners workshop near you. Preserve the sample by placing it in a ziplock bag with a wet paper towel (don’t fill the bag with water) and store it in the refrigerator. Make a note of where the specimen was found and the date of its collection. Do not allow fragments of the plant to spread in the waterbody.
These workshops are free thanks to support in part from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Exotic Species Prevention Grant Program and gifts from New Hampshire Rivers Council members like you. There is no charge to attend, but space is limited so registration is required at nhrivers.org/river-runners.
If you’d like to host an event or for more info, contact Tanya Robidoux, program administrator, at 228-6472 or info@nhrivers.org.
Michele Tremblay
Sign up for Friends golf tournament
The Friends Program is hosting its 19th annual golf tournament on Monday, Sept. 12 at Concord Country Club to benefit its Youth Mentoring Program.
Founded in 1975, the Friends Youth Mentoring Program provides boys and girls, ages 6-17 from Merrimack County, with a mentor who serves as a positive role model and a supportive advocate.
Cost is $115 per player or $460 for a foursome.All proceeds from this event benefit the program. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with a tee time at 9 a.m.
For more info, visit friendsprogram.org or call 228-7603.
Laura Scott
VNA seeking hospice volunteers
Concord Regional VNA is seeking volunteers to offer companionship and support to hospice patients. The next eight-week training session starts on Wednesday, Sept. 14 and is held from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Hospice volunteers assist with: Providing companionship to hospice patients; Reading to hospice patients; Holding a hand and lending a listening ear; Running errands for hospice patients; Cooking meals at the Hospice House; Providing pet therapy, music therapy and therapeutic arts; Giving Reiki, massage, or therapeutic touch; Assisting staff with office work; and facilitating grief support groups.
Please call 224-4093 or 1-800-924-8620, ext. 2826 or e-mail lisa.challender@crvna.org by Sept. 7 to learn more.
Andrew Morse
VNA to offer Life After Loss
Concord Regional VNA is offering Life After Loss, an eight-week adult grief support group on Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to noon, beginning Sept. 14 at White Rock Senior Living Community, 6 Bow Center Road in Bow. Trained grief facilitators provide an opportunity for grief support and education to participants who have suffered a recent loss.
The group size is limited to 12 participants and sessions are free. Registration is required. To register, call 224-4093 or 1-800-924-8620, ext. 2828 or visit crvna.org.
Andrew Morse
