There will be an American Red Cross Blood Drive  held on Tuesday, January 13th at the Pittsfield Elementary School on Bow Street from 3 to 8 p.m. sponsored by the local Parent Teacher’s Organization. Child care will be provided.

The Red Cross is offering a special this month - “Give A Pint - Get A Pound” of free Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee when you help save lives by donating blood. The need is constant - the gratification is instant! Please consider coming and giving blood at a time of year when needs are generally high and the supplies are often low. In the new year “Be A Cheerful Giver.”
 

Interested in Meditation? Come join us on January 14 at 7:00 PM at the Epsom Library for a guided journey. We will look into letting go of the old and allowing room for the new. Bring a blanket and a pillow and wear comfortable clothes. This class will be lead by Fran Nash.
 

Epsom’s Second Scrap Booking Bonanza hosted by Ivy Green Rebekah Lodge #36 will be held on Sunday, January 11th from 12 p.m.-6 p.m. at the Epsom Public Library. Bring non-perishable food items and toiletry items for our local food pantry. Every item you bring will help you win the door prize. Gift bags will be given to all who reserve a seat. Call Jennifer 736-8681 or Jill 736-9091 by January 3rd to reserve your spot! This is an event you don’t want to miss so bring your supplies and enjoy an afternoon of scrap booking and meeting new friends. Food and beverages will be included in the $7.00 fee.  
 

Story Time continues on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. and Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. The children listen to stories, sing songs and enjoy simple crafts. Toddler time is on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Library hours are Monday-Thursday, 10-7 and Saturday, 9-1.
 

Boy Scouts Ice Rink Benefit Breakfast By The Lions

The Epsom - Chichester Lions Club has a mission to benefit the youth of the area. Because of our interest in promoting youth projects, we will be having a Benefit Breakfast   January 17, 2009, at the American Legion Hall on Short Falls Road in Epsom, off Route 28 South of the Epsom Circle, to raise funds for an Ice Rink the Boy Scouts are planning to build at Webster Park. The American Legion sponsors the Boy Scouts in Epsom and has generously donated use of the facility.

We will have the usual great menu of bacon, sausage, pancakes, scrambled eggs, French toast, potatoes, baked beans, juice and coffee.

The breakfast will  start at 7:30 a.m. and continue until 10 a.m. The cost will be your donation to the Boy Scouts Ice Rink that will be built in Webster Park by the Scouts themselves. The need is for $5000 to complete the project. All your donations will be for the project.

With the current economy, any local area that provides fun and exercise for our children, as well as adults, is a big bonus.

Please join us on January 17th and help the Boy Scouts with this project.

Questions, please call Judi at 736-9942
 

Concord / Epsom Elks Lodge 1210 Deliver Christmas Food Baskets To Needy Seniors

Members of the Concord//Epsom Elks Lodge 1210 delivered close to 50 food baskets to needy seniors just before Christmas. The baskets went to seniors in Epsom, Pittsfield, Allenstown, Pembroke, Concord, Contoocook, Boscawen, Canterbury, Loudon and Penacook. With assistance and donations from Bell Brothers in Pittsfield, Care Pharmacy in Epsom and The Granite Group, LLC. In Concord the Elks brought Christmas cheer to a lot of local senior citizens proving once again that Elks Care and Elks Share.

The Elks National Foundation Awards

The Elks National Foundation has awarded the Concord-Epsom Elks Lodge 1210 two Grants in the amount of $500.00 each.

One $500.00 Grant has been donated to a Cub Scout pack in Chichester NH. The Cub Scouts intend to use the Grant Money received toward their Cub Scout Activities, Awards and local charity events that they hold on an annual basis.

The second $500.00 Grant has been donated to the Chichester NH Central School. The Chichester Central School intends to use their Grant Money to purchase school supplies for the students and to use some of the Grant Money for student activities and awards.

Ken Simonds
Lodge 1210 ENF Chairman
 

Epsom Public Library News

The Epsom Public Library will hold a book sale from January 17 through January 24, during regular library hours:  Monday- Thursday, 10:00 A.M.-7 P.M. and Saturday, 9:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M. Anyone wishing to donate books, video tapes, or DVDs may bring them to the library starting January 12. Books must be in good, clean condition. We do not accept encyclopedias, textbooks, or Readers Digest Condensed books
The library will be closed on Monday, January 19, in recognition of Martin Luther King Day.

Fran Nash, of Loudon, will present a meditation class at the library on January 14 at 7:00 P.M.

The Book Club will meet on Wednesday, January 21, at 6:30 P.M to discuss The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Anyone wishing to participate is invited to stop by the library and pick up a copy of the book.