GCC Food Pantry And Thrift Shop News
Breaking News: In preparation for our spring/summer clothing line,
the GCC Thrift Shop will be having a bag sale starting immediately
and going through April 5. Fill a shopping bag with as many items
as possible for $10 a bag and receive a reusable cloth shopping bag
for FREE.
All individual purchases during this time will be at 50% off. Come
on in and find some can’t be missed bargains. We are excited to be
getting ready for Spring and look forward to offering you a really
good sale and your help in making room for all the new items coming.
Starting on April 14, the Thrift Shop will also be open on Monday’s
from 1 – 5 pm.
We have started collecting foods for Easter Baskets. Foods needed
include turkey, ham, cranberry sauce, stuffing, gravy, pineapple,
canned vegetables, potatoes, onions, pickles, olives, sugar, muffin
mix, cocoa, coffee, juice, eggs, milk, margarine, rolls, cake mix
and frosting. We also try to make something special for the
children. Materials for “bunny baskets” consist of buckets, grass,
egg dye kits, plastic eggs, Easter candy, chocolate crosses, small
toys/trinkets.
Donations of any items are needed and graciously accepted. Thank you
for helping us assist our neighbors and friends in Gilmanton.
The GCC Food Pantry and Thrift Shop has a new mailing address.
Correspondence and/or monetary donations should be mailed to Post
Office Box 16, Gilmanton, N. H. 03237. Our physical location
remains the same at 1817 NH Route 140 in Gilmanton Iron Works, N. H.
Parking and entrance to the Shop and Pantry is available at the
Gilmanton Community Church parking lot.
Hours: Wednesdays, 3 – 7 pm and Saturdays, 10 am – 2 pm. And,
starting Monday, April 14 Mondays from 1- 5 pm. The telephone
number: 603-364-0114.
Sticks and Stones:
Artist in Residence Program Targets Bullying
Later this month, students at Gilmanton School will use the power of
the arts to explore one of the most troubling issues affecting young
people today--bullying. Artist-educators Jeff Erwin and Skip
Brunette will spend two weeks in residency at the school working
with students of all ages to tackle this complex subject. Their
program, called Sticks and Stones: Words Do Matter, has been praised
throughout the state for its innovation, creativity, and community
building. The residency will culminate with a final performance on
Thursday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m., which will be open to students,
parents, and community members.
Bullying has been recognized as one of the most challenging problems
facing schools, young people, and families. No longer limited to the
school hallway or playground, bullying now occurs on social media,
through texting, on the bus, at school events, and in the community.
For victims, bullying can result in school absences, falling grades,
anxiety, depression, and even suicide. One of the keys to stopping
bullying is to create a school community where kids and adults are
not afraid to stand up for what is right.
The Sticks and Stones program will include workshops for students
and teachers, focused on identifying the causes and effects of
bullying, the importance of kindness, and how kids can change from
being bystanders to “upstanders” who are not afraid to stand up for
peers who are being bullied. Role-playing, visual arts, music,
drama, dance, and writing will be used to explore these topics and
create solutions to prevent bullying and empower students. According
to the program’s website, “Sticks and stones makes a strong case for
the idea that KINDNESS and ACCEPTANCE are immensely more powerful
and rewarding than the stature one may gain from intentionally
hurting, intimidating or isolating others.”
During the residency, the artists will spend time
with students in each grade, and work in depth with a core group of
seventh graders to develop and stage a multimedia performance
showing what they have learned. After the evening performance on
April 10, there will be a daytime performance for all students and
staff on Friday April 11. For more information about this program,
please contact art teacher Brynn Potter or music teacher Mary Sawyer
at Gilmanton School, (603) 364-5681, or visit Jeff Erwin’s website,
http://www.trashcanlidproductions.
Letter
Dear Gilmanton residents,
The Board of Selectmen, after much deliberation, have instituted a
new free room policy for the dump. All items in the free room are
free!
We have, for all you pickers, clarified a few things. You can take
items from the free room and reuse, recycle, resell. Please limit
your time per visit to 20 minutes or less. Parking is limited, and
we want to allow more opportunities for first-timers and parking
for recyclers. The standard rules all still apply, do not pile
anything in front of the electric panel, no electronics are
accepted. Out of town pickers are not allowed. I added the last
rule. Thank-you to all the volunteers that help keep the free
room neat and tidy.
Sincerely,
Don Guarino
Gilmanton
Letter
Dear Gilmanton residents,
On behalf of the members of the Gilmanton Fire Department I want
to thank you for your overwhelming support at the polls on Tuesday.
Our priority remains your safety. I would like to take a moment and
share our mission statement with you. This mission statement is the
very back bone of our organization. We stand ready to serve you and
yours.
The Gilmanton Fire Department was organized in January 3 1990
following the merger of the Gilmanton Corners Fire Department and
Gilmanton Iron Works Fire Department. The merger was completed to
ensure that the citizens of Gilmanton are provided the very best in
emergency service. To that, end the mission of the Gilmanton shall
be:
We will prevent the impact of Fire in our community. We will limit
the extent of death, injury, and property loss from fires that do
occur.
We will preserve human life from the effects of injury, sudden
illness, man-made or natural disasters. We will provide emergency
assistance with no regard to race, color, creed or financial status.
We will educate the community and provide them the knowledge
necessary to reduce the risks associated with fire and emergency
medical events, man-made and natural disasters.
We will ensure our members are trained according to the latest
standards.
We will provide a safe work environment and offer opportunities for
advancement within our department.
We will provide our members with the opportunities to gain new
skills that will enhance the service we provide; we will continually
strive to be better providers.
We will offer a supportive environment for the families of our
members.
We will be held accountable to the taxpayers of the town of
Gilmanton; we will complete our mission in the most cost effective
manner possible, while providing the best service we can.
We will provide professional, courteous and compassionate care to
all that call us into service
Revised and adopted April 15 2011
Yours in public safety,
Chief Paul J Hempel III
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