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Beach Cleanup – January 2010

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
January 17, 2010
10:00 amto11:00 am

Celebrating 6 Yesrs of Clean Beaches



Join us at Wallis Sand Beach in Rye, NH for our monthly Beach Cleanup! Breakfast to follow.

Email Eileen at if you are interested in volunteering

This event marks Six Years that Club Finz has participated in the Blue Ocean Society beach clean up program. Blue Ocean would like to take a picture of us for a Press Release. Please  plan to attend and bring as many friends as you can.  Following the beach clean up, Brunch is at Diane and Dave Hollingworth’s at 6 Curtis Rd. in Hampton.

  • Sock, Hat & Mitten Drive

    Friday, November 13th, 2009
    November 13, 2009
    6:30 pmto8:00 pm

    Sock, Hat & Mitten Drive

    Hello Everyone, waited till now to send out the total because…
    We received Three more donations this week to add to the total (I am bring these items to the Dover Teen Center. They were unable to make it Friday)

    Thank YOU For a successful Sock, Hat and Mitten Drive.

    We had a grand total of :

    1,682 items WOW!
    So in 11 years that’s 18,390 items.

    Families First Health and Support Center already called me to Thank Club Finz. She said a batch of SHM went out on the homeless van this week.

    Thank You for Gathering SHM.
    Thank You Volunteering your Time at the Event.
    Thank You for the Basket Donations.

    There were 29 Baskets that raised 429 dollars
    The 50/50 raised 70 dollars and the winner donate back the 70 dollars
    Also there was a donation of 70 dollars ….
    So Four of our Charities went home with a monetary donation(WOW!)

    The Club honored Three Ladies ( Lucille Matthews, Chris Dean and Betty Randlett) That night who knitted a total of 301 items. Our Knitting Queens
    (Side note any yarn no matter the amount left these ladies will gladly accept If you have any extra yarn let Ann Mary Paccia or Diana Minutelli know . Thanks)

    The Club had other Clubs flock to help us with this cause.
    Coastal Jersey Parrothead club, Parrothead Club of Eastern MA and NH Parrothead Club

    Thanks to The Elks Lodge who donated the Lodge
    Thanks to our DJ Brian Fogarty for his time
    ( Great Job, I think everyone missed Pam and I trying the thriller dance , ok it’s a good thing )
    Thanks to Midway Oil for their donation.

    This is my fifth year being a part of the planning of this event. I always feel so proud of OUR CLUB when I contact these charities. I like seeing the charities’ representative faces when they leave with this Santa Bag of goodies. Thank You, it amazes me how it all comes together.

    THANK YOU!
    Diana Minutelli
    Club Finz Fundraising Director


    sock hat mitten

    Friday NOVEMBER 13, 2009

    6:30pm – 10:00pm

    The ELKS Lodge

    500 Jones Avenue Portsmouth NH

    Party with a purpose

    An Evening with Music, Dancing and Raffles.

    Just Bring new Socks, Hats and Mittens to the Elks Lodge.

    Which are then Donated to Local Charities.

    Hosted by Club Finz

    Donations to benefit:

    Families First Health and Support Center

    Lids for Kids

    Hampton Community Coalition

    HUB Families

    Seacoast Consumer Alliance

    Sock, Hat & Mitten Drive
    Friday NOVEMBER 13, 2009
    6:30pm – 10:00pm
    The ELKS Lodge
    500 Jones Avenue Portsmouth NH

    Party with a purpose
    An Evening with Music, Dancing and Raffles.
    Just Bring new Socks, Hats and Mittens to the Elks Lodge.
    Which are then Donated to Local Charities.

    Hosted by Club Finz

    Donations to benefit:
    Families First Health and Support Center
    Lids for Kids
    Hampton Community Coalition
    HUB Families
    Seacoast Consumer Alliance

    Festival of Trees

    Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
    November 20, 2009toNovember 22, 2009

    2009 Festival Of TreesJoin us as the Portsmouth Garden Club hosts an exhibit of Holiday Trees at the Urban Forestry Center. We’ll decorate and display our Tropical Tree for viewing and judging.

    Thanks to some great work by Ann Mary, Jerome, the Woods, and Dave Mc our tree is set up and looking festive.  We’re sure we’ll be the envy of all the other decorators.

    Portsmouth Halloween Parade

    Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
    October 31, 2009
    7:00 pmto11:00 pm
    Saturday, October 31
    Join us at the Portsmouth Halloween Parade. Now 15 years old the Parade is a “grassroots, all-inclusive alternative to contemporary Halloween. Striving always to strip the plastic back out of the holidays fantastic, it is a celebration of community, creativity, resourcefulness and free expression which walks, stalks, dances”  And so much fun!! Attend in costume to watch or march. We’ll have A chance to socialize after the parade.

    Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

    Sunday, October 4th, 2009
    October 18, 2009
    7:00 amto11:59 pm

    A one mile or three mile walk – your choice! Registration opens at 7am and the walk starts at 8am. Looking for team participants for this great cause.  No Registration fee or fundraising minimum.  They do ask participants to collect donations.  Please let Eileen know if you are interested in participating

    Beach Cleanup – October 2009

    Sunday, October 4th, 2009
    October 18, 2009
    10:00 amto11:00 am

    Join us for our monthly Beach Cleanup at Wallis Sands Beach in Rye, NH. Under the guidence of Blue Ocean Society we’ve picked up hundreds of pounds of trash!!

    Scarecrows of the Port

    Sunday, October 4th, 2009
    October 16, 2009
    10:00 amto2:00 pm

    Join in as Portsmouth celebrates the Harvest Season! There will be a unique display of scarecrows throughout the city. We’ll be making and displaying our own Tropical Scarecrow as well as volunteering to deliver and set up scarecrows in the entire city on October 16. Details TBA.
    For more infor: http://www.scarecrowsoftheport.com/

    Update:

    Our scare crow is up and looks phabulous. We wish you to note that this is a scare Crow and a scare Flamingo! Next time you’re in Portsmouth cruise by and check her out.  Her tropical ensemble is sure to keep her and all who visit her warm and cozy inside. Unless I”m mistaken, her cup o pumpkin juice is looking a bit parched.  Perhaps Phenius the Phlamingo has been sneaking one too many sips.

    JTB

    Scare Crow

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