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Best Annual Meeting Ever!

Good Day To All, I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. I wanted to share a few pictures with all of you from our Annual Meeting we had this past Saturday. Wow what a great time we all … More »

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Another great year at the Community Leadership Institute!

I’m returning home from Louisville today full of inspiration from this year’s class, TA providers, staff and the wider group that NeighborWorks® America invited to the 2015 CLI.  Wow! We kicked off this year’s Institute with dinner and … More »

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Love in the tidy towns of Ireland

Our anniversary trip . . . Martha and I celebrate our 25th year of marriage in August.  Our present to ourselves was a trip with our daughters, Lila (17) and Jane (14) during the first two weeks of … More »

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Meetings with meaning

Greetings from ROC USA’s new offices in Concord. After seven years of being hosted and housed by the NH Community Loan Fund, ROC USA has outgrown the space available and has moved out on our own. More on … More »

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Spring Has Sprung!

Here is the Great Northwest our neighbors have been doing a great job spring cleaning. I have noticed many power washers in use. That is one job that is so gratifying. It’s amazing what some pride and focus … More »

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Schedule some time just to have fun

Spring has sprung in the Great Northwest. Our community spends the first Saturday of the month, from May to October/November, at “Fire Pit Fun.” This is our second year hosting the event, and the month of May brought … More »

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N.H. Community Leadership Address

I was happy to be the keynote speaker for the 2015 class of community leaders last Friday night.  My remarks followed Paul Jerome’s address.  Paul was elected by his classmates to speak for the class.  His remarks dovetailed … More »

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Thank you Venture Lake Estates!

I had to be in NYC last Thursday for a presentation at the Ford Foundation so I took the opportunity to visit with the Board of Directors at Venture Lake Estates in beautiful Hyde Park, N.Y. Thank you, … More »

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Charity that pays a dividend

Hi everyone, Here at Park Plaza Cooperative in friendly Fridley, Minn., we have a clothing collection box onsite for residents to recycle their gently used clothing items and such. Every quarter, we receive a small check in return. … More »