We have been busy at work getting ready for our first “Art for Everyone” fundraiser in New Hampshire! The show will feature drawings, oils, pastels, posters, prints, and watercolors donated to Goodwill stores.  And!  All artwork will be affordably priced.

Come see the incredible pieces of art community members donate on a regular basis and learn about Goodwill’s job training and support services in New Hampshire.

What: Goodwill’s Art for Everyone: A Collection of Donated Art

Where: Kimball Jenkins School of Art, 266 N. Main Street, Concord, NH

When: Friday, June 18, 4 to 8 pm

Why: A fundraiser for Goodwill!

Here is a sneak preview of some of the pieces for sale:

(See more pictures on our Facebook page)

Dear readers,

We have two events coming up in the next week in New Hampshire that I would like to share with you.  First up:

Goodwill Night at the Manchester Monarchs!

Mark your calendars, because February 13 is Goodwill Night at the Manchester Monarchs! Come watch the Monarchs take on the Syracuse Crunch (New York). Bring your gently used donations to the game and receive free prizes from Goodwill!  There will also be a special appearance by “Puffy G,” Goodwill’s mascot!

To purchase tickets online, please visit the Manchester Monarchs.

You can also buy tickets at the Verizon Wireless Arena Box Office, Monday – Friday, 9:30 am-5:30 pm and Saturday, 10:00 am-2:00 pm.  The box office is also open on game days three hours prior to game time through the end of the first intermission.

Join Goodwill for Concord Green Drinks

Goodwill is hosting Concord Green Drinks on Tuesday, February 16, from 6 to 8 pm.  The event will be held at the Barley House Restaurant & Tavern (132 N. Main Street, Concord).

We are celebrating the one-year anniversary of our ReConnect computer recycling program and delivering a small presentation about  Goodwill.  We hope you can join us!  We will have free appetizers available.

Green Drinks is a monthly event in which people in the community get together around a common interest – the natural environment and what we can do to be more sustainable in our daily lives and work.  Many Green Drinks events feature local organizations engaged in green practices.

You can RSVP on our Facebook page.

We are also hosting  Green Drinks events in Portsmouth, NH & Burlington, VT in the next few months – stay tuned for more details!

Project Laundry List, one of our favorite environmental non-profits in New Hampshire, recently held a “A Touch of Color” clothesline competition in Concord.  This was the first year of the annual competition and 14 businesses participated, including our Goodwill store in Concord!

The purpose of the competition is to install creative window displays with clotheslines, educating the local  community of the many “green” benefits of clothesline drying.  We have written about clothesline drying in past blog posts, but here are some more facts we learned:

1. Dryers use 6-10% of total residential energy use.

2. Americans use more energy on drying their laundry than Africans uses on all their consumption needs.

3. Some communities prohibit clotheslines, ostensibly, for aesthetic reasons.

4. Hang drying your laundry is better on your wallet and on the environment

5. For many people, hanging out clothes is a therapeutic activity.

6. There are numerous different sizes and styles of drying rack/lines available for individual needs and accommodations.

7. April 19 is National Hanging Out Day, a day of recognition and celebration for hang drying.

8. Alex Lee, Executive Director of Project Laundry List lives in Concord, NH

We look forward to participating in the competition again next year!  Enjoy the pictures below!

We have talked about Portland Green Drinks on our blog in the past (I mean really, who can forget the Green Drinks Goodwill Spectacular!?).  Green Drinks is a monthly event in which people in the community get together around a common interest: the natural environment and what we can do to be more sustainable in our daily lives and work.  Many Green Drinks events feature different local organizations engaged in green practices.

But did you know that there are Green Drink meet-ups in several towns across New Hampshire and Vermont?  Green Drinks started at a small pub in London in 1988 and has grown by the hundreds since then.  If you live in these areas, be sure to check out the sites to find out when the next Green Drinks event is scheduled!

New Hampshire

1.Green Drinks Portsmouth meets the third Thursday of each month at 2 Ceres Street, from 6-9 pm.  If you would like to receive a monthly reminder email, please contact Joe Harrison. 

2.Keene Green Drinks is held the second Monday of every month.  It is hosted the Monadnock Sustainability Network, “committed to encouraging sustainable living practices and resource conservation in the region through direct advocacy, education and outreach.”

3.Green Drinks Concord is held the second Thursday of each month at The Red Blazer Restaurant & Pub (72 Manchester Street).  If you are interested in being a local presenter or have an idea for a future Green Drinks event, please contact Barb Morris or call (603) 325-2168.

The next event will be Monday, July 6, at the E.F. Lane Hotel, 30 Main Street.  For more information, please contact Bonnie Hudspeth.

4. Mount Washington Valley Green Drinks meets in the Conway area.  I could not find a regular schedule, so please contact Cimbria for more information.  It is hosted by local Sustainability Network, which also coordinates the Brattleboro, Vermont Green Drinks.

Vermont

1. Burlington Green Drinks is held the last Tuesday of every month at the Skinny Pancake, located at the corner of Lake and College Streets. You can sign up for email updates by visiting the Skinny Pancake’s site and entering your email with and checking “green news.”

Each event features a different sponsor that presents their green initiatives in the Greater Burlington community.  If you would like to be a presenter, please contact Robbie for more details.

2. Montpelier Green Drinks: the only information I could find was a contact email.  If anyone in the Montpelier area has more information, please let me know!

3. Brattleboro Green Drinks recently held a Green Drinks events in early June, which featured Kevin Lyons of Rutgers University, who is known as the “guru” of green purchasing practices.  The next event is scheduled for July 16 at The Marina, 28 Springtree Road.  For more information or to host an event, please email Jim or Cimbria.