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Settlers Green and Kiwanis Club of MWV Partner for #GivingTuesday

December 1, 2020 (North Conway, NH) – Settlers Green has partnered with the Kiwanis Club of Mount Washington Valley for a special campaign on #GivingTuesday. Today, December 1st, purchase a Settlers Green gift card in any amount, and Settlers Green will match it with a donation to the Kiwanis Club.

#GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement that was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past seven years, it has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving.

“Kiwanis Club has always played a key part in supporting us with volunteers for the big bag giveaway during Bring A Friend each year, but since we eliminated the giveaway this year, we thought this would be a great way to support them and the community,” said Settlers Green Marketing Director Laura Lemieux. “We hope this will be the start of an annual tradition and plan to partner with different, local nonprofits and charities each year.”

The Settlers Green gift card can be purchased online at settlersgreen.com. All online gift card orders are mailed. You can also purchase a gift card at Customer Service from 9am-4pm today. Gift cards work at all retailers, services and restaurants at Settlers Green as well as select retailers and restaurants at Settlers Crossing. This is a one-day event and Settlers Green will match up to $2500 in gift cards sales as donation to the Kiwanis Club.

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Upper Saco Valley Land Trust Celebrates Completion of the Lucy Brook Farm Conservation Easement

North Conway, N.H., Thursday, May 10, 2018: Lucy Brook Farm (Cheryl Senter for the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation) copyright cherylsenter.photoshelter.com

Conway, NH – The Upper Saco Valley Land Trust purchased a conservation easement on the Lucy Brook Farm earlier this month. Near the foot of Cathedral Ledge, this land includes over 3,000 feet of frontage along Lucy Brook and the Saco River. The farm also boasts a high-yield aquifer, important agricultural soils, and connectivity to other conserved lands. This corner of Conway was settled by the John Lucy family in the early 1800’s, and many of his descendants (including the Gaudettes) still live on and farm the land. This conservation easement will allow the farm to remain intact for future generations. We thank the Gaudette family for their vision, passion, and stewardship of the land.

“We offer our profound thanks to all the funders who made this project happen, as well as to the Gaudette family for their generosity and patience,” said the Land Trust’s President, Doug Burnell. “We first started talking with the Gaudettes more than four years ago about their conservation options and future vision for their land.  The conservation of their iconic farm is finally a reality, and it is now protected as farmland for generations to come, in perpetuity.”

This project was made possible with support from The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Agricultural Conservation Easement Program; The New Hampshire Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund; The NH State Conservation Commission Moose Plate Grant; The Town of Conway; an anonymous family foundation; and several donors who are dedicated to sustainable agriculture. In addition, the Gaudette family was instrumental in getting the project accomplished, both through their patience and by taking a reduction in the sales price of the easement.

The Upper Saco Valley Land Trust is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our motto is “Preserving Land for Community Benefit.” USVLT has completed 74 conservation projects since 2001, totaling over 12,800 acres throughout the towns of Hart’s Location, Bartlett, Jackson, Albany, Chatham, Conway, Eaton, and Madison in New Hampshire, and Brownfield, Denmark, and Fryeburg in Maine. Learn more about the Upper Saco Valley Land Trust by calling (603)662-0008 or visiting www.usvlt.org

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Bernerhof Inn and American Legion Post 46 are Offering FREE Thanksgiving Meals to Those in Need

GLEN, NH —  Nick Panno, owner and innkeeper of The Bernerhof Inn, announced the inn is once again offering a free Thanksgiving meal to go to anyone in need who seeks a hot turkey day feast. The meals will be offered for curbside pick up from 12pm – 2:30pm on Thurs., Nov. 26, 2020.

Nick bought the Inn in 2019 and brought the tradition to the Bernerhof starting last Thanksgiving when they fed over 100 people – from veterans to seniors to families. Panno stated, “Whether an individual is alone, homeless, visiting a loved one at the hospital or nursing home … no matter what the reason, everyone is welcome to pick up a hot meal.”

Thanksgiving dinner including roast turkey and all the fixings will be served. No reservations or advance orders are necessary.  Due to COVID-19, this year’s free Thanksgiving meal is being offered to go, not at the Inn as was done in 2019.

For more information, contact Nick Panno at 603-383-4200.  The Inn is located on Route 302 in Glen, NH.

 

CONWAY — As in years past, American Legion Post 46 in Conway Village has been busy this week, creating free turkey Thanksgiving dinners. The difference is that due to pandemic guidelines, there will not be a sit-down dinner at the post come Thursday — only delivered meals and curbside pickups, said Post 46 Sons of the American Legion Commander Rick Breton.

The meals — consisting of roast turkey, stuffing, mashed potato, butternut squash, glazed carrots, gravy, a roll and slice of pie — will be available at no charge on Nov. 26 from noon-4 p.m. for curbside pickup and takeout, at Post 46, Breton said — as long as supplies last.

“We’ll have the dinners ready until we run out of food,” said Breton on Tuesday as his team of Legion volunteers worked to prep the meals.
Post 46 is located at 47 Tasker Hill Road. People can order a turkey dinner by calling Post 46 at (603) 447-3927. For more information, follow American Legion Post 46 on Facebook.