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The widest racial disparity stemming from the coronavirus pandemic is in Maine, where Black residents are contracting the virus at 20 times the rate of their white neighbors. Maine has the highest percentage of white residents of any state. It also has a low rate of coronavirus infection, with less than 3,000 cases in total. But the Portland Press Herald reports Black Maine residents, who make up 1.4% of the state’s population, account for nearly a quarter of its coronavirus cases. The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition called the disparity “enormous and growing.”

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The annual, 24-hour online giving event for nonprofits is up and going. NH Gives is taking place right now until 6 p.m. this evening. People can choose which nonprofits to support by logging on to NHGives.org. Every gift of up to $1,000 will be matched by New Hampshire Charitable Foundation funds for the first $250,000 given during the event. More than 500 nonprofits across New Hampshire are participating and many are from right here in the Mount Washington Valley. Kathleen Reardon of the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits says the event takes on new meaning this year as nonprofits face the impact of the global pandemic. Check out the link below for all the details!

Go to NHGIVES.ORG for more information.

Please consider donating to these Mount Washington Valley Non-Profits…

Arts Council of Tamworth

Barnstormers Theatre

Children Unlimited Inc.

Conway Area Humane Society

Gibson Center for Senior Services

Granite Backcountry Alliance

Green Mountain Conservation Group

M&D Productions

Mount Washington Observatory

MWV Supports Recovery Coalition

Nansen Ski Club

North Conway Community Center

Upper Saco Valley Land Trust

White Mountain Community Health Center

and numerous others.

 

The annual, 24-hour online giving event for nonprofits is coming up. NH Gives is taking place from 6 p.m. Tonight (6/09) to 6 p.m. Tomorrow (6/10). People can choose which nonprofits to support by logging on to NHGives.org. Every gift of up to $1,000 will be matched by New Hampshire Charitable Foundation funds for the first $250,000 given during the event. More than 500 nonprofits across New Hampshire are participating and many are from right here in the Mount Washington Valley. Kathleen Reardon of the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits says the event takes on new meaning this year as nonprofits face the impact of the global pandemic. Check out the link below for all the details!

Go to NHGIVES.ORG for more information.

Please consider donating to these Mount Washington Valley Non-Profits…

Arts Council of Tamworth

Barnstormers Theatre

Children Unlimited Inc.

Conway Area Humane Society

Gibson Center for Senior Services

Granite Backcountry Alliance

Green Mountain Conservation Group

M&D Productions

Mount Washington Observatory

MWV Supports Recovery Coalition

Nansen Ski Club

North Conway Community Center

Upper Saco Valley Land Trust

White Mountain Community Health Center

and numerous others.