St. Mary’s Bank recently donated $1,000 to Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire to help the organization purchase supplies for their new evening program. The new program, offered in conjunction with Café Lauren in the Manchester Girls’ Center, gives children the opportunity to get individualized homework assistance, socialize and take part in recreational activities until 8:00 p.m. each night. The donation from St. Mary’s Bank will go toward books, paper, pens, board games, magazines and videos, as well as fitness equipment, balls, hula hoops, jump ropes and other items.
“Thanks to this gift, kids will have the opportunity to join a book club, enter board game competitions and explore specialized programming such as Lego League, Media Literacy and a self defense program called Action for Safety,” says Cathy Duffy, CEO of Girls Inc. “We are very fortune to have several individuals volunteer to come and work with the children, and these supplies will give them the tools to make it a positive experience.”
“St. Mary’s is glad to be able to fund these basic items that most households take for granted,” says Tom Champagne, Director of Community Outreach. “Girls Inc. is doing terrific work for Manchester’s young people and we are proud to support a creative initiative like the evening program.”
Cathy Duffy, Chief Executive Officer, Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire and Tom Champagne, Director of Community Outreach, St. Mary's Bank.
Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire, with subsidiaries in So. Maine and Windsor County, VT, is a member-based organization for girls ages 6 to 18. The agency is dedicated to developing the confidence, intelligence and leadership abilities of girls. Programs are designed to provide girls with an environment in which they can be themselves among supportive peers. Programs, education and mentoring – and the opportunities that arise from them for members – are tailored to the community in which they are offered. Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire, where girls achieve their personal best, is all about making it possible for girls to discover that strength, that quality within them, that makes them realize they can achieve anything. Over 9,000 girls are served annually through after-school programs, enrichment programs in schools in over 100 schools and regional summer camps. Regional Girls’ Centers are located in Nashua, Concord, Manchester and Rochester, NH and Portland, ME. For more information about Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire programs in your community, please visit our website at www.girlsincnewhampshire.com or call our Administrative Offices at 603-625-1296 – toll free 800-775-9372.