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December, 2018

Spotlight: Jaffrey Chamber Africa Trip

This year’s Chamber Travel program brought us to South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. We flew from Boston to Dubai where some of us spent three nights experiencing the Middle Eastern countries’ world- renowned architec-ture, fashion, and cuisine and learning about their rich cultural history. We even had the chance to ride a camel and take an exciting Land Rover ride across the desert sand dunes.

Then, it was off to South Africa. After a nine-hour flight, we landed at the Cape Town International Airport. Cape Town has a population of about six hundred thousand people. It has the charm of a small coastal village with the cosmopolitan style of a big city. We had a chance to explore to the waterfront about two blocks from our hotel. There was a great variety of shops and restaurants as well as performers playing live music in the streets.

Our second day there, we took a cable car to the top of Table Mountain, one of the most prominent natural land features in Cape Town. From there, at an altitude of fifteen hundred meters, we had a breathtaking view of the city below, including Robben Island in Table Bay where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years imprisoned. In the afternoon, we explored the downtown and, that evening, we dined at the Gold Restaurant where we experienced a traditional African Handwashing Ceremony, enjoyed an audience-participation drum performance, and indulged in delicious African cuisine.

The following day, we were off to the Cape of Good Hope, the southernmost point on the African con-tinent, and even got to see some African Penguins! That evening, we were guests at a home-hosted dinner and had the opportunity to learn about the lives of a family who lived in the region.

Then we were off to Stellenbosch, the wine region of South Africa. The land-scape is defined by gently rolling hills of vineyards with majestic mountain ranges as the backdrop. We stopped at a local winery for a tasting before con-tinuing on to the charming town of Stellenbosch. Within walking distance of our hotel were a variety of stores, restaurants, and landmarks including a lovely botanical garden displaying the King Protea, South Africa’s National Flower.

by Max Mitchell

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Jaffrey Chamber of Commerce Trip to South Africa Jaffrey Chamber of Commerce Trip to South Africa

The next day, we took a short bus trip over to the coastal town of Hermanus. Hermanus is known for watching the Southern Right Whales that congregate in the bay. You can dine by the water and watch the whales breaching in the bay.

Then we were off to the Entabeni Conservancy, outside of Johannesburg. It was a two-hour flight to Johannesburg and an hour-and-a-half bus ride to the Limpopo Provence and the entrance to the Conservancy. Land Vehicles then transported us the Hanglip Mountain Lodge, situated in the heart of the reserve, that was to be our home for the next three days. From there, we embarked on four game drives, two in the early morning and two at dusk. Along our drives, we saw a vast array of wildlife including elephants, wildebeests, hippos, rhinos, giraffes, warthogs, and the majestic African lion. Our final night at the Hanglip concluded with a fireside barbeque in their outdoor boma.

The following morning, we embarked on a final early morning game drive before breakfast before our bus took us back to Sandton, Johan-nesburg where we spent the night before continuing our adventure to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Victoria Falls, discovered by the British explorer, David Livingstone in 1855, is one of the longest and tallest waterfalls in the world. You can see the falls from many different van-tage points along a path that follow the falls and a portion of the Zambezi river that feeds it.

That evening, we enjoyed a three-hour River Cruise along the Zambezi where we spotted a variety of the local wildlife, including hippos, cape buffalo, impalas, water bucks, and even a herd of elephants with a newly born baby.

The next morning, we visited the Wild Horizons Elephant Sanctuary where we got a chance to interact with the elephants and even feed them. The mission of the Sanctuary is to care for orphaned elephants who sometimes are released back into the wild. In the evening, we enjoyed a delicious dinner at the Boma restaurant located at our hotel. The Boma specializes in a local game meat barbeque and features live entertainment. You can even try the Mopane Worm if you are feeling extra adventurous.

Our final destination was the Chobe Marina Lodge in neighboring Botswana. The evening we arrived, we enjoyed a riverboat cruise along the Chobe River where we saw more local wildlife and witnessed a spectacular African sunset. The next morning, we took another early game drive in nearby Chobe National Park. We spotted more African elephants, cape buffalo, hippos, monkeys, eagles, kudu, and even a family of lions. That evening, we were given the option of taking another river cruise or a final game drive. Most of the group opted for the game drive. Unfortunately, the leopards eluded us… the last of the Big 5 that we had waited to see on our trip.

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Renewing Members

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Coll’s Garden Center & FloristCountry Bridals & Formal Wear

CrossRoads ApparelElectric Earth Concerts

Digz ExcavatingExpert Pest Control, Inc.Halvorson New Media

Cynthia & Arthur HamiltonHope Fellowship Church

John & Lynda HuntJaffrey Public Library

Jaffrey War Memorial CommitteeRick & Lyn LambertThe Melamine Cup

Microcatheter ComponentsMonadnock Center for History and CultureMonadnock Center for Violence Prevention

Monadnock Dental AssociatesMonadnock Ledger-Transcript

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Romeril Tax & Accounting LLCPeter & Jinnie Russell

Sequoya Technologies Group, LLCTed & Betty Shea

Terrapin Glassblowing StudioVilli Poni Farm & Newfoundland Pony Sanctuary

Louise & Bernie WatsonBill & Kathy Weibel

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Chamber News

Willa Cather Celebration Gains National Attention

Linda Stonehill, owner of Paran Creative, LLC, created a wonderful poster that was the visual element in the publicity campaign that resulted in a six-minute nationwide feature on NPR’s All Things Considered: http://www.nhpr.org/post/jaffrey-conference-celebrates-willa-cathers-new-hampshire-connection#stream/0. The Monadnock Ledger-Transcript, the Keene Sentinel’s ELF section, the Monadnock Shopper, and The Boston Globe provided excellent news coverage. Linda also designed the 11”x17” folded program brochure, the menu, and the name tags that helped create a Cather community over the two days.

A Carol Hess video of some of the events may be seen at: https://youtu.be/g1m04rqIDb4. Tom Doane and Carol Hess took some excellent photographs.

The six local organizing sponsors were First Church in Jaffrey, Friends and Trustees of the Jaffrey Public Library, Jaffrey Center Vil-lage Improvement Society, Jaffrey Chamber of Commerce, Jaffrey Civic Center, and the initial sponsor, the Jaffrey Historical Society. The national sponsors were the MacDowell Colony and the Willa Cather Foundation. Community sponsors included Belletetes, D.D. Bean & Sons, Franklin Pierce University, Gene and Margaret Pokorny, RiverMead, Toadstool Bookstores, two anonymous donors, and Wright Painting.

Co-Chairs of the Planning Committee, Lou Casagrande and Bruce Hill, president of the Jaffrey Historical Society, thanked the community sponsors and 46 individuals, companies, and organizations for their work and in-kind contributions. The other members of the Planning Committee were Ken Campbell (writing and publicity), Suze Campbell (onsite registration, organization, and program content), Emily Carr (Library rep), Tom Doane (photos and Civic Center), Virginia Eskin (music), Pam Hill (food), Max Mitchell (website and tickets), Cathy Proulx (Shattuck Golf Club liaison and menu content), Patty Scholl (name tags and folders), Charlie Turcotte (myriad details), and Regina Vorce (Civic Center reception).

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The Jaffrey Chamber of Commerce played a key role in Jaffrey’s very successful October 19th-20th national celebration of Willa Cather’s Spirit Lives On! The celebration involved the joint efforts and coordination of six Jaffrey organizations and 320 people: 127 ticket buyers, 103 viewers of Willa Cather videos at the River Street Theatre, 45 volunteers, and nearly 50 timely vendor and in-kind donations by Chamber members, local businesses, organizations, and citizens.

Willa Cather enjoyed Jaffrey during her stays at the Shattuck Inn from 1917 to 1940; Jaffrey was where she said she did her best work and where she wished to be buried. Her grave and that of Edith Lewis, her companion, is in the SW corner of the Old Burial Ground and is a significant Jaffrey tourist attraction. Cather wrote parts of nine novels in Jaffrey, most notably, My Ántonia (1918) and the Pulitzer Prize-win-ning novel, One of Ours, which she wrote in a tent in a field at High Mowing, a half mile through the woods from the Shattuck Inn. After the celebration, a Lexington, MA couple emailed, “Everything was just terrific, from the planning and organization to the presentations, food, music, etc. I can’t think of one thing that was not interesting and professional.” The event received good publicity regionwide, in Bos-ton, and on National Public Radio.

The Jaffrey Selectmen proclaimed Willa Cather Weekend in Jaffrey, and 85 New Hampshire residents (61 from Jaffrey alone) bought tickets to the celebration’s 11 events spanning two days.

The Chamber’s roles in the events were many. Incoming President Matt McCarthy introduced the Willa Cather Foundation guest speakers—Executive Director Ashley Olson and Education Director Tracy Tucker—and fondly recalled reading Cather’s My Ántonia during his Conant High School days.

Executive Director Max Mitchell and his staff smoothly handled the registration and payments from 111 of the 127 registrants, including 20 from seven other states: Florida, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York, and Texas. The Chamber’s website was the focus for information, publicity, and ticket orders. The staff collected the data and passed it on to the Cather Planning Committee to guide advertising and the assembly of name tags and presentation folders. Max handled all the credit card payments and paid many of the vendors. The Jaffrey Historical Society also handled tickets and vendor payments.

The Cather Celebration Planning Committee in the Shattuck Golf Club Cathedral Ballroom on October 20, 2018(L-R): Cathy Proulx, Ken Campbell, Suze Campbell, Cather Foundation Executive Director Ashley Olson, Charlie Turcotte, Pam Hill, Emily Carr, Co-Chairs Bruce Hill and Lou Casagrande, Cather Foundation Education Director & Archivist Tracy Tucker, and Patty Scholl. Missing: Tom Doane, Virginia Eskin, Max Mitchell (in Africa), and Regina Vorce. Photo by Carol Hess.

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Member News

Inn at East Hill Farm: Cookie Tour and Christmas on the Farm

Member News

All are welcome to the Community Suppers held by United Church of Jaffrey on the fourth Thursday of each month in the Mil-dred Cutter Memorial Hall at 54 Main Street from 5:30-6:30pm.

Below are photos of the Supper held on October 25th:

United Church of Jaffrey Holds Community Supper Each Month

On December 8th from 11:00-4:00, join us along with the B&Bs and inns, restaurants, unique boutiques, gift shops, and historical societies of the Monadnock Region as we open our doors to the public to share homemade holiday cookies!

There are 14 stops on the tour this year. While on the tour, you will receive the cookie rec-ipes, refreshments, the opportunity to see our businesses decorated for the holidays, and the chance to shop for unique gifts you might not find anywhere else. Participants that visit at least 10 out of the 14 stops on the tour will be entered to win a voucher valued at more than $100 that can be redeemed at any participating location on the tour! And, it's all for a good cause as a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Helping Hand Center in Troy, NH, a food pantry and clothes closet. Visit www.currierandivescookietour.com for more information.

Christmas on the Farm takes place on December 15th from 9:00-3:00 at the Inn at East Hill Farm in Troy. Bring your family to the Farm for a day of fun for everyone!

Hands-on farm activities will take place all day: cow milking, pony groom-ing, meeting the animals, egg collecting, arts and crafts, pony rides, photos with Santa, and a campfire with s’mores are a handful of the planned events. Swim-ming in the indoor pool will also be available all day.

Prices include lunch, all the activities, tax, and gratuity. All children must be accompanied by an adult and reservations are required.

Please call 242-6495 or visit www.east-hill-farm.com for more information.

Cookie Tour

We cater to all tastes with your choice of giant subs, sandwich platters, cookie platters, and Subway To Go™ boxed meals for holiday parties of any size and setting. You’ve got enough on your plate, so let us do the work for you! Call the Subway™ Catering Call Center at 877-360-2283 or the Jaffrey Subway™at 603-532-8844 to order.

We are excited to introduce our NEW Ultimate Cheesy Garlic Bread on two sandwiches: the Ultimate Meatball Marinara and Ultimate Spicy Italian! Or, you can have your favorite sub on the Cheesy Garlic Bread which is made on fresh baked Italian bread and loaded with a garlic spread, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese, perfectly toasted so it’s slightly crunchy on the outside but chewy on the inside. The new Ultimate Cheesy Garlic Bread can be ordered as a side, a perfect addition to a cup of soup or one of our delicious cus-tom-made salads. This is a limited-time only addition, so don’t wait!

Starting on Tuesday, December 4th—National Cookie Day—every Tuesday in December, you’ll receive a FREE cookie with any sub or wrap purchase! Be sure to try our new holiday Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie.

There’s no waiting in line if you download the Subway™ App to order, pay, and pick up! And earn $2 by collecting tokens. Use your Subway™card in the store or enroll online at subwaymyway.com.

Happy Holidays !

Wrap Up Christmas with a Signature Wrap Platter from SubwayTM

1. Always Conduct Thorough Research on the Current Market Real estate values fluctuate due to local supply/demand; it's

important to remember that properties always sell for no more or less than what the market will bear at that time. Whether buying or selling, do your research and be confident in your price.

2. Keep Your Home's Condition Pristine In Order to SellWell-maintained houses always sell faster. Buyers appreci-

ate houses that look move-in ready and are updated versus those that need a lot of work. In a hot real estate market, most houses sell quickly. But during a cooler market period, buyers can get very picky, so it will be the nicer ones that continue to sell.

3. Approach Negotiations from a Collaborative Standpoint Try not to be fixated on a specific price. The goal should be

working together to come to an agreement that satisfies both par-ties. Being stubborn can mean the end of negotiations. Take a step back and try to think about what would be a win for everyone?

4. Remember that a Home's Value Is Determined by The Buyer No matter what the market conditions are, the true market

value of a home is only equal to what a buyer is willing to pay. Just because a seller believes their home is worth a certain amount of money, it won’t always be equal to what a buyer believes it to be.

5. Find an Experienced Local Real Estate Agent Home sellers and buyers can get more information about

real estate online than ever. But what they can't get online, and can only get from a local real estate agent, is that insider knowl-edge. A local agent who is a neighborhood expert knows things about the homes and the community that you just can't get online!

Candice Starrett: 5 Real Estate Tips that Hold True in Any Market

CHrisTmas on THe Farm

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Member News

Holiday updaTe

Member News

During November, The Park Theatre project reached the point where construction is fully funded ($3,411,726), building per-mits and other necessary municipal permits are in place, and the Theatre board is finalizing its agreements with Hutter Con-struction Corporation to build the Theatre and complete the final requirements of the USDA Rural Development Office and the Town.

Trustees expect the closing to take place before the end of November. Pending all municipal permitting, Hutter intends to put the foundation in place within a few days of closing and cover it until April when construction will continue through comple-tion. The steel structure may be installed during the winter since it is not impacted by weather. The Theatre will be ready for occupancy in 10-12 months, and this is the direct result of the generosity of more than 3,500 individuals and businesses, area foundations, and local, state, and federal governments.

On December 1st, the interim River Street Theatre (RST) will present a new animated holiday feature, Elliot: The Littlest Rein-deer. The RST will reprise its Toys4 Joy Live Comedy Night on December 3rd. There will also be a screening of the Tony Award-winning production of The King & I on December 4th.

WHERE: 6 River Street, Jaffrey. More information: RST@theparktheatre.org

PARKING: Free parking is available along Main Street in downtown Jaffrey. There is also public parking behind TD Bank on Main and next to the Jaffrey Pizza Barn on Blake Street.

TICKETS: Regular, non-event movies are $8.00 each. Discount tickets for $7.00 each are available for seniors 62 years of age and older, active military with I.D., and students or faculty with I.D. Stage2Screen Events (RSC, Royal Opera, etc.) are $20.00 each with $15.00 discounted seats for students and faculty with I.D. Live events are priced per event. Call the Box Office for advance tickets at (603) 532-8888. After Hours Box Office:: (866) 811-4111. All major credit cards accepted for tickets and concessions.

Join The Park Theatre for an evening of theatre construction updates, amazing musical entertainment from Bernie & Louise Watson, and a special performance by the acclaimed Raylynmor Opera. Partake of tasty food and beverages to celebrate the holiday season. Admission is FREE, but reserve your tickets NOW so that you will be guaranteed admission.

Visit RiverSt.org for free reservations or call the box office at 532-8888. Hope to see you there!

you’re inviTed ! 16TH park THeaTre annual meeTing & Holiday reCepTion

THursday, deCember 6TH: 5:00-7:00pm ~ JaFFrey Woman’s Club

Project Shakespeare brings its annual holiday production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol to communities throughout the Monad-nock region. Adapted and directed by Deborah Shakespeare Thurber, this year’s production will star 26 students (ages 6-18). Each of these performers embody their characters fully, with a passion and energy befitting Dickens’ entertaining tale that best defines the spirit of the holiday season! Performance Schedule:Friday, December 7th at 7:00pm: Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church, PeterboroughSaturday, December 8th at 7:00pm: First Church in Jaffrey, Jaffrey CenterFriday, December 14th at 7:00pm: Aldworth Manor, HarrisvilleSaturday, December 15th at 7:00pm: The Greenfield Town Meeting House, GreenfieldFriday, December 21st at 7:00pm: The First Congregational Church, Rindge

Tickets, which are available 30 minutes prior to the performance, are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and students.

Special Holiday Performances and Dinner:Sunday, December 9th - Dinner & Show at 5:00pm: Fitzwilliam Inn, 62 NH 119, Fitzwilliam$50 per person (gratuity and drinks not included). Limited seating – For reservations, call 585-9000

Sunday, December 16th - Three Shows! Performance & Dinner at 3:30, 5:00 & 6:30pm: The Hancock Inn, 33 Main Street, HancockGuests can stroll with Scrooge and the company performing the play throughout the Inn followed by dinner.$50 per person (gratuity and drinks not included). Limited seating – For reservations, call 525-3318

Sunday, December 23rd - Dinner & Show at 5:00pm – The Monadnock Inn, 379 Main Street, Jaffrey$50 per person (gratuity and drinks not included). Limited seating – For reservations, call 585-9000

Special Fundraiser for The Jaffrey Civic Center & Project Shakespeare:Saturday, December 22nd – Fundraiser at 5:00pm: Jaffrey Civic Center, 40 Main Street, JaffreyIncludes caroling, a performance of A Christmas Carol, and a traditional Victorian dinner.Limited seating – For reservations and ticket information, call 532-6527 or visit jaffreyciviccenter.com

For these performances, Arianna Wentworth dons Scrooge’s Victorian top hat with an ensemble cast including Connor Ahern, Tristan Archibald, Sophia Battisti, Molly Burman, Blake Ferguson, Isabelle Ferguson, Lucas Gallagher, Arial Geissler, Abigail Hampson, Holly and Nia Lanphier, Emily and Grace Lewis, Alyssia Maki, Seamus Malloy, Helen Martynuska, Harold Thomas McCarthy, Benjamin Michaud, Grace & Gabrielle Ramsden, Caroline Rockhill, Aurora Sousa, Ella and Samuel Weinmann, and Katie Whitaker.

Proceeds from the performances will benefit Project Shakespeare’s theatre education programs. For more information, please visit projectshakespeare.org or call 532-6607. To visit a rehearsal, please contact Deborah S. Thurber at deborahst@meganet.net.

CelebraTe THe Holiday season WiTH proJeCT sHakespeare’s “a CHrisTmas Carol”

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Member News

Jaffrey Civic Center Hosts Annual Autumn Art Exhibit

Member News

Monadnock RSVP Volunteer Center and the Monadnock Adult Care Center (MACC) received a $5,000 grant from the Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund.

Since 1994, RSVP’s Neighbors-In-Deed program has been responding to the needs of vulnerable people in the 33 towns of the Monadnock Region. Volunteers are matched one-to-one to provide companionship and non-medical help with daily activities such as visits; transportation to medical appointments, grocery shopping, and errands; respite for caregivers; and minor home repairs. Because the program is relationship-based and services are provided free of charge, this program receives a high volume of requests. Volunteers are always needed, particularly those 55 and older who have life experience and available time to share.

The Monadnock Adult Care Center opened approximately thirty years ago in Jaffrey to share in the daytime caregiving of adults who suffer from various medical, developmental, and social issues in a supervised, safe, and comfortable setting. The Center allows families and caregivers the opportunity for much-needed respite time and the ability to remain employed while caring for a loved one. MACC is an approved Medicaid provider that is licensed as a Medical Day Health Center. It also is licensed by the US Veterans Association and is a member of the NH Adult Day Services Association.

The Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund makes grants to tax-exempt organizations without regard to religious affiliation for projects that help people in New Hampshire meet their basic needs. The Fund is operated by volunteer Directors who rec-ommend to the Bishop of Manchester grant awards for New Hampshire organizations whose missions are consistent with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.

Monadnock RSVP and the Monadnock Adult Care Center are programs of Monadnock Family Services, a Monadnock United Way Agency.

Our final exhibit of the year, the Autumn Art Exhibit is a well-attended venue for both new and experienced artists. The show, fea-turing photographs, paintings, drawings, textiles, glassworks, paperworks, pottery pieces, woodworking, and other 3D dis-ciplines, will run through Wednesday, December 18th, and admission is free.

Visit the Jaffrey Civic Center, located at 40 Main Street in Jaffrey next to the Library, Monday through Friday, 10:00-noon and 1:00-5:00, and Saturday, 10:00-2:00. Parking is behind the building. For more informa-tion, please call 603-532-6527, e-mail info@jaffreyciviccenter.com, or visit www.jaffrey-civiccenter.com.

Colder weather is on the way and families may be itching to find ways to get out of the house.

Well, The River Center has a few programs for fami-lies, kids, parents, and even grandparents!

Here are some of our current offerings:

Playtime with Kelli—Wednes-days from 9:30-11:30am. Get out of the house and join us for a free, fun playtime and snacks.

Jaffrey Parent-Child Playgroup —Fridays from 9:30-11:30am; contact Kelli for more info at (603) 562-7048 or ktourgee@rivercenter.us. Free!

Grandparents Parenting Grandchildren—One Satur-day/month; please call Wendy Hill at (603) 313-8660 for more information. Free!

Holiday Event—Stay tuned for the December date. Check our website or the calendar here on the Chamber web-site for more info—there will be holiday happenings here! Free!

We would love to see you at any of these programs so to register or to get more infor-mation, call 924-6800 or visit our website at www.rivercen-ter.us.

The River Center: A Fam-ily and Community Resource Center provides community connections, parenting support, tax assis-tance and money coaching to strengthen individuals and families in the Eastern Monadnock Region.

Please stop by; we are located at 9 Vose Farm Rd., Suite 115, Peterborough.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Art Contest and Speech Interpretation Opportunity

The Jaffrey Civic Center has announced its annual MLK Stu-dent Contest to be focused on art.

All middle school-aged stu-dents in Jaffrey and Rindge are eligible, including those in pub-lic, private, and home schools, as well as non-resident students attending Jaffrey and Rindge schools.

The challenge is to create a work of art in the medium of the stu-dent’s choice on the theme, “We are all one humanity.”

Cash prizes of $100 for first place and $50 for second place are offered, and all student work will be included in the MLK Stu-dent Exhibit at the Civic Center in January. The deadline for submissions is January 4, 2019. Additional details may be found under the “Celebrating MLK, Jr.” tab at www.jaffreyciviccen-ter.com.

The Civic Center is also seek-ing students who would like play a special role in our 2019 Martin Luther King, Jr. celebra-tion event on MLK Day, January 21, 2019, by presenting their

interpretation of a passage of Dr. King’s writing. The event will include a number of presenters and is a great public speaking opportunity for a young per-son as well as an opportunity to share Dr. King’s powerful mes-sage with the community. The

passage can be read or recited from memory, and the speaker may help to select the passage to be read.

For more information, call the Civic Center at 532-6527, or email mlkjaffrey@gmail.com.

All are invited to the Jaffrey Civic Center's Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. 2019 on the date of the national holiday, Monday, January 21st, from 5:00-6:00pm at the United Church of Jaffrey, 54 Main St., followed by a recep-tion at the Civic Center at 40 Main St.

The event brings people together to remember the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to renew the values he stood for. This year’s theme, “We Are All One Humanity,” is inspired by Dr. King’s frequent reflection that “all life is interrelated.” Dr. Dottie Morris, Associate Vice President of Diversity and Inclu-sion at Keene State College, will provide the keynote, and guest refugee speakers who are cli-ents of the International Institute of New England will share their experiences.

Winners of the MLK Middle School Student Art Contest will be announced and school choirs will provide music.

The event, to be heralded at 4:45pm with the ringing of the United Church's Revere Bell as part of the “Let Freedom Ring: Choose Non-Violence” National Bell-Ringing Ceremony, will be followed by the reception at the MLK Student Exhibit at the Jaf-frey Civic Center. This event and the reception are free and open to the public.

In keeping with the theme, our National Day of Service proj-ect will collect goods for people displaced by the war in Syria under the auspices of Nudaysyria (www.nudaysyria.org), a New Hampshire non-profit organiza-tion. Clothing, bedding, medical equipment such as crutches and wheelchairs, bicycles in any

condition, toys, books, and more are critically needed. A full list may be found under the “Cel-ebrating MLK, Jr.” tab at www.jaffreyciviccenter.com. Items may be dropped off at the Civic Center from January 11th to 26th. Volunteers are welcome and are needed to help sort and pack the donations on Saturday, January 26th from 10:00-4:00 (drop-in), with a “rain date” of Sunday, January 27th from

noon-4:00pm. Refreshments will be provided. This MLK National Day of Service project could be a great family activity.

For more information, or in case of questionable weather, please visit www.jaffreyciviccenter.com or the Jaffrey Civic Center’s Face-book page, email mlkjaffrey@gmail.com, or call the Civic Cen-ter at 532-6527.

Jaffrey Civic Center Martin Luther King, Jr. Events

Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. and the National Day of Service

Monadnock RSVP Volunteer Center & the Monadnock Adult Care CenterReceive Funding from the Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund

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Member News

Stay Tuned for the Second Annual Maple Madness Event!

See the Newsletter Inserts/Forms for:

• Citizen of the Year• Nonprofit of the Year• Business of the Year

These forms also are accessible via “Upcoming Events” on the

Chamber’s homepage (jaffreychamber.com)

Deadline: Monday, December 17, 2018.

Send your completed nomination forms to:

The Jaffrey Chamber of Commerce7 Main Street, PO Box 2

Jaffrey, NH 03452

or scan and email them to:

info@jaffreychamber.com

Thank you!

Please Don’t Wait to Nominate !

Only 400 Tickets!

Each Ticket Gives You12 Chances to Win!

A Drawing Every Day!

Prizes:

WINup to $3,000

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Call the Chamber at603-532-4549 for Tickets!

Tickets are $20

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Member InformationMembership Rates: 2019

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Jaffrey Chamber of Commerce7 Main Street, PO Box 2 ~ Jaffrey, NH ~ 03452

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• Log in to your Member Information Center* (jaffreychamber.chambermaster.com/login) • Add your credit card or bank account as a new Payment Profile under “Billing”• Check the box to “Notify Jaffrey Chamber of Commerce that you are interested in setting up automatic payments” • To activate, return this completed authorization form by email to info@jaffreychamber.com, or mail

to PO Box 2, Jaffrey, NH 03452, or fax to 603-532-8823.

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Now Available! Info. on Insert

Remember last Spring’s Maple Madness... locally made maple syrup drizzled over fluffy pancakes, just part of this pull-out-all the stops, all-you-can-eat country breakfast?

Well... it’s back this year!

Please watch for announcements and ticket venues.

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JAFFREY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

PO Box 2, Jaffrey, NH 03452

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PETERBOROUGH NH 03458

Thank you to our friends at

for Sponsoring the December newsletter

December EventsChamber BreakfastWednesday, Dec. 12th

7:30 - 9:00am

Monadnock Christian Ministries257 Dublin Road, Jaffrey

$10 for members - $15 for non-members

Please RSVP online or at 603-532-4549

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December After HoursWednesday, Dec. 19th

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Benjamin Prescott Inn433 Turnpike Road, Jaffrey