Bedford Bulletin : Donations

Communities gear up to help those in need

Bedford Editor — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:45:00 GMT

BY SUZANNE D’AMATO To those of us who live in the Granite State, it’s no surprise that small-town folks have big hearts. With the holiday season almost here, the familiar requests for monetary donations and drives for items of all kinds are...(read more)

Women’s Club collects items for soldiers

Bedford Editor — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:41:00 GMT

BY DARRELL HALEN Some American soldiers will be receiving snacks, batteries, hygiene products and other needed goods – thanks to the generosity of the Bedford Women’s Club. Each month, the club chooses a charity or service organization to...(read more)

Camp Allen sets sights on summer opening for new cabin

Bedford Editor — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:12:00 GMT

BY DARRELL HALEN Thanks to $25,000 worth of donated materials, along with help from some contractors, a new cabin will be built at Camp Allen, the summer residential and day camp on Sandy Pond enjoyed by children and adults with developmental and physical...(read more)

Good News Garage gives cars to those in need

Bedford Editor — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:31:00 GMT

By JENNIFER LORD Imagine a single mother walking more than a mile every morning, toting three toddlers to day care, then dishing out $20 for a taxi ride to work. She does it all over again on the way home, even in winter and bad weather. Why don’t...(read more)

Bedford students sew and donate hats for kids around the world

Bedford Editor — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:20:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Heather Monty is Bedford’s mad hatter. About five years ago, Monty began to sew fleece hats, and since then she has helped keep heads warm around the globe. Monty, now a junior at The Derryfield School, started sewing the hats when,...(read more)

McKelvie moves for money

Bedford Editor — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:58:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY It was likely a quiet afternoon at McKelvie Intermediate School. After a morning of fitness activities on Oct. 23, fifth-grade teacher Marie Alsup said she was expecting her classroom to be filled with some tired students. “The...(read more)

Morgan’s Basket program helps those in need

Bedford Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:12:00 GMT

BY CAROLE KLEMENT HUXEL For a community to be whole and healthy, it must be based on people’s love and concern for each other.” This small bit of philosophy is the basis for Morgan’s Basket, a community care program through the Bedford...(read more)

Van Loan Preserve paths now open

Bedford Editor — Thu, 17 May 2007 15:58:00 GMT

BY KEVIN SHALVEY Next to the dam and beaver pond in the Van Loan Preserve, walkers can now pause on a wooden bridge and enjoy Riddle Brook. On Saturday, May 12, the Bedford Land Trust opened a new walking trail in the 68-acre Van Loan Preserve. Gene Van...(read more)

Gifts come easily

Bedford Editor — Thu, 03 May 2007 15:10:00 GMT

BY KEVIN SHALVEY Donating a Baldwin piano to Memorial School was easy for George and Jayne McMurdy. “We had this piano that we didn’t really have a use for,” Jayne McMurdy said. “And, we had seen the piano that they had at Memorial.”...(read more)