Bedford Bulletin : charity

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)

Family works for brain tumor awareness

Bedford Editor — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:53:00 GMT

By DARRELL HALEN Three years ago, when he was only 15 months old, Declan Rourke of Bedford had a tumor surgically removed from his brain. Now, his family is raising money to help other young patients struck by the same disease. Declan’s family is...(read more)

Bedford firefighters take third in Crispin’s House tournament

Bedford Editor — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:36:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Batters launching home runs over the fence at the Villa Augustina field complex in Goffstown didn’t get a leisurely stroll around the bases. Instead, they got a lonely walk back to the dugout. During the annual Crispin’s House...(read more)

Jeannie Benton rides cross country

Bedford Editor — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:56:00 GMT

By JILLIAN JORGENSEN A Bedford woman is on the journey of a lifetime, taking a 3,629-mile bicycle tour across the country to raise money for charity. Jeannie Benton, 51, began the trip in Astoria, Ore., on June 21. She plans to arrive in Portsmouth 11...(read more)

Residents find ‘We’ve been scammed’

Bedford Editor — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:05:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE A tag team of scam artists who residents said were posing as teenagers raising money for youth trips and charitable causes have been snagged by Seacoast police. Authorities arrested two people, a man and a woman, who had been soliciting...(read more)

Softball tourney goes to bat for Crispin’s House

Bedford Editor — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:52:00 GMT

Crispin’s House Inc., a nonprofit program for at-risk youths, hosts its annual one-pitch softball tournament on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Goffstown Junior Baseball Villa Augustina Fields, starting at 9 a.m. Al Baines, president of Crispin’s...(read more)

Charitable work part of Hughes family life

Bedford Editor — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:34:00 GMT

BY IRENE LABOMBARDE "Search Inward, Look Upward, Reach Outward” is the message inscribed on the brick the Hughes family donated to the newly rebuilt Ann DeNicola Memorial Playground. It is also the philosophy behind the Color My World charity...(read more)