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Granite State Ambassadors
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Granite State Ambassador
Training, Tours & Activities
Chocolate Lovers Tour 2/9
GSA Recommendations Blog meeting 2/23
Oklahoma 3/22
Poetry Out Loud 3/26
Made in NH Expo 4/13-15
Dover Tour 4/17
Coffee with Mark - Apr 24
Ambies 6/7
GSA 2012 Certification Courses
March 5 - 6 Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Manchester NH April 2 - 3 League of NH Craftsmen Headquarters, Concord NH May 14 - 15 White Mountain National Forest Headquarters, Campton NH June 11 - 12 Cheshire County Historical Society
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Things to Do Around
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Granite State Ambassadors
One Airport Road - Suite 198, Manchester NH 03103-7450
Information: 603-621-0638
Member Services: 603-238-6764
Board of Directors
Gretchen Ziegler, Chair - gretchenz958@gmail.com
Eric Proulx, Vice Chair
enproulx@tangeroutlet.com
Kate Luczko, Secretary
kate@stayworkplay.org
Steve Fessenden, Treasurer - steven.fessenden@tdbanknorth.com
Judi Window, President/CEO/Founder judiwindow@gmail.com Ruth Tolf Ansell, Endowment Director - ruth@ansellpa.com
Jeff Eisenberg, Promotions & Marketing Director
jeffe@evradvertising.com
Richard Russell, 2011 GSA of Yr - rrr1944@motleythebear.com Jean Acton, 2010 GSA of Yr - countess370@verizon.net
Vivian Villemure, 2009 GSA of Yr. - vmvillem@gmail.com
Peter Morgan, Founder
CARAUDI@aol.com
Bill Petersen - Founder
en2000@comcast.net
Staff, Interns, Contractors
Judi Window, President/CEO
Kelly Bryer, Technology & Member Services Manager - kbryer@gmail.com
Ami D'Amelio, Communications & Programs Manager
Nathan Pasquale, Training & Operations Intern Matt Lavoie, Literature Coordinator Michelle Demirjian, Chief Financial Advisor
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Our weekly e-blast get forwarded to 400 GSAs, both volunteers and employees alike. If you, your organization, or business would like to communicate with GSAs this might just be the way! Are you looking for employees? Are you looking for GSAs to know you better? Are you looking to sell something? All good reasons to sponsor our e-blasts. Is you organization or book club looking for members? Do you just want to support NHGSA? Cost of sponsorship is $25.00 per blast or $75.00 for 4 weeks (consecutive or not, it is up to you!) Contact Judi at 621-0638 jwindow@nhgsa.com
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Greetings!
Get to Know your Fellow GSAs
Some of you have expressed a desire to get to know more GSAs socially so I got to thinking... what if we feature individual GSAs in the newsletter and encourage trying a shift with someone new that perhaps you haven't met yet. If you would like to be featured, please email me at kbryer@gmail.com. It would be a paragraph or two on what you choose -- a bio about you, your interests/hobbies, skills, professional life... maybe even a how-to or fix it.
So if you think you might like participate and maybe meet some new friends with shared interests, let me know.
Here are a few upcoming prime-time single slot shifts at MHT -- it's a great place to start! There are many shifts at other centers and on Walk-About. You can rotate between the booth and walk-about during your shift if you all agree.
Saturday, February 11, noon-3
Tuesday, February 14, 6-9pm
Saturday, February 25, 3-6pm
Tuesday, February 28, 6-9pm
Sunday, March 11, noon-3pm
 The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce is scheduled to relocate on Friday February 17th.
The new address will be 49 South Main Street. The new Chamber Welcome Center plans to be open for business on Tuesday February 21st.
 Hoping to get an exclusive invite to the Dessert Extravaganza for the Recommendation blog?Ami is searching for a GSA to write a recommendation for the McAuliffe-Shapard Discovery Center as well as the four hosts for the Chocolate Lovers Tour on Thursday! All you need to do is email a short personal account of your experience with one of these hosts by Friday, February 17! To see what other GSAs have written, please visit our Recommendations blog ( http://asknh.blogspot.com/) Please email amidamelio@gmail.com with your preference as these hosts are available on a first come, first served basis.
 Dover Tour Menu has been posted
If you are signed up for the Dover tour on April 17th, the menu has been posted on our Dover Tour info page. Email your selection to Ami by April 10th.
UPCOMING OPPORTUNITY STATUS SAVE THE DATE: Castle in the Clouds Tour - June 21 ** Thank you for your feedback on the roll-out of tours & events. Calendar openings have always coincided with the release of the weekly newsletter. From here forward, the newsletter will announce a future "open" date and time so everyone will have an equal chance to get ready. The Chocolate Lover's Tour has a couple openings. The day includes lunch and a roundtable discussion; tour of Van Otis Chocolates; ride on the Green DASH to Dancing Lion Chocolates & Planet Marshmallow.
The Dover Tour is full. Bus tour of Dover; Tour of the Woodman Institute Museum; Lunch at Weathervane Seafood; Tour of Children's Museum; Washington Street Mills Business and Cultural Center; Walk Central Avenue
 The Oklahoma performance on March 22nd has 3 seats available. Watch the dress rehearsal of Oklahoma performed by the Anselmian Abbey Players.
The Poetry Out Loud Competition is being held on March. We could use a few more volunteers. Poetry Out Loud is a contest that encourages the nation's youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about their literary heritage.
Made in NH Expo April 13-15 has several shifts available. The Expo offers thousands of show goers the opportunity to meet NH artists, craftsmen, chefs and business owners as well as sample, buy and view their work.
on April 24. Meet with Airport Director, Mark Brewer.
SAVE THE DATE - AMBIES AWARD EVENT
This year's AMBIES Awards Luncheon will be held on June 7th at the Old Bedford Town Hall.
The cut-off for hours awards will be March 31st, 2012.
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Day in the Life of a Granite State Ambassador
 NHGSAs Explore New Space at the Discovery Center On a beautiful sunny day, the GSAs finally visited the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord, NH. After a warm welcome from Gina Bowler, who helped develop our tour, Tiffany took over as our knowledgeable tour guide who showed us all around the new space and shared insider information on the construction process. Within the last year, the McAuliffe-Shepard Discover Center revamped much of their facility, even switching the main entrance from back to front, so to speak.
 We were amazed to learn about how they moved in the Crusader Jet which is prominently displayed in the center of the museum - they actually took down the plate glass windows on the far end of the building to bring it in piece-by-piece! The glass was down overnight so they had to buff up security - and it was the middle of winter so the alarm company kept calling that there was a temperature problem in the building!
Read full blog article...
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NEW! 2 MINUTE CHAT with Judi, Ami & Kelly
Our third NHGSA Two Minute Chat. This one showcases Michelle Demirjian, the NHGSA Chief Financial Advisor. This video also features Judi Window, Kelly Bryer and Ami D'Amelio, as host. Just click on the image below to enjoy!
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GSA Recommendations When Visiting New Hampshire
Do you have a Recommendation? Simply EMAIL Ami or Judi your 1-3 paragraphs about your recommendation with some pictures *if you have some* and we'll do the rest! READ OUR GSA RECOMMENDATIONS
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