THANK YOU! PSNH proud sponsors of NHGSA "2012 Educational Tour Series"Public Service Company is partnering with NHGSA, again this year, to support the contributions made by the GSA volunteers helping to enhance the economic development, health, and vitality of State of NH every day.
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UPCOMING OPPORTUNITY STATUS AND NEWS
Click to read about... new tour/event sign up policies. SAVE THE DATES
(sign up not open yet):
Lakes Region Tourism Assoc (tour)
May 30-31
Sign up Open Date: tba -------- Castle in the Clouds - June 21 (tour)
Sign up Open Date: tba -------- Rock'n Ribfest - June 15-17 (volunteer) Sign up Open Date: tba -------- The Big E - Sept 14-30 (volunteer) Sign up Open Date: Mon, Apr 16, 1pm ------ OPPORTUNITY UPDATES (available for sign ups)
Coffee with Mark April 2 - 3 - Registration Closed on April 24 is full. Meet with Airport Director, Mark Brewer.
AMBIE Awards June 7th (activity) - open to all GSAs [this does NOT count towards tour limit]
League of NH Craftsmen Headquarters, Concord NH April 2 - 3 (registration closed)
White Mountain National Forest Headquarters, Campton NH May 14 - 15
Cheshire County Historical Society, Keene NH June 11 - 12
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Granite State Ambassadors
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Things to Do Around
New Hampshire
 
Also: Click to read NHDTTD's Newsletters
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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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SPONSOR OUR
WEEKLY E-BLAST
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!
I truly hate days like today when I have to be the bearer of bad news. Once again, I am learning about who a GSA really was through an obituary. I am still looking for GSAs to send me a little something about themselves for my "Get to Know a New GSA Friend" segment.
 We are very sorry to announce the passing of Judy Greer on March 23, 2012. She was waiting for a liver for transplant at Mass General but loss the battle. A graveside burial service will take place at Bayside Cemetery in Laconia, NH on Saturday April 7 at 1:00 PM. Additionally, a celebration of her life for family and friends will be held at her house on Lake Winnipesaukee on June 23rd, 2012.
Judy was a member of the Church Landing Class of 2004. She had 577 volunteer hours accumulated primarily at the Lakes Region Tourism Association's centers in Alton, New Hampton and Tilton, as well as the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. In 2010, Judy was the recipient of the GSA Hospitality from the Heart Award.
Leave a message for her family and read more about Judy...
 WHITE MOUNTAIN ATTRACTIONS FAM TOUR
June 18-21  | Click Image to View
2011 Photos |
This is a four day / three night active and fast-paced tour of the White Mountains and its attractions hosted by White Mountain Attractions. To attend, you must be a GSA in good standing with 500+ volunteer hours (16 of those hours must have happened within the past 6 months) and you must NOT have been on this tour before.
Sign-ups for this tour will open for sign-up on Monday, April 9th at 9:30am. Click here for more information on this tour and our new "Tours Policy."
** Watch for the 'tour star' on the Tour's Info Page to signify which tours count towards your annual 4.
NH STATE WELCOME & INFORMATION CENTER UPDATES
We have been working with the NH Division of Travel & Tourism's Bureau of Visitor Services to come up with new volunteer shift schedules and reporting procedures to make the most of your experience. Please note that Hooksett South has now been added as a GSA volunteer location! The available shifts are between the following hours:
 HOOKSETT NORTH
Thursdays: 9am - 3pm
Fridays: 9am - 6pm
Saturdays: 9am - 3pm
HOOKSETT SOUTH
Sundays: Noon - 6pm
SEABROOK
Saturdays/Sundays: 9am - noon
Monday - Thursdays: noon - 3pm
Fridays: noon - 6pm
SALEM
Thursday - Saturdays: noon-3pm
** We now have a consistent method for hours reporting at all of the NH State Welcome Centers. Please sign in on the Tick Sheets for your shift(s) and they will me mailed to me at month end by DTTD staff. Do not self-report your hours online and please leave all sheets at the center. THANKS!
AMBIES and HOUR AWARDS Hours for all AMBIE awards will close on March 31st.
 JULY CALENDAR OPENING
You may sign in and lay-in-wait open to July. You may have to reclick "Calendar" to see that the shifts are open at 6am.
ICE OUT Just in case you missed it, it's ICE OUT! Put away the navy pants and pull out the khaki ones!
Segway of Manchester has announced it's 2012 perk and hours.
Segway of Manchester offers Segway Personal Transporter tours of Manchester and for a limited time, Granite State Ambassadors can participate for free.
Planet Marshmallow, downtown Manchester's only dessert café is proud to offer NHGSA's members a discount of 10% off their total bill. Planet Marshmallow Dessert Café is located at 81 Hanover Street, directly across the street from the Palace Theater. We offer a variety of desserts, wine, hot chocolate, and espresso drinks.
VTC Online Computer Software Training - Reposted
"I was blown away! What a huge benefit this is. I will be taking advantage for sure, especially now that I am mostly retired... They are a best kept secret. Imagine if we had to pay for such instruction!" ~Moe D
On-line computer training course for GSAs! Are you frustrated that you don't know enough about your computer and/or the internet? Take some time to go through the courses chosen especially for GSAs! (There are LOTS more too for the advanced user.)
* Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
* Microsoft Windows XP Fundamentals
* Computer Basics
* Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
* Protecting yourself on the internet
* Photoshop Elements
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DAY IN THE LIFE OF A GSA
A Touch of Oklahoma in New Hampshire
 On a beautiful 85 degree mid-March 2012 New Hampshire evening, 40+ Granite State Ambassadors made their way to the Dana Center at St. Anselm College (one of Manchester's eight college/universities) to see the dress rehearsal for the musical O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A Oklahoma!
The Dana Center for the Humanities is home to the nationally ranked, widely acclaimed humanities program, Portraits of Human Greatness, and the headquarters for the the student theatre group who performed for us tonight.
We thought the best way to recap the show was through direct quotes from a few Granite State Ambassadors who attended the show. Click here to read them all!
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Concord Chamber's New Office!
 
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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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What are our GSAs up to?
GSA John Wheeler is off traveling again playing his Sousaphone. Below is his St. Patrick's Day Adventure.
 | | The Second Time Arounders Marching Band @ St Patrick's Day, Savannah 2012 |
The St Petersburg Area Awesome Second Time Arounders Marching Band, at 400+ members, makes an impression wherever it travels and this year's trip to Savannah, GA for the second largest St Patrick's Day Parade in the US was no exception. Complete with an auxiliary composed of twirlers, marching flags, letter carriers, dancers, etc augmenting the 300 musicians, the band arrived in Savannah in time to tour this historic southern city and watch the set up for one of the largest street parties in America. Read more....
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