2008

Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire
Littleton, NH
$5,000 for the Nature, Art, and Learning Program at the Prescott Farm Audubon Center

Audubon Society of New Hampshire
Concord, NH
$4,500 for the continuation of the Smart Growth partnership between the Prescott Farm Audubon Center and the Lakes Region Planning Commission

Audubon Society of New Hampshire
Concord, NH
$60,000 for expanded operations at Prescott Farm Audubon Center

Boys and Girls Club of the Lakes Region
Laconia, NH
$10,000 in support of 2008 Summer Day Camp for Lakes Region youth

Child and Family Services
Manchester, NH
$10,000 for family counseling programs in the Lakes Region

Children's Alliance of New Hampshire
Concord, NH
$5,000 for child advocacy programs in New Hampshire

College for Every Student
Cornwall, VT
$5,000 for the National Rural Scholars Program: Continuing the partnership of Newfound Regional High School and Plymouth State University

Familystrength
Concord, NH
$10,000 for skill-building Opportunities to Achieve Reunification (SOAR)

Harry Allen Gregg Foundation
Greenfield, NH
$10,000 for the Lakes Region Opportunity Fund

Jordan Institute, Inc
Concord, NH
$15,000 for improvements in energy performance in Lakes Region schools

Laconia Area Community Land Trust
Laconia, NH
$15,000 sor capital repairs to properties in the affordable housing portfolio for low-and moderate income residents

Lake Winnipesaukee Association
Meredith, NH
$12,000 for enhancement of Environmental Education in the City of Laconia and the Lakes Region

Lakes Region Community Services Council
Laconia, NH
$8,000 for Transition Planning: A Guide for Young Adults with Disabilities and their Families

Lakes Region Conservation Trust
Meredith, NH
$5,000 for development of a comprehensive water trail map of Lake Winnipesaukee

Loon Preservation Committee
Moultonborough,
$5,000 for a study to determine causes of unprecedented decline of adult loons on Squam Lake

New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits
Concord, NH
$10,000 in support of the New Hampshire Region Nonprofit Leadership Program in the Lakes Region

New Hampshire Food Bank
Manchester, NH
$7,000 in support of the Backpack Program, providing meals to participants at the Lakes Region Boys and Girls Club

New Hampshire Lakes Association
Concord, NH
$5,000 in support of Youth Learning with the Lake Conservation Corps

New Hampshire Music Festival
Center Harbor, NH
$7,500 for Mostly Music and the Three R's Program in three Laconia public schools

New Hampshire Preservation Alliance
Concord, NH
$7,500 in support of programs to promote new planning tools in Lakes Region communities

New Hampshire Rivers Council
Concord, NH
$12,000 for research on aquatic invasive species in the Lakes Region at the head of the Merrimack River watershed

The Circle Program
Plymouth, NH
$5,000 in support of the Circle Graduate Program for Lakes Region girls

Thompson-Ames Historical Society
Gilford, NH
$1,515 in support of program events for 2008

Trust for Public Land
Boston, MA
$10,000 for the Campaign to Protect Page Pond and Forest