Gas going down
The average price of gasoline in New Hampshire went down by 11.6 cents per gallon last week, averaging $4.11 per gallon as of Aug. 15, according to GasBuddy. The data is based on a survey of 875 gas stations across the state. Prices are 45.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and $1.12 higher than a year ago.
QOL Score: +1
Comment: The national average price of gasoline averaged $3.92 as of Aug. 15, according to the report — down 9.9 cents per gallon in the last week.
Students build airplanes
The Aviation Museum of New Hampshire (27 Navigator Road, Londonderry) will host a free open house on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at 7 p.m., when high school students and their families can learn about the museum’s student airplane-building program and see a fly-by of New Hampshire’s first student-built airplane in flight at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. According to a press release, the program, based at Manchester School of Technology, invites high school students to collaborate with volunteer mentors to build an airplane throughout the school year. It was launched in 2019, becoming the fourth of its kind in the U.S. and the first and only in the Northeast. The program is free and open to all high school-age students — including those in home schooling, private and non-traditional education settings — living in Manchester, Londonderry, Goffstown, Bedford and other area towns. Visit aviationmuseumofnh.org or call 669-4820.
QOL score: +1
Comment: The first airplane in the program — a Van’s RV-12iS two-seat light sport aircraft — was recently completed, and construction on the program’s second airplane will commence at the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year.
Health care heroes
Nominations are open for New Hampshire Healthcare Heroes. Now in its third year, New Hampshire Healthcare Heroes is an effort supported by the Southern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center to celebrate health care workers in the state. “Every health care organization requires a team approach to provide the proper and necessary care and we believe that those who may work under the radar but really are a superhero within their organization deserve recognition,” Roxie Severance, who has led the effort since its inception, said in a press release. “It takes a full community of professionals to make our health care system work, and we’re excited to honor that role and share their stories.” Nominees may include clinical and nonclinical providers, administrators, educators, facilities, custodial and kitchen staff and others who provide direct or indirect care to patients and families receiving health care. A board of volunteers will review the nominations and select one winner and two runners-up for each of the seven regions in the state. Each Hero will be honored in a pinning ceremony, hosted in partnership with their employer and streamed live on Facebook, and will receive a banner and customized swag bag.
QOL score: +1
Comment: Anyone can nominate a Healthcare Hero by submitting an online nomination form at nhhealthcareheroes.org. Nominations close on Friday, Sept. 16, at 11:59 p.m.
Give blood, win gas
The American Red Cross is calling for blood and platelet donations to prevent a seasonal blood shortage, according to a press release, and everyone who donates during the month of August will receive a $10 e-gift card to a merchant of their choice and will be automatically entered for a chance to win free gas for a year — a $6,000 value. Three winners will be drawn.
QOL score: +1
Comment: To book a donation appointment at a Red Cross blood donation site near you, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767.
QOL score: 83
Net change: +4
QOL this week: 87
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