Money for nonprofits

According to a press release, more than $3.28 million was raised for a record-breaking 649 participating New Hampshire nonprofits through NH Gives, an online giving event created by the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits, which involved around 13,500 people contributing to the drive between 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11, and 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12.

NH Gives is an annual event that has raised more than $18 million for nearly 1,200 New Hampshire nonprofits since it was created in 2016, according to a press release.

In a statement, Kathleen Reardon, CEO of the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits, said, “A record number of nonprofits participated in this year’s event, and we’re grateful for the outpouring of support they experienced.”

NHGives.org remained open for donations until midnight on Friday, June 14, and the giving total wound up to be more than $3.5 million, with more than 14,700 donors.

Granite Staters contributed more than $1.3 million in matching funds for individual organizations to help spur donations this year.

The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, which has been a lead sponsor of NH Gives since 2016, contributed $40,000 in prizes to the organizations that garnered the highest number of unique online donors over the 24 hours. Our Place Housing Solutions for Adults with Developmental Disabilities, based in Dover, raised the most funds in the 24-hour period, with more than $51,852 in donations, the press release said, and The Cornucopia Project in Peterborough, which provides hands-on nutrition education to children in partnership with elementary schools, attracted the most individual donors, with 360 people contributing to support its mission. Visit NHGIVES.org.

Excellent nursing

Concord Hospital announced that Erin Maltais, RN, BSN, received the Excellence in Nursing Award in Emergency Nursing by the New Hampshire Nurses Association. The award was given at the Excellence in Nursing Awards reception on May 22 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.

Nominees were selected by an independent panel of nursing leaders from Vermont, Maine and Massachusetts, according to the press release.

“This is such a wonderful honor for Erin,” said Director of Nurse Operations Melissa Golightly, Concord Hospital – Laconia and Franklin. “I am honored to work alongside Erin, and we are truly fortunate to have her on our team, providing exceptional care to the patients in our community.”

Maltais is a staff nurse and clinical lead in the emergency department at Concord Hospital – Laconia who began her career at the hospital in 2006 as a licensed nursing assistant in the geriatric psychiatric unit and later transitioned to the telemetry unit, where she served for nearly a decade, then spent a brief time in the intensive care unit. Her passion for emergency medicine eventually led her to the emergency department, where she humorously refers to herself as a “lifer,” the press release said.

In a statement, Maltais said, “it is an honor to receive this award, and I am deeply humbled. As I reflect on my career, I remember why I chose nursing as my profession. It’s the compassion, the care, and the difference we make in people’s lives every day that drives me.”

Moose hunt permits

According to a press release, the winners and alternates of the 2024 New Hampshire Moose Hunt Lottery will be published on the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s website at wildnh.com/hunting/moose.html by noon on Friday, June 21, on the Department’s Facebook page.

The large increase in web traffic on lottery day often causes downloading delays, according to the same release.

A total of 33 moose hunting permits will be issued through the lottery in 2024, and as in previous years, winners will be selected through a computerized and random drawing, according to the release. New Hampshire’s 2024 moose hunt runs from Saturday, Oct. 19, to Sunday, Oct. 27. Visit huntnh.com/hunting/moose.html.

Summer bike ride

As they do every summer Wednesday, Queen City Bike Collective (qcbike.org) hosts a community trail ride from the start of the Rockingham Recreation Trail at 271 Mammoth Road in Manchester at 5:45 p.m. The ride is 10 to 15 miles of rail trail, fire roads, biking trails and dirt roads, according to the website, which said any hybrid or mountain bike will work. The ride is open to all abilities, with an option to grab food and drinks near the end. See the website or contact Elyza at elizyaagosta@mail.com for details about the ride.

Every two weeks the Collective also hosts a longer group ride ranging from 15 to 50 miles, with stops at local coffee shops according to the website. The next ride is slated for Sunday, July 7, starting at 10 a.m

Get ready for this year’s New Hampshire Senior Games! The first local event, a candlepin bowling tournament, is happening at Boutwell’s Bowling Center in Concord (152 N. State St.) on Friday, June 21, at 1 p.m. More events are scheduled to take place in July and August, covering disc golf, archery, basketball, swimming, racquetball, table tennis, badminton, pickleball and more. See nhseniorgames.org.

The Brown Bag Book Club at Manchester City Library (405 Pine St.) will be discussing The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann on Tuesday, June 25, at 12:15 p.m. The book describes a group of shipwrecked British sailors in the late 1700s returning to England with tales of heroism and survival until a month later another group of men from the same ship returns claiming the first group were murderous mutineers. Call 624-6550, ext. 7620, or visit manchester.lib.nh.us.

Breeze Airways celebrated its inaugural flight from Manchester-Boston Regional Airport on May 14. The airline will offer non-stop flights to Charleston, S.C., and Orlando, Florida, with Tampa International Airport and Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers in the fall, according to a post on MHT’s Facebook page.