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Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to NH Outlook. |
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In this edition, A not so rosy picture of Charitable Giving in the Granite State. Why are New Hampshire residents so Reluctant to pull out their wallets? A look at Giving Back to the community -- and Corporate Philanthropy! |
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And later, unearthing history in Portsmouth and what it reveals about 18th century New Hampshire. |
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But first, the Granite State has a bad reputation when it comes to charitable giving. Even though the vast majority of New Hampshire households donated to at least one charity last year, the state still ranks near the Bottom in the nation for giving. There are a variety of New Hampshire companies striving to "reverse" this trend, and as Barrett Lester reports, one bank is trying to be a leader in supporting community needs. |
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VO You may not expect a bank to be a leader in corporate philanthropy, but Citizens Bank here in New Hampshire is just that. Debra Miller is responsible for developing their statewide sponsorship initiatives and community volunteerism. She is proud of her company's strength in this complex area. SOT Debbie 5:18-5:46 First of all, we do set aside a minimum of 1%…by the fdic broll cover 4:01-4:22 I think for us it starts from the top. Our leaders believe…. Invest in our communities. VO: The Nashua Pastoral Care Center is a 'human services?' organization that Citizens Bank invests in. The Care Center offers critical support to help people through crisis and towards independence. One of The Care Center's key tools is their transitional housing program. Chief Executive Officer Maryse Wirbal believes this program, which operates out of their Norwell House makes all the difference. SOT: Maryse Wirbal, Chief Executive Officer Nashua Pastoral Care Center T2 43:41:43:57 It's for women 18-30…. With young children And we mandate higher education… it's a real rigorous program…. SOT DEBBIE T 12:20-12:35* Housing is a basic need. Food is a basic need…. You got to help people find a place to live. Food to eat. STAND UP T3 4:00 SOT Marta T2 58:10- 58:38 the first time I came here, the center did a lot for me, I was in trouble….this became a second home for me…. VO The Care Center's Karen Bill recently visited Nashua High School North to recruit students to volunteer for her annual Penny Picker's fundraiser, and explain how the Nashua Pastoral Care Center helps people who are struggling. SOT: KAREN TALKING TO KIDS T2 38:05-38:38 That's reality… money runs out….feeling better than when you walked in. SOT KAREN T1 25:45-25:51** We're in the business of providing solutions and changing lives, and citizens assists us every day to that end. SOT DEBBIE T1 9:50-10:25* The results of that program is many women have gone on….an confidence level…. Breaking the cycle and setting a tradition… and getting an education and 9 times out of ten their kids will get an education. SOT MARTA T2 1:01:15-1:01:31 By having outside support… that helps me and other women to make it on our own VO: This is certainly a New Hampshire success story, but the most recent data available concludes that the Granite State actually ranks a dismal 48th in the nation for average charitable giving. Miller believes that New Hampshire begins with a disadvantage. SOT DEBBIE T1 3:11- 3:40 Other states get more funding…. We're very limited here….we're already starting behind from a giving standpoint….for what government can't do at this point. SOT WIRBAL T 2 55::57-56:12* The need is ever growing here….partnerships are imperative if we are continue empowering families and promoting self sufficiency. VO And it is a successful business partnership that has made all the difference for the lives of Griffin and her son. SOT MARTA T2 1:01:55-02-:27 I think that by doing what citizen's bank is doing…. Is wonderful. The help they are giving. Many other companies might follow… and the beginning of new life. SOT DEBBIE- how wonderful it is T1 11:32-11:51* That's where my job gets to be rewarding… that's when you know your giving makes a difference….it's contagious. It makes you want to give more… SOT KAREN 27:10-27:23* I think the environment of phil is thriving… collab. Efforts are strong. Providing services to people who really need it. VO FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK, I'M BARRETT LESTER Broll of marta and son |
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More about Corporate Giving in a moment. But fist, let's take a look at the GOOD news and the BAD news when it comes to New Hampshire residents and "how" it gives -- and "Who" is giving. The Good News: 84-percent of New Hampshire households donated to at least ONE charity last year. and 64-percent of New Hampshire adults Volunteered TIME to charity. The Bad News: While we may be generous in donating our time --we're stingy when it comes to our Money. New Hampshire ranks 48th in the nation when it comes to charitable giving - down from 45% in 2000. Those numbers coming from the IRS. Joining us now to talk further about corporate giving Ellen Koenig the senior Program Officer at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Stephanie McLaughlin the Associate Publisher of Business N-H Magazine and Kathleen Walker, the director of external affairs for Northeast Delta Dental. Thank you all for being here. |
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Beth: HOW DOES YOUR FOUNDATION WORK AND HOW DO YOU DISTRIBUTE YOUR FUNDS? WE COLLECT FUNDS FROM DONORS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN MAKING A PHILANTHROPIC GIVE TO A CHARITY. SOMETIMES THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH THEIR MONEY. SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. THOSE WHO DON'T GIVE THEIR FUNDS TO US AND TRUST IN US TO MAKE CHOICES AMONG THE OVER 4,000 NONPROFITS THERE ARE IN THIS STATE TO DECIDE WHERE THE NEEDS ARE GREATEST AND TO INVEST THEIR MONEY IN NONPROFITS THAT HAVE A GOOD PLAN TO USE THEIR FUNDING. Beth: YOU MENTIONED NONPROFITS. HOW ARE THEY FARING IN THIS CLIMATE? I KNOW THAT VOLUNTEERING IS GREAT BUT SOME THINGS ONLY MONEY CAN BUY AND THE MONEY IS NOT FREE FLOWING. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THERE'S NOTHING MORE TO SAY OTHER THAN THEY ARE STRUGGLING, JUST LIKE BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLE, OUR NONPROFITS ARE STRUGGLING NOT ONLY WITH STATE AND NATIONAL BUDGET CUTS. THEY STRUGGLE WITH THE LOW LEVEL OF GIVING WE HAVE IN OUR STATE AND THEY STRUGGLE WITH THEIR EVER-GREATER DEMAND ON THEIR SERVICES. IN THE PIECE WE JUST HEARD, WE HEARD THAT THE NASHUA PASTORAL CARE CENTER HAD THREE TIMES AS MANY REQUESTS FOR THEIR SERVICES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AS THEY GENERALLY HAVE, AND THAT KIND OF VOLUME OF INCREASE IS PRETTY TYPICAL FOR WHAT'S GOING ON ESPECIALLY FOR HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. Beth: I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT CORPORATE GIVING. STEPHANIE McLAUGHLIN IS HERE. WERE YOU SURPRISED BY WHAT YOU FOUND WHEN YOU STARTED DELVING INTO THE ISSUE OF CHARITABLE GIVING IN THE BUSINESS WORLD? WE WERE A LITTLE BIT. IT TURNS OUT THAT MANY BUSINESSES ACROSS THE STATE ARE ACTUALLY INVOLVED IN THEIR COMMUNITY IN SOME WAY. WE FOUND BUSINESSES WITH MANY DIFFERENT MODELS OF PARTICIPATION. THERE ARE SOME BUSINESSES THAT DO WHAT'S CALLED A HIGH ENGAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP WHERE THEY ADOPT A CERTAIN NONPROFIT OR GROUP AND PROVIDE SERVICES TO THAT GROUP FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME, SIX MONTHS, A YEAR. THERE ARE COMPANIES THAT CREATE FOUNDATIONS TO DOLE OUT THE MONEY THAT THEY RAISE. THERE ARE COMPANYS THAT DO DIRECT GIVING AND THERE ARE COMPANIES THAT SUPPORT THEIR EMPLOYEES TO VOLUNTEER IN THE COMMUNITY. SO WE WERE VERY PLEASED TO FIND THAT THOUGH WE CAN DO MUCH MORE, THERE IS A LOT GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. DO YOU KNOW WHERE NEW HAMPSHIRE STANDS AS FAR AS BUSINESS GIVING? ARE WE BETTER OR WORSE THAN A LOT OF OTHER STATES IN THE AREA? IT'S HARD TO TELL. THERE IS NO GOOD WAY OF MEASURING CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY. THERE IS NO PARTICULAR LINE ITEM ON TAX RETURNS OR THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WHERE WE CAN MEASURE INDIVIDUAL GIVING, THERE'S NO GREAT WAY TO COMPARE ON THE CORPORATE END. Beth: WE DO HAVE KATHLEEN WALKER HERE FROM NORTHEAST DELTA DENTAL OUT OF CONCORD. YOUR COMPANY HAS GOT A GREAT REPUTATION AS FAR AS CORPORATE GIVING IS CONCERNED. HOW DID THEY EARN THAT? WELL, WE HAVE BEEN VERY STRATEGIC IN OUR GIVING. WE BELIEVE IN BEING GOOD CORPORATE CITIZENS AND WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE WANT TO WORK WITH PEOPLE. COMPANY S WHO ARE GOOD CORPORATE CITIZENS. WE ARE A DENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY SO THEREFORE WE SET UP A FOUNDATION CALLED THE NORTHEAST DELTA DENTAL FOUNDATION. THIS IS SOLELY FOCUSED ON IMPROVING ORAL HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS IS VERY STRUCTURED. IT'S VERY FORMAL. IT IS RUN BY A COMMITTEE OF EMPLOYEES OF ALL LEVELS WHO MAKE. WHO REVIEW THE REQUESTS AND MAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD. SO THAT AREA OF GIVING ALIGNS WITH OUR MISSION. IN IMPROVING ORAL HEALTH. Beth: DO YOU TEND TO PARTNER WITH HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS? YES, YES ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE VERY INVOLVED WITH OTHER GRAND MAKERS WHO IN TURN INDICATE TO US WHERE THE NEED IS GREAT WE MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS AND OFTEN ONE ORGANIZATION CANNOT MAKE THE IMPACT. HOWEVER, IF TWO OR THREE GET TOGETHER, THEN SOMETHING VERY GOOD CAN HAPPEN. SO IT'S VERY NICE TO HAVE THOSE COMMUNICATION LINES OPEN SO WE CAN LEARN MORE WHERE THE NEEDS ARE ARE THAT WE MAY MISS OUT ON. Beth: IS IT AN EASY SELL WITH YOUR EMPLOYEES I SHOULD SAY? VERY MUCH SO. VERY MUCH SO. IN THE ORAL HEALTH AREA, THEY BELIEVE IN. THE NEED IS SO GREAT IN ORAL HEALTH FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, THERE'S BEEN A LOT ABOUT IT. SO EMPLOYEES REALLY FEEL GOOD ABOUT GIVING OR SEEING THE COMPANY GIVE IN AN AREA THAT WE ARE EXPERTS AT. Beth: WHY DOES THE COMPANY DO THIS? WHAT DO THEY GET OUT OF IT? WELL, WE BELIEVE IN BEING A GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN. WE LOOK AT OUR GIVING AS A MANAGEMENT FUNCTION. THE MANAGEMENT FUNCTION IS PART OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT DOES, OF COURSE, HELP THE BOTTOM LINE. WE'RE VERY VISIBLE. OUR BRAND AWARENESS IS VERY STRONG. WE ALSO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR EMPLOYEES AS TO WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO BE INVOLVED SO THEY FEEL VERY POSITIVE ABOUT WORKING FOR OUR ORGANIZATION. SO ALL IN ALL WE HAVE HAPPY EMPLOYEES WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO AND WE ALSO ENCOURAGE THEM TO SUGGEST AREAS WHERE WE MIGHT IMPROVE OR BE MORE ACTIVE IN. ALL IN ALL IT MAKES A VERY HEALTHY COMPANY AND A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. Beth: A WIN-WIN SITUATION. DEFINITELY. Beth: HAVE THERE EVER BEEN ANY ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO VOLUNTEER TIME AND IT BEING CONSIDERED WORK TIME? ELLEN, HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THAT WHEN IT COMES TO COMPANIES WANTING EMPLOYEES TO GET INVOLVED IN A CHARITY AND FEELING PUSHED A LITTLE BIT? THE EMPLOYEES THINK THEY SHOULD GET PAID? ARE THERE DILEMMAS THAT COME UP WITH THAT? CERTAINLY THERE'S A WIDE VARIETY OF SITUATIONS BUT WHAT THE MORE PROGRESSIVE COMPANY DOZEN IS ALLOCATE A SET NUMBER OF HOURS. ON AN ANNUAL BASE THAS IS RELEASE TIME FOR EMPLOYEES TO GO OUT AND WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THOSE MIGHT RANGE ALL THE WAY FROM 40 HOURS, SO A FULL WEEK OF TIME THAT SOME OF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE COMPANIES HAVE BACK TO A DAY OR TWO THAT OTHER COMPANIES WORK WITH WHERE THEY PAY THEIR EMPLOYEES TO BE OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY. REALLY JUST TO FOLLOW UP KATHLEEN'S COMMENTS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A REASON WHY DELTA DENTAL IS CONTINUALLY ON THE LIST OF BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. I'M SURE THAT THEIR STRONG COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THAT. Beth: STEPHANIE, I KNOW THAT THE MAGAZINE HAS BUSINESS LEADERS TOGETHER WITH SOME NONPROFIT LEADERS AS WELL. YOU TALKED TO THEM ABOUT CHARITABLE GIVING AND HOPEFULLY INCREASING THE GIVE INNING THIS STATE. WHAT WAS THEIR READ ON THE SITUATION? DID THEY COME UP WITH ANY KIND OF SOLUTION? THERE'S NO EASY SOLUTION. WE BROUGHT TOGETHER A VERY IMPRESSIVE GROUP OF PEOPLE FROM A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT AREAS. WE BROUGHT FOLKS, THOSE WHO GIVE, THOSE WHO ASK AND THE EXPERTS SO THAT WE HAD SORT OF ALL AREAS OF THE CONVERSATION. AND A LOT OF WHAT THESE PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT WERE THINGS THAT KATHLEEN HAS JUST COVERED, THE REASONS THAT BUSINESSES DO GIVE BACK ARE NOT ONLY GOOD HEARTED BUT IT'S ALSO. IT'S GOOD FOR THE BOTTOM LINE. I MEAN IT CAN BE SEEN AS BOTH WAYS. SO THE COMPANIES DISAGREED ON THE WAYS IN WHICH TO INSPIRE THEIR FELLOW BUSINESS PEOPLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT SOME OF THEM CHOSE. THEIR THOUGHT WAS THEY CHOSE TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND TO KEEP DOING GOOD THINGS AND SHARING THOSE GOOD THINGS WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES AND HOPING THAT OTHER FOLKS WOULD SEE THE VALUE OF WHAT THEY WERE DOING, THINGS LIKE KATHLEEN WAS TALKING ABOUT LIKE BUILDING BRAND AWARENESS, KEEPING YOUR EMPLOYEES HAPPY AND FULFILLED AND MAKING A REAL CONNECTION WITH YOUR COMMUNITY. Beth: KATHLEEN, OBVIOUSLY THE COMPANY HAS A GREAT REPUTATION WHEN IT COMES TO GIVING. THAT INEVITABLY MEANS THAT YOU'LL BE INUNDATED WITH REQUESTS FOR HELP, I'M SURE. HOW DOES THE COMPANY DEAL WITH THAT? WELL, WE'RE USED TO IT. WE'RE ACTUALLY SET UP TO KEEP TRACK OF EVERY SINGLE REQUEST THAT COMES IN. WE CAREFULLY REVIEW EACH ONE AND WE RESPOND TO EACH ONE. WE HAVE THE SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS COMMITTEE I MENTIONED, AND THAT HELPS TREMENDOUSLY IN DELVING INTO MAYBE SOME OF THE ISSUES TO A PARTICULAR REQUEST. HOWEVER, WE ALSO KEEP TRACK OF EVERY SINGLE GIFT BECAUSE THEN WE MIGHT HAVE TO REFLECT ON IT AGAIN THE FOLLOWING YEAR. Beth: ELLEN, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT E- CARES BECAUSE I THINK THAT REALLY HELPS WITH THE MATCHING OF COMPANIES THAT WANT TO GIVE AND NONPROFITS THAT MAY NEED SOME HELP. HOW DOES THAT WORK? E-CARES IS AN INITIATIVE OF THE TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WHICH WAS STARTED IN SORT OF THE GOLDEN DAYS, NOT SO LONG AGO, OF THE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY. WITH THE INTENT TO INSPIRE OTHER TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES TO GIVE. PHILANTHROPY IS ALMOST A LEARNED BEHAVIOR ESPECIALLY FOR NEW COMPANIES. THERE ARE SOME OLDER, MORE WELL ESTABLISHED COMPANIES. DELTA DENTAL BEING ONE WHO HAVE JOINED WITH 12 OTHER OF THEIR PEERS IN SOMETHING CALLED A CORPORATE FUND WHICH HAS BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS GIVING MONEY OUT TO NONPROFITS. THE TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY IS NEW TO EVERYTHING, AND MANY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES ARE NEW AND VERY OFTEN TRANSPLANTED FROM SOMEWHERE TO HERE. DON'T UNDERSTAND THEIR. THE NEED TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY. THEY DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO DO THAT INVESTIGATION. SO E-CARE'S COMMISSION IS CERTAINLY TO RAISE SOME MONEY TO GIVE BACK TO NONPROFITS BUT IT'S ALSO TO SAY TO EACH OF THESE TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, "HERE ARE SOME GOOD IDEAS OF WAYS THAT YOUR EMPLOYEES CAN GET INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY." AND THEY ENCOURAGE GROUP PARTICIPATION SO THAT A GROUP FROM A COMPANY MIGHT GO AND SERVE FOOD AT THE SOUP KITCHEN OR MIGHT GO AND TEACH COMPUTER CLASSES AT A LOCAL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OR MIGHT REDESIGN A WEB SITE FOR AN ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION IN THEIR COMMUNITY. SO IT'S NOT SOMEBODY SITTING ALONE FIGURE OUT, GEE, I WANT TO DO SOMETHING BUT WHAT IT IS I CAN DO. IT'S GOING WITH YOUR CO-WORKERS TO DO SOMETHING GOOD AND THEN SEEING THE END RESULT RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. SO IT'S A REALLY POWERFUL WAY TO GET INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THE MONEY WE RAISE LEVERAGES THOSE PROJECTS SO THEY CAN GO FARTHER FASTER. IT'S AN INTERESTING CONCEPT. Beth: I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LET THAT BE THE LAST WORD AND SAY THANK YOU TO STEPHANIE, TO ELLEN AND KATHLEEN. WE APPRECIATE YOUR INSIGHTS. WE HOPE FOR MORE GENEROSITY ON THE PART OF NEW HAMPSHIRE GIVERS. |
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One area in which New Hampshire DOES have a lot to offer is history. And recently, that history just got richer. Celene Ramadan shows us what archaeologists have uncovered beneath the streets of Portsmouth. |
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Ellen Marlatt, Archeologist This is all part of the court street construction project that started a couple of years ago this was a historic corridor there was a lot of history on this street. HERE IN PORTSMOUTH, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS TRYING TO DIG A MANHOLE, INSTEAD DUG UP SOME OF THAT HISTORY. Ellen Marlatt, Archeologist When the construction crew was in this area and was excavating in a slightly different location they uncovered - surprise to all of us - an entire coffin bottom about 6ft. long. AFTER THIS DISCOVERY, THE CONSTRUCTION CREW IMMEDIATELY CALLED ARCHEOLOGISTS ONTO THE SCENE. THEY SPENT 7 DAYS SEARCHING THE SITE. Ellen By the end of the 7 days we had identified 13 graves below the surface of chestnut street and we removed 8 sets of remains from this site. THE REMAINS ARE BELIEVED TO BE THOSE OF BLACKS THAT WERE BURIED AT THAT SITE. ACCORDING TO OLD MAPS, THE LOCATION WAS AN 18TH CENTURY BLACK BURYING GROUND THAT HAS SINCE BEEN PAVED OVER. Rev. Art Hilson, New Hope Baptist Church This was, I think, a wonderful discovery to confirm that it was a burial site. That's the good news. The bad news is that we have desecrated that site down through the years. to go down there and to see pipes going through that site certainly I found personally appalling. THE LOCATION OF THE REMAINS WAS, AT THE TIME, AT THE EDGE OF THE CITY. ACCORDING TO REVEREND ART HILSON, THIS WAS TYPICAL OF THE KIND OF SEGREGATION THAT HAPPENED NOT JUST IN LIFE, BUT IN DEATH. ART Yes, yes - always burying them outside the city limits or along the river somewhere. I mean segregation was real. You kept us apart in death as in life - God forbid you would have a Negro buried near someone white! They might wind up trying to go into white heaven! So, I think it was kind of insanity. And I think when you look at all that - we've come a long way A GOOD INDICATION OF HOW FAR WE'VE COME HAS BEEN THE SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY FROM THIS RECENT FIND. Art There's an attorney in town who came to me and said he bough some property and in that property there were 10 burial spots and he's willing to donate those spots. There's another person who owns a building there and he's willing to have something there on the building to recognize it and so there's been that kind of great support - people reaching out. And all of these were of the community not of the African American community who came forward and to contribute what they could. Ellen Marlatt, Archeologist What's come about is a great outpouring of support from the community, particularly the African American community. The Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, and other organizations in town, the historic preservation communities and teachers - this has been a great opportunity to educate people about this era - about attitudes - the idea of paving over a cemetery. Particularly an African cemetery is something that's startling to a lot of our passers by. Celene Ramadan, NH Outlook The remains that were removed from the site are being stored here at Strawbery Banke. They will undergo forensic and DNA tests that will determine their final resting place. ART One of the tasks they have right now is trying to identify descendents. And we're talking 300 years or so so that's quite hard. With modern science - DNA - it's certainly possible. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we found someone here that was a descendent to someone there to make that kind of linkage between that time and the present. I would hope also that once they have done all the kind of research that they can do that we can return them to the site. ALTHOUGH THE FUTURE OF THE REMAINS HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED, REVERED HILSON HAS HIS OWN IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE COURT AND CHESTNUT STREET SITE. ART I hope that we could find a way to memorialize that spot and to recognize because these people gave so much and yet were so margainalized. They were cast out on the edge of the city as almost throw away in certain ways. And so one has to ask, what is the sanctity of life? FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK, I'M CELENE RAMADAN |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 10/23/03 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 20:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, A not so rosy picture of Charitable Giving in the Granite State. Why are New Hampshire residents so Reluctant to pull out their wallets? A look at Giving Back to the community -- and Corporate Philanthropy! And unearthing history in Portsmouth and what it reveals about 18th century New Hampshire. The Granite State has a bad reputation when it comes to charitable giving. Even though the vast majority of New Hampshire households donated to at least one charity last year, the state still ranks near the Bottom in the nation for giving. There are a variety of New Hampshire companies striving to "reverse" this trend, and as Barrett Lester reports, one bank is trying to be a leader in supporting community needs. Outlook talked about about NH's charity in the studio. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Barrett Lester NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Debra Miller\Citizens Bank, Maryse Wirbal\Nashua Pastoral Care Center, Marta Griffin\Norwell Home Resident |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 10/23/03 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 25:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, A not so rosy picture of Charitable Giving in the Granite State. Why are New Hampshire residents so Reluctant to pull out their wallets? A look at Giving Back to the community -- and Corporate Philanthropy! And unearthing history in Portsmouth and what it reveals about 18th century New Hampshire. The Granite State has a bad reputation when it comes to charitable giving. Even though the vast majority of New Hampshire households donated to at least one charity last year, the state still ranks near the Bottom in the nation for giving. There are a variety of New Hampshire companies striving to "reverse" this trend, and as Barrett Lester reports, one bank is trying to be a leader in supporting community needs. Outlook talked about about NH's charity in the studio. One area in which New Hampshire DOES have a lot to offer is history. And recently, that history just got richer. NH Outlook showed us what archaeologists have uncovered beneath the streets of Portsmouth. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Barrett Lester, Celene Ramadan NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Debra Miller\Citizens Bank, Maryse Wirbal\Nashua Pastoral Care Center, Marta Griffin\Norwell Home Resident, Ellen Marlatt\Archaeologist, Rev. Art Hilson\New Hope Baptist Church |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 10/23/03 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 5:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, A not so rosy picture of Charitable Giving in the Granite State. Why are New Hampshire residents so Reluctant to pull out their wallets? A look at Giving Back to the community -- and Corporate Philanthropy! And unearthing history in Portsmouth and what it reveals about 18th century New Hampshire. One area in which New Hampshire DOES have a lot to offer is history. And recently, that history just got richer. NH Outlook showed us what archaeologists have uncovered beneath the streets of Portsmouth. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Celene Ramadan NAME OF PARTICIPANTS:Ellen Marlatt\Archaeologist, Rev. Art Hilson\New Hope Baptist Church, |
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