1. The Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation recently honored six individuals during their 2023 Alnoba Environmental Leadership Awards ceremony on Oct. 4. Honored that night were, from left: Alnoba Emerging Environmental Entrepreneur Award, Franziska Trautmann, co-founder and CEO, Glass Half Full; Alan E. Lewis Moral Courage in Leadership Award, Bradley M. Campbell, president of Conservation Law Foundation; Alnoba Moment of Truth Award, Ruchira Gupta, founder, APNE AAP Women Worldwide; and Alnoba CEO Environmental Leadership Award, Briana Warner, CEO, Atlantic Sea Farms. Not pictured is recipient Célia Xakriabá, indigenous representative, Brazil Chamber of Deputies (Congress), who was honored with the Alnoba International Indigenous Leadership Award. Each award also includes a $10,000 donation in the recipient’s name to the nonprofit of their choice.
2. The Concord Group Insurance Companies has been selected by the Maine Insurance Agent Association’s Young Agents Committee as its Insurance Company of the Year. The award is determined through an online vote by independent agents in the state of Maine based on criteria such as agency–company relations, the delivery and offering of products and superior service. Pictured: Jackie Artea-Crockett and Ryan Lefebrve of the Concord Group’s Maine field marketing team.
3. AmeriHealth Caritas New Hampshire — a managed care organization serving New Hampshire Medicaid enrollees — has donated $25,000 and pledged support of $25,000 per year over the next four years to Lamprey Health Care to support Lamprey’s mobile health service van, which brings health-related services to local communities. Pictured: AmeriHealth Caritas New Hampshire Market President Bill Keena (left) and Lamprey Health Co-CEO Gregory White (right) with associates.
4. White Mountains Community College (WMCC) received a $20,000 donation from Mascoma Bank Foundation in support of equipment and program development for the new Advanced Technology Building at the Littleton Academic Center. When completed, the facility will include a new technology hub to grow WMCC’s current programs — such as the Diesel Heavy Equipment Technology program — and include an innovation lab, a welding lab and flexible learning spaces.
5. The NH Women’s Foundation held their 19th annual Women Building Community luncheon on Oct. 19 in Manchester, which featured a morning Girls in the #603 symposium, a grantee showcase, as well as a presentation for the She Change Award, a goodbye salute to outgoing board member Martha Fuller Clark, and a keynote from Elizabeth Nyamayaro that featured a reading of her book “I Am a Girl of Africa.” Pictured: Tanna Clews, CEO of the NH Women’s Foundation.
6. Merrimack County Savings Bank (The Merrimack) contributed $7,500 to HOMEteam — a nonprofit formed by CATCH Neighborhood Housing, Neighborworks Southern New Hampshire and Lakes Region Community Developers — to support their mission of making homeownership possible for all New Hampshire residents. From left: Deborah Stoodley; Joanne Connelly; Paul McLaughlin, director of HOMEteam; Pamela Starr and Vanessa LeBlanc.
