Manchester, NH

SCA Manchester made the NPS Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program Newsletter. Please check out the link 

Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program

The Manchester CLC Leaders will be visiting all three High Schools in the Manchester area this week.

Manchester West High School Tuesday January 29th

• Lunchroom Information Table setup during all lunch periods
• Powerpoint Presentation in Ms. Beverly Robie's classrooms 

Manchester Central High School Wednesday January 30th

• Lunchroom Information Table setup during all lunch periods
• Powerpoint Presentation in Mr. Coffey's and Ms. Smith's Classrooms

Manchester Memorial High School Thursday January 31st

• Lunchroom Information Table setup during all lunch periods

Pictured From Left to Right: Julia Walsh, Lan Tran, Michael Milkavich & Tyler Pitts.

SCA Manchester 2012 celebrated their achievements and commitment to volunteer work on Saturday, October 13, 2012 in a ceremony in the Winchell Room of the Manchester City Library.

            The ceremony began with a meet and greet over pizza and beverages and moved into a video recapping all of the volunteer work that was been performed between February and September. From every hitch and every Saturday event there were pictures of Manchester high school students working together toward an improved community.

            Keynote speaker and SCA founder Liz Titus-Putnam addressed the students, their families, representatives from supporting agencies, and SCA New Hampshire Corps members. She spoke of the importance of working together to conserve our natural resources and the fragile environment we live in, and of our mandate to preserve something future generations can be proud of.

            Deyris Taveras, a 2012 participant, then gave a heartfelt account of her time in SCA Manchester that had many, crew leaders included, in tears.  She spoke of her first time camping and the many valuable experiences she has had.

            Certificates of achievement acknowledged 42 Manchester high school students who have committed time, totaling over 3,000 hours, to helping improve public spaces in Manchester and the state of New Hampshire.

            The ceremony closed with SCA Manchester’s supporters signing a proclamation, to be sent to Mayor Gatsas and Governor Lynch, dedicating themselves to service.         

Our special thanks to everyone involved in supporting SCA Manchester in 2012!

            Please welcome a new group of leaders for 2013, they’ll begin visiting schools and providing information for next year in February.

SCA Manchester made their way over to the SCA national headquarter in Charlestown, NH for a couple nights camping out and trail work on the Charlestown Conservation Commission land.  The team took the trail from virgin slope to 1 yard wide and over 470 feet in one day!!!

Thankfully, there was not to much NH granite on this section but plenty of roots and undergrowth to negotiate.

This should be a nice hike, mtn. bike ride or x-country ski route.

With 5 NH high school participants, 5 SCA staff, and 2 conservation commission members, a tremendous amount got accomplished in a day and a half.

And all done with a smile.

Thanks everybody!