May Business After Hours, Shades of Progress conference: Seacoast business news
Meredith Village Savings Bank underwrites 2024 ‘Old World Elegance’ Annual Awards Celebration
ROCHESTER — Meredith Village Savings Bank will be underwriting the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 “Old World Elegance: An Evening in England” Annual Awards Celebration. The event will be held on Wednesday, May 22, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Oaks Grandview Venue at 100 Hide-Away Place in Somersworth.
The Annual Awards Celebration will feature an elegant selection of hors d’oeuvres, dinner, entertainment, and the announcement of the 2024 Business of the Year, 2024 Nonprofit of the Year, 2024 Citizen of the Year award and 2024 Educator of the Year award recipients.
For additional information, please contact the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce at 603-332-5080 or visit their website, www.rochesternh.org/awardscelebration.
The Garage at The Governors Inn to host Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce May Business After Hours
ROCHESTER – The Garage at The Governor’s Inn will host the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce’s next Business After Hours on Thursday, May 16. This event will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. at 78 Wakefield St., Rochester.
Tours of the Garage area and Rolland Estate (including guest rooms) will be offered. Attendees will enjoy live musical entertainment with the Erin’s Guild band playing rock covers with an Irish take.
Business After Hours events provide an opportunity for members to network. Those attending should plan to bring plenty of business cards for networking and door prizes. Hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar will be available.
There is limited parking at The Garage, with lots of parking next door at the Inn's main parking lots, with paths through the trees to the gardens and venues of The Garage.
To register to attend the Business After Hours, visit www.rochesternh.org/maybah.
‘Shades of Progress’ conference
CONCORD — The Business Alliance for People of Color is holding its first state-wide “Shades of Progress” conference on Wednesday, May 22 from 8am-2pm at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord. The event’s focus will be on elevating and bringing attention to the specific needs of entrepreneurs and businesses owned by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
The conference will continue to create community by welcoming BAPOC members, supporting organizations, and mainstream businesses and financial institutions such as sponsors Bangor Savings Bank, Enterprise Bank, Bank of New Hampshire, and many more. Technical support organizations and partners such as the Small Business Development Center, Center for Women and Enterprise, Regional Economic Development Center, Business Finance Authority, and Community Development Finance Authority will also join the conference.
Register at News & Events - BAPOC-NH - Business Alliance for People of Color (bapocnh.org) or at Shades of Progress: A Business Alliance for People of Color Conference Tickets, Wed, May 22, 2024 at 8:00 AM | Eventbrite for what promises to be a different type of conference where you will learn about the changing New Hampshire and how we will prosper together in an evolving business and economic environment that must include and support BIPOC entrepreneurs and small business owners.
COAST receives $20,000 in grants on behalf of Alliance for Community Transportation
DOVER — Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation, more commonly known as COAST, has received two $10,000 grants on behalf of the Alliance for Community Transportation from Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and the Greater Rochester Community Health Foundation. The funds will support ACT and will serve as a match to federal funds.
Led by COAST, ACT is comprised of transportation providers (including COAST), human service agencies, health care providers, planning commissions, and citizen members, and facilitates the implementation of coordinated community transportation across 38 communities, including all of Strafford County, eastern Rockingham County, and Wakefield and Brookfield in Carroll County.
As part of this work, COAST also operates TripLink, a regional transportation call center that takes trip requests on behalf of COAST, Community Action Partnership of Strafford County, Community Rides, Ready Rides, and Rockingham Nutrition & Meals on Wheels.
In 2023, TripLink booked more than 36,000 trips for more than 700 people. This year, they are on track to exceed pre-pandemic levels of ridership with over 41,000 trips expected.
The Greater Rochester Community Health Foundation (GRCHF) improves the health and well-being of the people in Strafford County and surrounding communities by investing in health and social service programs, organizations and projects that benefit the community. Created in 2021 with proceeds from the sale of the nonprofit Frisbie Memorial Hospital, GRCHF is a supporting organization of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.
More information about COAST’s plans for their new facility can be found at www.coastbus.org.
Newburyport Bank donates $2,500 as Strawbery Banke Annual Signature Events Sponsor
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. – Newburyport Bank has donated $2,500 to the Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, N.H. as an Annual Signature Events Sponsor. The family friendly 2024 events include Baby Animals and Heritage Breeds at the Banke from April 27 – May 5, Ghosts on the Banke, on Sept. 4, and Candlelight Stroll on Oct. 16.
Strawbery Banke is unique among outdoor history museums, sharing change over time in the same waterfront neighborhood. The Museum interprets a long span of history, from the history of Indigenous Peoples, to the present day. It has evolved from a grassroots nonprofit, to a pillar in the community welcoming over 100,000 annual visitors for year-round programming.
“We are blessed to have Strawbery Banke Museum in our midst,” said Lloyd L. Hamm, President & CEO of the Bank. “The Museum offers something for everybody, year-round, and teaches us so much about the history of our area. The events they hold bring people together, and that’s vital to the sustainability and growth of the area. We are most pleased to sponsor them.”
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: May Business After Hours, Shades of Progress conference: Seacoast business news
