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  • CDFA announces $5M in tax credits to fund housing, affordable childcare and community revitalization

    June 25, 2022

    The New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) announced today that it had awarded $5 million in tax credits to projects throughout New Hampshire. The funds will significantly impact initiatives that advance local community economic development goals, capacity building ...

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  • Caledonian Record: Ground Breaks On Rocks Estate Renovations

    June 24, 2022

    Greeting the 60-some people attending, which included the construction and engineering team, Forest Society trustees and representatives, elected officials and representatives for the town of Bethlehem, was Jack Savage, president of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests.

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  • Press Release: Forest Society Celebrates Groundbreaking at The Rocks

    June 24, 2022

    In addition to creating a welcoming natural and cultural history destination, the Forest Society’s investment at The Rocks will allow professional conservation staff serving the North Country to be based at The Rocks.

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Caledonian Record: Students Back In Action For Trees For Troops

December 1, 2021
The Rocks
Bethlehem Elementary fifth-graders help load the trees into a FedEx truck.
Bethlehem Elementary School students help load the Christmas trees destined for troops each year at The Rocks.

By Robert Blechl

BETHLEHEM — For nearly two decades, The Rocks Estate has been hosting the annual tagging and loading of Trees For Troops.

Beginning in the second year, Bethlehem Elementary School fifth-graders have taken the lead in tagging the several hundred Christmas brought to the estate from donating tree farms in New Hampshire and Vermont and in loading them onto a tractor-trailer from FedEx, which each year ships them to a different military base.

From there, the trees are sent to servicemen and women across the nation to brighten their holidays.

In 2020, though, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the BES students, who in past years have fund-raised and collected donations from local businesses, couldn’t participate.

This year, under a snow-flurried sky on Wednesday morning, they were back in action for the 16th annual loading of the Trees For Troops and were given a warm welcome by New Hampshire Department of Agriculture Commissioner Shawn Jasper.

“This is really a great event, very special,” said Jasper. “Our troops are obviously very important to us as a nation and you’re going to really help give them some real Christmas cheer. You guys are the heroes coming out here today and doing this work. Thank you very much.”

He also thanked the growers and sponsors who make it happen, especially during a year that still brought some challenges.

“There is still a good number of donations,” said Jasper.

Read the full article in the Caledonian Record (subscription required).

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