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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices3-30-2006Community Service Organizations Gain WhenUNHStudents GiveLori WrightFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationWright, Lori, "Community Service Organizations Gain When UNHStudents Give" (2006). UNH Today. 996.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/9969/21/2017 Community Service Organizations Gain When UNH Students Givehttp://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2006/march/lw_060330fidelity.html 1/2UNH Media Relations Community Service Organizations Gain When UNHStudents GiveCorporate Social Responsibility Efforts Rewarded With Fidelity Investments Community ServiceAwardsContact:  Lori Wright 603-862-0574 UNH Media RelationsMarch 30, 2006DURHAM, N.H. -- On some days, University of New Hampshire freshman Monica Bellevueworked with children at St. Charles Home in Rochester on their reading skills andmultiplication tables. On other days, the student volunteer with the UNH Catholic StudentsOrganization found herself trying her best to calm down upset children who were out ofcontrol, looking for a fight. No day was the same, as she simply did whatever the Sisters ofMercy needed.“My experience with these kids and the Sisters was humbling. The Sisters dedicated their livesto helping these children. It made me wish that I could do more. I spend so much of my daydoing things that won’t matter in the long run; things that don’t have a big impact onanything,” Bellevue says. “The people that work full time at the home impact kids every day.There were so many emotional problems and so many things that needed to be addressed,and the Sisters never skipped a beat. They, more than anyone, made me want to becomemore involved in community service in the future.”Bellevue, of Greenland, was one of four students honored by Fidelity Investments and theUNH Whittemore School of Business and Economics with a Fidelity Investments CommunityService Award today, Thursday, March 30, 2006. The four honorees are enrolled in theWhittemore School's Introduction to Business course taught by Ross Gittell, James R. CarterProfessor of Management, and were required to complete a minimum of eight hours ofcommunity service as part of learning about corporate social responsibility. The awards –$1,000 grants – went to the nonprofit organizations where the winning students completedtheir volunteer work.“Community service is a critical element of the academic mission of the Whittemore School.The volunteer projects that our students work on not only help to create a life-longappreciation and commitment to civic responsibility and good citizenship, but allow them toapply classroom theory to find real-world solutions,” said Steve Bolander, dean of theWhittemore School.“At Fidelity, we are committed to good corporate citizenship,” said Fidelity Regional GeneralManager Alison Stebbins. “We also encourage our employees to support community activitiesthat are of interest to them. The Fidelity Community Service Awards provide us with a uniqueopportunity to showcase the volunteer work of business students at UNH and highlight thisvalue for our state’s future business leaders and our prospective employees.”The Fidelity Literacy Award was presented to St. Charles Children’s Home and Bellevue. Theaward recognizes the student volunteer project or activity that promotes literacy and/or helpsstrengthen reading skills for a variety of age groups and populations. According to Julie Tracy,campus minister with St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Durham, Bellevue’s commitment“has inspired our returning and older student volunteers.”9/21/2017 Community Service Organizations Gain When UNH Students Givehttp://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2006/march/lw_060330fidelity.html 2/2The Fidelity Financial Education Award was presented to the Nashua CARE Center and studentDan Ricci of Brookline, who assisted with the organization’s Penny Picking fundraising effort.The award recognizes the student volunteer project or activity that helps to promote personalfinancial education and further individual understanding of personal finance concepts,including budgeting and savings, avoiding credit and investment risks, philanthropicinvestment strategies, understanding different economic models, etc.“It was awkward talking to a bunch of strangers and asking for spare change. However, whenI saw the children and their mothers who I was doing this for, it seemed worth it. This wholeexperience was meaningful to me because I realized how lucky I am and how it is importantto give back to those who are less fortunate,” Ricci said.The Fidelity Innovation and Technology Award went to the Strafford School and studentvolunteer Katilyn Coffee of Nashua. The award recognizes a student volunteer project oractivity that helps a nonprofit organization use technology to initiate changes in its operationsand service delivery channels to expand or improve service.At the Strafford School, Coffee helped a speech pathologist with a new student assessmentand testing evaluation program that helps identify students with learning disabilities. Shedesigned student worksheets and organized testing results that chart student growth fromyear to year. “Corporate social responsibility is defined as a business obligation to bringpositive impacts and reduce its negative impacts on society. My requirement to do communityservice for business class has helped to better prepare me for the duties that I will need tofulfill when I am in the working world and possibly working at a corporate company,” Coffeesaid.The Fidelity Community Investor Award was presented to Mill Pond Recreation Center andstudent Christian Kramar of Salem. The award recognizes the student volunteer project oractivity that provides the greatest benefit to families and individual residents of the Town ofDurham. Kramar volunteered at the center’s first Annual Halloween Family Festival, a freeevent that attracted more than 150 families with a goal of strengthening the connectionbetween the community and the center.According to Katie Muth, director of operations at the Mill Pond Center for the Arts, the eventwould not have been possible without the help of Kramar and his classmates. “The universityhas much to be proud of in their students. We look forward to working with UNH students inthe future,” Muth said.Fidelity Investments is one of the world's largest providers of financial services, with custodiedassets of $2.4 trillion, including managed assets of more than $1.2 trillion as of Dec. 31,2005. Fidelity offers investment management, retirement planning, brokerage, and humanresources and benefits outsourcing services to more than 21 million individuals andinstitutions as well as through 5,500 financial intermediary firms. The firm is the largestmutual fund company in the United States, the No. 1 provider of workplace retirement savingsplans, one of the largest mutual fund supermarkets and a leading online brokerage firm. Formore information about Fidelity Investments, visit www.fidelity.com. 

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