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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices5-13-2004Seacoast Reads, Manchester Food Pantry AmongOrganizations To Benefit From CommunityService Of UNH StudentsLori 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, "Seacoast Reads, Manchester Food Pantry Among Organizations To Benefit From Community Service Of UNHStudents" (2004). UNH Today. 1664.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/166410/4/17, 12)31 PMSeacoast Reads, Manchester Food Pantry Among Organizations To Benefit From Community Service Of UNH StudentsPage 1 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2004/may/lw_20040513fidelity.htmlRelated LinksWhittemore School ofBusiness andEconomicsFidelity Investments Seacoast Reads, Manchester Food Pantry AmongOrganizations To Benefit From Community Service Of UNHStudentsContact: Lori Wright603-862-0574UNH Media RelationsMay 13, 2004DURHAM, N.H. – Four New Hampshire nonprofit organizations received $1,000 in recognitionof the community service work performed by student volunteers from the University of NewHampshire at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics and Fidelity Investments'Merrimack Region first Community Service Awards. The awards were presented Wednesday, May 12, 2004, to students enrolled in the WhittemoreSchool's Introduction to Business course taught by Ross Gittell, James R. Carter Professor ofManagement. The students were required to do a minimum of eight hours of community serviceas part of learning about corporate social responsibility, and the awards – a $1,000 grant – willgo to the nonprofit organization or agency where they completed their volunteer work. Onaverage the students donate more than 5,000 hours of service a year. “Community service is a critical part of the academic mission of the university because it instillsan appreciation and dedication to civic responsibility and citizenship. These students, throughtheir volunteer efforts, are an example of the importance of students engaging the community toextend their knowledge beyond the university,” UNH President Ann Weaver Hart said.The Fidelity Literacy Award, which recognizes a student volunteer activity that promotes literacyand/or helps strengthen reading skills for a variety of age groups, was awarded to MerylMacCormack, a first-year student from Nashua, for her work with Seacoast Reads. SeacoastReads places UNH volunteers in elementary schools and after-school programs to help second-and third-grade students improve reading and writing skills. MacCormack helped ‘readingbuddy’ Courtney, a second-grader in Mrs. Brown’s class at the New Franklin School inPortsmouth, improve her reading abilities. “I can see why businesses engage in corporateresponsibility – it’s so rewarding, and the respect you get from other people from being involvedin the community and giving back is a reward in and of itself,” MacCormack said.Seacoast Reads will use the $1,000 award to purchase additional books and magnetic letterwhite-boards for student volunteers to use in the schools.Michael Boucher, a sophomore from Milton, Vt., was awarded the Fidelity Innovation andTechnology Award for his work with the American Red Cross Great Bay Chapter. The awardrecognizes a student volunteer project or activity that helps a nonprofit organization use10/4/17, 12)31 PMSeacoast Reads, Manchester Food Pantry Among Organizations To Benefit From Community Service Of UNH StudentsPage 2 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2004/may/lw_20040513fidelity.htmltechnology to expand or improve service. Boucher, who still volunteers with the chapter, assiststhe American Red Cross two mornings a week by creating databases and spreadsheets forvolunteer and marketing purposes. His work supports the organization’s efforts to markettraining classes, including CPR, First Aid and Lifeguard Certification. Boucher also has receivedtraining on a database that manages information regarding students that have completed RedCross certification classes. The American Red Cross will use its $1,000 award to expand theorganization’s ability to better inform the community of its critical life-saving services.Because of the high number of entries in the Fidelity Community Investor Award, two studentswere recognized for service: Gloria Tamdji, a first-year student from Corona, N.Y., for her workwith the Durham Public Library, and Amanda Genesky, a junior from Manchester whovolunteered with New Horizons Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry in Manchester. The FidelityCommunity Investor Award recognizes the student volunteer project or activity that provides thegreatest benefit to families and individual residents of the Town of Durham, although this year,the second award went to a student who volunteered in the Manchester community. Tamdji completed her volunteer work in association with the Williamson residence hall’sadoption of the Durham Public Library as a community service partner. In the spring semester,she and 14 Williamson Hall students worked to sort and catalogue the library’s book inventory incoordination with a new database. The hall’s residents hopes to expand the partnership with thelibrary, creating new educational opportunities for the Durham community in the form of readinghours, tutoring groups, and hosting games and activities at the library. The $1,000 award willassist the library in these endeavors. Genesky volunteered her time with New Horizons Soup Kitchen in March, helping to feedhundreds of low-income individuals and families in the Greater Manchester area. New Horizonswill utilize the $1,000 award to help purchase provisions for the soup kitchen. Fidelity Investments is one of the world's largest providers of financial services, with custodiedassets of $1.9 trillion, including managed assets of $1,021.3 billion as of March 31, 2004.Fidelity offers investment management, retirement planning, brokerage, human resources andbenefits outsourcing services to 18 million individuals and institutions as well as through 5,500financial intermediaries. The firm is the largest mutual fund company in the United States, theNo. 1 provider of workplace retirement savings plans, one of the largest mutual fundsupermarkets and a leading online brokerage firm. For more information about FidelityInvestments, visit www.fidelity.com.

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