From Our Editor, Nancy Allenby   

Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us -- Hal Borland As the snow begins and we head into winter's short days, we have much goodness to reflect on AND we're excited to move forward in new ways through what we have learned. We extend hearty holiday wishes to the volunteers, donors and community partners that enable KNP neighbors to help neighbors throughout the year!

We're Honored to Welcome Two New Directors

DR. ANN FOURNIER is an Associate Professor of Nursing and First Year Experience Coordinator at Colby-Sawyer College, and her students have often worked beside KNP volunteers. She lead an alternative spring break trip to Appalachia and is part of the leadership team for Dartmouth Heath's efforts to advance rural health equity. She's the mother of seven children, and enjoys flowers, the water, flamenco guitar and shared gatherings.

JENN ALFORD-TEASTER, MA,MPH is a native Granite Stater, and the Program Manager for Community Health at New London Hospital, working on population health initiatives of NLH and Dartmouth Health. Her career has focused on applying geographic methods to measure disparities related to access to health care services. Jenn lives in Sutton, NH, with her husband Jason, daughter Birdie, and two dogs: Doc and Pepper.

Konnect Kearsarge II Symposium Dec. 7

MULTI-GENERATIONAL SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS in the Kearsarge Region will be addressed on Dec. 7 from 8:30-noon at First Baptist Church. Social service workers, town welfare workers, advocates, case managers, senior center staff, school staff, and anyone directly or indirectly impacting social connection at any age in the Kearsarge region is invited to register here.

Window Dressers Community Build

KEARSARGE CLIMATE ACTION AND KNP partnered on the first Kearsarge Window Dressers Community Build Nov. 9-15 at St. Andrews Church in New London. A true community event, this amazing build brought together over one hundred volunteers to build 209 energy efficient custom interior window inserts for 29 families in Andover, Bradford, New London, Newbury, Sutton, Springfield, Sunapee, Warner, and Wilmot, who will have warmer homes this winter, save money and help the environment. Forty percent of recipients were able to receive inserts at lower cost due to financial hardship with a grant from the Grassroots Fund. Well done, all!

Carrot Gleaning Aid Food Security

THANKS TO OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH COLBY-SAWYER COLLEGE, we helped glean 1200 pounds of pounds of carrots on a sunny November 3rd in Spring Ledge Farm's fields. KNP volunteers joined students from Professor Ann Fournier's "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" class. Thanks to all who participated!

Join Kearsarge Area's Windsor County Mentors

YOU CAN SIGN UP THROUGHOUT THE YEAR to share an hour of your time each week with a child at the Kearsarge, Andover or Sunapee Elementary Schools! For more information, email, or call 802-674-5101.

Giving Tuesday is November 28

YOU CAN HELP KNP reach out to our neighbors as we work with volunteers and community partners to help address social isolation, food security, heating, housing and transportation challenges. Make a donation here.