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Laconia Daily Sun — Laconia Motorcycle Week kicked off Saturday with the 11th annual Peter Makris Memorial Run, which drew nearly 300 riders and raised over $42,000 for charity. “It was a fantastic day, the best Saturday since we’ve been here,” said Laconia Fire Chief Ken Erickson at a Motorcycle Week press conference held Monday…

More than 200 guests attended Beyond the Boots fashion show on April 25, at Manchester Country Club, benefitting Veterans Count. The Manchester Chapter hosted the inaugural event raising more than $14,000 for local veterans, service members, and their families. Our models, comprised of 20 NH service men and women, were generously adorned by Alapage, Benton…

Belknap Subaru has presented $20,000 to Veterans Count, an Easter Seals program dedicated to providing emergency assistance and financial support for service members and Veterans of all eras across the state of New Hampshire. Mark Johnstone, president of Belknap Subaru, with his staff, and John Hayes, and Bill Bergeon, representing Subaru of New England, presented…

The 3rd Annual “Make 12 Hours Count” Radio Thon for Veterans Count raised more than $140,000 for veterans, service members, and their families. This annual event hosted by iHeartMedia and NH Today’s Jack Heath, was broadcasted on News Radio 96-7, WGIR-AM 610, and iHeartRadio.com. The Radio Thon, presented by LTC Partners, featured 12 hours of…

A new documentary film entitled An American Solo will have its premiere at 3S Artspace on Sunday, April 2, at 3:00pm. All proceeds from the event will benefit Veterans Counts, a program of Easterseals NH. An American Solo chronicles the extraordinary life of NH resident Col. Norman Phillips (USAF ret.), as told in his own…

News Radio 96-7, WGIR-AM 610 and iHeartRadio Team Up with Veterans Count to Support Our Military Families In a state-wide, patriotic show of support for all that our veterans, service members and their families have sacrificed,  Veterans Count, a program of Easterseals NH, in partnership with iHeartRadio, will take to the airwaves for the 3rd Annual…

Veterans Count, a program of Easterseals, is pleased to announce that Senator Kelly Ayotte, of Nashua, NH, has been elected to serve as a Member-at-Large of the Executive Committee.   In this role, Senator Ayotte will join a team of statewide volunteers to help oversee Veterans Count chapters throughout the Northeast including New Hampshire, Maine,…

Bishop Guertin and Trinity High Schools boys and girls varsity basketball teams will host the inaugural Hoops For Troops basketball doubleheader on Sunday, January 29 at 1 pm at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium at Saint Anselm College in Manchester. Tickets can be purchased at the door ($3 students; $5 adults and veterans are FREE). This event will…

Craft Beer and Wine Festival to benefit Veterans Count-Lakes Region Chapter Honor our brave military at the inaugural Red, White & Brew—a Draft Beer & Wine Festival hosted by the Lakes Region Chapter of Veterans Count, a program of Easter Seals. This fun and patriotic event will take place on Saturday, October 1, 2016, from…