Hudson - Litchfield News | December 2, 2011 - 11 T-Bones Gears up for ‘Tips for Tots’


by Doug Robinson Cocktail servers, bartenders, and hostesses have begun to put their plans together for their Annual “Tips for Top” night. On December 5, between 4 p.m. to close, every tip offered to T- Bones employee in Hudson and Salem, as well ash their entire chain, will be donated to the Salvation Army’s Tot’s for Toys program. Tips for Tots began 16 years ago as T-Bones way to say


Cocktail servers, bartenders, cocktail and hostesses have begun to put their plans together for their Annual “Tips for Tots” night. Alisha and Cherie (seated). Kevin, Missy, Jeff, Robyn, Jamie, Alex, Ladonna, and Janelle (standing).


“Thank you” to the communities in which the serve. Each year, thousands of dollars are raised for the Salvation Army. “Last year we raised over $13,000,” said T-Bones Tips for Tots coordinator, Missy Perkins. “Giving back to our community is something T-Bones has a long history of. Aside from the hundreds of various charities we


support annually with gift certificates and food donations, since 2004 we have raised more than $200,000 through donation promotions like Let’s Trade a Meal, Sweetheart of a Deal, and our annual fundraising drive Thanks for Giving. We are proud to say each recipient is a well-deserving NH-based organization serving our own communities,” states T-Bones. In addition to their tips being offered to the Toys for Tots


program, longtime T-Bones customer Rob Moorehead has offered a 46-inch LCD television for raffle. “We have customers who save for this event,” commented Perkins. After the promotion, the servers gather as a group to personally select toys for the children. “We first go to the Mall and then we end up at Walmart. For years, they have supported our efforts and we are very thankful,” continued Perkins.


FIRST LEGO League Championship Tournament Comes to Manchester


Nearly three hundred area children, ages 9 to 14, are among the record 171,000 children around the world who have risen to the 2011 FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) “Food Factor®” Challenge. To successfully complete the Challenge, teams of young people must conduct research and build and program a LEGO® MINDSTORMS® robot to explore the ways in which food can become contaminated – from exposure to insects and creatures, to unsterile processing and transportation, to unsanitary preparation and unsafe storage – and then propose real-world solutions for preventing or combating these contaminates. Through hands- on experience and working in teams, children have a chance to explore a real-world issue to gain an appreciation for and interest in


science and technology. The students come from Litchfield, Pelham, Salem and Windham


schools. The are organized into 50 teams which will go head-to- head, putting eight weeks of research, design and programming to the test in a regional FLL Championship Tournament to win honors and recognition. The event will be held Saturday, December 3 from 8:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Opening Ceremony at 8:15 a.m., Championship Tournament from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Awards Ceremony at 4:30 p.m.), at Manchester Central High School, 207 Lowell Street, Manchester. Admission to the FIRST LEGO League event is open to the public and is free-of-charge. The FLL season will culminate with the FLL World Festival at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, MO, April 25-28, 2012.


Share the Warmth: Litchfield Lions Club Hosts Winter Clothing Drive


submitted by Tara Hershberger, Litchfield Lions Club There is a real need in New Hampshire for warm clothing. In Manchester, 9.8 percent of residents live below the poverty line. On any given day, 2,248 of New Hampshire residents are homeless. Poverty and homelessness impact everyone. Students in the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Community Leadership program at UNH-Manchester have responded to this need for warm clothing through their “Warmth From the Millyard” initiative, now in its fifth year.


Items needed include: new hats, scarves, mittens, gloves and socks for children and adults. Collection boxes are available at


Gov. Lynch


Requests Disaster Declaration


Gov. Lynch has asked President Barack Obama for a presidential declaration that, if granted, will make New Hampshire eligible for federal disaster aid to help cover costs resulting from the October snow storm. “This severe storm resulted in historic


snowfall levels for the months of October and November throughout many areas of the State,” Gov. Lynch wrote in his request. “Because this storm occurred at the end of October, most trees were still covered with leaves. The record snowfall amounts, combined with high winds with gusts to 35 mph, caused very significant tree damage and produced the second-largest number of utility customer power outages in New Hampshire history.” The Governor’s request is for damage to public infrastructure in Hillsborough and Rockingham counties. Local communities, the State and FEMA assessment teams estimate damage to public infrastructure in those two counties to be nearly $3 million. At the height of the storm, more than 40 state roads and over 250 local roads were closed or severely restricted due to downed power lines and debris. Some 122 elementary and secondary schools were closed statewide, many for several days. A total of 12 shelters and six warming stations were opened during the storm. The storm also knocked out power to approximately 300,000 utility customers, leaving many without power for up to a week. The storm’s damage was compounded by the fact it occurred less than 60 days after Tropical Storm Irene caused significant damage across New Hampshire. If Gov. Lynch’s request is granted, the


federal aid will help cover costs local communities incurred while responding to the storm, and removal of significant amounts of debris in the storm’s aftermath.


FEMA previously granted a limited declaration for New Hampshire, which would only covered the cost of water, food and other materials such as generators supplied directly by federal agencies. It did not include aid to help cover the cost of response to the storm, including snow and debris removal.


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