by Alyssa Johnson, United Way-Youth Venture-Nashua Community College Partnership Specialist On April 26, 2011, the United Way-Youth Venture-Nashua Community College program hosted a group of emerging leaders from Kazakhstan. It was truly a pleasure to explain the program and its community benefits to our visitors through their translators. The guests work with youth in various [...]
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Teens show their talents in helping community
More than three dozen Nashua-area students shared their experiences in creating community benefiting organizations at the regional United Way Youth Venture conference in Devens, MA, on October 14, 2010. They joined 300 students from North Central Massachusetts in a day of learning and sharing information about their team efforts to make their community a better [...]
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Guest Blogger: Jennifer Wright, student at Merrimack High School and member of UW-YV team Teens Against Domestic Abuse (TADA) The Youth Venture Summit was a life-changing experience. I met so many inspiring teenagers who have already made a huge difference in their community, and their drive and determination encouraged me to work harder on my [...]
Seniors Recieve Scholarships for UW-YV Work
Kristin Leffler and Justin Richardson, who graduated from Souhegan High School on Friday, were recently awarded scholarships. Both students were involved in United Way-Youth Venture since they were freshmen. Kristin will attend Ithaca College to study communications and Justin will attend Gettysburg College to study landscape design. Congratulations to both Kristin and Justin! Read the [...]
Teens clean up in Nashua on Global Youth Volunteer Day
Members of United Way-Youth Venture group Team Make A Scene led clean-up efforts on Nashua’s rail trail and then wrapped up the day with fun activities at Holman Stadium. [vodpod id=Video.3522874&w=425&h=350&fv=offsite%3Dtrue%26amp%3Blang%3Den-us%26amp%3Bpage_show_url%3D%252Fphotos%252Funitedwaygn%252Fsets%252F72157623964406150%252Fshow%252F%26amp%3Bpage_show_back_url%3D%252Fphotos%252Funitedwaygn%252Fsets%252F72157623964406150%252F%26amp%3Bset_id%3D72157623964406150%26amp%3Bjump_to%3D] more about “Global Youth Volunteer Day in Nashua,…“, posted with vodpod
Merrimack Biodiesel Crew wants to turn algae into energy
The Merrimack Biodiesel Crew, a United Way Youth Venture team, received a seed grant in 2006 to promote alternative energy awareness. They have been named as finalists to receive a $15,000 grant from Clorox Green Works in their effort to convert algae into energy. Read the full Nashua Telegraph article. The winning team is awarded [...]
Congratulations to United Way Volunteer Shirley Silva-Paige!
United Way volunteer Shirley Silva-Paige was featured in the Nashua Telegraph Neighbors as a Schoolhouse Hero. Silva-Paige has been the director of service learning and career placement at Nashua Community College for four years. In higher education for two decades, with the bulk of time spent in financial aid, Silva-Paige can’t think of anything she’d [...]
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