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For Immediate Release

September 2, 2005

Contact: Andrea Bonner
Executive Director
The Sad Café
603-642-9930
andreabonner@adelphia.net

The Sad Cafe Receives $20,000
“3 to 6 Challenge Grant” from PlusTime NH

The Sad Cafe has been awarded a grant of $20,000 through the 3 to 6 challenge grant from Plus Time NH to improve program quality through the enhancement of a volunteer program and the development of a comprehensive financial sustainability plan. The grant will be used over the next year in conjunction with technical assistance and training from PlusTime NH to improve the quality and sustainability of programs at The Sad Café.

The Sad Café’s mission is to provide, promote and support positive life choices for the community through innovative programming. Toward that end, The Sad Café offers a variety of after school, out of school time and community service opportunities to youth in the Sanborn and Timberlane school districts. Current offerings include musical theater, making a rock band and an access cable video show for by and about youth. The Sad Café has secured funding from sources in the past to send youth to peer leadership development retreats and has worked with local youth on the development of a youth advisory board for The Sad Café and the youth coalition of which it is a member. “The Sad Café recognizes the importance of giving youth a voice in their community and has this voice at the heart of our programming”, says Andrea Bonner, Sad Café Executive Director. “The 3 to 6 grant will allow us to continue to develop a means for local youth to express themselves creatively while looking proactively at our plans to sustain these important programs. The Sad Café serves an important role in this community and we plan to continue that work thanks to PlusTime and the generosity of their funders”.

PlusTime NH is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide the guidance, leadership, and support essential to create, expand, and sustain afterschool programs in New Hampshire communities.

As Cynthia Billings, CEO of PlusTime NH says, “We want programs to stay open, and to stay strong. With severe budget constraints, programs are forced to focus on the day to day needs, at the risk of future stability. This grant program is not just about giving programs money, but giving our time, expertise and commitment to help programs succeed.”

Funds for the 3-to-6 Challenge Grants were made possible through donations from Autodesk, Inc., Bank of NH, the Benson Family Trust, Business NH Magazine, Citizens Bank, Comcast, Infowave Technology, Kids 1st Foundation, Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Montembeault of Dobles Chevrolet, Buick and Hummer, NE Delta Dental, Providian Financial, Schleuniger, Inc., Waste Management and Wheelabrator as well as a federal grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service.

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