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For Immediate Release

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

September 14, 2005

St. Mary' s Bank Shows Its' Colors at The Sad Cafe

Plaistow- Volunteers from St. Mary's Bank of New Hampshire picked up paintbrushes and rollers and went to work at The Sad Café today, joining hundreds of others from businesses across the state participating in the annual United Way Day of Caring event. "St. Mary's Bank and its' employees have shown us how much they care for children, youth and families in New Hampshire with their participation in the United Way Day of Caring. It is volunteerism like this that allows The Sad Café and other nonprofits able to fulfill their mission", says Andrea Bonner, Executive Director of The Sad Café. "We are very grateful to St. Mary's Bank and the United Way for this support."

The Sad Café serves the community through innovative programming for youth and families, including serving as lead agency for the Sanborn/Timberlane Safe and Drug Free Community Coalition. The Coalition has provided for many local substance abuse treatment and prevention programs over the past several years. Recently awarded a 3 to 6 Challenge grant by PlusTime NH, the Sad Café is converting some space, with the assistance of the volunteers, to house the Family Resource Center. The reference and resource center will have a variety of resource media on family health and prevention available for the community. The space will also be used by UNH graduate School of Social Work intern Jessica Beckwith and newly hired after school and volunteer programs director Gail Mills.

"Participating in the United Way Day of Caring allows volunteers to see that they have made an immediate and tangible difference and shared in the mission of an agency that they may not have been previously familiar with. It also provides co-workers with the opportunity to share in a positive experience outside of work," says Lori Breen, Administrative Assistant and Outreach Coordinator for St. Mary's Bank and volunteer for the day at The Sad Café.

Three additional volunteers from St. Mary's Bank set aside their usual responsibilities and headed for Plaistow to do some much needed sprucing up for the local nonprofit.

"It's personally rewarding to know that organizations like St. Mary's Bank recognize the importance of serving the needs of the broader community. The Sad Café is pleased to be a recipient of their generosity", says Richard Gerrish, Vice Chair of the Sad Café Board of Directors.

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