Friendship Walks Raise $180,000 for Inclusion!
Over 1,000 people from New Hampshire came together this spring to raise nearly $180,000 for inclusion! Thank you so much to everyone who registered, fundraised, donated, and attended a Friendship Walk to support our mission Your support means we can fund inclusive programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) across the state, and we could not do it without you.
Our Friendship Walk in Concord on May 11th raised over $135,000 with the most walkers we’ve ever had! It was a beautiful sunny spring Saturday filled with music, dancing (Zumba of course), and friendship. It was the perfect day on the State House with old and new friends!
Concord Top Individuals:
- Kelly Dyer-Rawlings
- Devin Girard
- Renu Basur
Concord Top Teams:
- Siddharth Services
- NH-NEW YORK LIFE
- Merrimack High School Best Buddies
On June 22nd, we celebrated spreading inclusion across the NH Seacoast at our Friendship Walk in Exeter! Raising close to $50,000, we will be able to fund new school chapters and make long-lasting friendships happen, impacting hundreds of people in a new area!
Exeter Top Individuals:
- Amina Dallahi
- Karla Gallaway
- Ron Brown
Exeter Top Teams:
- Wyatt’s Warriors
- Londonderry High School
- DaBrown Strutters
With all of these critical funds raised in both areas, we can sustain our amazing existing chapters and welcome some brand new schools this fall. We will also be able to create new one-to-one friendship matches in our Citizens Adult Friendship Program, and continue hosting community events for people with and without IDD around the state!
Thank you so much to our sponsors, including our presenting sponsor the New Hampshire Liquor Commission, and our additional Concord sponsors Community Bridges, Merrimack County Savings Bank, Sheehan Phinney, Davis & Towle Insurance Group, Service Credit Union, The Windmill Restaurant, Northeast Delta Dental, Eastern Bank, Associated Grocers of New England, Anagnost Companies, Walmart, Shaheen & Gordon, Home Base Transportation, Big Dave’s Bagels & Deli, AmeriHealth Caritas New Hampshire, Sephora, and Capital Orthotics & Prosthetics. Another thank you to additional Exeter sponsors, Miracle Farm Speech Therapy, Otto Pizza, D.F. Richard, Aero.Chat, A to Z Abilities, Kennebunk Savings, and American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire.
