Our neighbors need food assistance during the holidays...and all year.

"This year we are hearing that the need of struggling families for food assistance is greater than at any time in recent memory."

Read More at Seacoast Eat Local:

http://seacoasteatlocal.org/2011/11/not-taking-food-for-granted/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-taking-food-for-granted

Kick-It!

It’s time to kick-off the 2011-2012 Seacoast Local H(EAT) Campaign! We are celebrating the start of the fourth year of this campaign with, of course, a party! Join us on Friday, December 2^nd at 6pm, upstairs at the Press Room, to get more information about this year’s events, pick up a poster or collection jar for your business, learn about volunteering, or just show your support for the cause!

We look forward to another winter of local businesses working together to raise money for food and fuel assistance for our seacoast neighbors.

If you can’t make it, but still want to help out, contact us at info@heat-eat.org – we’d love to have you!

On October 22nd, The Roundabout Diner in Portsmouth will host a Halloween Party!! A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the (H)EAT Campaign.

The party will be a 50's Costume theme in the Roundabout Function Room, with a live (or undead?) DJ spinning spooky tunes. $20 gets you great appetizers, complimentary boo-tini and a chance to win $500 for the best costume.

For more information call The Roundabout at 603-431-1440

(H)EAT Begins Again!

It's time to begin the 2011-2012 Seacoast Local (H)EAT Campaign!

Once again, local businesses will be pulling together to raise money for food and fuel assistance on the Seacoast. Our Goal? Ten Thousand Meals and Ten Thousand Gallons.

The (H)EAT Committee is an all-volunteer organization and we could use your help too. Please contact us at info@heat-eat.org to get involved.

And thanks!

Celebrate the Arts and the Community!

WHO! Portsmouth Middle School Arts Students, parents, Seacoast Local Businesses, community stakeholders, and YOU!

WHAT! A celebration of the Arts and the Community

WHEN! March, 14^th, 2011

WHERE! RiverRun Bookstore, 20 Congress Street, Portsmouth, NH

TIME! 6:30- 8

Come join us for a celebration of the wrap up of (H)EAT and (H)ART. The third annual Seacoast Local campaign was able to raise over $24,000 and help over 10 families with home heating oil, thanks to our member donors Lamprey Brothers and D.F. Richards, as well as countless other Seacoast Local businesses, including Me & Ollies, Philbrick’s Fresh Market, Runner’s Alley, Treehouse Toys.

(H)ART, led by middle school art teacher Anna Nuttall,, had over 30 middle school art student participants who created amazing posters, now hanging in local businesses downtown, that draw the public’s attention to the need for food and fuel on the local level.

Come on out on Monday and show some love and support for our young local artists and local philanthropy.

Bring a canned good, purchase some (H)EAT swag! Spring isn’t here yet, and there continue to be families in need of food and fuel on the Seacoast.

(H)ART and (H)EAT Unite!

The posters have arrived and they are awesome!

(H)ART has been a new addition to the (H)EAT campaign this year. Working with Art- Speak, the City of Portsmouth’s Cultural Commission, Portsmouth Middle School art students learned and explored the Seacoast’s own need for food and fuel and then developed a visual campaign that both educated and engaged the public on this local need.

Over the past few months the 6th and 7th graders Portsmouth Middle School's Art students, taught by Anna Nuttell, had visits from the Seacoast Family Food Pantry and Shannon Hill to learn about food and fuel. The students each created a drawing, or visual representation of the messages of (H)EAT. Elise Weeks and Megan Keogh, of Pixels and Pulp, worked with the students in creating and printing the poster.

Here is a peak at some of the posters around Portsmouth. They are a total of 30 so be sure to check them all out!

By: Eddie (7th Grade) at Serendipity By: Emily (6th Grade) at RiverRun Bookstore

By: Cam (7th Grade) at Dos Amigos

By: Olivia (7th Grade) at Me & Ollie's

Many thanks to the amazing Anna Nuttell, art teacher extraordinaire and head gal of (H)ART, Elise and Megan of Pixels and Pulp, the creative and talented, 6th and 7th graders of Portsmouth Middle school, Seacoast Family Food Pantry, Shannon Hill, Art-Speak, and the local Portsmouth businesses for giving these posters a home.

Where to find each poster:

Worldly Goods, 37 Congress St, Olde Port Property,26 Congress St, Saunder’s Fish Market, 367 Marcy St, Piscataqua Savings Bank,15 Pleasant St,Eyelook Optical, 7 Congress St, Flower Kiosk, 61 Market St, Prelude, 65 Market Street, Me & Ollies Bakery and Café, 10 Pleasant Street (Market Square), Poco’s Bow Street Cantina, 37 Bow Street, Main-ly New Hampshire,22 Deer St., Nahcotta, 110 Congress St.,RiverRun Bookstore, 20 Congress St, Portsmouth Candle Co,62 Congress St, Good Vibes, 16 Congress St, Runner’s Alley,104 Congress St,Portsmouth Health Food,151 Congress St, Paradiza, 63 Penhallow St, Ceres Bakery, 51 Penhallow St, Dos Amigos Burritos, 107 State St, Le Club Boutique,41 Vaughan Mall(one for each entrance),Water Monkey,33 Vaughn Mall,Serendipity,41 Pleasant St,Jane Gee Natural Beauty Care,10 Ladd St,G. Williker! Toy Shop,13 Market St,Treehouse Toys,147 Market St, Portsmouth Brewery,56 Market Street,Tulips,19 Market St,Three Graces,105 Market St,Somnia,107 Congress St

Yoga Mala In Pictures

A week has passed, my hamstings have recovered..and Yoga Mala was a huge and amazing success!!

The Portsmouth Harbor and Conference Center was a great location and the room was packed by the time I got there.

There were some (H)ART posters on display, thanks to Anna Nuttell and the middle school art students. They looked great and hopefully will be on display around town this week.

One last dash of water and we were off on our 108 Sun Salutation journey.

Time really flew and it was amazing how the energy and everyone in the room came together. Every 10 to 12 sun salutations we were given a thought about hunger and fuel needs which just reaffirmed why we were here, participating in the Yoga Mala and raising money for (H)EAT.

And with a total of $7,000 raised and counting thank you thank you thank to everyone who helped organized and participated in this event for (H)EAT!!