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!!

Upcoming Events!

The 3rd Annual Yoga Mala to benefit (H)EAT is this Sunday!

What is this you ask?...

Yoga Mala joins 13 local yoga studios and the yoga community in a three class of 108 Sun Salutations and meditation.

When: Sunday, February 6^th, 2011 9am to Noon

Where: Portsmouth Harbor Events and Conference Center. 100 Deer St, Portsmouth, NH

How: $20 pre-registered, $25 at the door. Participants are asked to collect pledges in addition to class fee. All proceeds go to benefit (H)EAT.

You can pre-register with your studio, or contact erin@yogaonthehillkittery.com. This year the thirteen participating studios will be offering a prize for the biggest fundraiser for the event: three months of free unlimited yoga at the hosting studios!

There are many ways you can participate, even if you can not attend the actual Yoga Mala event, including emailing Erin to be paired with someone to sponsor.

Shannon McGauley is a yoga teacher who teaches a few days at Yoga East. She is not able to make Yoga Mala this year, but instead will be holding a class this Sunday at her home studio and donating all the money raised that day to (H)EAT!

Big or small contributions; ever little bit helps and it is amazing to see the community come together for this event and the (H)EAT campaign.

Erin Ethers, of Yoga on the Hill in Kittery, ME, and coordinator of Yoga Mala this year says it perfectly:

"Winter can feel harsh and depleting to all of us...but imagine you could not buy groceries or pay for heat. You may have never faced those problems in your own life, but many people in our community do, every winter. We gather as a community to contribute as a group, in a way we cannot contribute as individuals. I doubt any one of us could easily donate $7,000, but that is how much we raised last year. We did this by simply attending a fun class and asking our friends to support us."

$10,000 and Counting!

The (H)EAT Campaign has raised over $10,000!

See official press release here.

With the campaign half-way over many thanks go out to all of those who are working to make (H)EAT’s goal of raising enough donations to fund 10,000 meals and 10,000 gallons of home heating oil possible. Thank you to Seacoast Local business members Me & Ollies Bakery and Cafe, Philbrick’s Fresh Market, Portsmouth Candle Company, RiverRun Bookstore, SecondRun Bookstore, Runner’s Alley, Treehouse Toys, The Wire, and Yoga East who each have been a huge support to the campaign; hosting collection canisters, food drives and donating funds. And thank you to local businesses D.F. Richard Energy and Lamprey Brothers who have been hard at work providing oil assistance.

Seacoast community members have also played a significant part in raising funds for the (H)EAT Campaign. Thank you to Bruce Pingree and the Press Room for hosting (H)EAT tables at local music nights. Thank you to Michelle Moon, Steve Johnson, and The Red Door for producing A Winters Tale Series. Thank you to Erin Ehlers of Yoga on the Hill and the yoga community for putting on Yoga Mala. And of course, thank you to all who have sent in donations.

We still have two months so we need your help!

If you are interested in volunteering or have a fun, exciting idea for an event you can reach us at info@heat-eat.org.