Blog #1
May 1, 2024
Hello everyone! My name is Ellie and I’m NH’s 2024-2025 Kid Governor. My platform is helping to decrease animal abuse in NH. I chose this platform because I love all kinds of animals and they shouldn’t be treated badly. Currently for my platform I am having a drive at my school to donate supplies to my nearby shelter.
As part of my Awareness Campaign, I am sharing the contact information of shelters by regions of NH:
South Central
Humane Society of Greater Nashua
24 Ferry Rd, Nashua NH 03064
(603) 889-2275www.hsfn.org
Animal Rescue League of NH
545 State St Rte 101, Bedford NH 03110
(603) 472-3647
www.animalrescueleague.org
Southeast
New Hampshire SPCA
104 Portsmouth Ave, Stratham NH 03885
(603) 778-7804
www.nhspca.org
Southwest
Monadnock Humane Society
101 W Swanzey Rd, Swanzey NH 03446
(603) 352-9011
www.monadnockhumanesociety.org
Lakes Region
New Hampshire Humane Society
1305 Meredith Center Rd, Laconia NH 03246
(603) 524-3252
www.nhhumane.org
Pope Memorial SPCA
94 Silk Farm Rd., Concord, NH 03301
(603) 856-8756
www.popememorialspca.org
North Country
Conway Area Humane Society
223 E Main St, Conway NH 03818
(603) 447-595
www.conwayhumane.org
Above The Notch Humane Society
298 NH-18, Sugar Hill NH 03586
(603) 823-7077
www.atnhs.org
I also have been interviewed on the eYe on Education TV Show by host Ed Lecius, and was featured in an article in the online magazine News-O-Matic.
I even got to ask civic questions on the Granite State Challenge show on NHPBS!
My Executive Councilors have been very busy too! Check out what they have been up to in support of their platforms:
NH Kid Executive Councilor Jack R. of St. Christopher’s Academy in Nashua held a
successful food drive as part of his platform on combatting childhood hunger in NH. His classmates donated about 200 pounds of food to the Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter.
NH Kid Executive Councilor Levi W. of Beaver Meadow School in Concord created “Fun Fridays” at his school to promote his platform on kindness and inclusion.
NH Kid Executive Councilor Zoey H. was recently recognized at a Rochester school board meeting for her platform on children struggling with mental health issues. With the help of her classmates at Maple Street Magnet School, she started a Kindness Club at her school.
NH Kid Executive Councilor Parker F. from Maple Street School in Hopkinton has launched a campaign to raise money for The Ocean Cleanup in support of her platform on littering and pollution. She has also sold recycled items from trash in the ocean at her school to support her platform.
In support of her platform to help teachers fund classrooms, NH Kid Executive Councilor Hattie H. of Edward Fenn Elementary School in Gorham recently distributed school supplies and classroom snacks throughout her school. She’s planning a second fundraiser in June.
NH Kid Executive Councilor Noah S. from Oyster River Middle School in Durham is fighting homelessness by collecting donations for Gather NH.
Stay tuned for more updates in my next blog!