Event Details

Register HERE! Please note that you must register by May 27th.

Event: SHRA will be hosting a volunteer beach clean-up from 10am-12pm at Hampton Beach in partnership with the Blue Ocean Society. At 12pm we will have a member appreciation lunch and program on how the positive impact of volunteering and corporate social responsibility increases employee engagement. This is a perfect opportunity to use your organizations paid volunteering time!

Where: Meet at the Clam Shell Stage, Hampton Beach
When: 10am-12pm volunteering, 12-1pm lunch and program
Cost: This program will be free for members and non-members to attend. Please register so we can obtain an accurate headcount for food, t-shirts, and volunteering.

What to bring: Reusable gloves, such as work gloves or gardening gloves, that can be washed are best, but when these are not available, we recommend using disposable non-latex gloves.

What to wear: It is usually 10-15 degrees cooler at the beach than it is inland. Cleanup participants should dress in layers and wear closed-toe shoes (e.g., hiking boots or sneakers) or sturdy sandals with an ankle strap. Each participant will also get a free t-shirt.

Our Speaker: 

Kerry Folkins, Director of Community Engagement at the Granite United Way

Kerry is the Community Engagement Director for the Greater Seacoast Region of Granite United Way and has been in this role since 2022. Kerry is Granite Unted Way’s contact for nonprofits in the region and collaborates to strengthen partnerships and identify pressing needs to facilitate supply drives and volunteer opportunities.

In her role Kerry oversees the regional Community Impact Committee (CIC) volunteers throughout the grant funding process and engages volunteers in community outreach efforts. Kerry recruits and coordinates volunteer efforts for regional nonprofit partners, companies and the community at large.

Prior to her role with Granite United Way Kerry was a certified and licensed Recreational Therapist for 25 years working in the healthcare field in New Hampshire. Kerry has worked in both clinical and community- based settings with youth to older adults helping to identify, teach and if needed, modify leisure interests to improve quality of living.

Kerry graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Recreation Management and Policy from UNH with an emphasis in Therapeutic Recreation and Psychology. When she’s not at work Kerry enjoys coaching a women’s rugby team in Dover, NH, skiing, reading, cooking, gardening and volunteering at Pope Memorial Cocheco Humane Society.

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