For the third consecutive year Bristol Community Services, Bristol Fire Department and the Tapply-Thompson Community Center will be providing brand new coats through our partnership with Operation Warm. We will also have snow pants and boots for youth elementary age and younger. Last year we distributed winter wear to more than 100 youth. This year we will be unable to have families come in to try on items due to the current health restrictions. There are order forms available at Bristol Community Services, the TTCC and through the School Nurses in the Newfound District. Orders need to be placed by Oct. 28 for Oct. 30, pick up or by Nov. 3 for Nov. 6 pick up. Pick up times will be from 8 a.m. to noon. Pick-up times need to be scheduled by contacting the TTCC at 744-2713 or by email. Forms can be emailed to bccfun@metrocast.net or dropped off at BCS or the TTCC. We are unable to allow returns/exchanges this year but have a sizing chart available on the TTCC website at ttccrec.org. We do have limited inventory so items will be given out until we run out of supplies. We do not have sizes for toddlers or babies. This program has been partially funded by the Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction. To make a donation to the program please visit the TTCC website and use our donation button. Please specify that this donation is for Operation Warm.
A Belmont Climate Summit will be held Oct. 28. The Climate Summit brings climatology leaders from around the state to teach and inspire young people. Chris Pare, a senior at Belmont High School, believes the climate summit “will help kickstart high school students state-wide into being more environmentally cautious and educated.” William Riley, a junior at Belmont High School, sees the climate summit as “an opportunity to create new connections between schools throughout New Hampshire, which will hopefully lead towards climate action.” The students ran a Climate Summit last May, which brought together more than 100 viewers, and six expert speakers, including the State Climatologist, and a former leading NASA Scientist. This year the summit has a theme of “The Effects of Climate Change on Wildlife,” bringing together four phenomenal speakers, including a Dartmouth professor, and the executive director of the Squam Lakes Science Center. The event is set to take place on Oct. 28, from 4 to 6 p.m. over Zoom. The event is being overseen by Outdoor Environmental Club advisors Sarah Deuell, and Adrien Deshaies, both science teachers at Belmont High School. Sarah Deuell says, “New Hampshire’s climate has been slowly changing over the last century. Understanding our impact and what we can do in our day-to-day choices to mitigate climate change in our state is a civic duty. I’m excited to learn how climate change impacts our native wildlife and what the future holds for them.” For more information and to sign up for the event, please visit sites.google.com/sau80.org/outdoor-environmental-club/home.
The towns of Bow and Dunbarton are holding their annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day and Electronics Collection for their town residents on Oct. 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will be at the Bow Department of Public Works at 12 Robinson Road, Bow. Bow and Dunbarton residents should bring their household hazardous waste to the event to safely dispose of harmful materials. Items accepted at the event include oil-based paints and solvents (no latex paint), used motor oil, antifreeze, transmission fluid, swimming pool chemicals, insecticides, fluorescent light bulbs, batteries, household cleaning chemicals and propane tanks. Please do not bring latex paint, explosives, asbestos products or prescription drugs. A list of acceptable and unacceptable materials can be found at bownh.gov/340/Annual-Household-Hazardous-Waste-Collect. This year there will be a company collecting electronics and computer items for free, or a modest fee depending on the item. There is no fee for items such as computers, cell phones, keyboards, mice, cable boxes, power cords and cables. There is a small fee for certain items such as printers, televisions, microwaves, computer speakers, dehumidifiers, air conditioners and appliances such as Keurig machines. The fee schedule for recycling electronic materials is available on the Town of Bow’s website. Please email bowrecycles@gmail.com with questions.