Swampbat Night was a Hit!
July 9th was a hot Tuesday night in the Elm City as an intrepid group of youngsters and staff took a short ride over to KHS’s Alumni field to watch the Keene Swampbats take on the Mystic Schooners. It was a great community night including a special ceremonial first pitch! Thanks to the staff who […]
Summer Cedarcrest Gazette: News and Appreciation
The Cedarcrest Gazette, the organization’s newsletter, is published semi-annually and includes articles featuring news of the children, their staff, programs, strategic initiatives, community engagement, and community support. This edition keeps up that tradition with robust stories about our efforts to educate those representing our communities in the state and the federal government about the needs […]
Children’s Wish List-Summer ’24
From time to time, Cedarcrest Center supporters request information as to the children’s special recreation, personal or special equipment needs. We find this list is ever-changing and have moved the list from our Gazette Newsletter to this online website posting to ensure its timeliness and accuracy. Please check back from time to time as needs […]
Support Playground Project During NH Gives!
Mark your calendars for June 11-12 and NH Gives! NH Gives is a 24-hour online giving event to encourage support of NH nonprofit organizations. The 24 hours of giving starts on June 11th at 5 pm and concludes at 5 pm on June 12th. This year the campaign for Cedarcrest will support resurfacing sections of our […]
NHDI Dancers Have Spectacular Show
Memorial Day Weekend, dancers from Cedarcrest participated in the New Hampshire Dance Institute Event of the Year: From Sea to Shining Sea on the big stage of the Redfern Arts Center at Keene State College. These performances are the culmination of months of weekly dance classes held for our students here in our Atrium and […]
Advisory Council Annual Breakfast
Recently a group of Cedarcrest Cedarcrest’s Advisory Council and Trustees got together for breakfast and had their Spring update from President/CEO Jay Hayston and the leadership staff. He provided news about the diversity of needs of the children and youth we serve; the newly approved Strategic Plan for 2023-2026 and what’s on our horizon! Thanks […]
2024 Prom Announced
For more than a decade, Cedarcrest has hosted an annual Spring Prom, and this year’s theme is Stardust Soiree! The children and youth, families, friends, staff, and community members will dance the early evening away on June 15th. The event will start at 5:30 pm here in the Cedarcrest Atrium and include CJ the DJ […]
Heath Quartet Performs at Cedarcrest
We were grateful to have the internationally award-winning Heath Quartet of Ashuelot Concerts perform for us in our Atrium on April 25th! Ashuelot Concerts musicians have performed several times for the children and staff since the inception of the classical music organization in 2022. Their mission is to bring live classical music to a wide […]
Staff Milestones Recognized
Last month we celebrated staff milestone anniversaries with two special lunches for the honorees. President/CEO Jay Hayston and Director of People Operations Erin Dallas-Patch hosted the lunch recognition events and presented the employees with our tradition of milestone year T-shirts and badge clips. 30 Years Jo-Ellen Kelly 20 Years Amy Prentice 15 Years Amanda Babcock […]
Battle of the Badges March 9th Thank you!
2024 Event was a Huge Success! March 9th Update: We had over 700 fans at Keene Ice cheering on Team Fire and Team Law and it was a spectacular event. Over $16,000 was donated by sponsors, ticket buyers, and raffle ticket purchases. Thank you! To view photos of the event please visit our Facebook page! […]
