New Hampshire Sunday News, Arts and Entertainment Section

Northwood Playground Project

A few months ago, in the rural New Hampshire town of Northwood, a small group of concerned local citizens got together and decided that the town needed a public playground. There is a playground at the school, but it's not available to the town's young children and their parents when school is in session. This is when the Northwood Playground Project was formed.

The mission of the Northwood Playground Project is to raise $60,000 through private donations to fully fund the playground. I was approached by the group a few weeks ago and asked if I would be willing to donate the use of some of my local photographs and put them into a calendar to be sold as a fundraiser. I agreed, and the Northwood, New Hampshire, 2011 Wall Calendar was created. It contains thirteen unique full page photographs of local scenery and wildlife.

If you live in Northwood or the surrounding area, the calendar should be a fixture in your home. If you don't live in Northwood, it's still a great calendar and you get to help out a fantastic cause. The price for this calendar is only $20 (plus $3 First Class shipping anywhere in the continental United States. For international shipping, please email for rates), with 45% of the gross sales going to the Northwood Playground Project.

Also, if you live in the area and would like to advertise in the calendar there are still some spots available, ranging from $25 for a business card ad in the "Year at a Glance" section, $25 to sponsor the day of your choice, $50 for a half banner on one of the months, and $100 for a full banner on a month. ALL of the advertising proceeds go to the Northwood Playground Project. Advertising spots are limited, so email me for more info regarding advertising.

Many of these photographs have been featured in previous postings on my blog, so if you want to see a larger image, check back and see if you can find it. They might also be found on my website. All calendars ordered by December 13th will ship on December 15th so you have them prior to Christmas. They make great gifts! Orders after December 13th can not be guaranteed for Christmas delivery, but they will ship the next business day after order.

$20.00 each, plus $3.00 Shipping

If you live in Northwood or the surrounding area, or anywhere else for that matter, and you'd like to help the cause, please share this post via Facebook or Twitter via the button at the top right hand side of the post. Thank you, and Happy Holidays.

Points of Light

ISO 400 ----- 65mm ----- f32 ----- 6 seconds

Bow Lake Sunrise 11-10-10

ISO 400 ----- 29mm ----- f4 ----- 1/8000

Granite State Symphony Orchestra - 2

ISO 1000 ----- 135mm ----- f2.5 ----- 1/250

Granite State Symphony Orchestra

ISO 1000 ----- 100mm ----- f2.8 ----- 1/100

Bow Lake Nights

ISO 400 ----- 10mm ----- f5 ----- 16 minutes

Frosted Thistle

ISO 400 ----- 60mm ----- f2.8 ----- 1/250

Fern Arch

ISO 400 ----- 60mm ----- f3.6 ----- 1/350