Providing compassionate in-home and out-patient care in Plymouth, NH
Thank you to all of our sponsors, local businesses and high bidders for helping us raise close to $12,000 for all of our neighbors in need. ‘It takes a village’ and our community did not disappoint.
Don’t forget to pick up your items at Boulder Point.
For a second year, Pemi-Baker Community Health has decided to forgo their annual in person Brunch/Live Auction Fundraiser out of concern for the health and safety of their community, replacing it with a month long ON-LINE auction in the hopes of replicating last year’s success. 
The auction has something for everyone with gift certificates and specialty services from local businesses, gift baskets with toys for the kids, champagne and chocolate picnics and spa day ingredient get-aways. Pontoon boat rides, NASCAR dream drives, golf packages, the items are endless and with bidding and buy now options you can walk away with a steal!
The auction is on-line for the month of May at www.32auctions.com/PBCH2021. All of the items have been donated by local businesses and friends of PBCH allowing all money raised to go to their uninsured or under-insured patients as well as toward their free community programs they offer: Coffee w/ Caregivers, Loss & Grief Support, Fill Out Your Forms.
“It is important for us to continue our important work in supporting the members of our community who need medical aid at home and we are so appreciative of the businesses who helped us by being sponsors or by donating items to make this auction possible,” said Amy Dennis, Interim Executive Director and Senior HR Director.
PBCH would like to thank Dumont Construction, Mid-State Health Center, Waterville Valley Realty, Speare Memorial Hospital, Squam Lakes Financial Advisors, Noyes Insurance, R.M. Piper General Contractors, Meredith Village Savings Bank, NEEBCO and Mainstay Technologies for their sponsorships.
With over 50 years of experience, serving clients from 22 towns in central and northern New Hampshire, Pemi-Baker Community Health is committed to creating healthier communities. Services include at-home healthcare (VNA), hospice and palliative care, on-site physical and occupational therapy and aquatic therapy in their 90-degree therapy pool. Providing compassionate care with experienced staff who are trained, certified professionals in the business because of their hearts. In your time of need, we’re right where you need us.
~written by Anna Swanson
The holidays came early for Pemi-Baker Community Health(PBCH) thanks to a generous donation from Service Credit Union. Both non-profit companies have strong missions to support the communities they serve and PBCH plans to use the donation for much needed training supplies for their nurses.
Since 1967, Pemi-Baker Community Health has brought compassionate health care into the homes of Central and Northern New Hampshire, delivering much needed home health, palliative, hospice and therapeutic care to patients in 22 towns.
Service Credit Union was established in 1957 to support military personnel and their families at what was then Pease Air Force Base in New Hampshire. Since then, they have grown to serve members all over the world. Their 800+ employees provide financial services at 50 walk-in locations throughout New Hampshire, North Dakota, Massachusetts and Germany.
“Without the generous support of community partners like Service Credit Union, we would have a difficult time continuing our mission and we wish to extend our thanks to Jenn Duncan, Branch Manager at the Plymouth Service Credit Union” said Danielle Paquette-Horne, Home Health, Palliative Care & Hospice Director, at Pemi-Baker Community Health.
Please consider donating to Pemi-Baker Community Health during the New Year by visiting their website, www.pbhha.org. If you order online, Amazon will give a percentage of your purchases directly to Pemi-Baker Community health by using Amazon Smile. Visit www.smile.amazon.com and choose Pemi-Baker Community Health. Or perhaps you would like to donate your time instead. There is room in their Free Hospice Volunteer Training starting January 5th via Zoom. Contact Lauren Bell, SW and Volunteer Coordinator at info@pbhha.org or 603-536-2232.
PBCH is located at 101 Boulder Point Drive, Plymouth, NH. To contact us please call: 603-536-2232 or email: info@pbhha.org
Plymouth Service Credit Union branch is conveniently located inside the Plymouth Walmart. They offer numerous member tailored lending options including mortgages, auto loans, credit cards as well as savings, checking and business banking services. 1-800-936-7730, www.servicecu.org
~written by Anna Swanson
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Whether it’s making someone smile, helping a neighbor or stranger out, showing up for an issue or people we care about, or giving some of what we have to those who need our help, every act of generosity counts and everyone has something to give. GivingTuesday strives to build a world in which the catalytic power of generosity is at the heart of the society we build together, unlocking dignity, opportunity and equity around the globe.
Our community is STRONG! Let’s help it grow even stronger. Join us in giving back for GivingTuesday on December 1. Give to your local nonprofit, volunteer, or do an act of kindness. Every act of generosity counts and each means more when we give together.
With over 50 years of experience, serving clients from 22 towns in central and northern New Hampshire, Pemi-Baker Community Health is committed to creating healthier communities. Services include at-home healthcare (VNA), hospice and palliative care, on-site physical and occupational therapy and aquatic therapy in their 90-degree therapy pool.
~Written by Anna Swanson
Pemi-Baker Community Health Raises Critical Funds for Home care and Hospice Patients-
The COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on Pemi-Baker Community Health’s plans for their Annual Auction and Brunch fundraiser but thanks to the generosity of community sponsors, donors and bidders, their ‘No-Show Auction’, an on line only event, was a success! 
With over 85 items to bid on, raffles to invest in and specialty services to donate towards, they hit their fundraising goal and raised the critical funds needed to continue their important work in supporting the members of this community who need medical aid at home. Now, more than ever, PBCH patients need nursing and social work support for their sudden illnesses and hospice needs. Many of their patients are experiencing increased feelings of depression and isolation, as well as heightened anxiety, particularly because many are at high-risk for COVID-19.
As a non-profit for over 52 years, Pemi-Baker Community Health has served family, friends and neighbors in 18+ towns and they couldn’t have done it without the generosity of individuals and businesses alike. Pemi-Baker would like to thank the following businesses for sponsoring the auction: Dumont Construction Inc., Mid-State Health Center, Northway Bank, Speare Memorial Hospital, NEEBCO, MatrixCare, Noyes Insurance, Service Credit Union, Insurance 24, Steve and Carole Osmer, Brian Weeks Electric, Highline Acoustics, Deb Hills Cleaning Services, Peabody & Smith Realty and Meredith Village Savings Bank.
Would you like to support Pemi-Baker Community Health? Visit their website, www.pbhha.org, to make a donation or join their ‘Circle of Friends’. This special group of good as gold supporters, make small, monthly donations to provide ongoing funding so PBCH can mobilize care, irregardless of the patient’s ability to pay. Just $10 a month will help ensure that every family can find the compassion, education and assistance necessary to help their loved one. You can make a difference to a friend or family member today with less than the amount you spend on lunch.
~Anna Swanson, Outreach and Communications
With the upmost concern about the health and safety of our community, we have decided to hold a “No-Show Auction” in lieu of our regular large fundraising event in late spring.
In these days of social distancing and an unknown future, it is important for us to continue our important work in supporting the members of our community who need medical aid at home. Now, more than ever, our Pemi-Baker patients need nursing and social work support for their sudden illnesses and hospice needs. Many of our patients are experiencing increased feelings of depression and isolation, as well as heightened anxiety, particularly because many are at high-risk for COVID19.
We are asking our loyal donors and supporters like YOU to help us raise critical funds. Our ‘No-Show Auction offers 5 RAFFLE items, 5 DONATION-Help a Neighbor items and 70 items and services to bid on.
We are very appreciative of the businesses who helped us by being sponsors or by donating services to make this auction possible.
We are incredibly grateful for everyone’s understanding, generosity and support during these uncertain times.
Pemi-Baker Community Health wants to say THANK YOU to the New Hampshire Electric Co-op Foundation for a very generous grant for a new commercial washer and dryer! This is a huge upgrade for our facility and was sorely needed. If NH Electric Co-op is your utility company you can help. Funding for grants such as these come from NH Electric Co-op members who participate in the Round-Up Program and have their monthly electric bills rounded up to the nearest dollar.
Founded in 2006, the purpose of the New Hampshire Electric Co-op Foundation is to improve the quality of life for their members and the communities they serve. As a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), the NHEC Foundation provides grants to charitable organizations, throughout NHEC’s service territory that are designed to promote health and social well-being programs, enrichment programs and/or educational programs, hunger programs, cultural art programs and academic achievement programs.
We are so lucky to have such a great business in our community!
Pemi-Baker Community Health recently received a grant from the Heart & Hands Thrift Shop for a new pool exercise platform. “We’re very excited to have this platform for our therapy pool. It allows children to stand in deeper water while doing their aqua therapy and is also used by our taller aqua aerobics participants in the deep end,” said Kathryn Schwartzer, PT, DPT. 
The Heart & Hands Thrift Shop, located at 8 Maple Street in Meredith, is a collaboration of three Meredith Churches: Trinity Episcopal Church, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church and the First Congregational Church. The thrift shop is run by volunteers and one paid employee, with all the money raised coming from donated items. “We have given over $220,000 in grants and scholarships since opening our doors in August of 2017,”said Lisa Clark, Heart & Hands volunteer. Scholarships and grants have been given to many non-profits in the Lakes Region including local students and student programs, summer camp participants, the Meredith Food Pantry and now Pemi-Baker Community Health is a lucky recipient.
Pemi-Baker Community Health would like to thank those involved with the Heart & Hands Thrift Shop as well as those who have donated to the shop over the years. Community generosity is not just about giving, it’s about making a difference. Thanks to you, Pemi-Baker Community Health and many other non-profits in the area can continue to make a difference touching the hearts of your families and neighbors.
Pemi-Baker Community Health is a non-profit visiting nurse association servicing 18 towns in central and northern New Hampshire. For over 52 years it has been the home care provider of choice for Grafton County. In addition to at-home healthcare (VNA) services, they also provide hospice and palliative care, on site physical and occupational therapy, fitness memberships, Bereavement and Caregiver Support groups and other community outreach programs.
~by Anna Swanson
Even in this season of giving, CEO, Chandra Engelbert was pleasantly surprised when she received a phone call from Masonic Master, David Hughes about a donation to Pemi-Baker Community Health.
For centuries, Freemasons have contributed to the communities in which they live through the principles of Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth. Freemasonry has existed in New Hampshire since 1735, and many of the leading citizens of our state have been Freemasons. Their charitable activities are many and varied: the Shriners’ Hospitals for Children, support of medical research, scholarships, programs for child identification and combating drug abuse, the Scottish Rite Learning Centers, and local charity. Freemasons are committed to helping those who are less fortunate, and in the process they improve themselves and
hope to build a better world.
With 52 years of experience, serving over 900 clients from 18 towns in central and northern New Hampshire, Pemi-Baker Community Health is the home care provider of choice for Grafton County. Services
include at-home healthcare (VNA), hospice and palliative care, on-site physical and occupational therapy and fitness memberships including a fitness gym and fitness classes in our 90-degree therapy pool. As a nonprofit, Pemi-Baker Community Health offers many free programs to the community including bereavement and caregiver support groups.
ASK Pemi-Baker, is a new program held at the Plymouth Regional Senior Center, every 2nd and 4th Thursdays from 11-12pm with a nurse and social worker on hand to answer any questions one might have.
Thank you to the Chocorua Masonic Lodge, in Holderness, for helping us continue to offer these free services!
~By Anna Swanson
More families will receive care in their homes, where healing occurs best. More children will learn to swim, more people will be able to get support while dealing with the strain of caring for a loved one and more people will enjoy the healing warmth of our therapeutic pool.
Connie C.
Pam O.
Elizabeth B.
Terry W.
Leila L.
Paula W.
Bryan and Renee C., and our mom Joan
