When doing your holiday shopping online, be sure to visit Shops on Star for a wealth of lovely Star Island-related gifts and beautiful holiday ornaments. It’s the perfect place to get that something special for a loved one this season while supporting the isle we all adore.

Sadly, Shops on Star doesn’t sell watches, blu-rays or Skylanders, so you might also consider checking out GoodShop or Charity Blast to see if retailers you would like to shop from are listed on their sites. You could be supporting Star while you shop. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!

1). Visit GoodShop or Charity Blast.

2). Make sure to choose Star Island Corporation as the cause you wish to support.

3). Search through the list of participating retailers and click on the store you wish to shop from and you will be supporting Star while you shop! Contribution percentages vary by retailer.

These two sites work with popular retailers you might already be planning to shop from online, such as Amazon, Toys R Us, Barnes & Noble, Home Depot, etc.

Looking for the perfect present for a beloved Shoaler this holiday season? Shops on Star now offers gift cards!

Choose any amount, starting at $25. There is no expiration date. For use on www.shopsonstar.com only.

This Wednesday’s episode of New Hampshire Chronicle on WMUR returns to the Shoals to shine a light on rebuilding the White Island lighthouse.

On a clear day you can see the lighthouse on White Island from all along the NH Coastline. It has been guiding mariners since the early 1800′s. It has also been battered, cracked, and the 110 foot walkway has been washed away.

Tonight we set sail for the iconic location and bring you a story of rebuilding. It started with some schoolchildren and their teacher and it has lead to some good old Yankee craftsmanship and ingenuity.

Catch this episode on WMUR-9 at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, or afterward online at WMUR.com.

Star Island is happy to release the following schedule of conferences for the 2012 season. A few conferences, like ISHRA-June, Writelines II, and the Quaker Retreat are simply waiting to finalize their schedule and are not yet included in the following list.
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We are looking for iconic photographs of Star Island – moments that capture the essence of your experience on Star Island. Anything from a beautiful sunset to a jump off the pier, if a photo captures your Shoaler heart in some way then we would love to see it!

These photos would be considered for use in Star Island publications or our Web pages, so please only submit photos for which you can give permission for publication. Please note that we cannot guarantee using all photos submitted for a variety of reasons, and if we would like to use your submitted photo then we will contact you – and you will be credited when/if your photos are used.

Email photos in .jpg format to Jon, our office assistant, at email hidden; JavaScript is required. Alternatively, if you have several photos or they are large, upload them to a Web site like Picasa or Snapfish and share them with him. If your photo is already on Facebook then just send him a nudge in the right direction.

Please submit your photos before November 20 for consideration.

Thank you!

Are you longing to help with the Starry Night fundraising event but live too far from Portsmouth? No problem! You can host Starry Night in your own neck of the woods. All you need is a place, a time and date, and a theme. How about a coffee house with desserts and open mike? A pot luck supper? A pancake breakfast? A wine and cheese tasting? Thanksgiving pie baking contest? There are lots of possibilities for bringing Shoalers of all ages together for fun while raising some funds for Star Island.

We’ve already had one event: special thanks to Pelican Adam Shapiro who hosted this year’s first Starry Night, “A Great Day” in May. His outdoor battle of the bands raised about $300 from the Pels and friends in his neighborhood in Hartford.

There are no restrictions. Pick a date that works for you. We’ll help you with a mailing or email blast to the Shoalers in your area. Call us at (603) 430-6272 or email Director of Development Angela Matthews at email hidden; JavaScript is required to let us know your plans!

Star Island Newsletter

Fall 2011

Volume XXXVII, Issue 3

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