June Newsletter 2026

Teri Ann Cox
Executive Director of The Children’s Center

Dear Center and Magic Moments Families,

Hard to believe that June has arrived! We have a busy month ahead and I wanted to share with you some key dates in this month’s newsletter.

First, an important annual fundraiser for us that occurs this month is the NH Gives campaign. Hosted by the NH Center for Nonprofits, this organized online platform brings together thousands of donors to raise as much money and awareness as possible for the non-profits that give so much to their communities across the state every day. This year’s campaign occurs on June 9th and 10th and every dollar donated will result in the hope that we can raise at least $10,000 in this short 24-hour window.

Please help the Center in this fundraising effort by sharing our posts about the event on social media or the link we will provide with your friends and family via email or text. The money raised this year will go towards the From the Ground Up project for our infant program. We are looking to install eco-friendly turf beside the baby deck so that our youngest children can enjoy a small playground area of their own.

Preschool graduations are scheduled for June 17th (Magic Moments) and June 19th (for Dragonflies, Playful Penguins, and Snapdragons). Please check with your child’s classroom teachers for the details. We look forward to celebrating with all the students who will be heading off to kindergarten at the end of the summer.

For our dads out there, all the best on Father’s Day which occurs this year on June 21st! Always the third Sunday of June, the National Day of Observance was declared in 1972, but dates back to June 19, 1910, when it was first celebrated in Spokane, Washington thanks to Sonora Smart Dodd, who was raised by her father. William Jackson Smart, a Civil War veteran and a single parent of six children, inspired his daughter Sonora to create a special day that recognized the sacrifices and strength of fathers like him. So glad she did – so we in turn can honor those who influence our lives with their care and support!

Finally, on June 22nd, we will officially have a little ribbon cutting ceremony to thank the donors who generously contributed to the Center’s newly completed Wetlands Learning Garden. This is also the day we kick off our 10-week summer program which will be filled with field trips and fun. I will be sharing our classroom teaching teams’ line up in a separate letter. Please join us in welcoming several new hires who will be with us this summer supporting the 45 additional students who will attend the Center all day (vs. just before or after school). Here’s to a safe and memory-filled month!

Sincerely,

Teri Ann