Bedford, NH

I moved to the Town of Bedford, Dec 1, 2001. At that time I had a 3 & 4 yr old. I moved here #1 my sister was moving so it became an opportunity I couldn't turn down & secondly because I vowed that my boys would not attend Manchester schools. We would have sold every worldly possession to have kept them out of the public schools in Manchester.

Since we have moved here the boys have gone through kindergarten through 5th & 6th grade here. I couldn't possibly be so happy with another town. We are large enough so we are not in the boonies but still with a lot of small town charm. I have met so many phenomenal people since living here. Especially since I volunteered at the school and because the boys are so involved in sports and activities through the school. I have seen the towns people rally around and help when a town member needs help. When Lisa Readman was paralyzed from the waist down after a tree fell on her. The town rallied together and helped them sell their current home and find a single floor home in Bedford and then helped modify it so it was wheel chair accessible. The town also then held tons of fundraisers to help with all her medical bills. Another parent in town was on the ball field with his son when he suffered a aneurysm the town rallied to help Julie w/the kids and also raised a ton of money to help w/gas and expenses as her husband was in Dartmouth.

As most of you know the past 4 months have been anything but easy. We were one of the millions of families that have been suffering from layoffs. When I was mentioning to friends on Sunday that my boys would not be able to play baseball this season due to the sheer cost, another mom jumped in and told me to write to the board and explain your situation. So I ate every ounce of pride and wrote to the board and explained our situation and they have graciously informed me that my children would not be turned away and they would do whatever they needed to do on their end to assure that my children also got the opportunity to play this baseball season. Words can not describe how quickly I became humbled. I really didn't think that they would do anything for us and may even turn us away. Instead they reached out and fulfilled the hopes and dreams of two boys, that all they wanted to do was play spring baseball. I am so thankful and appreciative of this town and the opportunity they have given the boys. It will never be forgotten and I hope they understand how thankful this family is and we can not say it enough.