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Rochester stack up for Afghan aid effort
ROCHESTER — Audrey Stevens’ garage reached its capacity for storing school supplies for Afghan children, so she had to rent a U-Haul truck for additional storage.
Date: 10/29/07 | FOSTERS_NEWS
Endicott students help with Rochester project
Teacher-education students at Endicott College in Beverly, Mass., have donated supplies for teachers at a school being built in Afghanistan and spearheaded by National Guardsman David Stevens of Rochester.
Date: 10/11/07 | FOSTERS_NEWS
Supplies sought for Afghan school
ROCHESTER — Community members are scurrying to collect school supplies as an Afghanistan school has reached 50 percent completion.
Date: 09/28/07 | FOSTERS_COMMUNITY
Rochester program seeks supplies for Afghani children
ROCHESTER — The Rochester Helps group continues to gather school supplies for Afghani children with many community members offering their assistance. To date, about $5,000 has been raised to purchase supplies including 1,400 backpacks.
Date: 09/18/07 | FOSTERS_NEWS
Rochester Helps aids Afghani kids with school supplies
ROCHESTER — The Rochester Helps group continues to gather school supplies for Afghani children with many community members offering their assistance. To date, about $5,000 has been raised to purchase supplies including 1,400 backpacks. Date: 09/17/07 | FOSTERS_NEWS
To build a school: Rochester man, in Afghanistan, looking for help from home
ROCHESTER — The groundbreaking for a new school in Afghanistan may have been one of the most unique experiences Army National Guardsman and former city councilor Dave Stevens has encountered.
Date: 08/20/07 | FOSTERS_NEWS
‘Rochester Helps’ making a difference by gathering supplies for Afghani school
ROCHESTER — Star-shaped streamers, yellow ribbon, magic markers and construction paper covered Audrey Stevens’ kitchen counter Monday night.
Date: 08/02/07 | FOSTERS_NEWS
Guardsman from Rochester seeks help in supplying Afghan school
ROCHESTER — Army National Guardsman David Stevens wants to leave something positive behind in north central Afghanistan, where he is deployed.
Date: 07/14/07 | FOSTERS_NEWS
Rochester council won’t fill vacancy until after budget adoption
ROCHESTER — Whoever fills the City Council’s vacant Ward 1 Seat A slot won’t have to look far to learn the art of debating. Councilors spent longer than anticipated Tuesday batting around when to select a replacement.
Date: 06/02/07 | FOSTERS_NEWS
Deployed Rochester councilor resigns
ROCHESTER — Citing his deployment to Afghanistan, Army National Guardsman and Ward 1 City Councilor David Stevens, who has represented East Rochester for the past 11 years, submitted his resignation to Mayor John Larochelle on Tuesday.
Date: 05/23/07 | FOSTERS_NEWS
Rochester councilor to help train Afghan Army
ROCHESTER — Longtime City Councilor David Stevens is being deployed to Afghanistan to help the fledgling democracy’s army in what he expects to be a one-year mission with 15 other members of the New Hampshire National Guard.
Date: 01/17/07 | Rochester News
N.H. Guard deploying to Afghanistan
By Associated Press
Sunday, February 11, 2007 - Updated: 09:01 AM EST Off to Afghanistan: More than 70 percent of New Hampshire Guard have served in three years
By RILEY YATES
New Hampshire Union Leader Staff -Monday, Feb. 12, 2007
CONCORD – Capt. Aaron Noyes has 17 years in the military, having served overseas in Somalia, Jordan and Iraq. For Capt. Blake Fowler and Master Sgt. David Stevens, it will be the first time they’ve been deployed. >>MORE