Littleton Coin Company Presents $26,000 in Scholarships
June 23, 2023 – Littleton, NH – Littleton Coin Company (LCC) is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of seven annual scholarships totaling $26,000 for the continuing education of children of our employee-owners and outstanding area students.
The Rena Hood/Bartlett McKinney Memorial Scholarships honor two longtime LCC employees’ dedication to education and community service. Each year they are given to children of LCC’s employees. This year’s recipients are Anna Harvey of Woodstock, NH and Rowan Connolly of Manchester, NH.
Anna Harvey and her mother, Ellie Harvey of LCC’s Marketing Department.
Anna is the daughter of Ellie and Robert Harvey; her mother works in LCC’s Marketing Department. Thanks to her grandfather, Anna has been a coin collector from a young age. A graduate of Lin-Wood Public School, Anna plans to pursue a major in mathematics at Plymouth State University this fall. She is considering a career either as a math teacher or as an actuary, analyzing the financial costs of risk and uncertainty.
Many of Anna’s community service projects are with the Lincoln-Woodstock Rotary. They include spring litter pick-up along the Kancamagus Highway, the annual Christmas Community Chest outreach done in partnership with the Giving Tree at St. Joseph’s Church, and assembling fruit baskets for seniors given out during its Christmas caroling program. In addition, Anna volunteers at Woodstock Fire Department fundraisers, including its Lobster Fest dinners and decorating Christmas wreaths for sale. Each spring, Anna also helps her family tap their maple trees, then boil the sap to make syrup.
Rowan Connolly with his father, Ted Connolly of LCC’s IT Department.
Rowan Connolly is the son of Ted and Lorraine Connolly; his father works in software development in LCC’s IT Department. A graduate of Manchester Memorial High School, he will be attending Southern New Hampshire University this fall. Passionate about filmmaking, he plans to study media production as well as mechanical engineering. He enjoys video editing, art, drawing and writing movie reviews.
His community service includes helping to organize annual Red Cross blood drives at his high school, and being able to donate for the first time after turning 18 this past year. In addition, Rowan spent two years of in-person mentoring Manchester Memorial’s freshmen percussionists in the school’s band after two years of remote learning.
LCC also is pleased to present scholarships to four students in the Littleton High School (LHS) Class of 2023.
Valedictorian Allyson DeMoras is a New Hampshire Scholar and president of the White Mountains’ Chapter of the National Honor Society. Allyson also has been her class president for four years and a member of the Littleton High School Players. She graduated from LHS having already earned 32 college credits, and will be attending the University of New Hampshire in the fall. Allyson is planning a dual major of Homeland Security and Justice Studies with a career goal to work for the FBI as a Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Analyst.
For her contribution of more than 450 hours of community service, Allyson also received a Fannie Sundman Memorial Scholarship from LCC that honors the company’s beloved co-founder. Also receiving a Sundman Scholarship is Amber Lamotte, who is attending Keene State College to study Elementary Education with the goal of becoming a teacher. These two Fannie Sundman scholarships recognize LHS graduates who display exemplary character, integrity and a commitment to community service.
Salutatorian Gordon Chau is a New Hampshire Scholar, the White Mountains’ National Honor Society vice president, senior class vice president, and a tri-sport athlete in soccer, basketball and tennis. Gordon also completed more than 200 hours of community service. He plans to major in Computer Science at the University of New Hampshire with a career goal to work for a major technology company.
Joe Woodson received the third LCC scholarship. A National Honor Society member as well as a member of LHS’s competitive robotics and golf teams, and a Littleton Chamber of Commerce Student of the Year, Joe plans to enroll this fall at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University whose academic headquarters are located in Daytona Beach, FL. He is working on earning his private pilot’s license, with the goal of becoming a pilot for the United States Air Force.
Littleton Coin congratulates these outstanding students for their academic and community service achievements, and wishes them well in their future studies.
Serving coin and paper money collectors nationwide for over 75 years, Littleton Coin Company is a 100% employee-owned company, currently engaging 275 area residents in a wide variety of interesting and challenging full-time and part-time positions. To learn more, visit the company’s website at LittletonCoin.com.
