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NEW HAMPSHIRE MAGAZINE NAMES LOCAL BUSINESS “BEST OF NH 2016”

Celebration June 16 in Manchester to Benefit the New Hampshire Food Bank

(Your City -- Date, 2016) ______(business name/person) has been selected by the editors of New Hampshire Magazine as “Best of NH 2016” for ______(category). The winners will be celebrated at the Best of NH Party on Thursday, June 16, at Manchester’s Northeast Delta Dental Stadium from 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Proceeds from the event’s ticket sales will benefit the New Hampshire Food Bank, a program of New Hampshire Catholic Charities.

“We’re very excited about returning to the Northeast Delta Dental Stadium, home of the Fisher Cats,” says New Hampshire Magazine Editor Rick Broussard. “What says summer better than being in a ballpark? You can stroll the concourse and sample the fare of more than 60 restaurants and retailers, all of them Best of NH winners. And the evening ends with a not-to-miss fireworks display.”

Plus, there will be prizes! One lucky party-goer will have the chance to win an all-inclusive week’s vacation for four at Squam Lake, provided by RDC Resort.

One ticket buys attendeesthe complete Best of NH experience. To guarantee tickets, log on to To ensure the best experience, only a limited number of tickets will be available to this grand celebration.

Sponsors include AutoFair, RDC Resort, Jim Beam Black, Atlas Fireworks, William Hill Estate Winery, Samuel Adams, Eastern Bank, Bud Light Water-Mellon-Rita, Barefoot Refresh Spritzers, Liberity Utilities and New Hampshire Tourism. Media sponsors are WMUR-TV, 95.7 WZID and 92.5 The River.

The Food Bank, the largest non-profit food distribution center in the state, obtains and distributes donated and purchased food to more than 400 registered agencies that in turn provide the food to hungry people in New Hampshire through soup kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters, and elderly and children’s programs.

New Hampshire Magazine is the state’s premier lifestyle magazine. It is published by McLean Communications, a media company based in Manchester, NH. McLean’s other publications include New Hampshire Business Review, New Hampshire Home, Parenting New Hampshire, Destination NH and BRIDE. McLean, which also specializes in event and custom publishing projects, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yankee Publishing, Inc., publishers of Yankee Magazineand The Old Farmer’s Almanac.

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