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Grant Center
Smith Award
Smith Award of Excellence in Service to Families
Applications now available on the NHCTF homepage
Completed electronic applications must be received by
4 p.m. March 8, 2010 and emailed to: info@NHCTF.org
Any questions or if unable to submit electronically, please call (603) 224-1279 or email info@nhctf.org
An award recognizing exceptional service to families
The Smith Award for Excellence in Service to Families is a $15,000 cash award made every two years. It was established through a grant made to the New Hampshire Children’s Trust Fund in 1996, from the Lou and Lutza Smith 
Foundation.
In making the Award, the review committee seeks to recognize and reward a community-based nonprofit organization or public agency that:
- exemplifies a philosophy of service that recognizes the inherent value of skillful parenting and healthy families in shaping a child’s future
- demonstrates a management capacity to operate family support services in a challenging environment
- provides a program delivery system of exceptional quality
- offers leadership in the community
Lou and Lutza Smith
A legacy of support for children and families
Lou and Lutza Smith were philanthropists with a special interest in children and families. Throughout their lives, the Smiths contributed generously to many local, regional, and national charities supporting the welfare of children and families.
Upon their death, a portion of their estate helped to establish the Lou and Lutza Smith Charitable Foundation, with the goal of continuing their legacy of support.
In 1996, the Smith Foundation awarded $500,000 to the New Hampshire Children’s Trust Fund, enabling the Fund to complete an endowment fundraising campaign, which included matching funds from the State of New Hampshire. In making the award, the Trustees of the Smith Foundation recognized the work of the Children’s Trust Fund in successfully creating public-private partnership to prevent child abuse and neglect, and promote healthy families.
Part of this gift from the Smith Foundation endows the Lou and Lutza Smith Award for Excellence in Service to Families.
Smith Award Winners 1998-2008
Leonard Wilson, Sovereign Bank (upper left) and Charles DeGrandpre, former President of the Lou & Lutza Smith Foundation (front row third from right) with Smith Award Winners from 1998 to 2008:
Beginning left front row: Monica Zulauf formerly of the HUB Family Resource Center; Keryn Kriegl, Families First of the Greater Seacoast; Kim Bavaro, The Upper Room; Cathy McDowell, Family Resource Center at Gorham; Kristen Vance, Grapevine Family & Community Resource Center; and top row, Ed Barnwell, Concord Heights Neighborhood Family Center
Year |
Winner |
Finalists |
2008 |
The Upper Room, A Family Resource Center |
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2006 |
Grapevine Family & Community Resource Center |
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2004 |
Family Resource Center at Gorham |
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2002 |
HUB Family Resource Center |
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2000 |
Concord Heights Neighborhood Family Center |
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1998 |
Families First of the Greater Seacoast |
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 Lynne Bartlett Merrill, NHCTF Trustee, Chair; Sandra Matheson, NHCTF Trustee; Leonard Wilson, Sovereign Bank; Eileen Mullen, NH DCYF |
 Mary Ellen Jackson, NH Center for Nonprofits; Monica Zulauf, YWCA of Manchester |
 Kristina Ickes, NHCTF Trustee; Charles DeGrandpre, former President of the Lou & Lutza Smith Foundation; Jack Levine, 4Generations Institute |
 Malcolm Smith, UNH Dept. of Family Studies; Ellen Fineberg, Children's Alliance of NH |
 Cathy McDowell, Family Resource Center at Gorham, 2004 Smith Award Winner; Brenda Tibbetts, NHCTF Trustee |
 Senator Harold Janeway; Jack Levine, 4Generations Institute; Rep. Mary Stuart Gile |
 Laurie Hart, Ed Barnwell, Barbara Hemmingway all of the Concord Heights Neighborhood Family Center, 2000 Smith Award Winner |
 Brenda Tibbetts, NHCTF Trustee; Gail Barba, NHCTF Trustee; Margaret Franckhauser, Community Health & Hospice of Laconia |
 Audrey Knight, NHCTF Trustee; Courtney Herz, NHCTF Trustee; Peirce Hunter, NHCTF Trustee; Elisabeth Hunter |
 Karen Carpenter, NHCTF; Jack Levine, 4Generations Institute; Keryn Kriegl, Families First of the Greater Seacoast, 1998 Smith Award Winner |
 Jack Levine, 4Generations Institute; Mike Ostrowski, Child & Family Services |
 JoAnn Kleyensteuber and Jennifer Lipfert, Good Beginnings of Sullivan County, 2008 Smith Award Finalist |
 Kay Sidway with board and staff members of The Children's Place & Parent Education Center, 2008 Smith Award Finalist |
 Leonard Wilson, Sovereign Bank presenting the 2008 Smith Award to Kim Bavaro and staff and volunteers of the Upper Room, Derry, NH |
 Deb Coe, NH Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence; Tamy Emery, Upstream; Natalie Allen, NH DHHS |
 Erin Guyotte, Family Connections Center, NH DOC; Karen Lesmerises, NH DHHS; Kristina Toth, Family Connections Center, NH DOC |
Marty Capodice, NH Employment Security; Malcolm Smith, UNH Dept. of
Family Studies |
 Senator Harold Janeway; Diane Hastings, NHCTF |
 Josilyn Gagnon, NHCTF Intern from UNH; Kristina Toth and Erin Guyotte both of the Family Connections Center, NH DOC |
 Lucy Fowlkes Breed, former NHCTF Trustee and Chair; Kathy Barger, NHCTF Donor |
 Steve Neuhoff, Sovereign Bank; Lynne Bartlett Merrill, NHCTF Trustee and Chair; Leonard Wilson, Sovereign Bank |
 NHCTF Staff: Diane Hastings, Julie Day, Karen Ryan, Karen Carpenter |
 John Tobin, NH Legal Assistance; Cathy McDowell, Family Resource Center at Gorham, 2004 Smith Award Winner; Kristen Vance, The Grapevine Family and Community Resource Center, 2006 Smith Award Winner |
 Melissa Correia, NHCTF Trustee; Ann Marie McCarron, NH DHHS |
 Rep. Jim Pilliod; Jennifer Lipfert, Good Beginnings of Sullivan County; Natalie Allen, NH DHHS |
 Jack Lightfoot, Child & Family Services; Rep. Mary Stuart Gile; Rep. Edith Hogan |
 Staff from the Upper Room, 2008 Winners of the Smith Award |
 Charles DeGrandpre, former President of the Lou & Lutza Smith Foundation; Jack Levine, 4Generations Institute |