Giving Back to Our Exeter & Seacoast Community

Dated: January 20 2026

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Giving Back to Our Exeter & Seacoast Community

One of the things I value most about my work is the opportunity to give back to the Exeter and Seacoast communities I’ve called home for so many years. Thanks to the trust and support of my clients, together we’ve donated more than $35,000 to local organizations that care for our neighbors, protect our natural resources, and support families across the region.

   

These donations have helped support:

1. CONNORS CLIMB: In the aftermath of a suicide, family, friends, and communities respond in different ways. When teenager Conor Ball died by suicide in October of 2011, his family and friends decided that no one else should experience such a profound and life-altering loss. The Connor's Climb Foundation (CCF) is the result of their love of Connor and their commitment to end youth suicide. The Mission being, OUR MISSION...To provide suicide prevention education to the NH youth and the community. 

 

2. NHSPCA: To save the lives of companion animals through rescues, rehabilitation, and adoption: to promote learning, eliminate animal cruelty, and be a leader in advancing the highest standards of animal welfare. 

 

3. WOMENADE OF GREATER SQUAMSCOTT: Founded in 2005 with the mission of providing short-term financial support to neighbors-in-need when they have nowhere else to turn. Requests remain anonymous and come from trustworthy sources in the community, such as school nurses, guidance counselors, doctors' offices, and clergy. 

 

4. EXETER AREA CHILDREN'S FUND: All donations to the Community Children's Fund support the voucher program that currently serves hundreds of local kids who need some help buying warm clothes, coats,s and bedding each winter. Donating to the Community Children's Fund is one way to help these kids in need and support our community.

  

Every home bought or sold is more than a transaction—it’s a chance to reinvest in the people and places that make Exeter and the Seacoast such special places to live. Thank you for being part of that impact and for helping me give back to the community we all love.

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Mary Strathern

With over 22 years of real estate expertise in the Seacoast region of New Hampshire and Maine, including cities like Portsmouth, Exeter, Hampton, and Kittery, I am your trusted partner in buying or se....

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