Pro Portsmouth Unveils 2017 Children’s Day Logo

PORTSMOUTH, NH — Pro Portsmouth held a Press Conference this week to introduce the 2017 Children’s Day logo artist and unveil this year’s logo. The press conference, which took place at Northeast Credit Union, introduced Bella Spechuilli as the artist whose work was selected for the 2017 logo. Bella and Northeast Credit Union’s President and CEO, Timothy J. Collia unveiled the logo to warm applause, according to a press statement.

Her logo artwork will be featured on the Volunteer T-shirts, the Children’s Day Map and Poster and the Pro Portsmouth website.

The event, which takes place from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 7, 2017, begins when friends from Character Island arrive in Portsmouth at The Isles of Shoals Steamship Co.’s Dock parking lot. Activities abound from A to Z, as all are invited to follow the Children’s Day map, which takes them all over Downtown where they can enjoy a variety of activities.

Entertainment takes place at the Block Party on Pleasant. This year’s schedule of performers includes Dan, the Puppet Man, the Seacoast Civic Dance Company and Patrick Dorow Productions.

Support for Children’s Day comes from: Block Party Sponsor, Northeast Credit Union, and Shareholders: Lyons Law Offices, Treehouse Toys, Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Piscataqua Savings Bank, Isles of Shoals Steamship Co., G.Willikers, River House, Acorn School, NHPTV, Infinite Imaging and ad cetera. The Official Beverage Sponsor of all Pro Portsmouth events is Coca Cola of Northern New England.

Thanks go out to the city of Portsmouth, City Manager and the various city departments for their support of Children’s Day.

Children’s Day caps off a weekend that Pro Portsmouth and The Children’s Museum of NH are calling, “Kids Take Over the Seacoast.”

“We invite kids and their families to join the Children’s Museum in Dover for the 5K and Fun Run on Saturday and head to Portsmouth on Sunday for Children’s Day,” noted Barbara Massar, Executive Director of Pro Portsmouth. The museum’s 5K Road Race is the first in the 2017 Seacoast Road Race Series. “Our relationship with the museum dates back years prior to their move and happily, we continue to collaborate through the Series."

The Children’s Day map will be available at the event on May 7th and can be downloaded/printed on the Pro Portsmouth website proportsmouth.org/CDmap.cfm.

Submitted by Pro Portsmouth.