Granite State Ambassadors - Seacoast
Granite State Ambassadors,Inc.adds value to state agencies, local businesses, and individuals through a training and service support network that sustains and enhances the New Hampshire experience. Over the past decade GSAs have worked tirelessly to promote and protect our sense of place by valuing both built and natural environments,culture, aesthetics,heritage, and the well-being our residents and guests alike. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable organization,we serve hundreds of travel and tourism related businesses including key partners, Manchester-Boston Regional Airport and the NH Division of Travel and Tourism Development.
Community Impact of Granite State Ambassadors Granite State Ambassadors,Inc.was founded on the simple idea that when visitors got off the plane in Manchester, New Hampshire, a friendly, New Hampshire "information specialist" would be there to provide answers to the questions that get asked.
Description:
To become a Granite State Ambassador, volunteers must become trained & certified. The goal of the training is to instruct and certify area residents and industry staff in the art of tourism hospitality.
History:
Since 1996,GSA has certified over 900 Ambassadors who have provided over $2.9 million in hospitality value through 150,000 hours of volunteer service at welcome/information centers.
In 2008 nearly 500 active Granite State Ambassadors, many of them volunteers, encouraged guests to visit
New Hampshire restaurants,hotels and attractions as they greet visitors at welcome centers around the state, including Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, Concord, Manchester, Portsmouth, Peterborough,
Keene, Hampton, Hillsboro, Alton Bay, Colebrook, and several state owned locations.
Granite State Ambassadors personally greeted 8 million of the 34 million visitors New Hampshire welcomed in 2008; and served an estimated 840,000 guests in the New Hampshire Building at the September 2008 Eastern States Exposition.
Contact people:
Address:
Web Site: http://www.nhgsa.com
Directions:
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I-95 south to exit 60 (first exit in MA). Follow Route 286 to lights. At light make a u-turn and head back to I-95 NORTH. Take first ramp (before Exit 1) into the State Welcome Center. |
Miscellaneous Information
| Name of Executive Director (or equivalent) if not listed above: |
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Judi Window
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| Type of organization |
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Nonprofit 501(c)3
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| Is your organization a Health and Human Service agency? |
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No
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| Last updated on March 30, 2009 |
