Each summer, the Gilford Community Church (GCC) selects a community service project to focus on through their One Community Project (OCP). This year, they decided to take on two projects. One at the Rollins property, which is well known as the Muehlke Christmas Tree Farm in Gilford, focusing on landscaping, scraping and repainting a garage. The second project was to work with the Historical Society committee to landscape around the Grange and Town Meeting House located in Gilford Village.
“It’s good to give back to our community and connect with others while helping a fellow neighbor. My entire family has worked on these projects for over a decade, and it has been a valuable experience for all of us,” said longtime volunteer, Paul Buckley.
The One Community Project (OCP) started in 2011 as a local Gilford community service event for kids. The focus of each OCP event is to provide all community members with the opportunity to make a difference in our community. Over the years, they have painted and landscaped fourteen homes, worked at the town fields, town beach, the Gilford Youth Center, and Gilford Community Church.
This year, the projects took place June 21st through 23rd, from 9 am to 1 pm.
“OCP is about making a difference in the community,” said Amber McLane, director of GCC’s Youth Program. “This year, we had more than 30 youth and adults involved in OCP ranging in age from 11 to 90 years old, and we are looking forward to increasing that number each and every year.”
The OCP is sponsored in part by Wal-Mart and Bank of NH. “We are so thankful for these businesses supporting this event,” added McLane.
Jenny Tichich said, “This is an opportunity to get my entire family involved in a great cause. I was able to work on this project with my mother, son and husband. This experience gives me a feeling of warmth in my heart that I am making a difference in my community. Everyone is working hard to accomplish the task and the energy surrounding the project is infectious.”
“I like helping the community! People connect with each other, and I get to learn new skills like driving a tractor,” added Jenny’s son, Reed Tichich.
Thank you to our 2025 Volunteers:
Adults
Al and Jane Rollins
Tom Meierjurgen
Amber and Billy McLane
Jenny and Nick Tichich
Ella Brown
Donna Snow
Melissa and Tom Fullerton
Caroline Drouin
Paul Buckley
Donna Snow
Amy Tripp
Jean Clougherty
Youth
Landon McLane
Reed Tichich
Lilly Bishop
Jacoby Drouin
Curtis Drouin
Ben Coapland
Ashley Houle
Macy Sawyer
Connor Cameron
Bristol Weber
Kael Weber
Grace Southworth
Located in Gilford at 19 Potter Hill Road, the Gilford Community Church (GCC) is an inclusive, open community that welcomes believers and doubters, seekers and skeptics, young and old. Viewable live on Facebook and available on YouTube, Sunday service at GCC takes place at 10 a.m. To learn more, or virtually attend service, visit gilfordcommunitychurch.org.
“It’s good to give back to our community and connect with others while helping a fellow neighbor. My entire family has worked on these projects for over a decade, and it has been a valuable experience for all of us,” said longtime volunteer, Paul Buckley.
The One Community Project (OCP) started in 2011 as a local Gilford community service event for kids. The focus of each OCP event is to provide all community members with the opportunity to make a difference in our community. Over the years, they have painted and landscaped fourteen homes, worked at the town fields, town beach, the Gilford Youth Center, and Gilford Community Church.
This year, the projects took place June 21st through 23rd, from 9 am to 1 pm.
“OCP is about making a difference in the community,” said Amber McLane, director of GCC’s Youth Program. “This year, we had more than 30 youth and adults involved in OCP ranging in age from 11 to 90 years old, and we are looking forward to increasing that number each and every year.”
The OCP is sponsored in part by Wal-Mart and Bank of NH. “We are so thankful for these businesses supporting this event,” added McLane.
Jenny Tichich said, “This is an opportunity to get my entire family involved in a great cause. I was able to work on this project with my mother, son and husband. This experience gives me a feeling of warmth in my heart that I am making a difference in my community. Everyone is working hard to accomplish the task and the energy surrounding the project is infectious.”
“I like helping the community! People connect with each other, and I get to learn new skills like driving a tractor,” added Jenny’s son, Reed Tichich.
Thank you to our 2025 Volunteers:
Adults
Al and Jane Rollins
Tom Meierjurgen
Amber and Billy McLane
Jenny and Nick Tichich
Ella Brown
Donna Snow
Melissa and Tom Fullerton
Caroline Drouin
Paul Buckley
Donna Snow
Amy Tripp
Jean Clougherty
Youth
Landon McLane
Reed Tichich
Lilly Bishop
Jacoby Drouin
Curtis Drouin
Ben Coapland
Ashley Houle
Macy Sawyer
Connor Cameron
Bristol Weber
Kael Weber
Grace Southworth
Located in Gilford at 19 Potter Hill Road, the Gilford Community Church (GCC) is an inclusive, open community that welcomes believers and doubters, seekers and skeptics, young and old. Viewable live on Facebook and available on YouTube, Sunday service at GCC takes place at 10 a.m. To learn more, or virtually attend service, visit gilfordcommunitychurch.org.
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