Our Events
Winter Cocktail Fundraiser
at the Rex Theater
Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
Our Winter Cocktail Fundraiser is our community forum. We bring together thought leaders, community members, and our Foundation supporters to hear from some of the leaders on the front-line combating homelessness and veteran affairs in Manchester.
2025 Featured Guest Speaker is Henry Och, President & CEO Harbor Care NH, also hear from honored guests Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais and Governor Kelly Ayotte .
All three of our featured guests are actively fighting in support to our cause of ending Veteran homelessness in New Hampshire.
Cocktail attire is recommended; enjoy hors d'oeuvres and live music. Mingle with friends and colleagues and get the blood flowing by dancing the night away.
Raffle and Auction Items will be up for bid as you donate to our cause and give back to the community that gives us so much!
Event Schedule:
5:30pm - Networking and Music
6:30pm - Opening Remarks
6:40pm - Guest Speakers
7:30pm - Live Entertainment
Contact Kurt Strandson at kstrandson@pinnaclemtgcorp.com
4th Annual
Backyard Country Fest
Saturday, June 22nd, 2024
Strandson Residence
495 Crestview Circle, Manchester, NH
Everyone loves Country Fest! Our June event is a great time to unite families and friends, enjoy our community, and come together for a common purpose!
Heading into our 4th Year, Country Fest will undoubtedly draw a following. We love highlighting new and emerging country artists in the area and serving our traditional BBQ selections BBQ. Our Silent Auction always draws a crowd from our generous donors!
We are welcoming back Whiskey-6 out of Boston. Whiskey-6 is the fastest-emerging country rock act in New England! Whiskey-6 is a band that captivates an audience every time, a talented bunch of pro-caliber musicians and songwriters who deliver a potent mix of country rock originals and radio favorites featuring beautifully blended harmonies.
Our catered BBQ is delivered in waves throughout the day, and as always, we will fire up the grill as the night goes on. Remember to BYOB; soda and water will be onsite.
EVENT SCHEDULE
2:00-4:00pm – First Band Andrew McManus
4:00-6:00pm – Second Featured Band Justine Bethune Duo
6:00-8:00pm – HEADLINER: Band WHISKEY-6
Contact Kurt Strandson at kstrandson@pinnaclemtgcorp.com
3rd Annual
Golf Classic
Candia Woods Golf Links
Thursday, September 5th, 2024
Enjoy sights from our 2022 Inaugural Golf Classic
At the Golf Classic this year, we were able to deliver checks to Liberty House for Veterans Transitional Housing, Vet’s First for Transitional Residency Bedding, FIT/New Horizons, which pays for over 2000 meals, Mary Gale Apartments benefitting their Residence Support Fund, and CATCH to finally deliver on our mission to support Financial Literacy and Education.
At our 2023 event we delivered $30,332 back to the community!
Join us for our 3rd Annual Golf Classic at Candia Woods, which is already scheduled for September 2024! Everyone enjoyed our 2nd Annual Event, and we even had a Hole-In-One Winner! Congratulations to Hunter Judd!
We had 35 teams competing for the title of the Pinnacle Cup, and 27 area businesses supported our 2023 event, and sponsorships were exceeded in 2023. We are already on track to break last year’s record, so please get your sponsorships secured today.
At the event, we were also able to move $30,332 back into the community to support our much-needed Veterans, Homeless crisis and for the first time found a great partner to support in our effort to advance Financial education and literacy.
Contact Kurt Strandson at kstrandson@pinnaclemtgcorp.com
Winter Cocktail Fundraiser
at the Rex Theater
Thursday, February 8th 2024
Our 2023 Inaugural event lived up to its expectations! The Foundation raised over 40K and we all learned so much more about youth homelessness in Manchester.
Our Winter Cocktail Fundraiser is our community forum. We bring together thought leaders, community members, and our Foundation supporters to hear from some of the leaders on the front-line combating homelessness and veteran affairs in Manchester.
2024 Featured Guest Speaker is Maria Devlin, President & CEO Families in Transition, also hear from Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais.
Maria knows first-hand the challenges and obstacles needed to overcome to make a difference in our community.
Cocktail attire is recommended; enjoy hors d'oeuvres and live music. Mingle with friends and colleagues and get the blood flowing by dancing the night away.
Raffle and Auction Items will be up for bid as you donate to our cause and give back to the community that gives us so much!
EVENT SCHEDULE
5:30-6:30pm – Networking, Solo acoustic performance
6:30-7:30pm – Hear from Featured Speaker Maria Devlin, and Mayor Jay Ruais
7:30-9:30pm – Entertainment
Contact Kurt Strandson at kstrandson@pinnaclemtgcorp.com