Pastoral Counseling Services honors five  ‘Good Samaritans’ 


From left, Lynn Stanley, Rev. Jed Rardin, Chrissy and Tom Harte, and Amy Chhom.

MANCHESTER, NHPastoral Counseling Services (PCS) will be hosting its 27th Good Samaritan Awards celebration on Sept. 14, 2023.  

 Started in 1996, the Good Samaritan Awards recognizes compassionate,  creative, passionate, and generous people who are making life-transforming contributions to the health and well-being of others in our local communities. To date, PCS has honored over 115 of these outstanding community leaders.  

This year’s honorees include five inspirational individuals: Amy Chhom, an Affordable  Housing & Community Advocate; Tom and Chrissy Harte, Ambassadors for Make-A-Wish New Hampshire; the Rev. Jed Rardin, UCC Pastor and Justice Advocate; and,  Lynn Stanley, Executive Director of the New Hampshire and Vermont  Chapters of the National Association of Social Workers.  

 This event will be held on the back lawn of the Manning House at Brookside  Congregational Church at 2013 Elm Street in Manchester on Thursday, Sept. 14,  2023, from 5-7 p.m.   The money raised by this event will support the agency’s commitment to  “promote healing and wholeness of mind, body, and spirit.”

To purchase tickets,  please visit our website, www.pcs-nh.org, and click on the “GSA Tickets” button.  Please join us as we celebrate this remarkable class of Good Samaritans.