PORTSMOUTH — Maintaining a 10-acre site filled with historic houses, gardens, seasonal events, educational programs and Labrie Family Skate at Puddle Dock Pond requires the transporting of many different materials by the properties’ staff.

Thanks to a donation from the Storer Goodwin Decatur Foundation in the form of a challenge grant and Foss Motors of Exeter, Strawbery Banke now owns a new Dodge Ram 1500 ST pickup truck to help carry the load.

“The old truck, a previous gift that supplied years of rugged service, finally gave up the ghost this past fall,” said Strawbery Banke President and CEO Lawrence J. Yerdon. “Robert G. Bannish, a member of the museum’s National Council and trustee of the Decatur Foundation, a long-term advocate and donor, provided the challenge grant that fueled the gifts that encouraged Tim and Larry Foss at Foss Motors to complete the deal with their own support.”

For more about Strawbery Banke, visit www.strawberybanke.org.