Nearly three years into this community building work, positive momentum is building in our communities, and it’s all from working together. It starts with being observant, knowing the landscape, meeting people where they are at and identifying the gaps. It grows...
Hub Happenings in the Canaan / Colebrook / Stratford Region
Previous Events
Summer 2025, July-August: Big things are happening!
Some big things happened for community building this summer in the North Country, with the progress at the North Country Community Recreation Center and the success of the Firefighter Appreciation Day we helped to plan. But the small things matter too, sometimes more...
Spring 2025- Unleashing Community Power!
Looking back at what took place from late March to the end of June in the Stratford/Colebrook/Canaan area, here are some highlights in community building work that come to mind: The 2nd Ann. Coffee & Muffins before Stratford’s Annual Town Meeting was a positive...
Community Building Recap – Building Relationships & Aligning Goals
Community building activities and events from this past fall and winter in northern Coos and northeastern Essex County have truly served to strengthen community ties and align goals. Energy is building around common issues of importance, and community members are...
Summer Event Highlights up North
This summer was very busy, but a couple of events I was heavily involved in stood out as truly embodying the work we are doing in community building. After several months of planning with local partners, we pulled together a very successful Splash Pad Social at the...
Strengthening Our Communities – Stratford Rising
Stratford is definitely on a positive up-swing, and the community is making that happen together. As a Community Steward I meet a lot of people and hear about a wide range of needs and goals in the area I serve. The challenge is to find and prioritize common threads...
Summer Picnic & Play Series!
We are teaming up with the Family Resource Center to host a series of three “Picnic & Play” meet-ups on Fridays at parks in the North Country this summer. After listening to what families we were looking for, we came up with fun offerings at three different...
Stewartstown Student Showcase
The classroom showcase will be from 5:00 to 5:30 pm. Pizza will be available from 5 to 5:45 pm The concert will begin at 6:00 pm We are excited to be partnering with the Stewartstown Community School on an event on May 30th, starting at 5 p.m. at the school. As a way...
Stratford Community Pre-Town Meeting Social
On the morning of March 16th, residents of the Stratford area are invited to the Fuller Town Hall, located at 1956 US Route 3 to visit prior to the town meeting. The Community Builders Hub is providing free coffee, and the Stratford Grange 238 will be offering...
Sunday Funday at “The Tilly”
Families are invited to come play board games at the Tillotson Center for the Arts in Colebrook, from 3-5 p.m. on January 21 and 28. We will have tables set up for families to sit down and choose a board game to play together for the afternoon, as well as...
CBH December Happenings – up North!
In Canaan, VT we have been working closely with the organization, Canaan Naturally Connected, as their activities align well with our community building efforts. We were glad to help empower and connect a new member of the group to lead the planning of a new series of holiday events called “Hope for the Season- Extravaganza”.
On Sat., Dec. 9th at 10 a.m., we will be on hand at the Hope for the Season event at Canaan Schools’ gym to offer complimentary hot cocoa and candy canes, and to share a new snowman contest that we have organized for the area. Families will have an opportunity to build snowmen/sculptures together this winter, for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to experience a family outing at The Local Scoop in Beecher Falls (plus balloons & a first place ribbon!). Also, children ages 3-6 will be able to participate in a snowman-themed coloring contest. The coloring contest partners include Solomon’s Store- where coloring sheets will be handed out and completed ones will be displayed, and Alice Ward Mem. Library, which will be awarding a new seasonal hardcover book to the winner!
On Sun., Dec. 10, starting at 11 a.m., we will also be hosting a card-making craft table at the Great North Woods Center for the Arts in Columbia, NH. During the Visit with Santa & Mrs. Claus event, this free activity will be offered for children and families to partake in, along with other festivities they have planned. We see great value in creating a homemade card for someone special this holiday season, to help spread kindness and brighten the lives of others.
Last but not least, we have partnered with the Wilderness Restaurant on Main Street in Colebrook this December, to sponsor “Quarter Coffee for Seniors” on Monday the 4th, 11th and 18th, from 7-9 a.m. each morning. This is an opportunity for seniors to gather and enjoy coffee and conversation with each other. Each cup of coffee (with unlimited refills) will cost senior citizens only one quarter. There’s something special about just setting a time and place to chat over coffee, and we hope seniors will come enjoy the benefits of this simple program and perhaps decide to continue to meet up on their own afterwards. Social interaction is so valuable to community health, and we love supporting our senior citizens who have asked for more opportunities to gather.
Happy Holidays to all! Hope you can join us for some fun this holiday season!