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...
Hub Happenings in the Canaan / Colebrook / Stratford Region
Previous Events
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...
Halloween Window Painting Project in Colebrook
The week prior to Halloween 2023, five of Colebrook’s Main Street businesses were adorned with colorful window paintings depicting Halloween and fall scenes. This is a project that used to happen in Colebrook many years ago, which the Community Builders Hub helped to...
Children’s Playgroup in Stratford
All are welcome to join this fun, free program! Friday mornings from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m., we created a new children’s playgroup at the Stratford Public Library on Main Street in Stratford. In talking to community members at events, parents and caregivers often...
Community Building Recap from up North
At the Connecting the North Country & NEK Winter Workgroup Gathering held on the snowy evening of January 9th, 2025 at the Canaan School in Canaan, VT, we were able to gather 50 community members to discuss top issues of interest in their communities. About thirty other individuals were interested in attending, but the unfavorable weather and sickness made them unable to join. The topics included Youth Opportunities, Gathering Places, Wellness Support and Communication/Event Planning. We also had a guest speaker, Brian Laperle, who shared an update on the Wellness Center development in Colebrook, which interestingly, aligned with the topics being discussed.
This was a follow up to the Connecting the North Country event that we held in Colebrook at Mohawk Falls in late September. Attendees were interested in finding actions to move forward, and gathering again, so we used that input to design this event. We were mindful to reduce barriers to participation by offering childcare if needed (thanks to the Key Club), a free meal provided by community partners, holding it in a space that was neutral in another involved community, and creating a welcoming atmosphere. I offered the following at the start of the event, which gives viewers an idea of what I’ve been working on over the past year for community building efforts: Community Building Recap presentation.
To stay updated on events like these, please feel free to email britni@thecbh.org with your interest so we can keep you in the loop!