Tuesday, June 14, 2011

West Wind

June 14, 2011

Official School News

Outstanding Tuition: Please be sure to pay any outstanding tuition before
the end of the month, so we can cover the next payroll. Thanks!

We have 9 Basque students and a Basque chaperone coming for a month in July.
Please introduce yourselves if you see them around, they love to practice
their English. If there are fun events that are happening that you think the
students would enjoy, please email Melisa and she will pass it along to
hosting families. Thank you to the ten hosting families!

Parents--anyone who can bring decent card board to the school this week
would be appreciated for our packing up. Boxes can go on the Wee Hoose side
porch.

Correction to the Calendar: Art in the Park will be on September 9, not
October 1.

Community Announcements

The Tunbridge Fiddle festival is coming up on Sunday, July 25th (this is the
weekend in between the two weeks of Vershare camp.) Anyone who is interested
in playing, having their children play, or helping with Wellspring's
outreach presence at the event should contact Tracy Gillespie at
kitchentableprinter@gmail.com or 765-4086.

Dear Friends and Family, Please look at the enclose link to Julia Purcell's
short film describing her movie project in Haiti. It is very creative and
very worthwhile if you would like to help a young person trying to make a
difference in the world.Thanks so much for your loving support.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1574091912/a-hand-up-transitions-in-hait
i. Fran Purcell Mallery
@gmail.com

New Campus

Development News
Fundraisers and Special Events

The Suzuki Camp at The Sharon Academy is from June 22 to 24. Please note
the new dates. All information is on the website www.nesuzuki.org. Peter
Blum will be offering summer lessons and ensembles. Please contact him for
additional information.

Corinth Town Forest Committee and the Blake Memorial Library to Host Summer
Events:
Valley Quest Explorations: Wednesdays, July 13, 20, and 27 from 10-1.
Join us for three mornings of forest exploration. We'll be visiting an area
forest to do a Valley Quest, spending a morning in Corinth's town forest to
gather ideas for writing a Quest, and then meeting with our rhyming caps on
to write a Quest for Corinth's forest.
For more information, contact Val Stori at valstori@yahoo.com or (802)
522.0017.
Registration by July 9th is required. You can register at the Blake
Memorial Library or by emailing Ken Linge at blakemem@tops-tele.com

And...
For kids (and parents) of all ages.Summer reading and exploration at the
Blake Memorial Library and the Corinth Town Forest ! Come to the library to
choose some adventure stories to read this summer, and join us for some
exploration activities in the Corinth Town Forest . Reading a map and
finding our way through the woods, we'll build shelters and look for signs
of wildlife and edible plants-just like in the great adventure story My Side
of the Mountain! Start reading soon, and we'll meet at the library on
Wednesday, August 3 and August 10 at 10:00 for three hours of adventure in
the woods. Please call the library at 439-5338, e-mail us at
blakemem@tops-tele.com, or stop by the library to learn more. Registration
for the outings is required by July 29.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

West Wind

June 7, 2011

Official School News

Next Board Meeting: Thurs, June,16, 5:30 pm.

Very important: All Parent Meeting this Thursday at 6 pm in the Town Hall.
Child care available at the Big House. Please call the office if you need
it.

Parents: Please participate in or observe the Wellspring All-School Field
Day at 11:00 am on Thursday, June 9, at the Heath Field. All abilities
welcome.

We will have our closing circle at 2:00 pm on Thursday, June 9.

We are looking for a car for Maite (the Basque Chaperone) for the weeks of
June 29th through July 26th or even just part of that. Does anyone have one
we could borrow so the school doesn't have to rent one? Thanks!
We have 9 Basque students and a Basque chaperone coming for a month in July.
Please introduce yourselves if you see them around, they love to practice
their English. If there are fun events that are happening that you think the
students would enjoy, please email Melisa and she will pass it along to
hosting families. Thank you to the ten hosting families!

Need yards raked, gardens dug or weeded, windows washed, wood moved? The 7th
grade is offering work groups to help you with Spring cleaning. We work in
groups of 3 to 5 and charge $5/hr per student. We will be available Thursday
or Friday afternoons in May and perhaps on some Saturdays by special
arrangement. To make arrangements call Judy at 439-5324 or email me at
jtharinger@gmail.com.

New Campus

An enthusiastic group of volunteers gathered Saturday to begin the
installation of the drop ceiling, frame base pads for the granite stairs and
continue with floor preparation. Thanks everyone for the continued effort.
We're into our final push to open the new school's doors by September. If
you haven't already, please jump in to help any way and any time you can -
no skill required - we'll provide tasks to do - every hour helps and you'll
have fun doing it!

Development News

We have lots of money to raise this month! I attended a workshop in
Woodstock with the Planned Giving Council of NH & VT last week and made some
nice contacts and learned much! I am on the road at more Annual meetings and
other networking events often in the next two weeks. Wish me luck AND let me
know if you have any ideas or contacts I should make.
We did not receive a $7,500 grant from Mascoma Bank that we applied for. We
are waiting to hear from three other grants that we have applied for and
should know this month.
We still must raise $86,000 towards our $100,000 Sweat Equity goal by the
end of summer. We have hit the $20,000 mark in volunteer work in this
campaign. Thank you for all your work! With the end of the school year, our
numbers for both volunteer labor and cash donations should be increasing
quickly!
I am planning a fundraising trip to NYC the week of June 20th. I will be
visiting Steve Nelson at the Calhoun School, Shannon Williams, Development
Director at the Rudolf Steiner School, some alumni who are working in New
York and other possible donors in the city. If you have any person in New
York whom you think I could meet with for fundraising (or fundraising ideas)
or just good public relations, please let me know! Onward and upward!
Amy Rosalbo

Parents--anyone who can bring decent card board to the school this week
would be appreciated for our packing up. Boxes can go on the Wee Hoose side
porch.

Community Announcements

The Tunbridge Fiddle festival is coming up on Sunday, July 25th (this is the
weekend in between the two weeks of Vershare camp.) Anyone who is interested
in playing, having their children play, or helping with Wellspring's
outreach presence at the event should contact Tracy Gillespie at
kitchentableprinter@gmail.com or 765-4086.

Dear Friends and Family, Please look at the enclose link to Julia Purcell's
short film describing her movie project in Haiti. It is very creative and
very worthwhile if you would like to help a young person trying to make a
difference in the world.Thanks so much for your loving support.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1574091912/a-hand-up-transitions-in-hait
i. Fran Purcell Mallery

The Suzuki Camp at The Sharon Academy is from June 22 to 24. Please note the
new dates. All information is on the website www.nesuzuki.org. Peter Blum
will be offering summer lessons and ensembles. Please contact him for
additional information.

Fresh Vegetables this summer through Tunbridge Hill Farm CSA. 20 weeks of
organically grown vegetables. $320/share. Generous financial assistance
available for those signing up early. Call Wendy and Jean Palthey
802-889-3565, or email thillfarm@gmail.com to sign up or with questions.

Brookside Bakery will not be delivering Thursday. Bread and Garlic Knots
will be available at the Chelsea Farmers Market on Fridays or by calling
Allyson Kokernot at 685-3106. Thanks for everyone's support. In less than
two months we were able to raise $100 for Wellspring. Every bit counts! Have
a great summer! See you in the fall.

Fundraisers and Special Events

A big heartfelt thanks goes to everyone who helped make the Van Buren dance
a success (we made close to a $1,000). Thanks to Margo McClure and Anne
Carroll for organizing this event. Thanks to all the helpers:
Melisa Mahony, Emily and Justin Ferro, Josh Stumpff and Jonathan Durham.
Once again the Jeff's out-did themselves with amazing food! Thanks to all
who came out and supported the event and special thanks goes to Ms. Katie's
band - you rock!
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There is a soccer camp at the Sharon Academy the week after school gets out
for 7th-12th graders. www.exit2soccercamp.

Cold Creek Farm Maple 2011 Syrup. $25 half gallons / $15 quarts / $225
five-gallon tins. coldcree@sover.net or Mary Savidge at 685-4607
Mulch Hay, $2 per bale. Mary Savidge So. Washington 684-4607