Greensboro Wonder & Wisdom, Inc.

Now you can have your cake and GIVE it too! Bien Fait Specialty Cakes is now donating all net profits to GW&W...

2008-08-20T14:12:00.006-04:00

Bien Fait Specialty Cakes is now donating all net profits to Greensboro Wonder & Wisdom as part of their new L3C corporate structure. All profits help support Wonder & Wisdom's childrens and Senior Trotters programs.

These delightful desserts are made right here in Greensboro, in the heart of the Northeast Kingdom. They inlcude the holiday favorite fruitcakes as well as an assortment of teacakes and granola.

Bien Fait Specialty Cakes prepared and donated all of the birthday cake for our 10th Birthday Community Celebration last week...what a treat--yummy!!

10th Anniversary Community Celebration

2008-07-11T12:00:00.003-04:00

When: Wedensday, August 13th, 5:00-7:00 PM
Where: The green in front of the Town Hall, Greensboro

Come join us this summer in celebration of 10 years of enrichment programming for children and seniors. Musical and poetic entertainment will include: Donald Knaack (The Junkman), Chuck Meese, Karen Sutherland, and Geof Hewitt, all of whom have performed residencies at W&W in the past few years.

Hot dogs, Hamburgers, veggie burgers, lemonade, birthday cake and ice cream will be provided. We encourage families to bring a side-dish to share with everyone.

Please RSVP by e-mail to: tara@wonderwisdom.org, or leave a message at: 533-7171.

This event is made possible by the generous support of a growing list of businesses and organizations: Bien Fait Specialty Cakes, Cassie's Corner Ice Cream, Circus Smirkus, Craftsbury General Store, Eastman & Guare, Grand Union, and The Willeys Store.

Summertime Fun

2008-06-26T13:51:00.003-04:00

Our 2008 Summer Journeys begins June 30th, and YES, we are still accepting registrations. We have eight weeks of exciting programming scheduled, ranging from the 4th of July Float Design, to Challenge Games, to Cooking up Culture (and so much more). Check out the Summer Journeys page on our website for more information.

Also in this year's 4th of July parade you will likely see some board members and staff rolling along in a beautiful boat that was donated to us. We'll be the people holding the signs reading, "KEEP US AFLOAT, BUY THE BOAT!" It is a late-80's Ebb-Tide with a 4 ltr Mer-Cruiser engine, and it is a very nice boat indeed. Contact us at: info@wonderwisdom.org for more information, or by phone at: 533-9216.

When we had four feet of snow this winter it seemed like it would never get here, but summer has arrived at last!

Fundraiser Dinner at the Inn on the Common

2008-05-16T13:08:00.002-04:00

On Friday May 9th, Jim and Judi Lamberti hosted a benefit dinner for Greensboro Wonder & Wisdom at the Inn on the Common in Craftsbury. Guests were served a delicious four-course meal by Wonder & Wisdom's president and founder, Trish Alley, Senior Trotters Director, Shelly Jungwirth, and Administrator, Tara Reynolds. In addition to having a wonderful meal, everyone seemed to enjoy learning more about the current programs and hearing a few pieces of poetry that have been submitted to our "Poems with Heart and Attitude" project. It was a successful evening all around!

Wish List

2008-04-14T16:49:00.000-04:00

Drumroll please....The moment you've all been waiting for has arrived! If you have been hoarding art supplies and waiting for the right 501(c)(3) to donate them to, please, please, please consider a charitable gift to Greensboro Wonder & Wisdom. The following list of supplies are always appreciated and can be dropped off at Fellowship Hall or mailed to us at: P.O. Box 300, Greensboro, VT 05841

Markers
Water Color Paper
Watercolors
Tempera Paints
Scissors (kid-size)
Cardstock
Colored Cardstock
Colored Paper
Lined Paper
Hemp Twine
Feathers
Board Games
Puzzles
Glue Sticks
Hot Glue
Old Shirts (Good for Smocks)
Old Clothes (Good for Dress-up)
Old Plastic Ice Cube Trays

On behalf of all of our kids, thank you for your support!!!

New Bridges to Mind, Body, and Spirit

2008-04-03T16:52:00.000-04:00

The Senior Trotter program at Greensboro Wonder and Wisdom has in the past been organized primarily around monthly day trips and social events. This year, we hope to expand our horizons through the development of our New Bridges to Mind, Body, and Spirit project. In addition to the trips to different venues around the state, we would like to welcome guest speakers who will join us in tackling some of the pressing issues that we all face (proper nutrition, balance, pain managment, and improved general well-being). It is our goal that this program will provide useful information and skills for our participants to be able to take home and use on their own. We also hope that these sessions will help us 'bridge' the gap between some of our younger and older Trotters, because well-being is a common right. Greensboro Wonder & Wisdom is thrilled to have a number of highly qualiflied specialists on board who are willing to share their wisdom with us through this project. New Bridges is an exciting development that will help our seniors improve their quality of life and keep them Trotting! Stay tuned for more information about this work.

Thanks for your support!!

2008-03-29T09:02:00.000-04:00

People are always asking us what we need for supplies and if they can make donations to us with gifts-in-kind. The answer is YES, and check back in soon to see a detailed list of supplies that we can always use at the program. If you would like to make a cash donation to Wonder & Wisdom, we are always grateful for your financial support as well. All donations are tax-deductible, and can be mailed to us at: Greensboro Wonder & Wisdom, P.O. Box 300, Greensboro, VT 05841. Thanks!!

Poems With Heart and Attitude

2008-03-24T13:21:00.000-04:00

The Vermont Humanities Council has helped sponsor our exciting "Poems With Heart and Attitude" project this year. We are attempting to collect as many poems as possible from our community members, so that the Wonder & Wisdom children can then illustrate and compile them into a book! If you are from the Greensboro area and would like to contribute to this project, please send your poems to: yourpoems@gmail.com. We would love it if you shared your age with us too, so that we can see the range in our collection. If you have any questions, you can e-mail us at: info@wonderwisdom.org. We look forward to hearing from you.

Happy Birthday Wonder & Wisdom!

2008-02-04T09:23:00.000-05:00

This is a milestone year for Greensboro Wonder & Wisdom, Inc. as we are now officially 10-years-old. For the last decade, we have been providing continuous after-school and summer enrichment programming for children ages 6-12. We also support the Senior Trotters program, which enables seniors in our community to take monthly day trips to destinations all over the state. Our purpose is to inspire passion for life-long learning by sharing in community wisdom and the wonders of life through imaginative programming for people of all ages. We remain committed to encouraging strong bodies, curious minds, and open hearts.The beginning of awe is wonder and the beginning of wisdom is awe ---Abraham Heschel