It was a glorious day of healthy activities and learning for all ages!

THANK YOU to everyone who made it so special!!

Please read through to join us in gratitude for the generous contributors,
and enjoy some great photos that celebrate the day.

Participants

Thank you for sharing your stories and resources, supporting health and well-being in so many different ways!

ALL Together substance misuse and suicide prevention, treatment, recovery and advocacy community coalition
Alzheimer’s Association of NH & VT advancing research and supporting those affected by the disease
American Red Cross preventing and responding to emergencies, through the power of volunteers and generous donors
Cache the Wave, LLC healing our community holistically with yoga, Reiki, and digital marketing
Caldwell Law estate planning, elder law and advance care planning
CCBA fitness and recreation center and programs for all ages
Cedar Circle Farm and Education Center organic farm with a social mission
ConnectShareCare – online peer support for care partners of serious illness (a program of Dartmouth College and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center)
DeLeon Day Spa Wellness Center, with Remedy Yoga and Pressing Matters
Farmer’s Body healthy bath and body products with farm-fresh ingredients
Grafton County Senior Citizens Council, with RSVP and Service Link
Hogwash Farm locally raise meats
Integrity Yoga applying neuroscience of posture, pain, and peak performance
Jennifer Sielicki – Alexander Technique helping clients rediscover freedom of movement and strength
Johnson Audiology hearing tests, hearing aids, and treatments
Kim DeLong & Scott Dezotelle Reiki, shamanic animal retrieval, psychic channeling
Lyme Emergency Operations Center emergency response and preparedness training
Lyme FAST Squad volunteer emergency response team, CPR and AED training
Lyme Food Pantry offering fresh food and staples to the community, for pick-up or delivery
Lyme Heritage Commission seeking community input about the upcoming Lyme-Thetford bridge reconstruction
Lyme Parish Nurses supporting healthy minds, bodies, and spirits across the community
NAMI NH with programs to support mental health and well-being
OneLove Lifestyle Consulting setting goals and intentions tailored to your aspirations
PALS for Life, a Breast Cancer Survivorship Program
Pinnacle Project/Loch Lyme Lodge with information about senior housing options
Recycling Cigarette Butts with Lynore
Remedy Yoga private and group practice
RVC health and fitness club
RSVP senior volunteer corps offering care, resources and programs
TGIF “support without the social worker” group of women dealing with breast cancer – past, present, or future
Tracy Penfield – Tracing: Healing and Managing Trauma
Free Covid Vaccinations by the Upper Valley Regional Public Health Network in partnership with DHMC
Upper Valley Aquatic Center (UVAC) fitness and aquatic programs for EVERYONE
VegiCare and SouperCare food as love, from neighbors to neighbors
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Volunteers, Pet Therapy Team Kooper and trainer, Karen Borgstrom

CommunityCare of Lyme was honored to host this rich gathering of generous, caring, and skilled individuals and programs. It was a gift to engage in so many warm and encouraging conversations about our connections, programs, and services to build community and promote personal and collective well-being.

Leaders of Scheduled Activities

Thank you for sharing your unique offerings, allowing us to try a wide range of new practices!

RSVP Bone Builders Try It Session
The trained volunteer shared a senior strength and balance training workout proven to help prevent and reverse osteoporosis, engaging participants of many fitness levels. Family physician and CCL board member Julie Davis MD, having experienced the effective class, looks forward to encouraging patients to give it a try.

Chair Yoga with Hanover Yoga
Theresa Mundy helped us wake up to the day with gentle yoga moves for flexibility and strength – great if balance is a challenge.

Yoga Flow with Remedy Yoga
Jill Cray led a fun and uplifting yoga flow for flexibility, fluidity and strength, with loyal students and new friends.

Mindful Movement with Tracy Penfield of the Center for Integrative Health in Hanover
Tracy guided a group through aspects of her Tracing therapeutic method of expressive practice, drawing on the example of our collective trauma through the pandemic and helping participants connect mindfully with their own healing needs.

UVAC Speed School Demo
Christine Dorman led a group of young athletes through some fun moves to hone acceleration skills, the ability to quickly move in multiple directions, and to increase strength.

Lymphatic Stretching with PALS for Life
Erin Buck offered a safe and effective research-based exercise program that offers camaraderie through small group training, helping to put activity back into daily life.

Buti Yoga Session with Cache the Wave
Heather Smith led a music-energized Buti (meaning the cure to something hidden or kept secret)Yoga session that incorporated traditional asanas with core-spiraling techniques and body-shaking movements. It was a new and fun practice for the participants!

HIIT Bootcamp Class with RVC
Marie White and Faith Phillips led a high-energy class combining classic fitness moves in a total body conditioning workout through High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). It was designed to “challenge and surprise you with how far you can push yourself.” Participants say it did!

Prize Donors

Heartfelt thanks to our generous contributors, all of whom support our health & well-being!

Alicia Willette DDS – electric tooth brush and oral health package
Caldwell Law – Ariana’s and Stella’s restaurant gift certificates
CCL Jenks Fund – Bailey Farm Turkey for the holidays
Farmway – $50 gift certificate (2)
Grafton County Senior Citizens Council – 2 5-lb hand weights
Hanover Food Co-op – $25 gift certificate
Hanover Yoga – free class
Holistic Nutrition Coach – consultation
Integrity Yoga – manual and movement therapy, 2-hour session
Kim Meredith – hand-made earring and necklace sets (2)
Kingland Farms – gift basket
Hogwash Farm – sausage sampler
Peyton Place Restaurant – $50 gift certificate
Remedy Yoga at DeLeon Day Spa Wellness Center – private yoga session
River Valley Club – 3-month pass
White River Family Eye Care – $200 gift card

Our Supportive Community Partners

Please join us in expressing gratitude for all our partners did before, during and after the Health & Wellness Fair to make this event possible.

Those Guys
for your contribution of the Welcome Tent, and for being available throughout the event to help things run smoothly.
Boy Scout Troop # 273
for setting up the space for Health & Wellness Fair and community market participants, with safe borders around the Lyme Common.
Matt Brown
for lending a double-duty platform – supporting movement classes in the morning and a music stage in the afternoon.
The Lyme Covid Response Team
for providing encouragement and ideas through months of event planning and up-to-date guidance about safe practices for the gathering.
Mascoma Bank
for your ongoing support and generous sponsorship of this event.
The Utility Club
for your second generous donation toward the Lyme Health & Wellness Fair.
Lake Sunapee VNA and Hospice
for your second generous donation toward the event when you could not with us, and for your ongoing care in the community.
Northern Woodlands
for giving permission for participants to park behind your building, for sharing copies of your wonderful magazine, and for being supportive each time we reach out.
Lyme School PTO Lyme Fest Committee
for collaborating in the design of the space, coordination of resources, and communication … and for extending the boost to our collective well-being through an afternoon of fabulous music!
Lyme Historians
for sharing the day with a special program on barns
Conant Building
for offering space for attendees to park safely.
American Legion Post #80
for offering space for attendees to park safely.
Town of Lyme
for your partnership and ongoing support of CCL programs and events, and for all that you do to keep the Lyme Common beautiful and safe for the community.
The Lyme Police Department
for working with us to address event parking, helping the event run smoothly and safely for community partners and attendees.

The 2021 Fair Organizing Team

a special group of thoughtful and generous visionaries, planners, designers, and hands-on helpers

Shelby Wood
Nancy Allison
Lynore Bolton
Margaret Caldwell
Julie Davis
Lara Dwyer
Patty Jenks
Lee Lopez
Martha Tecca
Ellen Thompson
Laurie Veillette
Mimi Weinstein
Debbie Whitaker