After 4 years’ wait, it was an extraordinary evening at the
Lyme Center Academy Building!

THANK YOU!!

Our community celebration involved many generous souls!  Please read through to join us in gratitude, and enjoy some great photos and videos of the event.

The Music

A Fabulous Line up!

The Whipple Hillbillies + Bluegrassers
Matthew Greenway, Mark Sunderwirth, Mike Madan, Eric Faro, Stacie Deiner, Chuck Horrell, and Tanner Wallace

Fiddler Showcase
Ewan Cameron, Isla Cameron, Billy Sunderwirth, andTanner Wallace

Dan Freihofer

Steve Alden
with Caroline Alden, Emma Piontek, Toby Summerfield, and Mark Tecca

Shed
Matt Stevens and Eric Reimanis

The music and spirit were enjoyed by all. What a gift!

Kids’ Gift Shop

A magical and exciting evening for the children (and a little adult time for parents) …

Lyme School PTO, creating a fabulous shop of donated treasures, with “elves” to wrap thoughtfully-selected presents.

Refreshments

An overflowing spread of soups and stews, savory and sweet treats – Food as Love!

Nancy & Blake Allison, Lynore Bolton, Jennifer Boylston, Margaret Caldwell, Stephen Castellani, Dan Freihofer, Emily Gray, Sarah Eck, Karen Henry, Sue Hewitt, Lyme Congregational Church (huge thanks to Nancy Grandine, Joyce & Paul Killebrew), Dayle Mason, Lynn McRae, Kati Miller, Jill Niles, Orford Bandstand Committee, Pam Poire, Krista Robbins, Kathy Sherrieb, Mark Sunderwirth, Martha Tecca, and others who brought food and drinks.

Logistics Volunteers

Thank you for your helping hands before, during, and after the event!

The Lyme School PTO and supporters: Fauve Dela Cruz, chair, Brigette Cameron, Faith Catlin, Nicole Gaines, Amy Gubbins, Karen Huyck, Meg Funk Novello, presenting the Kid’s Holiday Shop
Jill Niles, Marilyn Wanner, Eleanor Shafer, Kathy Sherrieb, making festive decorations
Frank Gould, Fran Noel, Martha Tecca, Mark Tecca, Pam Poire, setting up the space
Stephen Castellani and Fran Noel, coordinating parking
Jill Niles, welcoming everyone to this event
Kati Miller, hosting the drink station
Stephanie Graudons, Martha Tecca, Shelby Wood, taking photos
 Stephen Castellani, and Jill Niles, cleaning up after the event

Event Coordinators

Thank you for your enthusiasm and skill in planning the event!

Dan Freihofer and Mark Sunderwirth, Music
Fauve Dela Cruz, PTO coordinator for the Kid’s Holiday Shop and Craft Table
Martha Tecca, Food and set- up
Marilyn Wanner and Jill Niles, decorations
Stephen Castellani, Parking Captain
Shelby Wood, Communications and volunteer coordination

The Location

The beautiful Lyme Center Academy Building is a joy!

It was wonderful to experience the full building brimming with activity! People enjoyed live music and refreshments in the perfect space of Academy Hall, kids shopped and elves wrapped presents in the Gift Shop (classroom), and relaxed and crafted in the cozy CCL Living Room.

Contributors

Local businesses, organizations, and neighbors, thank you for supporting this event

The Town of Lyme, providing the Lyme Center Academy Building Space for community members to enjoy
First Baptist Church of Lyme, parking space so that all could safely access the event
Kingland Farms, maple syrup for door prizes
The Lyme Country Store,  a beautiful wreath for our door
Lyme Congregational Church, sandwiches and cookies for the refreshment spread
Orford Bandstand Committee, a bounty of holiday cookies
Many friends and neighbors, financial contributions

Please consider making a donation (click here)!
Contributions help ensure that we can continue to offer spirit-lifting gatherings, where all are welcome.

ALL who came out and brought so much joy to this event 

Thank you for sharing YOU.

You came from across Lyme, all over the Upper Valley, from several states and countries!

Community extends beyond borders.

Everyone Belongs. 

From The Whole CCL Team

We are all in this together and grateful for all the time, energy, communication, skills, resources, and love that went into this big, inclusive gathering.

Board
Dan Freihofer, Interim Chair
Martha Tecca, Executive Director
Patty Jenks, Chief Community Advocate
Kathy Sherrieb, DPh, MSN, Food Pantry Coordinator
Jennifer Boylston, PhD, Treasurer
Julie Davis, MD
Marilyn Wanner
Nancy Allison

Staff
Shelby Wood, Manager of Volunteer Participation

Photo Album and Video Snippets

For the photo album, click the big arrow in the middle and then the little arrows on either side of the box to look through the photos. To view the videos, simply click on the arrow.

Please share any event photos you may have to add to this album! Email them to events@cclyme.org or upload them here.

If you would enjoy learning about ways to help in the community, please contact us any time.

Email info@cclyme.org, click here for a brief form to share how you might like to join in, or 

go to the Volunteer Opportunities page on our website.