September 30th 2023: A Spectacular Day at the Fair!
We learned and shared about child and family services, life planning, theater and the arts, parish nursing, emergency preparedness, mental health support and resources, healing practices, end-of-life services, volunteer opportunities, and more!
We participated in classes for all ages (Hands-only CPR, Salsa and Cuban dancing, chair and partner yoga, ultimate frisbee, music therapy, and more), rowing on an erg machine, blood pressure checks, chair massages, peer support, interactive art, warm conversations, and lots of other healthy activities.
We danced to the music of the Panhandlers Steel Drum Band!
We received flu shots and free home test kits for Covid-19 and learned the latest information on the new boosters, free flu clinics and more.
Lots of us won prizes! We “earned” tickets as learning from community partners, joining in classes, and signing up for future programs.
Contributed to fundraisers, found healthy products and special treasures, and enjoyed lovely food at the Fair and around the Common.
Please read through this page to recognize and support the many Community Partners who made this event possible.
Click here for our Thank You post, including some grateful feedback from Community Partners and photos from the day.
Scheduled Activities
Chances to try something new, or help show how it’s done
in the Demo Tent made possible by the Lyme Foundation
10:00 am – Music Therapy for Mental Wellness with Shanna Meyer, Clinical Director of Averte Wellness: Experience an interactive, evidence-based practice of music making, breathing, and movement. Shanna was unable to participate due to illness
10:30 am – Intro to Salsa Dancing with Maylena Chaviano and Fauve Dela Cruz of Upper Valley Salsa: Exploring the magic of this fun Latin dance form! Learning the first steps, connecting to the music, and getting ready to give it a try with the Panhandlers!
11:00 am – Ultimate Frisbee with Jacob Craft of Upper Valley Ultimate: Throwing drills and learning about match play with members of a welcoming co-ed group of Ultimate players.
11:30 am – Chair Yoga with Kim Wenger Hall, Creator of Flourish Art & Yoga Studios: Gentle, yet effective approach to stretching and strengthening your body as you clear your mind.
12:00 noon – Dance Party! More joined the dance space in front of the band, and the whole Common moved to the sounds of the Panhandlers. The freeing joy of dancing!
12:30 pm – Partner Yoga with Kathryn Mills: “Stretching” the yoga experience with a fun introduction to poses with a friend or partner. Partners, a mom and daughter, and new friends joined in.
1:00 pm – Hands-only CPR with Andy Miller, Captain, Lyme EMS: Everyone can learn the simple steps of this life-saving technique, and be prepared to help save a life.
1:00 pm – Prize Drawings in the Welcome Tent.
1:30 pm – Rueda de Casino – Cuban Social Dance with Warren Kadoya, TucSon Casineros: A beginner class of this fun form of partner dancing, similar to line or square dancing, with a Latin flair.
Mobile Flu Vaccination Clinic
in partnership with the Village to Village Network
- Free flu shots 10am-2pm, on the Lyme Common.
- Primarily high dose vaccines, for ages 65+.
More Than 50 Participants
Supporting Health & Well-being in So Many Different Ways!
Averte
Changing the trajectory of lives through the development of cognitive, emotional and physical resilience in an environment of health, wellness and community.
Alyssa Hughes Life Coaching & Consulting
Specializing in helping clients overcome career and personal life conflicts, self development, and love. Empowering clients to create the life they want.
Bayada Hospice
Providing home health and hospice services throughout VT and NH.
Berway Farm Creamery
Cream line milk from grass fed cows, coming with their milk truck, including magical chocolate and coffee milks.
Black Dog Bees & Maple Trees, LLC
A small, local farm featuring honey, maple syrup, eggs, chickens, and mushrooms.
Cairn Hands Massage Therapy
Revitalizing, rejuvenating and relaxing the mind, body and soul, specializing in chronic pain and scar tissue management.
Caldwell Law
Estate planning, elder law & advance care planning, including the dementia directive.
Cedar Circle Farm & Education Center
Organic farm with a social mission
CommunityCare of Lyme
Connecting people and organizations to improve wellbeing, providing direct support when needed. 603-795-0603 is the Lyme Community Help Line, answered every day.
Aging in Our Community Team
Mental Health Team
Lyme Food Pantry
CCL Jenks Fund
CCL Welcome Fund
ConnectShareCare
An online network that provides a community for care partners supporting adults with a serious illness and/or who have experienced the loss of a loved one.
Craft Studies Studio & School
Sparking creativity and connection through craft
CReW
Cancer REcovery through roWing program of Upper Valley Rowing Foundation
CrossFit Off the Green
Dream big, work hard, and enjoy the journey
Dartmouth Aging Resource Center
Providing older adults, families, and community members with information, education, and support for healthier and more informed lives.
Dartmouth Skiway
The heart and soul of skiing for Dartmouth College and the Upper Valley.
Martina Daley
doTERRA Essential Oil Wellness Advocate
Emerald Stream Healing
Polarity and reflexology treatments for deep healing
Flourish Art & Yoga Studios
Provide a variety of classes to work for every body, with guidance and encouragement at every step.
Good Neighbor Health Clinic
Providing free medical and dental care to those in need and advocating for improved access to dental and health care. Home of the Upper Valley LGBTQ+ Health Clinic.
Grafton County Senior Citizens Council – Orford Senior Center
Programs/services to support the health and well being of our older citizens.
Hand to Heart Project
Provides free, in-home massage and compassionate touch to people with cancer and their caregivers/care partners.
Headrest
Provides effective programs and treatments to assist those affected by substance use disorder, experiencing a crisis, or in need of support.
HIV/HCV Resource Center
Provides direct services that empower and support people affected by HIV, Hepatitis C and substance use to live fully and with dignity.
Juanita’s Mexican Food Fundraiser
Handmade tamales and empanadas for sale, supporting the CCL Welcome Fund.
Lyme Emergency Management
Dedicated, trained and compassionate volunteer first responders, including firefighters, paramedics and EMTs.
Lyme FAST Squad
Onsite with emergency response vehicles and equipment, information, and a scheduled hands-only CPR class.
Lyme Fire Department
Lyme Foundation
Funding projects and programs to maintain and enhance the quality of life in Lyme. Sponsoring the Demo Tent at the Fair.
Lyme Historians
Providing information for a self-guided tour of the houses surrounding the Lyme Green.
Lyme Parish Nurses, a program of Lyme Congregational Church Health Ministry
Support healthy minds, bodies, and spirits across the community, offering blood pressure checks and information about substance use challenges among older people.
Lyme Pinnacle Snowmobile Club
Maintains over 75 miles of trails in the Upper Valley open for winter sports.
Lyme School 8th Grade Class
Healthy Snacks Fundraiser for Washington DC Trip
Margaret Pratt Community
Offering assisted living and memory care in Bradford, VT.
Sophie Mayo
Sharing experience and ideas for a plant-based lifestyle
Northern Stage
A local professional theater company with a mission to change lives, one story at a time.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Dartmouth
A volunteer, non-credit continuing education program for adults.
Panhandlers Steel Drum Band
A 10-12 piece community steel pan drum band, performing shows across Vermont and NH for close to 20 years.
Paphanh’s Thai Food
Offers her delicious home-made food.
Pathways of the River Valley
Serving people with disabilities in their home communities.
SHARe
Welcoming and supporting asylum seekers and refugees in the Upper Valley.
Becca Towne
Face Painting!
TucSon Casineros – Upper Valley
Cuban social dance group with weekly classes and a beginner’s rueda de casino class at the Fair
Upper Valley Humane Society
Joining in the day with adoptable pets.
Upper Valley Medical Reserve Corps
Group of Medical and non-medical volunteers dedicated to improving the health and safety of their communities.
Upper Valley Salsa
Salsa dancing community with workshops and social dances, with an intro to Salsa demo at the Fair
Upper Valley Ultimate
Welcoming, co-ed group of Ultimate players
Visiting Nurse and Hospice of VT & NH (VNH)
Provides in home support to patients through home health, hospice, long term care and maternal/child services.
Vital Communities
Works with people, organizations, and communities to create equitable solutions to challenges in the Upper Valley region.
Waypoint Family Resource Center
Provides services to help families overcome challenges, reach their goals, and be their best.
West Central Behavioral Health,
The nonprofit community mental health care provider for the Upper Valley and Sullivan County, NH.
WISE
Mobilizes the Upper Valley to end gender-based violence through survivor-centered advocacy, prevention, and education.
Prizes
Please learn about the generous contributors, all of whom support our health & well-being!
Bailey Farm: Fresh Thanksgiving turkey
Captain Page Bakes: Gift card
Caldwell Law: Dinner for 2 at Ariana’s
CrossFit Off the Green: Workout Session
Dartmouth Skiway: Season pass; private lesson
KJ Dell’Antonia: 3 novels, including her new release.
Farmers Body: Farm fresh bath and body gift set
Farmway: Gift card (2)
Flourish Art & Yoga Studios: Workshop
Loch Lyme Lodge: Gift card
Poly✦Porium by Kim Meredith: Hand-made jewelry
Matt Brown Fine Art: Post Pond Print
Norwich Book Store: Gift card
River Valley Club: 1 Month membership
Stay Wild Hair Studio: Gift basket
Sweetland Farms: Gift card
TucSon Casineros: 4-week Cuban social dance classes at Open Door Integrated Wellness (2)
Upper Valley Aquatics Center: Family Fun Pack 4 day passes (2 adult, 2 child)
Upper Valley Integration Therapy: Bodywork therapy and/or health coaching (2)
West Central Behavioral Health: Sledding Hill Jam
Whaleback Ski Area: Day Passes
Alicia J. Willette, DDS: Oral health package with electric tooth brush
Thank you to all for participating this year!
Lead Sponsor
Demo Tent Sponsor
Click below to view the 2022 Lyme Health & Wellness Fair photo album
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Click below to view the 2021 Lyme Health & Wellness Fair photo album
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Please send us additional pictures of the event to add to this album! Email them to communitycarelyme@gmail.com or upload your photos directly, here.
Here are some photos from the first Lyme Health & Wellness Fair on September 28, 2019.
