Upper Valley THRIVES 2024

formerly the Lyme Health & Wellness Fair

a spectacular day of healthy activities, learning, and joy

THANK YOU to everyone involved!!

Please take a good look at the event webpage.

It lists the AMAZING ARRAY OF OVER 60 COMMUNITY PARTNERS

who shared their expertise and ideas, opportunities to join in healthy activities, food as love and handmade crafts, plus generous prize donations. Learn more about them and thank them for making the day special.

It’s a Circle of Gratitude!

See lovely feedback from Community Partners throughout this post.

Seeing the vendors and camaraderie between the community was incredible.

I love how it includes all small businesses in the UV. My favorite fair yet!

This is what makes it all possible:

Our Generous Community 

Pitching in in so many ways – before, during and after the Fair. 

Great community, perfect venue, great flow of traffic/people all day, VOLUNTEERS! Free coffee, other awesome vendors to connect/network with!

The level of engagement from organizations and volunteers was so incredible to see! Thank you so much for all you do to make this happen!

Very joyful and well organized! There was such a great deal of support!

ArtisTree
for sharing a great dance floor for the demo tent
The Panhandlers Steel Drum Band
for providing just the right spirit through your exceptional playing and demonstration of music as a wellness practice
Those Guys of Lyme
for your contribution of two tents on the Common, and for partnering to expand the volunteer team in many ways
Orford-Fairlee Lions
for generously sharing tables and chairs
EventSet, LCC
for providing safe and attractive borders around the Lyme Common
Scout Troop # 273
for preparing the spaces for fair partners
Sno.matic Controls and Engineering
for printing important signage
Lyme Country Store
for generously sharing your porch as a community space
Lyme Police
for instruction about parking requirements around the Lyme Common
Town of Lyme
for your partnership and ongoing support of CCL programs and events, and for everything that keeps the Lyme Common beautiful and safe for the community
The Acupuncture Studio VT, Upper Valley Integration Therapy
for financial support in this year when you couldn’t be part of the day itself

Wellness Practice Demo Leaders
for enthusiastically offering opportunities for fairgoers to try new, healthy activities
Angela Rose, UVAC, POUND Cardio Drumming
Jill Cray, Remedy Yoga Studios, Uplift Yoga
Kathryn Mills, Chair Yoga, Partner Yoga
Maylena Chaviano, Fauve Dela Cruz Upper Valley Salsa
Rhonda Fenton, Zumba
Warren Kadoya, Upper Valley Casineros

Parking Locations
for sharing space so that participants could safely park and enjoy the day:
American Legion Post #80
Conant Building
Dowds’ Inn, Latham House Tavern
Lyme Congregational Church
Lyme Inn
Northern Woodlands

Prize Donors
for adding to the fun, generously encouraging engagement with Community Partners sharing information and activities
Alicia Willette, DDS
Berway Farm Creamery
Caldwell Law
CCBA – Carter Community Building Association
Cedar Circle Farm and Education Center
Chapman’s General
Dangles by Deb
Farmway Vermont Gear
Loch Lyme Lodge
Matt Brown Fine Art
Northern Stage
Northern Woodlands
Red Clover Bikes
Remedy Yoga
Sweetland Farms
Vera Carter
Whaleback Mountain

The 2024 Event Team 

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

This is the most organized event I go to! It’s always so fun!

Fauve Dela Cruz, Co-Chair
Martha Tecca, Co-Chair
Shelby Wood, Volunteer Coordinator, Communications
Blake Allison
Nancy Allison
Missy Ball, RN
Masako Barrowes, Community Partner Host
Lynore Bolton
Margaret Caldwell
Tim Caldwell
Eka Chkhetiani
Lynn Cook
Nancy Copeland
Adam Crockett
Tina Cullenberg
Effie Cummings
Julie Davis, Community Partner Host
Jay Davis
Rachel Donegan
Dan Freihofer, Parking Captain, Those Guys Crew lead
Rachael Garvey, Photographer
Nora Gould
Jill Gray
Ella Harper-Schiehl
Katie Jenks
Tekla Juaridze
Jim Komarmi
Dani Ligett
Lee Lopez
Sheila MacDowell
Christie Manning
Lynn McRae
Kathryn Mills, Wellness Practice Demo Coordinator
Liz Morrow
Jill Niles, Event Day Logistics Captain
Adam Newman, Attendee Host
Meg Novello
Fran Noel
Elie O’Brien, Crafts Table Coordinator
Penelope O’Brien
Meisha Pamukcu
Hardy Payson
Justin Putnam
Lisa Rayes
Jodie Rich
Grace Tecca, Prize Drawing Coordinator, Graphic Design,
Katie Tecca, Prize Drawing Coordinator
Mark Tecca, Event Announcer
Marilyn Wanner
Murray Washburn
Michael Whitman
Marilyn Whittet, Attendee Host
Eric Williams
Jan Williams, Blood Drive Coordinator
Lucy Williams
Kym Williams
Mark Williams
Sally Yurkosky

Plus many friends, spouses, and neighbors

who helped, hauled, and hugged as needed

And everyone who participated in the Fair

My daughter LOVES this event and was asking me why it only happens once a year! My kids make it their mission to collect tickets as soon as we arrive.

over 200 of us exploring options, trying new things, and helping others.

Thank You All!

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. 

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

We look forward to being with you next year!SAVE THE DATE

September 27, 2025