Mentoring BBQ

Here are some photos from our 1st annual Mentoring BBQ to kick-off the summer!

Congrats to Leisa!

Our very own Executive Director, Leisa Pollander, alongside Vicky Smith and Mary Alice McKenzie, Executive Directors from King Street Youth Center and Boys & Girls Club, were presented with the Queen City Police Foundation's Medal of Honor for their work with youth in the community. Check out the story here.

Festival of Cultures

On Saturday, April 4th the Center hosted the fourth annual Festival of Cultures event. The day was a huge success with nearly 1200 attendees! The Center raised over $4000 in the Silent Auction alone.

Once again, thank you to all of our sponsors, Silent Auction donors, staff and volunteers that helped make the 2009 Festival a success! You can find more photos over on our website at www.saraholbrookcc.org.

Festival of Cultures! Saturday, April 4th

The Sara Holbrook Community Center announces the 4th annual Festival of Cultures taking place on Saturday, April 4, 2009 from 10am -4pm. The Festival will transform the Dudley H. Davis Center at the University of Vermont into a travel adventure around the globe. The Festival is a day long celebration showcasing unique ethnic foods, dance, art and music. From African drum groups to belly-dancing to traditional Vietnamese songs, performances highlight the cultural diversity of Vermont. Festivities include vendors selling arts and crafts, ethnic foods, henna art tattoos, face painting and hands-on activities for kids and more!

Performances begin at 10:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m.. Please visit our website at www.saraholbrookcc.org for the Peformance Schedule, Directions, etc.

Open to the public, admission to this family-friendly event is by donation. A silent auction at the Festival will be held to support the Sara Holbrook Center and its children's programs. The auction offers an enticing variety of items such as a family membership to Shelburne Museum, passes to Mad River Glen, a chocolate gift basket from Lake Champlain Chocolates, or brunch for two at Leunig's Bistro!

Hope to see you there!

February Vacation Camp

The K-5 group was kept busy during February Break at the Sara Holbrook Community Center with loads of field trips, outdoor activities (we braved the cold weather!) and arts & crafts projects at the Center. The kids enjoyed music by Gary Dulabaum, who visited on Monday, February 23rd. Gary will also be joining us at the Festival of Cultures coming up on April 4th! Other trips included ice skating at Leddy Park Ice Arena, bowling at Champlain Lanes, an outing to the Majestic 10 to see "Hotel for Dogs", sledding at Catamount and BINGO at the Center!

Festival of Cultures

The Sara Holbrook Community Center announces the 4th annual Festival of Cultures taking place on Saturday, April 4, 2009 from 10am -4pm. The Festival will transform the Dudley H. Davis Center at the University of Vermont into a travel adventure around the globe. The Festival is a day long celebration showcasing unique ethnic foods, dance, art and music. From African drum groups to belly-dancing to traditional Vietnamese songs, performances highlight the cultural diversity of Vermont. Festivities include vendors selling arts and crafts, ethnic foods, henna art tattoos, face painting and hands-on activities for kids and more!

Performances begin at 10:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m.. Please stay tuned for our updated Performance Schedule.

Open to the public, admission to this family-friendly event is by donation. A silent auction at the Festival will be held to support the Sara Holbrook Center and its children's programs. The auction offers an enticing variety of items such as a family membership to Shelburne Museum, passes to Mad River Glen, a chocolate gift basket from Lake Champlain Chocolates, or brunch for two at Leunig's Bistro!

Performers & Vendors Include:

Aikido of Champlain Valley • Face Art by Sara Glasgow • Gifts & Treasures to Buy • Viet Ngu Vermont School • Ethnic Foods • Ngoma Ya Kwetu • Heartfire Henna • Art for Kids • Sambatucada • Burlington Taiko Youth Ensemble • SHCC Circus Act • Nepalese Dance • SHIDAA • Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum Theater • White Deer Spirit Drum • Traditional Belly-Dancing • Children's Music • Ethnic Foods

Please stay tuned for more performance and vendor updates! To learn more about participating in this event or sponsorships, please call the Center at 862-6342.

Creating Connections Mentoring Program

The Sara Holbrook Community Center kicked off its new mentoring program on January 16th with pizza making & games at the Center. Currently, we have eight matches to date and 19 kids waiting for mentors! This winter, mentors and mentees have gone sledding, to the movies, to the Fletcher Free Library, baked cookies, hung out at Pizza Putt, played board games and much more. On February 10th, mentor matches were invited to the Baird Center for a potluck. Everyone left with full bellies!