Penny Fundraiser!!!

Feels like Spring outside today (we hope it is here to stay)! And we all know what that means - Spring Cleaning! Do those jars of pennies keep piling up in your closet, garage or basement? Do you have pennies scattered on the floor of your car, or hidden under the cushions of your couch? Don't know what to do with all of those pennies?!

Help the kids at Sara Holbrook Community Center (SHCC) and the King Street Youth Center (KSYC) raise a million pennies! A group of kids from each site are working collaboratively to raise a million pennies or $10,000 ($5,000 for each site).
The money raised will go directly to the children’s programs at both Centers!

On Saturday, April 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., during the Sara Holbrook Community Center’s 3rd annual Festival of Cultures, there will a drop-off site run by the kids to donate those pesky pennies!

The kids will have input as to where the money raised will go to…unfortunately, it probably won’t go toward a swimming pool in the back of the Sara Holbrook Community Center! Visit the SHCC blog in the next couple days to see a video about what the kids want to do with the money.

Festival of Cultures 2008

Here are some pictures from last year's Festival of Cultures. Over 800 people attended the event and this year we expect an even bigger turnout! Some of the returning performances for this year's Festival include Children Gather Round, Burlington Taiko Youth Ensemble, Sambatucada, SHIDAA, and Temedee Drum Group and Jeh Kulu Dance & Drum Theater. This year, we are grateful for several more acts joining in on the festivities!

We also have amazing craft & food vendors! The Festival also runs a Silent Auction during the event. With almost 100 items, there are lots of great items to bid on, from yoga lessons at Yoga Vermont, to breakfast for four at Penny Cluse Cafe, to a week long stay for six in a Lake Champlain Cottage Rental! All proceeds benefit the children's programs at the Sara Holbrook Community Center.

To check out the schedule or performances and to learn more about the Festival and the Sara Holbrook Community Center, please visit our website at www.saraholbrookcc.org.

See you at the Festival!

Festival Of Cultures 2008: Celebrating Cultural Diversity and Beyond!

We are getting so excited for the upcoming third annual Festival of Cultures 2008! We cannot believe how soon it is coming up: April 5th, 2008, at Burlington High School, just like last year. Here is a snapshot of the poster you will see all around the community soon! Check back for more information by the end of the week!