Events
PARENTING REVISITED: Learning form Each Other
A Kinship Care Conference for relatives, service providers, and others at two locations
September 9, 2010
Hampton Inn
42 Lower Mountain View Drive
Colchster VT
September 10, 2010 The YWCA
72 Concord Street
Manchester, NH
Both days from 8:30a.m. to 3:45p.m.
Cost for professionals: $25; $35 if requesting CEUs
No charge for grandparents and others raising the children of relatives
To register online:
VERMONT SITE:
https://www.events.unh.edu/RegistrationForm.pm?event_id=7324
NEW HAMPSHIRE SITE:
https://www.events.unh.edu/RegistrationForm.pm?event_id=7325
To register by phone:
603-796-2151
To register by mail send the registration form (and payment if needed) to:
UNH Cooperative Extension, BSC,
Learning From One Another/5964
Taylor Hall
59 College Rd.
Durham, NH 03824 Make checks payable to UNH
To reserve a room at the Hampton Inn at the special rate of $99 plus tax.
Call 802-655-6177 and let them know you are registering for the Vermont Kin As Parents conference
Note: Room must be reserved by August 9 to qualify for the special rate
For more information or to request a brochure:
802-338-4725 or kinlmg@comcast.net
VKAP ANNUAL PICNIC
Join other Vermont grandparents and other relatives and the children they are raising for a relaxing day at the beach. Build a sand castle, swim in the lake, talk with other kinship caregivers and relax as the children play. Enjoy hot dogs and hamburgers as well as homemade salads, drinks, and desserts.
WHEN: Sunday, August 8 (Raindate: August 15) Beginning at 10:00 a.m., lunch about noon WHERE: Sandbar State Park, Route 2, Milton
Hot dogs, hamburgers, salads, desserts and drinks beginning about noon.
PLEASE BRING A SALAD OR DESSERT TO SHARE!
BRING YOUR CHAIRS, BEACH TOYS, AND SUNSCREEN.
Directions: from Interstate 89 (north or south), take exit 17 and turn right onto Route 2. Sandbar State Park is 5.7 miles on the right. Tell those at the entrance that you are with VKAP or show them your Green Mountain Pass* and you will not be charged to enter the park.
*If you are over 62, see your town clerk for a Green Mountain Pass that entitles you to free entry to state parks, including Sandbar.
For more information, call VKAP at 802-338-4725.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
GRANDPARENT SUPPORT PROJECT
COMING EVENTS:
TRIP TO MONTSHIRE MUSEUM,
a hands-on science museum
ANNUAL SUMMER PICNIC
at Waterbury State Reservoir
FUN AND GAMES AND BBQ
at Hubbard Park
Call Evelyn Sawyer at 802-476-1480 ext. 364 for more specific info. Open to all kin families.
