Hampshire Franklin Children's Day Care Center – News
Preschool Arts Program: Go, Kids Art, Go!
March 14th - April 26th
The Barnes Gallery in the Leverett Crafts & Arts (LCA)
13 Montague Rd. Leverett Center
www.leverettcrafts.org
Artwork by preschoolers, elementary students, and homeschoolers of Amherst, Leverett, Shutesbury, Pelham & Wendell.
This is the 2nd annual collaboration between the Leverett Crafts & Arts and Hampshire-Franklin Children's Day Care Center, that seeks to
celebrate the artist in every child!
Opening Reception
Saturday, March 21st from 11am - 12pm
The BIG Party
Saturday, April 4th from 10am - 5pm
A full day of music, dance, & theater performances for the whole family.
PERFORMANCES
| 10:00 – 10:30 am | Umoja Too | |
| 10:45 – 11:15 am | Nataraj Dance Company | |
| 11:30 – 12:00 pm | Happy Dan the Music Man | |
| 12:15 – 12:45 pm | “DNA” aka Freddy Lowenthal | |
| 1:00 – 1:30 pm | Miss Leticia | |
| 1:45 – 2:15 pm | Rainbow Players Theater (title TBA) | |
| 2:30 – 3:00 pm | Shali’s Belly Dancers | |
| 3:15 – 3:45 pm | Omulu Guanabara Capoeira | |
| 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Gaia Roots |
WORKSHOPS
In the Upstairs Studio (#A1)
A sample class of Music Together by Debbie Weyl
11:15 – 11:45 am
12:45 – 1:15 pm
Telling Songs & Singing Stories by Paul Jacobs & Jennifer Swender
10:30 – 11:00 am
12 noon – 12:30 pm
In the North Entrance
Clay for Kids by MudPie Potters
10am – 5:00 pm
INTERACTIVE PROJECTS
In the Installation Room
Collaborative Recycled Sculpture with Djali
10am-5pm
Community Mural
10am-5pm
Sponsored by:
L&F Construction, Inc. Kraus Fitch Architects, Inc.
View the flyer [html]
Download the flyer [pdf, 200K]
New Fire Alarm System
In other news, this past spring the Center was able to install a new fire alarm system due to a grant we received from the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts. The Fire Alarm System consists of multiple pull, horn and strobe alarms that will ensure all staff and children are aware of an emergency situation. Once the system was installed, the company conducted a test that included having the Leverett Fire Department come to the day care (see photo above). The fire drill went extremely well and was very interesting and exciting for the children. The live test showed that the system is operating correctly. Our facility is much safer now that there is a full Fire Alarm System installed that will alert staff and kids of an emergency situation. Further, this system now brings the HFCDC into compliance with local building code requirements. We are truly grateful to the Community Foundation for assisting us with this project!
Upcoming Fundraisers
Annual Fund Drive
In late November 2008 we sent out Annual Fund Drive letters to all current staff and families as well as alumni. Please give whatever amount you can, or consider donating a product or service to the day care. We appreciate any and all support of our program and the service we provide to the community.
GoodSearch / GoodShop
As always, please consider using GoodSearch as your on-line search engine and GoodShop as your on-line shopping "mall". Designating HFCDC as your non-profit charity is an easy way to generate revenue for our organization while doing searches/shopping you would have done anyway!
