Once the floor was completed (with the exception of the baseboard that’s coming soon), staff and teachers thought it would be fun to create a math exercise and contest for the children. Students were asked to calculate the total length, total square footage, and the number of tiles used for the new … [Read more...] about The Mayo Memorial Center has a New Floor!
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Women’s History Month
March serves as Women's History Month, honoring the leaders, activists, and role models—both past and present—who have risked their lives fighting for justice and equality. The celebration evolved in the late 20th century from a “Women's History Week” in California in the late 1970s, to a … [Read more...] about Women’s History Month
Kurn Hattin Homes Singers Hit the Road to Personally Deliver Valentine’s Day Greetings
The gift of music is powerful, especially on Valentine’s Day. That’s why 16 Kurn Hattin Homes singers and four chaperones loaded into three vans to deliver the gift of song to visitors, patients, and residents at four stops: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical in Lebanon, NH; Keene State College, Keene, NH; … [Read more...] about Kurn Hattin Homes Singers Hit the Road to Personally Deliver Valentine’s Day Greetings
Kurn Hattin Homes for Children Receives Keene Lions Club Grant for Facility Improvement
The Keene Lions Club has awarded New England Kurn Hattin Homes for Children a $500 grant to support the installation of new flooring on the main level of the Mayo Memorial Center, the Homes’ academic building. According to Facilities Director Adam Hallock, “The high volume of foot traffic in the … [Read more...] about Kurn Hattin Homes for Children Receives Keene Lions Club Grant for Facility Improvement
Troy Wunderle Wasn’t Clowning Around When Teaching Circus Arts at Kurn Hattin Homes
Ladies and gentlemen, back by popular demand, Troy Wunderle recently brought his love of teaching and his love of circus arts to the students at Kurn Hattin Homes for Children. Vermont native and Big Top Adventures founder, Troy Wunderle, spent a week with the students at Kurn Hattin Homes … [Read more...] about Troy Wunderle Wasn’t Clowning Around When Teaching Circus Arts at Kurn Hattin Homes
Kurn Hattin Homes Names 2023 Charles Albert Dickinson Award Recipients
New England Kurn Hattin Homes for Children has named Laura Duquette and Ivan Villavicencio of Essex Junction, Vermont as the 2023 recipients of its Charles Albert Dickinson Award at a ceremony held in December. The award was named in honor of The Reverend Charles Albert Dickinson, who founded … [Read more...] about Kurn Hattin Homes Names 2023 Charles Albert Dickinson Award Recipients
Kurn Hattin Homes’ Children Experience the Spirit of the Season
For the children, staff, and friends of Kurn Hattin Homes for Children, December is always a most wonderful time of the year. This holiday season began with the arrival of fragrant trees donated by Christmas Trees of Vermont and decorating activities in the cottages and across the campus. The … [Read more...] about Kurn Hattin Homes’ Children Experience the Spirit of the Season
