Springfield Family Center

For those who don't want to cook but would like a hearty hot dinner--join our friends at the Springfield Elks Lodge #1560!

Wednesday Night - Drawing Night - 11/4/26
Bring a Friend - Show them your Lodge 🙂

For our friends at Senior Solutions

Join us for a Memory Cafe this November. These are wonderful opportunities to connect with fellow caregivers, get support and learn about caregiving and how to manage the stress, and so much more. Free and open to everyone. https://www.seniorsolutionsvt.org/services/caregiver-support/

Hello, November! Let's Make Some Memories! 🍂

As the leaves fall and the days get a little cooler here in New England, it's the perfect time to slow down, get creative, and enjoy time together.

Creativity doesn't need to be complicated! It can be building a blanket fort, making something with leaves and pinecones, baking a favorite family recipe, or simply spending time doing something fun together.

This month, let's celebrate families, children, neighbors, volunteers, and the wonderful organizations that make our community stronger.

❤️ What is one activity your family loves doing together this time of year?

Let's inspire one another!

Take Out Meals available at the Springfield Family Center today from 11:30-12:30 or *WHILE SUPPLIES LAST* First come, first served and must be present for a meal.

Today’s menu is: Tatertot casserole (with ground beef and green beans), fruit and roll.

🍂 Good Morning! Happy Monday, it’s November.

A new day, a new week, and a brand-new month full of possibilities!

Spunky the Skeleton Puppy and Arnold the Squirrel are enjoying a beautiful fall day outdoors with their kiddo friends and scarecrow pals! They want to remind everyone that every new beginning brings a chance to learn something new, share a smile, make a happy memory, and spread a little kindness.

✨ A new day brings new possibilities. 🍂 A new week brings new adventures. ❤️ A new month brings new opportunities to care for one another.

So let's start this Monday with grateful hearts, positive thoughts, and a little excitement for all the good things ahead!

Spunky and Arnold want to know: What's one thing you're looking forward to this November?

Wishing everyone a wonderful Monday and a happy start to the week! 🍁🌞

True Crime Stories of Vermont
Saturday, November 7
11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Springfield Town Library
43 Main St, Springfield, VT 05156

Join Vermont author and historian Thea Lewis for a fascinating look at the darker side of the Green Mountain State.
Lewis

The HIV/HCV Resource Center is hosting a training session at the Springfield Town Library on Tuesday, December 8 at 11:00 am where participants will learn how to respond to an overdose emergency by learning when and how to administer Narcan, a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/narcan-training-tickets-2004032103970?aff=oddtdtcreator

We planned to wait until after Halloween to announce our Festival of Lights, but we’ve received so many calls about tickets that we’re sharing the news today!

🎟️ Buy tickets online: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/festival-of-lights-fundraiser-2
✨ Learn more about the event: https://www.springfieldonthemove.com/festival-of-lights-fundraiser

We encourage you to purchase tickets online. You can also buy them by appointment at our office.

Please support the second annual Festival of Lights, presented by Springfield on the Move. This is our largest fundraiser of the year and helps support our work in downtown beautification, entrepreneurship, programming, revitalization, and more.

Can’t attend? You can still support our work by making a donation through the ticket link.

Thank you for your support!

As October comes to and end and we continue into November and prepare for the autumn and winter weather that keeps us indoors... 🍂

We can still have adventures without leaving the house!

📚 Build a cosy reading den with blankets and cushions. 🎭 Put on a family puppet show using old socks. 🖍️ Draw pictures of things you spotted outdoors. 🥣 Make a simple soup together. 🧩 Create a treasure hunt around the house. 🎶 Sing songs, tell stories or make your own musical instruments.

Children don't need every moment to be planned or every activity to cost money. They need opportunities to explore, imagine, connect and just be children.

And sometimes, the best activity of all is slowing down and spending time together. ❤️

What's your favourite rainy-day activity? Let's build a little bank of ideas for families to share!

🛍️ HEY, NEIGHBORS — THIS ONE IS AN EASY WAY TO GIVE BACK! ❤️

When you’re shopping at Hannaford in Claremont this November, look for the $2.50 Community Bag!

💙 $1 from every bag sold comes back to Springfield Family Center to help support local families and our community.

📍 Hannaford
220 Washington Street, Claremont, NH

So next time you’re grabbing groceries, grab a Community Bag, too! It’s a small purchase that makes a BIG difference right here at home.

👉 Buy a bag. Support your neighbors. Share the love!