Westminster Cares works with seniors and disabled adults in Westminster, Vermont to help them remain healthy and independent in the community. Volunteers deliver meals, visit those who appreciate some company, and help with rides to the grocery store and appointments. Our healthy aging programs provide social and educational opportunities in exercise, art, and nutrition and are open to residents of Westminster and surrounding towns. Westminster Cares is a local community-based volunteer organization started in 1988.
Tai Chi Classes - Wednesday 9:45am/10:45am
Westminster Institute with Certified Instructor Ben Daviss
MUST SIGN UP BY 10/15
We are forming a new Tai Chi class for beginners which will start in late September. The course is especially designed for adults 55 and older. Dozens of studies have shown that practicing the gentle Chinese exercises of tai chi can improve physical strength, mobility, flexibility, bone density, and sense of balance. In one study, seniors who practiced a form of tai chi regularly were able to significantly reduce their risk of falling.
The class will be led by Bennett Daviss, a certified chi gong/tai chi instructor with the Oriental Healing Arts Association in New Hampshire; and previously a student in the Long River Tai Chi School in Brattleboro.
$5 per class; registration and paperwork necessary -
Call Donna Dawson @ 722-3607 or email: wecares@sover.net for more information.
Westminster Institute with Certified Instructor Ben Daviss
MUST SIGN UP BY 10/15
We are forming a new Tai Chi class for beginners which will start in late September. The course is especially designed for adults 55 and older. Dozens of studies have shown that practicing the gentle Chinese exercises of tai chi can improve physical strength, mobility, flexibility, bone density, and sense of balance. In one study, seniors who practiced a form of tai chi regularly were able to significantly reduce their risk of falling.
The class will be led by Bennett Daviss, a certified chi gong/tai chi instructor with the Oriental Healing Arts Association in New Hampshire; and previously a student in the Long River Tai Chi School in Brattleboro.
$5 per class; registration and paperwork necessary -
Call Donna Dawson @ 722-3607 or email: wecares@sover.net for more information.
Many thanks to everyone who participated, attended and enjoyed
the 2018 17th Annual Westminster Garden Tour!
We can't express enough gratitude to the many sponsors, volunteers, gardeners and attendees of our 17th annual tour. It takes a great many moving parts to make the many aspects of this event come together but once again, our tour was a great success and even Mother Nature assisted us in providing some lovely weather, if not, a wee bit warm.
We'd like to extend our thanks, once again to Gordon and Mary Hayward, Julie Moir Messervy, Lonnie and Obe Lisai, &
Joshua Gold, Cyndy Fine of Genuis Loci. We'd also like to thanks our many sponsors, Burt Co. Self Storage, Mascoma Bank, Silver Forest of Vermont,Brattleboro Subaru, Vermont Country Store, Savings Bank of Walpole, People’s United Bank, and C& S Wholesale Grocers. Without their assistance and support, the Garden Tour wouldn't be quite the same.
We look forward to next year's event and hope you'll spread the word to your friends, family and gardeners. Please enjoy the Slide Show below featuring the 2018 Gardens that were on display.
the 2018 17th Annual Westminster Garden Tour!
We can't express enough gratitude to the many sponsors, volunteers, gardeners and attendees of our 17th annual tour. It takes a great many moving parts to make the many aspects of this event come together but once again, our tour was a great success and even Mother Nature assisted us in providing some lovely weather, if not, a wee bit warm.
We'd like to extend our thanks, once again to Gordon and Mary Hayward, Julie Moir Messervy, Lonnie and Obe Lisai, &
Joshua Gold, Cyndy Fine of Genuis Loci. We'd also like to thanks our many sponsors, Burt Co. Self Storage, Mascoma Bank, Silver Forest of Vermont,Brattleboro Subaru, Vermont Country Store, Savings Bank of Walpole, People’s United Bank, and C& S Wholesale Grocers. Without their assistance and support, the Garden Tour wouldn't be quite the same.
We look forward to next year's event and hope you'll spread the word to your friends, family and gardeners. Please enjoy the Slide Show below featuring the 2018 Gardens that were on display.
It's easy to Donate to Westminster Cares!
Click on the DONATE button below. Choose the amount that's right for you. Know you have our gratitude and appreciation for your support!
Click on the DONATE button below. Choose the amount that's right for you. Know you have our gratitude and appreciation for your support!
Celebrating Our Volunteers
Westminster Cares recognized volunteer drivers who provide rides and deliver Meals on wheels. We're very thankful for their time, energy and commitment to their community.
Pictured left to right - John Barnett, Libby Mills, Phyllis Anderson (Board Member Emerita), Nancy Dalzell and Dick and Lori Miller.
Westminster Cares recognized volunteer drivers who provide rides and deliver Meals on wheels. We're very thankful for their time, energy and commitment to their community.
Pictured left to right - John Barnett, Libby Mills, Phyllis Anderson (Board Member Emerita), Nancy Dalzell and Dick and Lori Miller.
wecares@sover.net Westminster, VT 05346