HomeMy WebLinkAboutcommunity council time line from chapterENFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL (ECC) Time Line 1
1.Meetings of the ECC are held monthly and Annual organizational meeting.
2.Please Note some events were announced in the Enfield Currents Newsletter
and on ECC web page.
3.ECC – Enfield Community Council
4.Enfield Elementary School, 20 Enfield Main Road
5.Enfield Community Currents Newsletter mailed out every year, time schedule
changes – quarterly or more.
6.Major funding for the ECC is the United Way, Town of Enfield, Funding Raising.
1974
Nursery school in Enfield in the Enfield Methodist Church and Joanna Sturgeon was
hired as the teacher for the fall of 1974.
September 4 Town Board Meeting - Dottie Miller and 2 ladies were present to talk
about pre-school class to be held in Methodist Church.
1975
Enfield Community Council founded
1975 – 1980 summer programs from 1975 to 1980 attempted to combine recreation
with skill development and educational activities. Programs were held at Enfield
Elementary School.
January 8 Town Board Meeting – It was brought to the attention of the board that the
youth recreation program might not be available, if a chairman for the Recreation
Committee can not be found Mr. Phil White does not want chairmanship another year.
Unless a new chairman is found soon , there will be no basketball schedule this winter.
Feb. 5 Town Board Meeting - No one to head up Recreation program as yet and it
may go down the drain if no one volunteers to be chairman.
March 5 Town Board Meeting - Rhoda Linton, Tom Brown and Nancy Wurster were
present representing the Youth Council Bureau. They assured the Board that a director
will be named soon to keep the Enfield Town Youth Recreation Program alive.
Feb. 3 Enfield Community Youth Council reorganization meeting at Town Hall.
March - Note: Town Board paid Youth Council bill each month.
April 2 Enfield Town Board Meeting. Rhoda Linton reported that the officers for the
youth council had been appointed as follows: Rhoda Linton, Tom Brown and Nancy
Wurster.
May. Rhoda Linton reported on the Youth Commission. There will be a baseball and
softball programs under the direction of Roger Laue. They are having bake sales every
Friday to increase their budget. Applications are being accepted for youth director and
summer student aides.
June 4 Enfield Town Board Meeting. Rhoda Linton was present and said a youth
recreation program director might be named during the week. Some teenagers will be
hired as aides.
July 6 Enfield Town Board Meeting. Rhoda Linton reported that a director had been
hired and reported on the recreation program.
ENFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL (ECC) Time Line 2
1975
After School Program classes began PreK - 5th Grade.
Cooperative Nursery School Enfield, was established held at Enfield Methodist Church,
Enfield Center Road.
Community Library, Enfield Elementary School formed. The community library
developed a schedule of special programs - guest speakers and films.
Harvest Festival, Enfield Elementary School - October 18, 1975. Quilt raffle - Quilted
pillow top by Nina Linton. Won by Helen Jackson. Demonstrations of fashioned crafts
such as quilting, weaving, spinning, dried weed arranging, pouring native clay molds,
painting ceramics, doll making and butter churning, square dancing, food, 6 th grade,
under direction of Betty Bullock, teacher, selling popcorn and donuts.
1976
After School Program classes of the Fall continue, Tap Dancing, Community
Council launches Tap-Shoe-Exchange. Gymnastics and jazz dance were added.
Harvest Festival, Enfield October 23, Enfield Elementary School. Demonstrations of
home crafts, pony rides, cakewalk, baked goods auction,
1977
Enfield Community Council (ECC) incorporated
Harvest Festival, Enfield Grange and EVFC Fire Hall, Enfield Center, October 15.
Sampler luncheon and crafts.
1978 Harvest Festival, Enfield Grange and EVFC Fire Hall, Enfield Center, October
14. Sampler luncheon ping pong ball drop by Rich Neno and crafts, games, food.
1979 Harvest Festival, Enfield Grange and EVFC Fire Hall, Enfield Center, October
14. Chicken Barbecue, Silent Auction, ping pong ball drop by Rich Neno, games, and
crafts. Quilt raffle.
1980 to 1995 the Community Council summer program continues to grow. Children
benefit from a variety of activities. When the swim program could no longer be held at
Bush's pond they were and still are held at the Enfield Volunteer Fire Company's pond.
1980 June – June 1981 Enfield rural teen women's project.
1980
Auction, first, for ECC, was organized and coordinated by Pam Whitaker in June 1980.
Harvest Festival, Enfield - Grange and ,EVFC Fire Hall, Enfield Center. Quilt raffle -
Quilt raffle Butterflies and Flowers won by Thas Patterson. Pattern suggested by Doris
Specht.
Newsletter - The first issue of the Enfield News.
ENFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL (ECC) Time Line 3
Programs, ECC - Fall and Winter held in Baton,Dance, Gymnastics, Women's
Exercise, Guitar Lessons, German Lessons, Woodworking, Play Groups, Basketball
and TC3 Courses, Red Cross Swim Instruction, Baseball, Softball.
1981 Harvest Festival, Enfield Grange Hall, Enfield Center – Quilt raffle Dresden Plate.
Won by Carol Baker. Sampler luncheon and crafts.
1982
As the children grew, the need for a nursery school seemed to dwindle. However, in
1982. They obtained space at the EVFC Firehouse, advertised for a teacher and signed
up the children.
Harvest Festival, October 16, Enfield Grange Hall, Enfield Center – Quilt raffle,
Sampler luncheon and crafts.
1983 Harvest Festival, October 8 – Quilt raffle Grandmothers Fan. Won by Helen Smith.
Enfield Harvest Festival October 15, Run registration Enfield Town Barn (10 kilometer
race) start at Enfield Grange, John T. Smith in charge of race.
1984
Harvest Festival, September 29 - Grange, EVFC Fire Hall, Enfield Center. Quilt raffle
Tulip. Won by Esther Mason.
Pre-School (ages 3-4) meets at EVFC fire station, Enfield Main Road. Teachers
Elizabeth Saggese and Janice Wright.
Programs:1 Spring – Enfield Elementary School (E.E.S), Enfield Main Road – Karate
(Instructor Philip Hutchings), Volley Ball (Winona Fisher), Basic Dance (Lori Stilwell), Jazz
and Aerobic Exercise (Valerie Talbott), Slimastics (Teresa Manheim and Melinda Durfee),
Basketball (Brian Durfee), Piano and Handbell (Karen Pisciotta). Softball (Ken Smith).
Programs: Summer jobs program for teenagers (Greg and Marnie Kirchgessner) work
in the cemeteries. “In Between” program teenage sexuality program grant from Division
for Youth.
Fund Raisers: Auction, Run for Youth.
Summer Recreational Program ages 3 and up, held at Enfield Elementary School and
Bush’s Pond (Mecklenburg Road). July – August. Director Diane DiAugustine.
1985
Square Dance Fund Raiser ECC and Grange. Mary Linton called the dances. April.\
Harvest Festival and Talent Show, October 5 - Grange, EVFC Fire Hall, Enfield Center.
Quilt raffle Rose Wreath. Winner Alice Larsen; Pillows – Edith Rogers, Marian
VandeVelde; ECC Preschool Balloon Afghan – Gladys Willis. Winners of Talent Show:
lst Anna Pollock, 2nd Jennifer Birnbaum, 3rd Teddy Davenport and Megan Barber.
1 Enfield News. January 1984. Sponsored by Ladies Auxiliary of the Enfield Volunteer Fire Department.
ENFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL (ECC) Time Line 4
1986
After-school Recreation Program begin February and expanding to gymnastics
classes on Monday. Shelby Tedesco and Gail Schlussel teaching Gymnastics,
Slimnastics, and Dance Movement classes. Janet Bronson parent contact. Directors:
Spring Diane DiAugustine and Fall - Michael Cook, 3rd grade teacher at Enfield and Joe
Salzano. Parent Toddler Group contact Marnie Kirchgessner.
Enfield Youth Group meet at Enfield School membership starting at 11 years old,
Tuesday nights with Joann Smith.
Preschool meets Tuesday and Thursday at the Enfield Fire Station. Teacher is
Elizabeth Saggese. Age 2 ½ to 5 years old. Contact Carol Barriere.
Town received grant from NYS Council of the Arts administered by Tompkins County
Decentralization Program. Will provide art lessons in the After-school Program. Patty
Porter will be teacher for program.
Guitar Lessons with Christopher Burruto. Mary Cole parent contact. Piano Lessons
with Fred Meads and Connie Stirling. Alice Linton parent contact. Baseball contact Kenny
Smith. Volleyball was also offered.
The Enfield Parent Teacher Organization has reorganized into PTA and will continue
to offer programs for ten weeks. Sonja Schreiber is parent contact for program and Diane
DiAugustine, 1st grade teacher, will continue as Director for After-school Program.
Summer Recreation Program – July – August. Kindergarten and up. Nancy DeSarro
director, Elizabeth Saggese Preschool group.
Fund Raiser Auction at the Grange for the ECC August 2. Auctioneers Wayne
Carpenter and Bob Howard.
There were 110 children registered for the camp. The end of summer production
“Wizard of Oz” was held at the Enfield Elementary School.
Harvest Festival, Enfield October 4, - Grange, EVFC Fire Hall, Enfield Center. –
Quilt raffle Nine Patch won by Warena Ramsey. 1864 Civil War living history display,
148th E. Volunteer Infantry, Sampler Luncheon.
Halloween Dance at Enfield School, October 31 sponsored by ECC and Enfield’s
Ladies Auxiliary.
1987 Harvest Festival October 17 - Grange, EVFC Fire Hall, Enfield Center. Quilt raffle
Dresden Plate. Won by Jim Reeves.
1988 Harvest Festival October 15 EVFC Fire Hall, and Grange, Enfield Center – Quilt
raffle Trip Around the World. Won by Nina Linton
1989 Harvest Festival, Enfield – Community Building2 and Grange, Enfield Center – Quilt
raffle Lap Robe won by Calvin Rothermich.
1989-1990 Enfield Elementary School was under renovation. West Hill Alternative School
in the City of Ithaca.
2 Enfield Community Building is the EFVC Fire Hall sold to the Town of Enfield for $1.00 in
1988. New Fire Hall built in 1988.
ENFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL (ECC) Time Line 5
1990
ACE Transition Grant awarded to ECC through Ithaca City School District to reach
kids in risk of dropping out of school. Carol Barrier and Judy Switzer directors.
After-school Enrichment Program – Enfield Elementary School. Sonja Schreiber
resigns Dianne Lovelace appointed new Director. Limited space due to construction at
construction.
Preschool reopens, Enfield Community Building – Director Jody Clark.
Summer Camp director Mary Ann Burgess-Puhalka (1989 and 1990). Summer
camp not able to use Enfield Elementary School because of construction at school.
Council will ask to use Alternative Community School (ACS) Chesternut Street, Ithaca,
site again. Bus transportation will be provided through a grant from United Way special
grant. Brandon Carlisle will be medical director and Tanya Snyder, Carol Barriere and
Matt Hamilton will direct pre-school, Judy and Joel Switzer will direct sports and Jack
Rumsey primary responsibilities for day to day activities. Ann Laree Jackson and Jessie
Connors will direct music and drama. Kay Wollney Arts and Crafts with Tammy
Doolittle and Audrey Bostwick assisting. Group leaders are Jenny Switzer, Dawn
Senecal and Ginger DeKay.
Summer Camp Enfield Hall of Fame performed with guest Mickey Mouse.
Summer Swim Program at the Fireman's Pond – 1-5pm Tuesday – Friday. Joel Switzer
lifeguard.
Teen Youth Work Program requested to start in July. Work on Community Building
sponsored by ECC. Program started in fall with funding from town and Tompkins
County Youth Bureau. Teenagers to help renovate the community building (old fire hall).
Greg Kirchgessner, Director; Roy Barrier and Matt Steel Activity Leaders.
Harvest Festival, Enfield October 19 and 20, Enfield Grange and Community
Building. Quilt raffle - Rail Fence. Won by Ethyl Sequeira. Rhoda Connors directs the
Festival. Auction October 19 items collected for auction stored in old town barn.
1991 Harvest Festival, October 18 Enfield Grange and Community Building. Quilt raffle
Flying Geese. Won by Ann Aramina.
1992 Harvest Festival, October 24 Enfield Community Building and Grange, Enfield
Center – Quilt raffle Rail Fence. Won by ____ McFall.
1993 Harvest Festival, October 23 Enfield Community Building and Grange, Enfield
Center.
1994 Harvest Festival, October 29 Enfield Community Building and Grange, Enfield
Center.
1995 Harvest Festival, October 28 Enfield Community Building and Grange, Enfield
Center.
ENFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL (ECC) Time Line 6
1996
Preschool, ECC, was discontinued in 1996.
Harvest Festival, October 19 Enfield Community Building and Grange, Enfield
Center. Quilt raffle - Commemorative Quilt
1997
Adventure Club, Enfield, held Thursday after school for Junior High students (Dewitt
Middle School) with Ithaca Youth Bureau.
Enrichment Program, ECC, at Enfield Elementary School, Enfield Main Road.
Programs: Dinosaurs by the Paleontological Research Institute; Fencing by Adam Crown,
Drama, Cooking and Cartooning.
Harvest Festival, Enfield October 18 - Enfield Grange and Community Building.
Chicken barbecue by Enfield Volunteer Fire Company, quilt raffle by Enfield Senior
Citizens, ping pong ball drop and concert by Vitamin L., Silent Auction.
Playground - ECC with Economic Opportunity Corporation and Baptist Church, teens
from Enfield complete playground dedicated to town board member Gary Achilles located
on Baptist Church property, Enfield Main Road.
Summer Camp, offers before and after camp care.
Youth Basket Ball Teams – Hot Shots and Sunshiners. ECC provided shirts with
team’s log designed by Harry Lawless.
1998
Harvest Festival, Enfield October 17 - Enfield Grange and Community Building,
Enfield Center.
Youth, Summer Teen Program held at the Community Building, Enfield Main Road:
Pizza Party, Super-sitters Job Training, Bikes, Dr. Volts – Electronics, Outdoor Challenge,
Teen Festival joint endeavor between Trumansburg/Ulysses – demonstrations, bands,
sports contests at the Enfield Pond, Fly Fishing.
1999
After School Program - No longer sponsors the after school program at Enfield
Elementary School. YMCA was selected as the 1999/2000 provider for the after school
daycare program.
Harvest Festival, Enfield October 23 Enfield Elementary School. Enfield Volunteer Fire
Company (EVFC) chicken barbecue, silent auction ping pong doll drop, Enfield Senior
Citizens quilt raffle Log Cabin Variation. Quilt.
Volleyball, Family, at Enfield Elementary School Monday nights sponsored by the
ECC.
Youth Services, Enfield, hire a teen program manager through Cornell Cooperative
Extension. After school program for 6th - 8th graders.
Youth Program sponored by ECC. Recycle Ithaca’s Bicycles Earn a Bike, Enfield Eco
Foresters, Monday Maker/bakers Enfield Community Building, Bow Hunter Safety
Education Course 4-H Acres, Community Field trip to Strong Children’s Museum in
Rochester.
ENFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL (ECC) Time Line 7
Youth Program Prime Time Youth Leadership Conference; Mechanical Maintenance
Workshop by Marty Schreiber.
2001
After School, Enfield, program is officially called Enfield School Age Program.
(Program is sponsored by YMCW not ECC).
Community Trip to Binghamton – Roberson science museum and Ross Park Zoo.
Harvest Festival, Enfield - October 13 at the Enfield Community Center and Grange,
Enfield Center, Enfield Main Road, chicken barbecue, Mindy Stevenson and Yesterday’s
People Band, silent auction, quilt raffle, ping pong ball drop.
2002
Harvest Festival, Enfield – October 12 - Quilt raffle Log Cabin Variation donated by
Enfield Senior Citizens.
Youth Programs – Middle School – Meets at the Enfield Community Building, Enfield
Center. McSurely Youth Program Manager, Enfield. Tracking (4-H acres); Thursday
Outings, Monday Makers, Eco-forestry at Black Locust. X-Country Skiing; Tubing Greek
Peak, Ice House/Eco Forestry at Black Locust Initiative, MOST Museum (overnight), Lama
Mama Farm in Spencer, Field Trip Lime Hollow and Cortland Graphics, Canoeing, Enfield
Chorus Tours Ithaca (4 and 5th graders), Howe’s Caverns (45 Enfielders all ages), Vet
School Open House and Native American Pow Wow, Jane Goodall,Sage Chapel,
Delaware River Trip, Cornell Observatory, Primitive Pursuits, Enfield Elementary Fun Fair
Volunteering at Crafts, Attending Ithaca Festival – June, Exploring Cornell Plantations,
Cornell Lindseth Climbing Wall.
Summer Camp. July – August. Enfield Community Building, Enfield Center. Vera
Howe-Strait, director. 100 plus campers including Counselors-In-Training). Explorers pilot
program by Shannon McSurely funding by a grant from the Service League and Town
funds the program focused on nature and the environment. Fields to Sciencenter Cayuga
Nature Center, Sapsucker Woods,Watkins Glue Theater, Watkins Glen State Park. Tin
Can Fantasy Factory, Hangar theater and Orange Tree. Visit from the Finger lakes
Independent Learning Center. Bird houses (Dave Gell Locust Tree Initiatives) and making
rockets and launching. Fireman's Pond not in use because of lack of certified pond use
director.
2003
Harvest Festival, Enfield - October 13 - Community Building, Grange, Enfield
Center. Quilt raffle Shades of Blue donated by Enfield Senior Citizens.
2004
Harvest Festival, September 25 – Enfield Elementary School. Quilt raffle
Patchwork donated by Enfield Senior Citizens.
2005
ENFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL (ECC) Time Line 8
Harvest Festival, Enfield - September - Enfield Elementary School. Quilt raffle
Patchwork donated by Enfield Senior Citizens.
2006
Building - ECC starts a Community Building program to purchase/building a community
Center.
Harvest Festival, September 23. Enfield Elementary School. Quilt raffle Amish Design
Newsletter - Enfield Community Currents editor Kim Albrecht steps down after many
years and Ellen Cole becomes new editor.
Programs: ECC sponsors Men’s Basketball at Enfield Elementary School
Summer Camp Enfield Elementary School July – August.
Yard Sale, Community Summer
Youth Program. Monday Makers, Animal Helpers, Primitive Pursuits, Picture Perfect,
photo gallery, Roars and Snores program Syracuse zoo, Funky Furniture, Babysitting
Program, Movie Making, Hiking.
2007
Harvest Festival September 25. Enfield Elementary School. Native Earthling Band
local musicians Andrew Gallagos and Pete Panek, civil war memorabilia display, Chicken
Barbecue, games, quilt raffle.
Programs: Basketball 4th and 5th Graders Enfield Elementary school sponsored by
ECC.
Youth Program, Enfield, new programs in addition to 2006 programs – Rocket Building;
help at the Harvest Festival, Enfield Science Night, Enfield Elementary Halloween Party,
Bowl-O-Drone Party, Story Telling and Drama, Writing, World of Work: Youth 14 years
older training to work work at jobs in Enfield.
2008
Harvest Festival, Enfield - September 20 Enfield Elementary School. Quilt raffle
Pattern "Box Tie" Quilt made by Sylvia Strauss & Donated. Tompkins County Dairy
Princess, Great Pumpkin Contest.
Summer Camp Enfield Elementary School, Enfield Main Road, July – August.
Programs for fields trips to different parks, Watkins Glen movie theater, presenters from
Finger Lakes Independence Center, Cornell University Boyce Thompson Institute.
Youth Program, Enfield, new programs in addition to 2007 programs – Teen ‘zine –
Teen magazine; I.F.O (Identified Flying Objects).
2009
Harvest Festival, Enfield, September 19 Enfield Elementary School. Quilt raffle Pretty
Maids Pattern donated by Peggy Hill. Historical Enfield Scavenger Hunt, Cake Wheel,
silent auction, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Cow-a-Bunga Carnival-in-a-
festival, Pumpkin Contest.
Summer Camp, Lower Robert H. Treman State Park because of Construction on
Enfield Elementary School.
ENFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL (ECC) Time Line 9
2010
Harvest Festival, Enfield - September 25 Enfield Elementary School - Quilt raffle
Maple Leaf pattern, Quilt donated by Liz Coates. Raffle Winner Karen Allen.
Summer Camp, Lower Robert H. Treman State Park field trips to Hangar Theater,
Sciencenter, Taughannock Park, Watkins Glen, miniature golf, and Strong Museum in
Rochester
2011
Harvest Festival September 17, Enfield Elementary School. Quilt raffle hand-quilted
in Walk in the Park pattern.
Yard Sale - Community Wide sponsored by ECC and Ladies Auxiliary of the Enfield
Volunteer Fire Department.
Youth Program, Enfield – new programs Geocaching, Magic and Juggling, Wacky
Wednesdays, Lunch Program, Enfield Harvest Festival volunteers, Stop Motion
Animation, Dance.
Summer Camp, – Lower Robert H. Treman State Park; 92 campers and 15
Counselors-In Training. Trips were to: Greenwood Lakes State Park, Taughannock
State Park, Rochester’s Strong Museum, Watkins Glen, Hangar Theater and roller
skating and fly fishing.
2012
Harvest Festival, September 22, Enfield Elementary School. Quilt raffle The Ohio Star
fabric from SewGreen. Chicken Barbecue, concession stand, cake wheel, bake sale,
Pete Panek and the Blue Cats and Goat Boy played live music throughout the festival.
Youth Program, Enfield – new programs: Photo Ninjas, Educate This. Enfield
Elementary Basketball Teams girls and boys 4th and 5th grade Co-sponsored by ECC
and EVFC. Adult Basketball and Zuma at Enfield Elementary school sponsored by
ECC.
2013
Harvest Festival, Enfield - October 5 - Enfield Elementary School. Quilt raffle Split 9-
patch – Dragonfly’s in Garden. Sewn and hand-quilted by community members. Live
entertainment Jennie Stearns and Mike Stark; Pete Panek and the Blue Cats, Tompkins
County Dairy Princess Program, ping pong ball drop, Silent Auction, Cow Pie Bingo,
PTA Book Fair and The “Language of War’ Civil War Readings, fortune telling, Bangs
Ambulance, State Police Roll Over Demo, Car Pride display.
Programs: Elementary 4th and 5th Grade Boys and Girls Basketball, Enfield
Elementary School, Enfield Main Road. Adult Basketball at the Enfield Elementary
school starting in March.
Spring Festival May 11 Enfield Elementary School.
Summer Camp Lower Robert H. Treman State Park. July – August
Yard Sale - Community Wide Enfield hosted by ECC and Ladies Auxiliary of the
Enfield Volunteer Fire Department.. May.
ENFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL (ECC) Time Line 10
Youth Program Primitive Pursuits, visit to Museum of the Earth Cayuga Nature
Center. Art and Soul: Art of Gift making, All About Animals, Finally Fridays.
2014
Building: Planning for Enfield Community Center possible lease area at the Enfield
Elementary School
Country Faire, Enfield - Enfield Elementary School – pig roast, Basket Raffle,
vendors, games, Enfield history, agriculture. May 10
Cinema in the Center, free movies and concession stand
Harvest Festival, Enfield - October 4, Enfield Elementary School Quilt raffle Around
the World Quilt in purples and roses with “Cotton Candy” To Quilting Pattern. Made by
Enfield Community Members. Long-arming by O Susannah’s Quilt Shop, Watkins Glen.
Programs: Elementary 4th and 5th Grade Boys and Girls Basketball, Enfield Elementary
School.
Summer Camp Lower Robert H. Treman State Park lower, north pavilion. 90
campers, 14 Counselors-In-Training, 16 Jr. Counselors-In-Training., 6 Sr. Counselors, 5
Specialists ( Arts, Science, Forgotten Arts, Outdoor Ed, Sports), Assistant Director and
myself. The Field Trips taken were: Greenwood Lakes State Park, Taughannock State
Park, Syracuse Zoo, Watkins Glen, Hangar Theater “Tortoise and the Hare”, Watkins
Glen Clute Park Roller Skating/Swim at Seneca Lake, Sciencenter , Cayuga Nature
Center, YMCA Primitive Pursuits Camp, and Bowling. Our Presenter this year was Tin
Can Fantasy Factory. CCE Small is Beautiful mini-grant, Enfield Youth Garden at
Enfield Elementary School. Camp tradition of an overnight at the Robert H. Treman’s
group site with 15 campers, 3 day backpacking trip on the Interloken Trail in the Finger
Lakes National Forest. Programs: in the fall, Magic Mondays, Girls Circle, Lunch
Bunch, Primitive Pursuits, Finally Fridays.
Yard Sale Community Wide Enfield May 17
Youth Program, Enfield: Sugar Making with Josh Dolan Sapsquatch
Sugarbushprograms. Eight youth (7th and 8th graders) from the Enfield Ha Mecklenburg
Road. Trip Dynamic Ceramics continued traditional Harvest Festival Crew attended
Enfield Town Board Meeting to be honored as Volunteers of the month.
2015
Cinema in the Center. Summer
Country Faire May 9 with Pig Roast Enfield Country Faire, Enfield Elementary
School. Pig roast, Basket Raffle, vendors, games, Enfield history, agriculture.
Harvest Festival,Enfield Elementary School - October 15 - Quilt raffle Quilt As You Go
created by community members JoAnn Huddle and Bronwyn Mohlke; cake wheel,
chicken BBQ, book fair, silent auction, airplane ping pong ball drop, bake sale, vendors.
Programs: Youth Basketball
Summer Camp July – August Robert H. Treman State Park 2015 Summer Camp
The camp had a total of 108 campers ad 10 Counselors-In –Training (CITs). Camp at
Robert H. Treman Park, “Send a Child to Camp” scholarship fund ages of campers 4
years to 13 years.
ENFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL (ECC) Time Line 11
Youth Program, Enfield - Magic Monday’s, Girls’ Circle, Maple sugaring, Wildlife,
Habitat Homies, Finally Fridays - Enfield Community Building, Four young women from
Enfield were selected to be part of Girl Ventures, an exciting new program that brings
together youth from all over Tompkins County for monthly special events focusing on
positive self-image and expanding horizons for future careers.
2016
Country Faire May 7 Pig Roast Enfield Country Faire, Enfield Elementary School –
pig roast, Basket Raffle, vendors, games, Enfield history, agriculture.
Harvest Festival, Enfield - October 1 Quilt raffle Autumn Colors Sampler. Quilt made
by Enfield Community Members Venda Harris, Alice Linton, Gayle McCue, Barbara
Sadovnic, Mary Schmidt Debbie Teeter, Sue Thompson, Sandy Trutt and Linda
VanNederynen. Long-arm quilting by Cynthia Goodwin. Thanks to Quilters Corners for
donating the sashing, borders, backing and batting.
2017
Country Faire May 13 with Pig Roast Enfield Country Faire,Enfield Elementary
School – pig roast, Basket Raffle, vendors, games, Enfield history, agriculture.
Grant - ECC awarded grant from the Youth Philanthropy Grant for the “Enfield
Paddlers Club”. A program offered to campers 9-13 years of age. Gets youth involved in
outdoors recreational and educational opportunities
Harvest Festival, Enfield Elementary School - September 23 - Quilt raffle Quilt As You
Go
Summer Camp Lower Robert H. Treman State Park regular activities Enfield
Paddlers Club, State Park visits, hanger theater, Sciencenter, mini-golf, bowling, MOST
museum in Syracuse, Cornell cooperative extension 4-h youth development
Youth Programs: ECC has volunteer and donation GiveGab page for youth
programming.
2018
Country Faire was canceled
Harvest Festival, Enfield Elementary School - September 29 – Quilt raffle Quilt
Donated by Deena Rambaum, chicken barbecue (Newharts Lodge and Ann Rider)
concessions, teen program games, ping pong ball drop (Andy Thurheer), Under
Construction for live music, cake wheel, basket raffle and silent auction.
Program in Youth Basketball. Community Field Trips: Bus trip to Rosamond Gifford
Zoo at Burnet Park Syracuse and Corning Museum of Glass.
Summer Camp Robert H. Treman State Park 107 campers and 19 Counselors in
Training.
Yard Sale Community Wide, Enfield ECC sponsored.
Youth - ECC partners with Youth Employment Service (YES) to offer first-time work
experience to teens ages 14-20 living in Enfield.
2019
ENFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL (ECC) Time Line 12
Bicentennial Celebration, planning by the ECC - for Town 2021.
Community Bonfire, Enfield, Feb. 23 Enfield Town Hall
Country Faire May 11 Enfield Country Faire, Enfield Elementary School – Basket
Raffle, vendors, games, Enfield history, agriculture.
Harvest Festival, Enfield - September 21 Enfield Elementary School
Programs: Youth Basketball
Summer Camp Lower Robert H. Treman State Park. July – August.
2020
Community Council held their meeting via Zoom.
Country Faire, Harvest Festival and Summer Camp at Robert H. Treman State Park
canceled due to Covid 19 restrictions.
Youth basketball continued ends in March 5th grade tournament canceled because of
covid19
Enfield Family Canoe Trip August 8 Enfield Youth Group masks and social distancing
used.
Chicken Barbecue drive-thru September 28 co-sponsored with Enfield Volunteer Fire
co. former living waters baptist church Enfield main road
Free Drive In Movie August at Enfield Town Hall by Enfield Youth Group people remain
in their vehicles no concession.
Youth Programs in Fall: Program Manager, Eric Carter an d take place at the pavilion
of the former Living Waters Church (162 Enfield Main Road), unless otherwise noted.
Holiday Crafts, Night Ventures: Connecticut Hill, Community Crew cleaning up and
decorating at new Community Building, Nutty Science.
2021
Community Council purchases Living Water Baptist Church, Enfield Main Road, new
“Community Center”.