Halifax Community Club Documents

Information Pertaining to the Halifax Community Club of Halifax, Windham County, Vermont

The Halifax Cafe is now open Thursday & Saturday 10 AM to 1 PM!
Come on down to West Halifax and check it out.
Coffee, tea, bakery items available as well as space to meet with friends and relax are all at the Halifax Cafe in the Community Hall at 20 Brook Road in West Halifax.

The Halifax Community Club, active since 1952, is a volunteer-staffed community service organization, 501(c)(3) nonprofit [EIN 82-1158399].
For support it depends on the Town of Halifax, annual dues ($5), and private donations.
The Halifax Community Club uses its funds to maintain and improve the historic (c. 1840) Halifax Community Hall at 20 Brook Road in West Halifax and to support events at the Hall.
Among the events provided to the community by the Halifax Community Club are Senior Meal on the 3rd Friday of each month, memorial receptions, and benefit fundraisers (e.g., fundraising breakfast for Halifax Fire Company).
The Halifax Community Club also arranges rental of or sponsors use of the Hall for a wide variety of public and private events: meetings, baby showers, bridal showers, birthday parties, anniversary parties, funerals and memorial gatherings, benefit suppers, Christmas parties, dances, slide shows, card parties, concerts, and pot-luck suppers. Call Laurel Copeland at 210-488-1701 (cell) or 802-368-2439 or email her at LaurelACopeland@gmail.com to reserve the Hall.
For general questions, contact Laurel Copeland at LaurelACopeland@gmail.com.
Website of the Town of Halifax is located here: https://halifaxvt.com/

Hall Rentals To rent the Hall, please review the rules and fee structure then contact Laurel Copeland (LaurelACopeland@gmail.com, 210-488-1701 text or call). The fee structure is: Resident–$65.00; Non-resident–$100.00. There is an additional $45.00 charge when heat is used. Rental rules and agreement are here (3-page document): RentalRules_HalifaxCommunityHall.pdf .

Calendar of Events
2024
January 15, Monday at 6:30 PM - HCC Annual Meeting and Potluck, 1581 Hanson Road, Halifax
May 25, Saturday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM - 4th Annual Edie Fenton Memorial Plant Swap, Community Hall, 20 Brook Road, West Halifax
July 6, Saturday 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Salad Day at the Cafe, HCC Ice Cream Wagon, Community Hall, 20 Brook Road, West Halifax
July 13, Saturday 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - lunch for VOCA Day cemetery clean-up volunteers on the Community Hall lawn
August 3, Saturday 12:00 Noon to 3:00 PM - Halifax Firemen's Clam Bake & HCC Ice Cream Wagon, Old Cody Farm, Old County Road, Halifax
August 24, Saturday 8:00 AM to 11 PM - Halifax Celebration Day 2024! Click here for flyer

HCC Ice Cream Wagon Protocol
Winter Volunteer Instructions - Halifax Cafe

Halifax Cafe chirp layout stacked
Halifax Cafe chirp layout horizontal

HCC Trustees and Officers 2024:
Gretchen Becker (Trustee elected 2023, HCC Vice President 2024)
Bonnie Brown (Trustee elected 2023)
Laurel Copeland (Trustee elected 2023, HCC President & Clerk 2024)
Joan Courser (Trustee elected 2022)
John Kirk (Trustee elected 2022, HCC Treasurer 2024)
Trustees serve for 3 years elected by the membership; the clerk serves for 1 year elected by the membership; the other officers serve for 1 year selected by the trustees from among the trustees.

2023
Monday, Feb 13, 2023 at 6:30 PM - HCC Annual Meeting, 1581 Hanson Road, Halifax
Saturday, May 27 at 9 AM - 3rd Edie Fenton Memorial Plant Swap together with Halifax Historical Society Open House, West Halifax Click here for flyer
Saturday, June 3 - Work day in West Halifax Cemetery. Meet at Community Hall at 9 AM. 20 Brook Rd, West Halifax Click here for flyer
Thursday, June 1 at 10 AM - Halifax Cafe opens (10-1, Thu & Sat), West Halifax
Saturday, July 1 at 10 AM - Ice Cream Wagon at Halifax Firemen's Auction, West Halifax
Friday, July 28 at 4 PM - Ice Cream Wagon at Jacksonville Blueberry Festival (4-7 PM)
Saturday, August 5 at noon - Ice Cream Wagon at Halifax Firemen's Clam Bake, Old Cody Farm, Old County Road, Halifax

2022
Saturday, May 28, 2022 - Edie Fenton Memorial Plant Swap together with Halifax Historical Society Open House Click here for flyer
Saturday, July 2, 2022 - Ice Cream Wagon at Halifax Firemen's Auction, West Halifax
Monday, July 4, 2022 - Ice Cream Wagon at Wardsboro Fair
Friday, July 29, 4-7 pm - Ice Cream Wagon at Jacksonville Blueberry Festival
Monday, July 11, 2022 - HCC Annual Meeting, Halifax
Saturday, August 6, 2022 - Ice Cream Wagon at Halifax Firemen's Clam Bake, Old Cody Farm, Halifax

2021
Tue. Dec 7, 2021: potluck dinner at 1581 Hanson Road (COVID-19 vaccination required)
Sat. May 29, 2021: Halifax Plant and Seed Swap Click here for flyer

2020: no events.
No meetings planned for December 2020 or January-April 2021.
No meetings in January-October, 2020, because of winter weather intially and then the coronavirus pandemic.
2019 Events
2018 Events

Massachusetts Food Allergy Awareness Training 5-year Certificate for Laurel Copeland (June 24, 2017)
Massachusetts Food Allergy Awareness Training 5-year Certificate for Joan Courser (June 25, 2017)
Massachusetts Food Allergy Awareness Training 5-year Certificate for Edie Fenton (June 27, 2017)
Massachusetts Food Allergy Awareness Training 5-year Certificate for Gary Rand (June 24, 2019)

Halifax Community Club Minutes from the Annual Meetings on January 9, 2017
December 2017 meeting consisted of dinner together at New England House in West B; no minutes were generated.
Minutes Halifax Community Club Meeting on 2017-11-13
October 2017 meeting consisted of preparing the annual appeal letter; no minutes were generated.
Minutes Halifax Community Club Meeting on 2017-09-11
July 2017 meeting cancelled due to busy summer calendar.
Minutes of Halifax Community Club Meeting on Jun 12 2017
Minutes of Halifax Community Club Meeting on May 15 2017
Minutes of Halifax Community Club Meeting on Apr 10 2017
Minutes of Halifax Community Club Meeting on Mar 13 2017
February 2017 meeting cancelled due to inclement weather.