Halifax Community Club Documents

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

The Halifax Cafe is now open Saturday 10 AM to 1 PM!
Come on down to West Halifax and check it out.
Coffee, tea, bakery items, and Lunch available. Sit and chat with friends and neighbors. The Halifax Cafe is in the Community Hall at 20 Brook Road in West Halifax.

Come to the Halifax Cafe on Saturdays, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. Have a snack or have lunch. Watch for special events in the Halifax Newsletter ( https://czresearch.com/newsletter/ ) and Front Porch Forum ( https://frontporchforum.com/halifax/forum ). It's in the Community Hall, 20 Brook Road, West Halifax. We look forward to seeing you around town.

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 .

Donate to the Halifax Food Bank. Click here for current Wish List.

Calendar of Events
2025

Sep 18-21, 2025: Halifax 275th Anniversary Celebration

   Thur. Sept. 18: Petting farm, hayrides, hot dogs, ice cream treats.

   Fri. Sept 19: Live music with Midnight 30 at the firehouse; food for sale.

   Sat. Sept. 20: Breakfast & Opening Ceremony at the Community Hall!

   Followed by a day full of fun – Pinewood Derby, 2-mile run/walk, face painting, bounce house, hayrides, disk golf, old homes tour, plus stone-carving and pottery demonstrations. The Otis Family offers a hike to the Otis Homestead and cake and beverages at Whitneyville Cemetery.

   The Historical Society & Community Hall will be open for tours & exhibits of yesteryear.

   Evening will bring music by Classic Connection playing hits from the 60’s & 70’s with dancing and treats

   Sun. Sept 21: West Halifax Bible Church serves coffee & pastries followed by worship service. The church will host a lunch midday. The Town Celebration Parade will cap off the festivities with closing ceremonies at the Community Hall.

Aug 2, 2025: Ice Cream Wagon at the Firemen's Lobster Boil, Saturday, 1:00-closing (~4pm)

May 24, 2025, Saturday: Plant Swap, West Halifax, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
     Get plants.
     Give plants.
     Donate funds to support our historic Hall in West Halifax, VT.

        Click here for flyer

May 3, 2025, Saturday: Crafting begins at 10:00 a.m., May 3rd
        Emily Carris-Duncan talks with you 10:00 a.m., May 3rd
        Alex Lacy on Recycling at 11:00 a.m., May 3rd

April 19, 2025, Saturday: Music Circle, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, in the Cafe. Lunch on offer on site. All are welcome--sit in or sit by.
        Flyer: https://czresearch.com/cafe/MusicCircle_Apr2025.pdf

April 5, 2025, Saturday: Jewelry Crafting led by Bettye Roberts from 10 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

April 3, 2025, Thursday: Annual Meeting & Potluck, 6:00 p.m., Copeland Farmhouse, 1581 Hanson Road.

March 29, 2025, Saturday: Emily Carris-Duncan talks with you 10:00-11:30 a.m.

March 22, 2025, Saturday: Halifax Historical Society (HHS) Annual Meeting starts at 9:30 a.m. followed by YOU talking about old times in Halifax

March 15, 2025, Saturday: Irish Music Circle, 12:30 p.m. in the Cafe. The Cafe is featuring Irish Foods for lunch that day!
        Flyer: https://czresearch.com/cafe/IrishJam_Mar2025.pdf

Feb 15, 2025: Introducing the Halifax Senior Services Directory, 11 a.m. Saturday, in the Cafe.
        The directory is available in the town office, in the Cafe, and online at https://czresearch.com/directory/HalifaxSeniorDirectory.pdf

HCC Trustees and Officers 2025:
Gretchen Becker (Trustee elected 2023)
Bonnie Brown (Trustee elected 2023, HCC Vice President 2025)
Laurel Copeland (Trustee elected 2023, HCC President & Clerk 2025)
Joan Courser (Trustee elected 2025)
John Kirk (Trustee elected 2025, HCC Treasurer 2025)
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.

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., 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/

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2020 Events
2019 Events
2018 Events

Documents of the Halifax Community Club
Address to Halifax Historical Society, June 2017, by Art Copeland, on a title search on an old Halifax house
Archived copies of the Halifax Newsletter since April 2018.

E-mail us with your questions: HCC Trustees, HalifaxCClub@gmail.com, or LaurelACopeland@gmail.com, Webmaster