Posted by Western Maine Center for Children | Posted in Events, Fundraising | Posted on 05-04-2012
The drawing for the Grand prize for the 2012 WMCFC Spring Raffle will take place at The Rack, on the Sugarloaf Access Road in Carrabassett Valley on Sunday, April 15th. Hopefully you all won’t be too tired our from Reggae weekend to come on down and enjoy a good time for a great cause!
The drawing is at 6pm and you do not need to be present to win. Hope to see you there and we can’t wait to see who will be sailing off into the sunset aboard the Victory Chimes this summer!
Posted by Western Maine Center for Children | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 29-02-2012
Our annual Spring Raffle has arrived! We have a fantastic prize this year (drum roll please)… a 4-night cruise for 2, aboard the Victory Chimes, www.victorychimes.com.
We also have a $100 LL Bean gift certificate as a first prize, and two $50 LL Bean gift certificates as second prizes. Tickets are 1-for-$10 or 3-for-$20. WMCFC Board members will have tickets and keep an eye out around Sugarloaf for available tickets (WMCFC at the CV Community Building, Sugarloaf Guest Services, at local restuarants, etc.).
Thank you to Kip Files and Lynn Clark for their support of our Community Childcare. All proceeds benefit local childrens programs at WMCFC. For more information, email us at westernmainekids@gmail.com.
Posted by Western Maine Center for Children | Posted in After School Programs | Posted on 29-02-2012
Our next session of the After-school program will run from Monday, March 12th through Tuesday, April 10th.
We will continue to offer Swimming on Monday afternoons at the Sugarloaf Sports and Fitness Club, located on Mountainside Rd. at Sugarloaf, in Carrabassett Valley. Students from SES may ride the bus directly to the SSFC, while children from KES will need to arrange transportation to the facility. Please note this is supervised swim with a lifeguard, not swim instruction.
On Tuesday afternoons, we offer Music with Michael Blythe at the Carrabassett Valley Community Building in Carrabassett Valley. Children will have the opportunity to explore percussion, guitar and voice. Buses from SES and KES will drop kids off at the CV Community Building, with bus permission slips.
Contracts for the 5 week session are available; please email wmcfccv@yahoo.com for more information. Rates are as follows: Swim, $45 for the session or $11 per day, drop in rate. Music, $50 for the session, or $11 per day, drop in rate.
All sessions include a healthy snack and time for homework. Pickup time is 5:30pm, to acccomodate working parents 
We look forward to seeing you there!
Posted by Western Maine Center for Children | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 07-11-2011
WMCFC is participating in the TerraCycle program which collects items that are usually thrown in the trash, in order to recycle and at the same time, earn money for our programs. We are currently collecting the following items:
Drink Pouches (like Capri Sun, for example)
Yogurt Containers
Cookie Packaging
Chip Bags
Energy Bar Wrappers
Cell Phones
Corks
Digital Cameras
Spread Containers
Ink Jets
Our fearless “Brigade” leader is Marcia White. For more information check out the TerraCycle website www.terracycle.net/brigades and start collecting! The kids and the Earth will thank you!
Posted by Western Maine Center for Children | Posted in Events, Fundraising | Posted on 04-11-2011
We are pleased to offer “Sugarloafer Since” gear… the perfect addition to your wardrobe! Contact us to find out when our next order will be placed, 237-3223.
We have the following items available to order:
Canvas Baseball hat: one size, $18
Sport-Tek 60/40 cap with moisture wick lining: $25
LL Bean Wicked warm Fleece Throw 50″ x 60″: $36
Sport-wick Stretch 1/2 zip (mens or womens), XS-4XL: $45
Port Auth. Fleece Vest, (mens or womens), XS-4XL: $40
Mens 1/4 zip/ Womens Full Zip Jacket: XS-3XL: $49
Youth Fleece Jacket, XS-XL: $42
Adult or Youth Hoodie, 10oz Jersey sweatshirt, 60/40, XS-4XL: $40 (4XL additional cost)
Adult Sport-Tek 1/4 zip 60/40 Sweatshirt, XS-3XL: $44
LL Bean Large Canvas Zip Tote, 15″h x 17″w x 7.5″d: $48
Lunchbag Slingpack: $16
All items are embroidered with the Sugarloaf logo and “Sugarloaf Since (insert year)”. Shipping is available for and additional charge, USPS service.
To place an order or for more information and links to the product websites, please email westernmainekids@gmail.com. Orders may also be sent snail mail to WMCFC, attn: Logo Items, 3209 Carrabassett Drive #2, Carrabassett Valley, ME 04947.
Posted by Western Maine Center for Children | Posted in Fundraising | Posted on 18-01-2011
A few easy ways to give…and please remind others to, also!
Good Search/Good Shop
Use the GoodSearch search engine or GoodShop when you shop online and type in Western Maine Center for Children as the benefactor. You can even download the toolbar to your computer so it automatically uses GoodSearch.
The “Bottle Box”
Our bottle redemption box is situated in the front of the Mountainside Grocery store (to the right of the front door). The store is located at the bottom of the Sugarloaf Access Road.
As always, thank you for your support! The little things really do add up!
For finanical assistance, etc.:
Maine.gov/dhhs/children.shtml#childcare
For milestones, activities, tips, etc.:
Education.com
Parentingthoughts.org
Posted by Western Maine Center for Children | Posted in Events | Posted on 09-11-2010
On October 29th, the children were able to trick-or-treat this year in the base area of the Sugarloaf resort, as they had done in the past, prior to the relocation of the child care to the Carrabassett Valley Community Building. Many thanks to Dave Koenig for transporting the children and to CVA for the use of their shuttle bus for the morning. It was quite a sight to see the bus filled with carseats! Among the revelers were a little hamburger, a monkey, princesses, a little skunk, a giant jellyfish, a dragon or two, a pink pig, superman and a bumblebee. It’s safe to say that a good time was had by all. Check back for pictures!
Posted by Western Maine Center for Children | Posted in Events | Posted on 08-09-2010
We enjoyed a great Homecoming weekend at Sugarloaf last month! Stay tuned for pictures…
It was great to see many familiar faces and to enjoy the weather. WMCFC coordinated efforts with the Carrabassett Valley Public Library to host a yard sale on Saturday morning. It was held at the new CV Community Building in conjunction with the annual Pie Sale put on by the Library. We experienced a good turnout. Many thanks to the members of the Community who donated items for the sale and to Chris Proulx and Kim Kearing for organizing the event.
The Annual Homecoming Auction and Raffle to benefit the Western Maine Center for Children was held Saturday evening at The Bag and Kettle restaurant at the base of the Sugarloaf mountain. It was a great evening filled with many wonderful items donated by local businesses and individuals. The Annual Auction is the primary fundraiser for WMCFC and our volunteer Board of Directors put in a lot of time and effort to make the event happen. Fortunately, our expectations were exceeded! It was a very successful event and we could not have done it without the strong support of our Community. Thank you all!
For more information about who we are, what we do, and our new facility & programs, please call 237-3223 or email westernmainekids@gmail.com
Posted by Western Maine Center for Children | Posted in Events | Posted on 21-07-2010
After 19 hours of hard work and countless hours of planning and fundraising, we are happy to announce that our natural playscape is complete! The new play area is located behind the Carrabassett Valley Library and Community Building and is open to the public when it is not in use by WMCFC programs.
A huge thank you goes out to our many parents and community members who volunteered their time, effort, and donated funds over the past months to move this project forward. We also have a tremendous volunteer Board of Directors which did a fantastic job organizing fundraising events and coordinating the design and installation of the play space (thank you Chris and Dave!).
A final note of thanks to Alpine Earthworks of Kingfield, ME for lending a hand with the heavy equipment to move all of the earth, rocks, logs, culverts, etc. This truly was a community event. We can’t wait for you all to come Play Green With Me!!!
