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Free to attend

It Takes A Village

May 10, 2025

U-32 Gym, 930 Gallison Hill Rd, Montpelier, VT

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Celebrate and connect with our ever-growing Central Vermont village 💜

it Takes A Village is an annual event brought to you by Good Beginnings of Central Vermont, iN partnership with the Central Vermont Perinatal mental health coalition

Support Our Cause: Bid in our Auction!

Join us in making a difference for families in our community by bidding on items in our online auction fundraiser.

All proceeds go directly to our Postpartum Angel program, our workshops & meetups, babywearing consultations.

Your donation will help us continue providing essential support to prenatal and postnatal families in Vermont.

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What you’ll find at

It Takes A Village:

Bouncy House

Face Painter

Quiet & Reading Area

Baby & Kid’s Free Pile

Postpartum Angel Q&A

CLiF: Free Books for the first 60 families!

Vermont Kin as Parents: Lawn games & crafts

Rainbow Bridge Community Center: Art project

Aldrich Public Library: Bagpipes & Guitaist, Craft, Storytelling

Let’s Grow Kids: Large connect four game, big legos

Building Bright Futures: Mother’s Day cards

Be SMART for Kids: Craft and activity

The Family Center of Washington County: Lawn games

Vermont Birth Network: Giant bubbles, magnets

Vermont Office of Child Support Department for Children and Families: Lawn games

Mosaic Vermont: Giveaways

Kellogg-Hubbard Library: Arts & Crafts

Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice: Arts & Crafts

Department for Children and Families- Families Services Division (Foster Care): Giveaways

Prevent Child Abuse Vermont: Pinwheels, kinetic sand

UVM: Healthy Brain and Child Development

CVMC: Listening wall with the theme of “Deepening Connections”, a breastfeeding area, a craft, a coffee station, a stuffed animal doctor check-up, Monty The Moose mascot, and a dance to ‘The Affirmations Song’ by Doggyland

Vermont Department of Health: baby changing station, breastfeeding area

Good Beginnings of Central Vermont: Postpartum Angel table & bake sale

Gifford Health Care: Giveaways

Lactation Resources of Vermont: Several activities

Birch Tree Birth Services: Book giveaway, coloring pages

Washington County Mental Health Services: Kinetic sand

Save The Copley Birthing Center: button giveaways

This Mother’s Road: Herbs to make your own tea blend, art supplies to decorate tea bag (perhaps as a gift for a mama/parent)

Vermont Doula Company: armchair & rocker for feeding / soothing baby, changing station

Capstone Community Action: planting activity