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The Apple Barn
604 Us Route 7 S
Bennington, VT 05201-4549
802-447-7780
www.theapplebarn.com

Summer Community Intern 2010 received a discounted rate for strawberry picking.

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Bennington Free Library
101 Silver Street
Bennington, VT 05201
802-442-9051
http://benningtonfreelibrary.org/

Summer Community Intern 2010 frequented the library with kids and participated in their summer programs.

Bennington Museum
75 Main Street
Bennington, VT
Phone: [phone]
Website: http://www.benningtonmuseum.org
Contact: Deana Flanders - gro.muesumnotgninneb|srednalfd#gro.muesumnotgninneb|srednalfd, Education Director
(connect with Deana Flanders for grant money to offset mentors cost and to organize educational tours/programming, each at 90 mins. As of May '09, 1 adult is free per 8 kids, kids/students are free, between 10-20 in a group at a time. Not open on Weds during the summer. -Jenni)
(For mentor matches and not-for-profit, there is a one year membership available for $80 -Jenni)

Bennington Potters
324 County Street
Bennington, VT
Phone: [phone]
Website: www.benningtonpotters.com

Donated a spoon, spoon rest and tea towel to DREAM's Holiday 2010-2011 online auction with VYCC.

Bennington Center for the Arts
Home of Oldcastle Theatre Company and Vermont Covered Bridge Museum
44 Gypsy Lane
Bennington, VT
Phone: [phone]

Bennington County's Covered Bridges
(Chamber of Commerce)
Phone: [phone]
Website: http://www.bennington.com, brochure online

Bennington Battle Monument
15 Monument Circle
Bennington, VT
Phone: [phone]
Website: www.historicvermont.org/bennington
Contact: gro.tnomreVcirotsiH|notgninneB#gro.tnomreVcirotsiH|notgninneB

Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site
c/o Grafton Lakes State Park
PO Box 163
Grafton, NY 12082
Phone: [phone]
Secondary Phone: [phone]
Site of Revoluntionary War battle in which British Army was defeated.

Bromley Mountain
Bromley Mountain Ski Resort
3984 Vermont Route 11
Peru, Vermont 05152
802-824-5522
http://www.bromley.com/

Dartmouth (2011) and UVM (2008) DREAMs have gone to Bromley for their summer adventure activities, including the Sun Mountain Flyer, climbing wall, Alpine Slide, mini golf, Trampoline Things, Twin Spin, Space Bikes, Super Slide, Big Splash, zip line, Bumper Boats, Bounce House, Giant Swing, Scenic Chairlift Ride.

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The Clark - Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
225 South Street
Williamstown, MA 01267
Website: http://www.clarkart.edu
Education Dept./Tours Phone: [phone]
(10-5 summer hours, free for students and children)

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4-H
Shannon Bender, Program Assistant Bennington County
[phone] ext. 254
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Shannon connected with Rachel (Bennington PED) in 1/2011 about possible collaboration, and offered them use of 4-H's resources, through the following websites:
National curriculum with tons of ideas for activities:
http://www.4-h.org/resource-library/curriculum/
Special curriculum materials that need to be reserved in advance:
http://www.uvm.edu/extension/youth/?Page=science_resources.html

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Hildene: The Lincoln Family Home
1005 Hildene Rd
Manchester Center, Vermont 05255
[phone]
www.hildene.org

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MASS MoCA
1040 MASS MoCA Way
North Adams, MA 01247
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: http://www.massmoca.org
(July-Labor Day 10am-6pm, free tours- call for admission discounts; currently 3$ for kids 6+, 7$ for students)

Montshire Museum of Science
One Montshire Road
Norwich, VT 05055
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: http://www.montshire.org/
Contact: gro.erihstnom|erihstnom#gro.erihstnom|erihstnom
(In Windsor county….BUT A GREAT TRIP IDEA! DREAM got to go for FREE -summer 2009… and still talked about! -Jenni)

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New England Tropical Conservatory
Route 7 South, 1.3 miles from the intersection of VT Routes 7 & 9 (the Clock Corner) in Bennington, VT.
Phone: [phone]
Website: http://www.netrop.org
Contact: Calvin Maginel, Americorps Volunteer Coordinator
115 Main Street
West Haven, VT 05743
802-265-8645 ext 27
(Fostering the conservation, appreciation and understanding of tropical plants. 96 acres of open meadow, wetland and woodland just over a mile from Benningtons main street. Trails are open to the public daily for hiking and recreation. Contact Calvin Americorps Volunteer Coordinator for specific age volunteer programs: water cheastnuts?)

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Park-McCullough Historic House/Trails
One Park Street
P.O. Box 388
North Bennington, VT 05257
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: http://www.parkmccullough.org
Contact: gro.hguolluccmkrap|ofni#gro.hguolluccmkrap|ofni
(Located off Route 67A in North Bennington, ten minutes north of Bennington)

Propagation Piece Orchard
Route 7A, Shaftsbury, on the left headed out of town
80 W Mountain Road
Shaftsbury, VT 05262-9370
802-447-7655

Donated a bushel of apples in Fall 2009 and Fall 2010 for DREAMstock. Ask in person, and ahead of time. Pick up apples early, as they close mid-October.

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Shaftsbury State Park
262 Shaftsbury State Park Rd.
Shaftsbury, Vermont 05262
802-375-9978
http://www.vtstateparks.com/htm/shaftsbury.htm

Open for day use:
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM or Official Sunset
Season: Memorial Day Weekend - Labor Day Weekend

Summer DREAM 2010 frequented the park to go swimming.

Southern Vermont Arts Center
930 South V A Drive
Manchester, VT 05254
[phone]
www.svac.org

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Vermont Arts Exchange
P.O. Box 725
29 Sage Street Mill
North Bennington, Vermont 05257
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: http://www.vtartxchange.org/
Contacts: General Info - ten.tsacmoc|eavofni#ten.tsacmoc|eavofni
Executive Director - Patricia Pedreira: ten.tsacmoc|eavaicirtap#ten.tsacmoc|eavaicirtap
Artistic Director - Matthew Perry: ten.tsacmoc|eavwehttam#ten.tsacmoc|eavwehttam
(PJ at the Chamber of Commerce highly recommended talking to Matt Perry about kids programs during the summer)

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