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The Thompson Center

Your Resource to Age Well

99 Senior Lane, Woodstock, VT 05091 * (802) 457-3277

2023 Thompson Winter Gala

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An elegant evening of dining, dancing, and auction with friends to benefit The Thompson

The evening includes dinner, exciting silent and live auctions, dancing, and live music by A House on Fire. Complimentary wine with dinner. Black tie optional.

$150 per person ($80 tax-deductible)

MAKE RESERVATIONS HERE IN TWO SIMPLE STEPS:

STEP 1. Enter Guest Name(s) and Menu choice(s) here

STEP 2. Pay for tickets online below (or mail a check to The Thompson Senior Center, 99 Senior Lane, Woodstock, VT 05091)

Select number of tickets/reservations

Note: 180 seats available. Out of care for each other, we request that you complete a covid test the morning of the event. Tests will be available at The Thompson prior to the event.

Menu Details Coming Soon

Salad Course
Beef Entrée Meat (Gluten-Free)
Fish Entrée
Vegetarian Entrée (Gluten-Free)
Dessert

The Woodstock Inn is offering an elevator rate of $149+tax for anyone who wants to stay the night at the Inn. Mention the elevator rate for this event when you make reservations.

The Thompson Center’s Winter Gala is our most important fundraiser, supporting The Thompson’s programs and services that help us all age well in our community.  Thank you for your support.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE NOW

If you would like to be a sponsor for this event or donate an auction item, please reach out to Deanna Jones, Executive Director, at (802) 457-3277 or djones@thompsonseniorcenter.org

Sponsors are recognized in many ways. Check out our 2020 sponsors here:

Holiday Bazaar and Cookie Sale

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Saturday, December 3, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Please join us for this annual holiday event where you’ll find a great selection of unique holiday gifts, handmade pottery, ornament, jewelry, knitted and felted items, wreaths, homemade goodies, jams, jellies, pickles, and more! Santa will visit and the Cookie Sale will be pre-packaged and pre-orders are encouraged.

Click here to Pre-order boxes of homemade cookies by NOVEMBER 30

$8 per box of cookies

Raffle Items:

Purchase tickets below photos

Tocco Terra Pottery, Blue Brush Painted, Floral Motif, 10″ Lidded Jar

Red and White Poinsettia Wall Hanging Quilt by Janet Maxham

3 hour consultation with Patty Hasson from Yellow House Organizing

Tickets are $5 each or 6 for $20. Drawing at 1:00 pm. You do not need to be present to win.

Select Quantity:
Enter name and phone number

All proceeds benefit The Thompson Center.

Vendor Info:

A “booth” with 2 six foot tables is $75.  

One six foot table is $35.  

Contact Paula to reserve a space.  (802) 457-3277 or paudsley@thompsonseniorcenter.org

“The Thompson at Home”

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Your Virtual Senior Center

Senior Learning Network Virtual Programming at The Thompson

Please call to reserve your spot.  Let us know if you would prefer to view from home or watch from the Thompson and leave the technology to us.

The Printing Museum

Tuesday, November 29, 2:00 pm

What is printing, and what is its historical impact? In what ways do we continue to see its effect today? Take a virtual trip to The Printing Museum and explore the earliest examples of writing, illuminated texts, and modern-day machines. Learn about the integral role printing had in transforming societies as we journey through the Renaissance, Colonial America, Texas independence from Mexico, and a mid-century newsroom.  With demos on the Gutenberg and Columbus presses, visitors can learn the mechanics of printing and its dynamic influence on history, fine art, and communications.

FDR Presidential Library and Museum

Christmas at the White House!  – Home Viewing Only

Tuesday, December 6, 2:00 pm         

If you have ever heard Jeff Urbin share about Christmas at the Roosevelt White House, you’ll know he has plenty to say!

There’s always something new to learn, and we’ll have lots of fun while we’re at it.  Join us for our last program of the year celebrating the  holidays with the Roosevelts!

The National Archives: “Rightfully Hers”

Tuesday, December 13, 2:00 pm

Join us from The National Archives as they share about the American Women and the Fight for the Vote!

Using the founding documents of the United States and records of the   National Archives, we will learn about how and why women fought for the right to vote. We will explore the challenges suffragists faced and discover why the fight for women’s voting rights persisted even after the ratification of the 19th Amendment.

Virtual Tour of St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site,  Mt. Vernon, NY

Tuesday, December 20, 2:00 pm

With images, documents and live narration, the tour explores the historic significance and cultural features of the 18th century masonry church, which was utilized as a hospital by both sides during the Revolutionary War, and the historic cemetery at St. Paul’s, among the nation’s oldest, continuously used burial yards.