Hello everyone! Here we are, speeding through summer and enjoying all the great tastes of the season. We hope that you and your family will come on down to our next tempting and tasty Pathfinder Produce market, this Thursday, from 1 to 5 p.m. Pathfinder Produce … we’re rooted in community!
Looking ahead, our Summer Concert Series will feature one of our favorites, Monkey & the Crowbar, this coming Saturday night at the Pavilion at 7 pm (or the Community Chapel if it’s raining). We’re more than halfway through our Camp Pathfinder adventures for 2018, and our Pathfinder Village Foundation is busy making plans for the upcoming fund-raisers in support of Pathfinder Scholarships, the Otesaga Hotel Seniors Open & Pro-Am, the Chobani Tennis Classic, and the Chobani Juniors Tennis Classic. Click on the links to learn more about these benefit events, held in Cooperstown in the first full week of September, which do so much in support of our residents’ growth and individual fulfillment. And of course, we send out our gratitude to all the sponsors, donors, participants, volunteers and others who make these annual events possible.
Our weather has provided some challenges this summer with some quick onset storms and days of high humidity. That said, the students at Pathfinder School have learned to live by the motto, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade!” Read about their Great Veggie Challenge in this blog from Maura Iorio, our creative and fun-loving Director of Education at Pathfinder School!
Due to a forecast of thunderstorms, we had to quickly switch our outdoor plans this past week to indoor plans at Pathfinder School. With the help of Pathfinder’s Produce Market, The Great Veggie Challenge was born! Each of our classrooms received a tray full of delicious veggies (including some grown right in our Pathfinder Village Hoop Houses!) and were given one simple rule: Create a fun vegetable display!
Each classroom had their own unique spin on the challenge—ranging from artwork, 3-dimensional sculptures, and beautifully designed platters. Bonus—we got to work on our kitchen and safe food handling skills, build teamwork, and talk about making healthy snack choices!
Check out the amazing finished artworks!
Mrs. Kelly’s Classroom used vegetables instead of traditional paintbrushes to paint this vibrant bouquet!
Ms. Wilberg’s Classroom made some fantastic vegetable sculptures, complete with eyes, noses, ears, and even some wild and crazy hair-dos! Look at those details—so cute!
Mrs. Kowalski’s Classroom made an “elegant owl” vegetable platter that would be sure to WOW at any event, complete with bowls for your favorite veggie dips!
With a display this great, it’s easy to “owl-ways” eat your vegetables!
Our staff and students had so much fun working on The Great Veggie Challenge, that we can’t wait to do it again!
We hope you are having a fun and veggie-filled summer!
Maura (and Lori)
